Physiotutors Podcast

This time we speak with Katie Mitchell, a researcher, educator, physical therapist, athletic therapist & clinic owner with a special interest in concussions and rehabilitation as well as the role our neuromuscular connection plays into rehab - not just in the post concussion athlete, but para-athletes, musculoskeletal complaints & rehab as a whole! We discuss compensation strategies - briefly how & why they come about, as well as how Katie tackles that in rehabilitation by getting the patient to indirectly address the compensation strategies through task modification! We also touch on how we can use these strategies for something as simple as an ankle sprain, to post op & more! Tune in to find out more!

This month we're speaking to Ben Steele-Turner (@PhysiUtrition). Ben is a Physiotherapist with a Msc in nutrition having spoken on the topic in conferences and a lecturer in musculoskeletal health. Next to that he's also a personal trainer and previously competed in body building fitness competitions - he stays busy! We spoke about the importance of nutrition, what counts in your micro's and macro's when you're talking about injury rehabilitation and just how particular one needs to be about their intake! In addition we discuss ethics in the world of social media and how we as healthcare professionals can help to lift the profession

This time we're joined in studio with none other than returning guest, Claire Robertson! Claire is back to talk to us about patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). From defining what it actually is as an all encompassing term, to rehab strategies and potentially what adjuncts may be useful. Don't forget to head over to www.physiotutors.com/courses to check out our latest course with Claire Robertson on everything you need to know about PFPS including real life case studies and example rehab exercises to complement your programming, everything you need to go back into clinic on Monday feeling more competent and confident!

This time we're joined by hip specialist Mehmet Gem to discuss hip pathologies, how you're going to assess patients in clinic and how you can, without further imaging begin to develop a picture of what might be going on in your patients hip to determine whether or not further action outside of physiotherapy alone is needed! We dive deep on FAI and Mehmet's own experience there post op and discuss what he would do differently knowing what he knows now all these years later and the importance of a well structured loading program! That and much much more on this hip-centric episode of the Physiotutors Podcast - tune in to find out more!

Join us as we sit down with Yoeri Pegel - head of strength for Ajax football club in Amsterdam as well as working with Olympic athletes & elite combat sports athletes. We talk about everything from training in season & out, how to maximise gains and when to focus more on maintenance. Yoeri discusses his approach to coaching, cueing and being flexible to the audience you're working with, as well as what "sports specific" training means and the principles he takes in to every session! In addition to that we touch on how he looks at and measures fatigue so you know when to and more importantly, not to push the athletes!

In this episode we talk about what it is your orthopaedic surgeon would consider (and what Dr. Jorge Chahla *heavily* emphasised - in consultation with the patient) in the decision making process as to whether or not surgery was a suitable option, or if something such as biologics would be a better option. We touch on the decision making process in elite sports where Dr Chahla works with the Chicago Bulls, White Sox & Fire FC where time constraints may cause one to choose a different decision making process. On top of that we talk about what orthopaedic surgeons look for in the physiotherapists they work with and what factors go into a successful rehabilitation!

Yann Le Meur sits down with us to discuss recovery & sports performance through his work with elite athletes from the French Olympic team over 3 Olympic cycles, to the world number 2 in tennis Daniil Medvedev & AS Monoco to name but a few. We discuss everything from his role in aiding the athletes sports performance & recovery, and where he feels the MDT approach has proved to be of the utmost importance in creating better outcomes through a better understanding of the athletes they are working with. Yann also talks about how he believes the best way to have optimum recovery isn't necessarily all about the post-game or post-training elements, but also how well trained an athlete is *before* the even get to the field/court/mat/pick your poison!

On this episode of the podcast we talk with Vestibular Rehabilitation specialist Firat Kesgin about the intricacies of vestibular rehab, and just how complex it can be, what the effects are if a patient is misdiagnosed and then continue down the "wrong" pathways, as well as what you can do to help aid and guide their rehab. If you've listened to our podcasts on concussions you will know just how pivotal an early diagnosis of a vestibular issue can be and when left unchecked and untreated how devastating the results can be! Tune in to find out more! Firat is also the man behind our giant mega-course, published recently on vestibular rehabilitation (you can find out more on www.physiotutors.com/courses) Check it out! Let us know your thoughts!

In this episode of the podcast we talked to a leader in the field of headache & migraine research. As a practising physiotherapist René has the fortune of being able to take his research and apply it directly in clinic, applying not just statistically significant but also that which will in turn be clinically significant and appropriate for use. We discuss assessment strategies for headaches, what you can look out for in your history taking and approaches for physiotherapeutic treatment.

