TFT6: Interviewing A Knee Specialist On Knee Pain While Hiking
The Training For Trekking Podcast
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Show Notes
In this episode I interview Matt Stieler, who is a lifelong hiker, a physiotherapist and a knee specialist. We dive deep into knee pain while hiking and he shares some absolutely amazing information from his professional perspective. You will learn:
- What the dreaded hiker's knee actually is
- A few hiking techniques to reduce pain while on the trail
- What overuse injuries and how you can avoid them on the trail
- Why you DON'T want to be using a 'band-aid for an arterial spurt'
- If you can ever get back to full strength after a knee reconstruction
- What the IT Band is and how it affects the knee
- And much, much more...
To download the free Hiker's Knee Prevention Guide mentioned in this episode: https://bit.ly/2Eqyusn Matt is a lifelong hiker, a physiotherapist and knee specialist. He works at Orion Family Physiotherapy in Springfield Queensland. They are all about empowering people to get out and live life again. They are a "healthcare that cares"