Season 1, Episode 5 - Dr. Thomas Hammett

The Medical Fitness Podcast · Apr 11, 2023 · 50m

Just shy of 2.5 years ago I was introduced to Dr. Thomas Hammett, DPT. A week or two later he live-streamed me in to a presentation he gave to a couple dozen physical therapists, where he explained to them the importance of going well beyond “fixing pain” as the standard treatment approach, and instead, looking at patients through a lens of lifestyle medicine, the pursuit health and wellness, and using PT treatment as a bridge to medical fitness and a long-term plan of care.

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He talked about chronic disease (and associated chronic inflammation) as a significant contributor to most patient’s…