Apr 29, 202513 minS4
<p>What did you think we were gonna say? SMH. Today's episode is all about the mighty shoulder abductors! It's a David vs. Goliath showdown between the deltoids and...you guessed it (or did you?!)... supraspinatus! Come...
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Anatomy Bites Podcast
Hosted by Nikki-Rae Alkema, DPT · education · EN
About this Podcast:
This podcast aims to take the sting out of learning gross anatomy! Join Dr. Nikki-Rae Alkema, Doctor of Physical Therapy, as she combines nitty gritty neuromuscular and musculoskeletal anatomy with clinically relevant application, biomechanics, and surface palpation tips. Episodes transcend muscle origins, insertions, innervations, and actions to make meaningful connections to how a solid foundation of anatomy is critical to understanding and rehabbing the human movement system. For medical, speech/occupational/physiotherapy, nursing, DPT/PTA, pre-health students.Contact: @nikkidashrae
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What is Anatomy Bites Podcast about?
This podcast aims to take the sting out of learning gross anatomy! Join Dr. Nikki-Rae Alkema, Doctor of Physical Therapy, as she combines nitty gritty neuromuscular and musculoskeletal anatomy with clinically relevant application, biomechanics, and surface palpation tips.
Who hosts Anatomy Bites Podcast?
Anatomy Bites Podcast is hosted by Nikki-Rae Alkema, DPT. The show has published 33 episodes to date.
What has Anatomy Bites Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Show Me Your Ab...duction! (Shoulder Abduction, That Is)" (29 April 2025, 13 minutes), "The Quad Pod" (30 March 2025, 17 minutes), and "Trap Queens" (3 June 2022, 26 minutes).
How often does Anatomy Bites Podcast publish?
Anatomy Bites Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 33 episodes.
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Nikki-Rae Alkema, DPT hosts Anatomy Bites Podcast, an education podcast with 33 episodes published.
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Episode #1
The Quad Pod
Mar 30, 202517 minS4<p>AB's back...back again!</p><p><br></p><p>Y'all, we are excited to return with an all-new episode of Anatomy Bites. Today's episode features an exciting foursome: the quadriceps! Dive in deep or stay for just a bite...
Episode #2
Trap Queens
Jun 3, 202226 minS4The trapezius is one of the most talked about muscles and, yet, is so often misunderstood. Tune in to learn more about scapulohumeral rhythm, force couples, and the OIAs (origins/insertions/innervations/actions) of this...
- May 30, 202238 minS4
In this episode, Nik discusses graduation and life after physical therapy school followed by a deep dive into the deep core. Learn about how the transverse abs go way beyond being one of the body’s primary stabilizers...
- May 18, 202255 minS3
In this episode, Nik returns on graduation eve to deliver tried and true tips for how she passed the National Physical Therapy Exam on the first try. Don’t freak out, we’re here for you! You got this, bb. From exam prep...
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- Jan 17, 202217 minS3
What’s in a name? Well, a lot apparently. Learn about the sisters of the adductor group, the Adductor Longus and Brevis, and their cousin Pectineus, and why communication about this area has to be crystal clear to avoid...
Episode #6
New Year’s Madness and Adductor Magnus
Jan 2, 202223 minS3Welcome back to the Bites! Nik takes us on our inaugural journey of 2022 with Big Baddie Addy. Find out why this muscle is the rockstar of the adductor group, why soccer players need strength here, and how AdMag doesn’t...
Episode #5
Why I Don’t Take Notes Anymore
Oct 10, 202128 minS3In this episode, Nik reveals a candid struggle with finding the right learning technique as a grad student. She discusses visual vs. kinesthetic. vs. auditory learners and how she finally found the optimal study tool...
Episode #4
Peroneals, Peronei, Lend Me Your Ear
Sep 3, 202137 minS3The Bites are back, bishes, and we’re coming in strong with fibularis longus and brevis. Nik talks origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of these lateral leg muscles. She discusses why crural is a ridiculous...
Episode #3
Two Weeks, Two Lessons
Jun 8, 202124 minS3Join Nik as she reports back from the trenches of her first two weeks in the clinic! As a 3rd year DPT student, she already has some clinical pearls or life lessons to impart from her first full-time clinical...
Episode #2
Physical Therapy is for Data Junkies?
May 20, 202128 minS3Love crunching numbers? Maybe physical therapy should be on your list of career choices... Join Nik as she explains how physical therapy is as much a science as it is an art. Learn how PT is more than cool exercises...
- May 17, 202138 minS3
On the inaugural episode of Nik’s 3rd year of PT school, she shares the OIAs of 3 muscles that (after all the cadaver labs in year 1) continue to elude her. The deep posterior leg muscles (Tom, Dick, and Harry, or is it...
Episode #7
Rectus Femoris and the L-Spine Blues, (Plus the Anatomy Nerd’s Take on the Silhouette Challenge)
May 4, 202132 minS2Baby pack much back? Or is it just that tiiiight anterior pelvic tilt? Find out why your big butt might just be a short 1/4 of the quadriceps. Hate to break it to you that your quads may be behind the sway in your...
- Apr 20, 202126 minS2
Sternocleido-who? SCM is a pain in the neck. Problems with this muscle affects everyone from the teeniest of babies to your Grandma who plays too much Candy Crush on her iPhone. Join Nik as she discusses origins...
Episode #5
The Hamstrings, Eccentric Muscle Contractions, and Passive Insufficiency In Your Downward Facing Dog
Apr 2, 202145 minS2Join Nik for a meaty episode about the hamstring muscle group (Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus, and Semimembranosus). Here she gives real world examples from her days of teaching yoga on how "tight" hamstrings are making...
- Mar 20, 202129 minS2
Today, Nik dives in DEEP... errr, and superficial on the posterior tibia to talk about all things gastrosoleus. She reviews dorsiflexion vs. plantarflexion, touches on the talocrural joint, and enters the wild world of...
- Feb 23, 202127 minS2
In a totally appropriate, clinically-relevant way (obvi)! Join Nik as she talks ankles! The mortise joint ... also known as the joint that we all have upset at some time or another in our lives. Learn about the...
- Oct 4, 202022 minS2
<p>Nik's baaaaack and talking about joint capsules, as promised! Specifically, the GH aka glenohumeral joint capsule is making its debut on the show. Learn how the capsule does and doesn't protect this joint and what...
Episode #1
Good enough
Sep 3, 202015 minS2<p>Nik shares thoughts on being ok with being "good enough," battling perfectionism, and being a PT student during COVID. She provides advice on checking in with your study habits and offers an interesting twist to...
- Apr 30, 202010 minS1
TFL (aka tensor fasciae latae) isn’t your next order at Starbucks (although that's a pretty great meme if you've ever seen it). It’s an important muscle of the hip. But what does it do? To find out tune in…discover...
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