In this episode of the podcast I get to speak with Roger Kerry, physiotherapist, researcher & educator. Roger Kerry has lectured internationally extensively on the topic of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction (CAD) to help bring to light an area of physiotherapy that we may not be addressing as much as necessary. We discuss signs & symptoms to look out for in patients when you suspect CAD may be an issue, what your next steps are as a physio as well as what are the predisposing factors to help in your clinical reasoning!

In this episode of the podcast I get to speak with Pat Camp - a respiratory rehabilitation specialist and researcher with around 3 decades experience as a physiotherapist & over a decades experience in research for respiratory physiotherapy. Pat is also the host of the LungFit podcast where she discusses the latest in pulmonary rehabilitation. We speak about respiratory rehabilitation in chronic patients as well as addressing the elephant in the room that is Covid 19. We talk about structuring your rehab plan with chronic patients, how you can build with those patients and talk about what aspects from other lung diseases we may be able to carry over into Covid-19 rehab keeping in mind just how little is still known with regards to long term issues. Whilst we do discuss Covid 19 patients and I myself have seen a few covid recovered patients - both myself and Pat want to make note that this was recorded early in 2021 whilst not a lot of information was available for post-covid rehabilitation however we hope that you still have some take away moments from that aspect of the podcast!

Today I'm speaking with the man behind the newest online course Central Sensitization - Jo Nijs - member of the famed Pain In Motion research group. We talk about central sensitization - the pillars behind the approach that the PIM group utilise, wider aspects of research and environmental aspects that can influence the pain response and recovery such as diet and sleep and how you can take that directly into practise along side your graded exercise/exposure program as well as tackling patient beliefs.

In this episode of the podcast I get to speak with the man behind Squat University - Aaron Horschig, who himself is an ex competitive Olympic style lifter, Physiotherapist, writer & speaker working with some of the cream of the crop in competitive sports - from NFL to competitive weightlifting. In this episode we address the elephant in the room of biomechanics - do they really matter? Is technique that important or is there something to the social media influencer style of "just getting it done, doesn't matter how". We discuss the wider implications and the evidence behind why some beliefs have developed around lifting and technique as a result of certain studies. Listen in to find out more... oh, and yes, we do discuss the squat!

In this episode of the Physiotutors podcast I get to speak with Clint Wattenberg - Director of nutrition at the UFC performance institute & has previously worked as the head of sports nutrition at Cornell university as well as working with those with eating disorders! Today we talk about not only nutrition for the modern athlete, but also the effects of eating disorders on poor nutrition, diet choices, veganism, as well as what positive steps you can make when recovery from injury - soft tissue or otherwise - to help improve & boost the recovery process.

In this episode of the podcast we're joined by Darren Burgess, current High Performance manager at Melbourne FC and former Director of High Performance at Arsenal FC as well as Liverpool FC. We get to talk to him about managing athletic performance at the highest levels of elite sport, how we can go about measuring both performance & recovery in our athletes for their readiness to perform as well as looking at how to manage their S&C work, pre/rehab work and how to balance all of that alongside getting players on the field for game time! Join us as we dig in deep on Darren's knowledge as a lecturer & researcher, and briefly touch on his own adventure into podcasting & more!

In this super sized episode of the podcast I sit down (twice so a small audio shift) with Ian Gatt - there was just so much for us to cover that we quite simply couldn't fit it all in to 1 recording, and we've still barely scratched the surface! We look at hand, wrist & elbow injuries in combat sports - Ian is the head physio for GB boxing, upper extremity specialist in the team GB Olympic physio team as well as Anthony Joshua's physio. We discuss assessment strategies, where importance within rehab should (or shouldn't) be, combining S&C with rehab, different treatments and much more! Ian is a gold mine of knowledge and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did recording!

In this edition of the podcast we talk with Filip Struyf to help clean up the murky waters around the shoulder complex and discuss why special tests may not be so special anymore - but may still have a place in your therapy! We also touch on how you can better direct your rehab and what elements are key for a positive outcome. Listeners of the podcast can also get €50 euro's off Filip's online course with the code RCRSP50 !

This time we speak to Paul Hobrough, a leading expert in shockwave, physiotherapist and educator on the topic. Paul has worked with some of the elites in sports and we talk to him on just how much the addition of Shockwave into his physiotherapeutic practise has helped boost positive outcomes for his patients and speed up recovery times in both acute and chronic pathologies. We also discuss where shockwave research is heading and the positive outcomes it has so far produced when used in neurological patients!! Listen in to find out more!

