Physiotutors Podcast

EP. 66: Empowering Movement - Integrating S&C into Physiotherapy with Claire Minshull

Jul 6, 2024

Physiotherapist Claire Minshull discusses integrating strength and conditioning in physiotherapy, addressing S&C mistakes, importance of strength in rehab, individualized exercise prescription, measuring strength, compound vs. isolation exercises, rate of force development, cross education effect, patient buy-in, and emerging technologies in S&C.

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Claire Minshull

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Quick takeaways

Tailored exercise prescriptions are crucial in physiotherapy for optimal outcomes.

Accurate strength measurement and rate of force development are essential for effective rehabilitation programs.

Cross-education effect can be utilized to attenuate strength losses in injured limbs during rehabilitation.

Deep dives

Claire Minschel's Journey to Teaching SNC in Physiotherapy

Dr. Claire Minschel discusses how she transitioned from an academic career focused on neuromuscular physiology to teaching strength and conditioning (SNC) to physiotherapists, emphasizing the importance of translating research into practice. Her experience with organizing a course on SNC for therapists revealed the lack of knowledge in this area among physios, leading to high demand for the course and highlighting the significance of bridging academia with practical application.

Intro

5min

Integration of Strength and Conditioning in Physiotherapy Practice

14min

Methods for Assessing Muscular Strength to Set Strength Goals

5min

Choosing Between Compound and Isolation Exercises in Rehabilitation

3min

Optimizing Exercise Prescription for Strength Gains

9min

Enhancing Rate of Force Development in Training and Rehabilitation

15min

Creating Buy-In for Exercise Programs through Understanding Patient Motivation

4min

Emerging Technologies in Strength Training and Physical Therapy

11min

In this podcast, Dr. Claire Minshull shares her insights on teaching strength and conditioning to physiotherapists, emphasizing the practical application of academic knowledge. She discusses common mistakes in S&C practices, the importance of muscular strength in rehabilitation, and the significance of individualized exercise prescription for optimal outcomes. Claire also explores topics like measuring strength, rate of force development, and emerging technologies in strength training, underlining the need for patient-centered approaches and effective rehabilitation strategies.

Guest

Dr. Claire Minshull is a sport scientist, researcher and visiting professor at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. She has published more than 30 papers mainly on strength and conditioning and runs an educational company called Get Back to Sport

Content

00:00 Intro

01:01 Claire's Journey in S&C

04:58 The issue with S&C in Physio

07:38 S&C Mistakes Physios make

13:36 Hypertrophy & Strength is important

18:43 How to gauge Strength

24:03 Compound vs. Isolation Exercises

27:19 How far to push Patients to Fatigue

33:26 Failure to adapt Exercise Prescription in Clinic

36:04 Rate of Force Development explained

42:47 Cross Education Effect explained

50:41 Tips to create Patient Buy-In to Exercise

55:06 Emerging Technology Highlights in S&C

01:01:56 Claire's closing thoughts

01:03:48 Contact Info

01:04:48 Outro

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Physiotutors Podcast

EP. 66: Empowering Movement - Integrating S&C into Physiotherapy with Claire Minshull

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Claire Minschel's Journey to Teaching SNC in Physiotherapy

General SNC Knowledge Among Physios and Common Mistakes

Measuring Strength and Rate of Force Development in Rehabilitation

Cross-Education Effect and Strength Sparing in Rehabilitation

Enhancing Patient Buy-In Through Understanding and Empowerment

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