#62 - Are our treatments and the research ‘truly’ patient centred? With Dr Noe Mkumbuzi
In this episode with Dr Noe Mkumbuzi, we explored how most research and literature is based on the caucasian male. We then went through the key points of her TEDx talk around how many socio-economic and cultural factors are missed in the research and in one-to-one consults. Noe ended this episode with some wonderful pearls and tips on how to have real and genuine conversations around these topics with our patients. Noe is a Sports Physiotherapist and Exercise Scientist, she has a special in...
25 Jan 202319min
#61 - How to support new grads with professional development with Lucy Chipchase & Kerrie Evans
In this episode with Lucy Chipchase & Kerrie Evans we discuss the findings of their paper on New Graduate Mentoring Programs. They cover what style of learning the research has found is best, as well as balancing formal and informal reviews/check-ins as this is a delicate balance to help prevent burnout. Kerrie is a Group Education and Research Officer for Healthia Limited Australia. She is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Sydney and is also qualified as a Specialist Muscu...
18 Jan 202317min
#60 - The perfect pitch - treating baseball players with Mike Reinold
In this episode with Mike Reinold, he shares his story from trainer to physical therapist to large facility owner and eventually, to working with the Chicago White Sox. Mike also discusses his work with specialised baseball athletes, the change in training trends over the years and also the change in injury rates over the years. Mike Reinold, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS, C-PS is a noted author, lecturer, consultant, researcher, and clinician. Mike is a trainer and physical therapist who ha...
11 Jan 202318min
#59 - How mindfulness can help both you and your patients with Shrey Vazir
In this episode with Shrey Vazir, he shares his personal and clinical journey with mindfulness. We cover how to broach the topic with patients and what approaches he has found work best and also cover some apps you can use for both yourself as a clinician and for your patients. Shrey is a Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator, Registered Physiotherapist and an educator specialising in chronic pain, stress management and employee well-being. Having practiced mindfulness for over 10 years to ma...
28 Dec 202215min
#58 - 5 Myths about Sciatica you need to know! With Luke Murray
In this episode we debunk 5 key myths about sciatica. Luke walks us through each of these myths and how they have impacted his own clinical practice as well as referencing new research to support these claims. Much of the info from this episode is drawn from Paul Ingraham’s fantastic 100 chapter e-book on low back pain. You can get your hands on this book for free as part of our Christmas special offer! Learn more here - https://www.physio-network.com/promo/christmas-masterclass/ Don't mis...
14 Dec 202216min
#57 - Patellofemoral pain - an update on the latest literature with Claire Patella
In this episode, Claire Robertson shares with us just how much impact a ‘simple’ patellofemoral pain can have on someone including correlations to anxiety, depression and fear of movement. She shares wonderful tips on how to de-threaten the pain and the crepitus as well as going into how to best help new grads stay engaged for 30 years by evolving their practice. Claire has lectured internationally and has many research papers and editorials published in internationally peer-reviewed journa...
30 Nov 202218min
#56 - The link between movement, posture and low back pain with Dr Kevin Wernli
In this episode with Dr Kevin Wernli, we discuss the studies he was involved with on persistent low back pain. In particular, how a majority of peoples muscles activation and postures change from rigid and guarded to less fearful as they progress through a treatment journey. He also described the multiple things that he has noticed on a patients journey through a bout of physiotherapy. Do you want to delve further into movement and posture and it’s relationship to low back pain? Dr Kevin Wer...
16 Nov 202216min
#55 - How to make a living using social media with Craig Lindell from the Prehab Guys
In this episode with Craig Lindell from The [P]rehab Guys we explored the journey of social media - how long it took and the commitment as well as answering the fundamental question… is it worth it? Craig gave thoughtful responses to the time commitment daily, weekly, monthly & yearly as well as some tips around paralysis analysis and how content CAN be done quickly. With the [P]rehab, Craig oversees all digital content creation and multi-channel publication that reaches millions of peo...
2 Nov 202217min