On This episode we talk with Enda Kind, a physiotherapist, S&C specialist, researcher and educator. We get to talk with him about what successful rehabilitation and return to sport/function entails, and how you can work on movement patterns, segmental control within the kinetic chain as well as tips on coaching your patients to optimise outcomes, and how treating just the pathology might be the reason why a patient might not be making the expected improvements - listen in to find out more!

Today on the podcast we're joined by the world renowned Jill Cook - an expert and leader in tendinopathy rehabilitation and research! We cover the basics that you should look out for - what's important in your screening and why exercise prescription is far and away the biggest aspect to successful rehabilitation for your patient - but making sure you're really rehabbing a tendon and not misdiagnosing! Tune in as we take a deep dive into educating your patients and your clinical practise!

!!PAIN SCIENCE IS NOT AN INTERVENTION!! But as physio's we can use our understanding to provide patients with ways they can better understand and manage their symptoms - and that's where this episode takes us with Lars Avemarie, a physio, writer & educator, from using the DIMs/SIMs model to fostering self efficacy, then we take a brief dive into what using an EBP approach actually means for you and where your clinical experience factors in! Lars guides us through some of his own patients to give us take aways we can apply directly into practise, tune in to find out more!

In a Physiotutors first, we were lucky enough to have Paul Venner live with us at the Physiotutors HQ to discuss Ultimate Instability - a tool used worldwide in elite sport and rehabilitation centres around the globe. In addition we talk to Paul about his approach to training with athletes - training methods and approaches that he utilises with Olympic athletes leading to increased learning speed and skill development with the utilisation of the Frans Bosch method! Tune in to find out more!

This episode is a little different to the norm - I talk to both Molly and Natasha about concussions and their varied experiences on rehab from the patients perspective and the clinicians - what skills can help you stand out in the crowd and where the soft skills become invaluable in helping your patient deal with their injury. We also discuss their upcoming concussion call and the relevance for both clinicians to improve their understanding and shape their practise and those living with concussions on how to better deal with potential complications as well as dealing with the holidays!

This time on the Physiotutors podcast we talk with Brodie Sharpe, the host of the Run Smarter podcast, a physiotherapist and a running enthusiast himself. We discuss running related injuries and the importance of recovery - this is also the topic of this upcoming month for the Run Smarter podcast - the importance of recovery! On this episode we look more specifically at when to and not to rest, the importance of a good balance between S&C, running and rest and how this can combine to produce positive outcomes for your patients.

This time I chat with Ryan Timmins to discuss his work in hamstring injury research, a senior lecturer and researcher with well over 50 publications to date, we pick his brain and get his take on current literature research and we should be taking forward to our patients. We discuss injuries and return to sport, and talk about how we can optimise hamstring regrowth following ACL surgery (from a hamstring/hamstring + gracilis graft. We then get into training volumes and loads pre season and during to optimise injury prevention and compliance! Tune in to find out more!

This time I get to chat with Anthony Teoli to discuss knee OA, an educator and physiotherapist specialising in knee OA. We discuss the signs and symptoms we as physios should look for and how we can help our patients. We discuss the benefits of exercise therapy and tailoring your approach for your patient to ensure their compliance with, and engagement with the program!

In this edition of the Physiotutors podcast we talk with Kjartan Fersum about cognitive functional therapy (CFT) and how he integrates that into his daily practise, utilising it with chronic and acute pain patients to help them navigate their problems and it's role within physiotherapy. Kjartan provides us with methods you can easily take into your daily practise to improve your communication with your patient as well as help the progress on their journey of rehabilitation, stepping out of the "I will fix you" mentality and more into a therapeutic alliance *with* the patient.

In this episode of the Physiotutors podcast we talk to Natasha Wilch as a follow up to our previous podcast on concussions. We discuss paediatric physiotherapy, rehabilitation and her personal experience utilising concussion prehab exercises! Return to play (RTP) as well as returning to different levels of activity were hot topics during this talk! We discuss what happens when the body systems compensate, masking deeper problems as a result of the concussion and how important it is to identify this. In addition we talk about the necessity of an MDT approach for those with concussions and briefly touch on CTE and the dangers surrounding that. Tune in to find out more!

In this episode of the Physiotutors podcast we talk to Molly Parker about concussions, concussion management, rehabilitation and her personal experience as a physio who's a patient with a concussion. We discuss the dangers of concussions going undiagnosed and the drastic affect this can have on your body and ability to function. We dive a little into the pathophysiology and perhaps more importantly, how imperative it is to make sure you have the right healthcare professionals involved in rehabilitation, not just physiotherapists. We highlight some of the differences someone may face with an acute concussion and also with prolonged concussion symptoms. Tune in to find out more!

