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!

Explore the intricacies of vestibular rehabilitation with specialist Firat Kesgin, focusing on accurate diagnosis, therapeutic pathways, and challenges in treating vestibular disorders. Learn about managing hypersensitivity, brain compensation, patient education, and medication management. Delve into the complexities of treating psychogenic patients, emphasizing the importance of expertise in vestibular rehabilitation for effective outcomes.

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!