208 - FSM Podcast: Foot Mechanics, Imaging That Changed Everything, Pivoting Goals in Complex Pain Cases

A free guide to FSM training is available there for licensed practitioners. https://frequencyspecific.com/how-to-choose-your-fsm-core-training Hosts: Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC, &  Kim Pittis, LCSP, (PHYS), MT In this Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) podcast episode, the hosts discuss mindset and race preparation, including using FSM (even in a sauna), yoga, meditation, and balance work, and connect performance gains to often-neglected intrinsic foot muscles and tarsal/talus mobility. Dr. Carol Kim Pittis explains how restricted tarsal and talus motion can disrupt gait mechanics and how tools like an activator may stimulate proprioceptors. She then recounts a home visit with an 83-year-old man with four prior spine surgeries and severe chronic pain; a CT scan revealed extensive fusion (including pelvis), lateral vertebral shift, and hardware issues that changed the care plan away from forcing upright posture and toward safe walking, lower-leg/foot mobility, and symptom management. After targeted FSM protocols and supportive strategies, his leg circulation improved, and he became virtually pain-free, highlighting the importance of imaging, clinical judgment, and resetting goals and expectations. 00:00 Mindset for Racing 00:32 Foot Mechanics Matter 01:02 FSM Podcast Intro 01:28 Goals, Expectations, and Shoulds 03:13 Personal Best Breakdown 05:07 Tarsals, Talus, and Balance 10:41 Foot Model Show and Tell 15:04 House Call Spine Case 17:16 CT Scan Changes Everything 21:19 FSM Protocol and Recovery 29:58 Clinical Instinct and Authority 35:50 Imaging Stories and Running 36:52 Disc Healing and Imaging 37:48 When to Order Scans 39:27 Advocating for Imaging 41:45 Fall Prevention Reality 43:28 Processing Missed Care 45:19 Choosing the Right Modality 47:30 Knee and Shoulder Protocols 49:25 Safety and Sensitization 51:13 Goals and Hard Limits 52:40 Alcohol Gene Factoid 55:06 Continuing Education Nuggets 58:39 Practitioner Mindset Pivot 01:01:55 Deal Breakers and Buy In 01:04:19 Diet Negotiation Tactics