In this edition of the Physiotutors podcast we talk with Mark Laslett about diagnostics and it's role within physiotherapy, how treating it as a distinct science can help improve your practise. In addition to this we discuss lower back pain and sacroiliac joint issues. Talking with Mark you can feel his passion for physiotherapy and over 50 years of experience both in clinic and conducting research. Mark talks us through some of the research he has conducted and the impact it has had on his practise!

In this episode of the Physiotutors podcast we talk to Jarod Hall about pain, pain management and effective communication with your patients. We discuss a few methods that you can take directly into practise, addressing not just the "what to say" but also ways in which you can frame your conversations and approach with patients when discussing their pain. As well as this, we touch on pain science and how it's use as an "intervention", although with the best of intentions, has been misused or misinterpreted by therapists as a basis for treatment. Tune in to find out more!

In this episode of the Physiotutors podcast we talk to Nick Rolnick about Blood Flow Restriction (BFR), the evidence behind it and why it can prove to be an invaluable tool for patient rehabilitation right across the board! We discuss how to effectively utilise BFR as well as parameters to utilise for patients post operation, how it can be beneficial in geriatric rehabilitation as well as helping gain an extra edge in general training too. Tune in to find out how you may be able to utilise BFR to help your patients speed up their rehab!

In this edition of the Physiotutors podcast we welcome back Glen and Ben to discuss chronic hip complaints - that's those folks who have been dealing with their issues for three months or longer. We cover aspects of conservative treatment to avoid surgery as well as discussing what aspects of a patients' complaints may warrant further investigation with surgery as a potential outcome! As well as this we look at different assessment methods you can utilise when confronted with patients suffering from chronic hip complaints.

In this edition of the Physiotutors podcast we talk with Nick Hannah about the biopsychosocial model of physiotherapy. We cover what the biopsychosocial model includes, how to implement it and topics such as tackling belief systems, how to approach the subject of pain with a patient as well as talking about our personal learning moments with patients where things took a less than desirable outcome!

In this episode of the Physiotutors podcast we talk to Ben and Glen about running related injuries, and how to help prep any patients of yours you may have preparing for upcoming marathons. We discuss how to approach your assessment strategy, key signs to look out for, and different approaches on how to help get your patients fit, healthy and ready to hit the pavement again without issues or re-injuries.

In this edition of the Physiotutors podcast we talk with Rob Sillevis about manual therapy covering manipulations and the affect on the body, talking about the research he has conducted on the autonomic nervous system in response to manipulations. We also discuss how manual therapy should be used as an adjunct to patient treatment, and not the sole component of a patient's treatment plan.

In the third installation of the Physiotutors podcast, we talk about Hoffa's fat pad complaints and rehabilitation with one of the leading physiotherapists in the patellofemoral pain syndrome and Hoffa's fat pad complaints - Claire Robertson. We discuss how her research has helped outcomes of her patients who are often referred to her by other therapists due to her expertise in treating this patient category. In addition we touch on what she believes are areas that can be frequently overlooked for patients during their recovery by therapists, and even what clues therapists miss during the patients initial presentation of their symptoms. We also touch on the importance of treating the person and not just the condition.

In the third installation of the Physiotutors podcast, we talk about Hoffa's fat pad complaints and rehabilitation with one of the leading physiotherapists in the patellofemoral pain syndrome and Hoffa's fat pad complaints - Claire Robertson. We discuss how her research has helped outcomes of her patients who are often referred to her by other therapists due to her expertise in treating this patient category. In addition we touch on what she believes are areas that can be frequently overlooked for patients during their recovery by therapists, and even what clues therapists miss during the patients initial presentation of their symptoms. We also touch on the importance of treating the person and not just the condition.

In the second installation of the Physiotutors podcast, we talk about ACL rehabilitation with one of the leading physiotherapists in the field of ACL rehab - Bart Dingenen. We discuss how his research has helped to develop the post-op outcomes of his patients. In addition we touch on what he believes are areas that can be frequently overlooked for patients during their ACL recovery by therapists. As well as this, we also discuss external cueing and the impact this can have.

In this very special first addition of the podcast, we take the opportunity to sit down with Kai and Andy to talk about their respective journey's into physiotherapy and consequently the formation of the Physiotutors as you and I know them today.