News

Check us out on social media!

Two Thumbs Up Podcast on Spotify and Facebook

Check us out on Instagram and TikTok!

  • Episode 21: Zavon Jackson. Dr. Todd sits down with a special guest Zavon Jackson. On this episode we get to hear about Zavon’s health journey from childhood to adulthood. We hear his story about health, nutrition, and how being a personal trainer has had an impact on his life. Have you ever been told you will get pizza as a reward if you perform well in a sport? Or you will have to run as punishment. Listen in on this episode to hear how Zavon changed his perspective on exercise and nutrition.
  • Episode 20: Noah Kelsch. What does “Finding the Light” mean to you? We invite author Noah Kelsch to hear his journey getting diagnosed with cancer and his experience going through a bone marrow transplant, and more. You can find his book “Finding the Light” on Amazon.
  • Episode 19: Tiffany Atkinson. It all started working at the front desk of a Chiropractic Clinc one day and a famous singer from the band Whitesnake asked Tiffany Atkinson to be his personal assistant. She got to live like a rockstar and since then she is still living the life. We get to know Tiffany about her story of getting diagnosed with an auto immune disease. Since then, she has had a different view at life and had to make some changes for herself. Listen to the full episode to hear her amazing her story!
  • Episode 18: Winston Keate. Growing up instead of having regular birthday cakes would you get watermelon cakes? For this episode we have a dear friend of Dr. Todds. Winston Keate is here, and he has so many interesting stories. He talks about getting diagnosed with diabetes at 5 years old, archery hunting, & more! Click below to watch the full episode on Spotify!
  • Episode 17: Kody Epps. You heard from one BYU football player and you are hearing from another one! The Two Thumbs Up podcast invites BYU Football player Kody Epps. This episode was so fun to do as Dr. Todd got to know more about Kody and his career plans for football and in school! We also get to learn how mind hacking has helped Kody perform so well in his football career. Watch the full episode by clicking down below!
  • Episode 16: Crew Wakley. We are back after a short summer break! We hope you are enjoying your summer so far! We wanted to start the summer off strong so we invited a special guest. He plays football for BYU and has his very own podcast “Laced Up”. On this episode we get to know Crew Wakley just a bit better. He talks about his experience playing football, injuries, and his health journey. He is one of the kindest players we know, and we hope you enjoy this episode!
  • Episode 15: Too Salty or Too Sweet. We are with Dr. Todd and Joy this week and we want to talk about men’s mental health. June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and Dr. Todd shares his experience about mental health. We dig deep into what it means to be healthy for yourself, how you hold yourself in all spaces, the meaning of too sweet and too salty.
  • Episode 14: Dr. Mike Sterling. For this episode Dr. Todd sits down with Dr. Mike Sterling who works at Alpine Integrated Health & Injury Clinics. We get to know Mike a little better and understand the importance of receiving treatment after an injury.
  • Episode 13: Brooke Pagel Keate. Welcome back to another episode of the Two Thumbs Up Podcast with Dr. Todd! On today’s episode we are sitting down with Brooke Keate. Brooke emphasizes on the importance of listening to your body. She has learned to listen to her body through her health journey and wants to bring awareness to other women in the world that may be going through the same thing she is. Don’t forget to tune in every Thursday at 4pm MTN for a new episode!
  • Episode 12: Madalyn Edwards a Spartan competitor, kidney donor, yoga instructor, tattoo artist, and mother. She does it all. On this week’s episode of the Two Thumbs Up Podcast Dr. Todd sits down with a dear friend of his Madalyn Edwards. They both go into detail about the life experiences Madalyn has gone through and how it has changed her perspective on life.
  • Episode 11: Get to Know The Team. You met Taelor Mattingley and Joy Bateman from the marketing team. Today Dr. Todd sits down with Ligia Cortez who is also a part of the marketing team. Dr. Todd and Ligia talk about how marketing is important for any business and how it has helped Alpine Integrated Health & Injury Clinics. For this podcast we love telling stories and helping people get information about health. If you have a story you want to share with us let us know in the comments!
