Hello!

It’s nice to meet you. My name is Ruby and I’m a Doctor of Physical Therapy. The more I talk to others, the more I realize that the wide range of abilities and education of physical therapists is not well known. This blog is here to help bridge the gap between what physical therapists know they can do and what everyone else thinks they can do. Talking only about ailments and treatments can get a little boring, though, so I’m going to sprinkle in some fun posts as well.

Before we really get deep in our conversations, I want to make it clear that this is a welcoming space for welcoming people. This includes people of different races, ethnicities, and geographic backgrounds, the LGBTQ community, and religions of all sorts. If another visitor is making you feel unwelcome, please let me know!

I hope you enjoy taking a look around my little patch of internet. I’m glad to have you here. If you have any questions, requests, or stories to share, please email me at geekypt@gmail.com!

You can also find me on:

LinkedIn ~ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruby-dixon-spt/

Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/geekypt/

Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/PtGeeky

Side Note:

PT stands for Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist and you will probably see it a lot around here.

About Me

My passion for healthcare stems from my family history. During World War II, my great grandfather passed away, leaving behind his young family. My grandfather, being the eldest child, felt personally responsible for the welfare of his mother and siblings. So, he joined the Navy at just 15 years old. Much to no one’s surprise, he returned with severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and succumbed to alcohol and nicotine addiction. The impacts of his poor mental health treatment are still felt generations later. I always wondered to myself “If this ONE person got the healthcare that they so desperately needed, how much better could the lives of so many others be?” So I’m here to make a positive difference in as many lives as I can.

As for why physical therapy over other options; I feel like we’re the best fit for each other. I’m blessed with the ability to think critically and creatively, I love working with my hands, anatomy and physiology are fascinating to me, and I find it difficult to sit still for a desk job. Your body serves you for your entire life. I want to help you get the best use out of it. 

My road to acceptance for graduate school has been a difficult one. I’m first generation, meaning neither of my parents holds a college degree. My spouse and I have been laid off from our miscellany of jobs several times. We’ve had to move a couple of times. There’s been a global pandemic. It’s a lot. I had neither the greatest nor worst scores during my undergraduate career, but I made up for it with determination and perseverance. I could have spent my time dwelling on why so many obstacles have been thrown my way. I prefer to look at the situation I have at hand and where I want to be then figure out how to get from one to the other. And I choose to just keep pushing forward.

If you’re finding yourself wanting to give up, I hope you learn to rest, then move on, and that that is not the same as quitting.