Exercise Science, Studies Show26 Maalis 2025

Episode 8: Claire Samanna & Chris Neason - Effects of running on low back pain and intervertebral discs - the ASTEROID trial

Was great to sit down with Claire and Chris and talk about the ASTEROID trial. We get into the self-report outcomes, the objective IVD outcomes, and the qualitative outcomes of the trial. Claire and Chris are both PhD candidates (at the end of their candidature) at Monash. Their Bios, where to find them, and links to the trial and protocol are below:

Claire Samanna:

Claire Samanna is a PhD Candidate from Monash University and an Accredited Exercise Physiologist for the last eight years. Claire’s desire to continually grow and learn tied in with her deep passion for understanding andhelping those experiencing chronic low back pain led her to undertake a PhD in low back pain and specifically in how intervertebral discs respond to exercise. She is a member of the Australian Pain Society and recently presented herresearch findings at the Australian Pain Society conference and the Exercise Sports Science Research to Practice conference. Claire’s hobbies include keeping active with race walking and running and traveling as much and as oftenas she can. Claire’s personal experiences with her own injuries drive her desire to improve the healthcare standards and narratives patients in pain receive, to create better pathways for those experiencing chronic pain.

Instagram: Claire_thelowbackpain_epX: @ClaireLSamanna

Chris Neason:

Chris Neason is an exercise physiologist and the owner of the Healesville Wellness Factory. He is passionate about helping people with back pain overcome pain and injuries and is currently undertaking a PhD exploring running in people withlow back pain. Chris also teaches and supervises students at Deakin University.

X: @chris_neason

ASTEROID: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/2/99.full

Protocol: https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001524

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Ep 25: Anurag Pandit - Lessons from a PhD in Resistance Training and Perimenopause

This was a great chat with Anurag about the PhD journey and some lessons/insights from his PhD to date! Be sure to give this one a listen! Anurag is a PhD candidate and Accredited Exercise Physiologis...

21 Heinä 50min

Ep 24: Josh Gillon - A Day in the Life Series - Part 1

This is the first of a 'Day in th Life' series I am kicking off. Here I aim to talk to a variety of people in and around the exercise science industry to see what a day in the life looks like and how ...

30 Touko 41min

Ep 23: Jay Calder - The overlapping lessons of Strength & Conditioning and Clinical Practice

This was such a cool chat with Jay - we share very similar views and experiences, so I may be biased - but this one is a must listen! Here, we chat lessons from S&C that have helped us in clinical con...

24 Touko 48min

Ep 22: Prof. Kevin Norton - Reflections on the career of an Aus Sports Science Pioneer

This was great to sit down with Professor Kevin Norton (Big Kev to his mates... aka, me). This was an insightful discussion on Kev's career as a Sports Science acadmic, what has changed, the influence...

15 Touko 51min

Ep 21: Emily Walker - Social determinants of health equity for people with pain: from understanding to action

On this episode, Em & I chatted through her recent paper 'Social determinants of health equity for people with pain: from understanding to action', which she led as a clinical update for the IASP glob...

13 Helmi 55min

Ep 20: Soph Shephard - Navigating complextiy & embracing uncertainty through systems thinking

It was great to have Soph back on for another chat! This was a great discussion around what complexity means, and how systems thinking can help us navigate that. This convo definitely made me think an...

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Ep 19: The ADHD EP - Ewan Hanbury-Brown

Welcome back! Kicking off 2026 with a chat with Ewan 'The ADHD EP' - Please find Ewan's bio and links below. This was a good chat about how exercise practitioners should consider ADHD in clinical inte...

23 Tammi 59min

Episode 18: Jess De Silva - Applying a S&C skillset to corporate performance + lessons along the way

This was a great chat with Jess, who I was lucky enough to teach in my first ever year of teaching back at WSU. Jess and I catch up on what she has been doing in the meantime & it sounds like an aweso...

31 Loka 202544min