Trauma-Informed & Psychologically Informed Care in PT with Faith Stokes

Faith Stokes joins the podcast to talk about treating the patients many clinicians feel least prepared for — those navigating trauma, addiction, suicidality, chronic pain, pelvic health conditions, and complex biopsychosocial presentations. Faith practices in rural North Georgia, where she blends manual therapy, psychologically informed care, and lifestyle medicine. As a residency coordinator and adjunct faculty across multiple programs, she’s passionate about helping clinicians develop clarity when treating patients whose stories involve trauma, fear, avoidance, social instability, or chronic stress. In this episode: • Simple vs. complex PTSD in clinical practice • Why trauma-informed care is essential in OMPT • Yellow flag screening and why it’s our responsibility • The PT’s role in addiction and suicidality • Integrating pelvic health with orthopedics and manual therapy • Using lifestyle medicine without shame or judgment • How experts reason through overwhelming complexity This is a deep, human, and incredibly practical conversation for every PT.

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Trauma-Informed & Psychologically Informed Care in PT with Faith Stokes is an episode from AAOMPT Podcast by American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.

This episode is 0:20:10 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2026.

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