Exercise Science, Studies Show24 Loka 2025

Episode 17: Emily Walker - A mediation analysis of patient-led goal setting & pain education for chronic low back pain

This was a fantastic chat with emily about this paper (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40987621/), which was a mediation analysis of a previous trial (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30808666/). Emily was the lead author and walks us through what mediation is and why it is important for clinical trials, what this study found, what it means for clinical practice, and what is next!

Emily and I get into some great discussion around relevant clinical strategies that can be derived from this paper (and other relevant literature) as well as some healthy banter along the way.

This episode is a great listen & make sure to keep posted for a follow up ep that we talk about toward the end!

Emily's bio & where to find her:

Emily Walker is a PhD candidate at UNSW and Neuroscience Research Australia, using process evaluation to explore patient-led goal setting and pain science education for people with chronic low back pain. She also spends her time reading about social determinants of pain, health equity, and critical qualitative approaches to health research. Clinically, she works as an exercise physiologist in a multidisciplinary clinic, mainly supporting people with musculoskeletal concerns. She is also an Associate Lecturer at UNSW, where she is involved in subjects on research methods, musculoskeletal health, and special populations.

Insta: emwalker_exphys

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-walker-exphys/

Blue Sky: emwalkerexphys.bsky.social

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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...

7 Helmi 1h

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

Episode 16: Soph Shephard - All things telehealth

I was fortunate to sit down with Soph and chat all things Telehealth. Soph's bio below shows exactly why you should tune into this chat! There are some absolute gems of advice in here about how to get...

9 Loka 202556min