How to Become Successful in Social Media as a Health and Fitness Professional? Dr Tom Walters (Pt2) - Practitioner's Viewpoint

Physical Activity Researcher - A podcast by paresearcher

In this episode we talk about social media. Dr. Tom Walters is running one of the world´s largest social media accounts dedicated to physiotherapy and rehabilitation called @rehabscience on Instagram. His account has around 740 000 followers. So in this episode we talk about how to create content that people will respond to on social media? What is the benefit of having a social media account as a healthcare professional and we also find out which posts have generated positive or negative feedback.  Dr. Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist who specializes in pain education, therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy. He completed a bachelor of science in exercise science at Montana State University and a doctorate in physical therapy at Chapman University.  Dr. Walters has worked in a number of clinical settings including outpatient orthopedics, clinical biomechanics, neurological rehab, and sports medicine as a physio in Cirque du Soleil’s Performance Medicine department. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Walters served as a full-time assistant professor of kinesiology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California from 2012-2019 and taught a variety of courses including biomechanics, motor behavior, pain science, therapeutic exercise, human physiology, and gerontology. ____________ This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/