  • Episode 10: Taelor Mattingley a competitive athlete since the age of 7. Snowboarding is to be considered as one of the hardest sports there is. On this week’s episode of the Two Thumbs Up Podcast Dr. Todd sits down with Taelor Mattingley. An ex-PRO snowboarder who competed for 15 years. Taelor shares her story on how being an athlete has helped shaped the person she is today. She has experienced many injuries from a broken fibula, torn ACL, to many concussions. Don’t forget to subscribe and if you have a story you want to share let us know in the comments!
Taelor Mattingley on Spotify Two Thumbs Up Podcast
  • Episode 9: The World Has Concussion All Wrong. Have you ever had a concussion? And are doctors constantly telling you to just rest in a dark room to feel better? On this week’s episode of the Two Thumbs Up Podcast Dr. Todd and Joy dive deep into how a concussion should be treated. There is so much new information coming out about treating a concussion the right way. So many people to this day are still being affected by their untreated concussions. 
Joy Bateman and Dr. Todd Barber on Spotify Two Thumbs Up Podcast talk about how concussion treatment has changed. New research is coming out.
  • Episode 8: Heather Powell talks about her health journey and how she is working hard every day having Beta Thalassemia. An inherited blood disorder in which the body doesn’t make as much beta globin as it should resulting in her organs working twice as hard. On this week’s episode on the Two Thumbs Up Podcast we are on ZOOM. Dr. Todd and Heather Powell get into a deep conversation about health, resiliency, intuition, and having your voice be heard in healthcare.
  • Episode 7: The Power of Neuroplasticity. Dr. Todd and Joy Bateman go into detail about the power of neuroplasticity and how your brain has the ability to change through growth and reorganization. Have you ever had a concussion? And to this day feel different? Listen in to hear about how a concussion can have a long-term effect on someone’s brain.
  • Episode 6: Derik Stevenson. Dr. Todd sits down with former BYU football player Derik Stevenson to get to know who he is and the important life events that took place in his life. He shares his experience about being a football player and the effects of suffering many concussions.
  • Episode 5: The Price of Health. What is the price of health? On this week’s episode on the Two Thumbs Up podcast Dr. Todd and Joy Bateman sit down with us and talk about the meaning of health.
  • Episode 4: What is PRP? Dr. Todd talks about a new service Alpine Integrated Health & Injury Clinics now offers! There are many benefits of getting PRP injections including reducing pain. Do you suffer from a Disk Herniation? Watch the full video to learn more about PRP!
  • Episode 3: Jessica Booth. Part 2 of this week’s episode we hear Jessica Booths story. She shares her experience when her partner Mike Hargraves had his stroke. Take a listen to her journey!
  • Episode 2: Mike Hargraves author of “Be SWAT”. We find out about the time Mike had his left side paralyzed and how he overcame his stroke. For this week there is a 2-part episode on the Two Thumbs Up Podcast. 
  • Episode 1: Ask Dr. Todd. This is our very first episode! On this week’s episode of the Two Thumbs Up Podcast Joy sits down with Dr. Todd to get to know him a little bit better. He goes more into detail as to why he wanted to start this podcast and talks about his life passions.

Latest News:

How We Got Concussions So Wrong

BY ISOBEL WHITCOMB MARCH 17, 2024

I got a concussion. I didn’t get better. It turned out even my doctors had bought into a powerful myth. For years, doctors had been told that concussion patients needed total rest in order to recover. Science was beginning to indicate the opposite—patients who “cocooned” themselves in a dark room, even for only a few days, consistently took longer to get better than people who stayed engaged with their daily activities.

Brainpower May Take A Beating Following Concussion

BY SUZANNE LEIGH FEBRUARY 16, 2022

While mounting evidence indicates that the long-term effects of concussion include sleep disturbances, mood disorders and headache, a new study headed by UC San Francisco finds that it may also take a long-term toll on cognition.

In the study, researchers found that a total of 13.5 percent of patients, who had been diagnosed a year ago with concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, were found to have “poor cognitive outcome.”

The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

AUGUST, 2023

New diagnostic criteria for mild TBI were developed through an evidence review and expert consensus process. Having unified diagnostic criteria for mild TBI can improve the quality and consistency of mild TBI research and clinical care.