The Physio Matters Podcast

We started a new segment when we visited Therapy Expo called "Change My Mind". In this Jack Chew posed the statement that "We Can't Meaningfully Alter Tissue With Manual Therapy". It is a contentious statement especially at a show with a lot of massage booths, tape and tissue sports guns. A really interesting conversation that will test bias on both sides of the argument. About Emma Holly Emma is a specialised clinical scar massage therapist, a leader in her field, with a clinic in Harley Street. Emma is the education director of UK's leading scar therapy training school, Restore Therapy. She regularly teaches courses to sports and clinical massage therapists, physiotherapists, lymphoedema and occupational therapists, both within private practice and within the NHS. Check Out Emma Here: www.restoretherapy.co.uk Mechanobiology and scar treatment approaches MDPI and ACS Style Van Daele, U.; Meirte, J.; Anthonissen, M.; Vanhullebusch, T.; Maertens, K.; Demuynck, L.; Moortgat, P. Mechanomodulation: Physical Treatment Modalities Employ Mechanotransduction to Improve Scarring. Eur. Burn J. 2022, 3, 241-255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj3020021 Thompson WR, Scott A, Loghmani MT, Ward SR, Warden SJ. Understanding Mechanobiology: Physical Therapists as a Force in Mechanotherapy and Musculoskeletal Regenerative Rehabilitation. Phys Ther. 2016 Apr;96(4):560-9. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150224. Epub 2015 Dec 4. PMID: 26637643; PMCID: PMC4817213. Physical Management of Scar Tissue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Carlina Deflorin, Erich Hohenauer, Rahel Stoop, Ulrike van Daele, Ron Clijsen, and Jan Taeymans The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2020 26:10, 854-865 Scar classification and symptoms (cosmetically inferior keloid and contracture scars are pathological with ongoing symptoms) Farrukh, O., Goutos, I. (2020). Scar Symptoms: Pruritus and Pain. In: Téot, L., Mustoe, T.A., Middelkoop, E., Gauglitz, G.G. (eds) Textbook on Scar Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44766-3_10 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scars/ https://scarfree.org.uk/about-scarring Research Emma Holly has participated in Beverley de Valois, Teresa Young, Clare Scarlett, Emma Holly, An evaluation of a ScarWork service for cancer survivors experiencing adverse effects of surgery and/or radiotherapy, European Journal of Integrative Medicine, Volume 44, 2021,101327,ISSN 1876-3820, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382021000457

Liz Bayley is BACK and this time we could speak to her in real life! Rob Beaven is behind the mic for his Interview debut and its an absolute joy to listen to Liz elaborate on why diagnostic specificity matters and when. She also comments on social media as well as some really nice clinical reasoning examples from her clinical case load :) Don't forget to subscribe to the channel! Check out rehabmypatient.com/physiomatters for 3 months free exercise prescription software!

We are finishing up this AxSpA series with a bang! I finally managed to get Dr James Noake behind the microphone to talk about AxSpA in Sport and Exercise Medicine. We discuss the patients that attend his clinic, some of his tips, the challenges that this cohort present and the role of SEM Consultants in assessment/management Find James on twitter HERE Please provide feedback on this podcast HERE Thank you to Novartis for sponsoring this Series of 5 podcasts For more resources CLICK HERE

We managed to get the superstar Ian Gatt into our pop up studio live at Therapy Expo. Jack discusses where Sports fit into MSK practice, what are the similarities and the differences especially with elite sport. Does the BioPsychoSocial fit and apply in the same way? What about diagnostic specificity? Don't forget to subscribe to the channel! Check out rehabmypatient.com/physiomatters for 3 months free exercise prescription software!

In session 101 Lorimer Moseley stated "Nociception is neither sufficient nor necessary for pain" There was a good deal of pushback on social media regarding this and Asaf Weisman has stepped up to discuss why that is. Jack and Asaf discuss nociception from an evolutionary stand point and why this is important, they then go on to discuss the brain centric nature of research. Its a complex evolving conversation and one thing everyone can agree on is definitions need to be agreed upon! Sponsored by rehabmypatient.com get 3 months free exercise prescription and virtual appointment software HERE

Alistair Beverley was speaking at Therapy Expo on Learning Disabilities and Diagnostic Overshadowing which is a vitally important and yet very poorly known subject amongst MSK Therapists. We couldn't miss this opportunity to ask him some questions about.  Farouk Bello is behind the mic and discusses with Ali moving on to the lack of teaching at university level and how to avoid the common mistakes made by Health Care Professionals when they see People with a Learning Disability for treatment of MSK conditions. Find Ali on Twitter @theLDPhysio and online theldphysio.com

The Physio Matters Team went to Therapy Expo and recorded podcasts over the 2 day event on their stand / make shift recording studio with some of the biggest names in the industry!  Claire Minshull has been leading the way in Exercise Prescription and has made strides into the world of Osteoarthritis with JointApproach. This is an amazing project that clinicians can get involved with. As you will hear it takes a multi-faceted approach to managing Osteoarthritis and it really is best in class.  Jack used the opportunity to ask Claire about utilising heavy lifting and the  safety profile of these exercises. A brilliant chat!  Check out JointApproach here - https://twitter.com/JApproach  Check out Claire here - https://twitter.com/Claire_Minshull

Leading musculoskeletal companies Physio Matters and VALD announce their partnership.  Here at Physio Matters we believe in creating brilliant MSK clinicians, we also believe in giving them the tools to best serve the people they help! That is where VALD come in, building and providing the best tech in our industry. VALD truly look at the needs of clinicians and design tech to fill the gaps and improve outcomes.  They don't have a product they try and force into solving a clinical need, they build a product to serve that clinical need. You will see plenty more from us working with VALD in the near future and trust us when we say, it will definitely help your practice.  Check out VALD tech here: https://valdhealth.com/

Jo chats with eternally curious, insightful and humble Joanne Elphinston about her recent article "Changing the conversation:an embodied coaching approach in the clinical session"  We discuss, - how the conventional therapist-patient power dynamic might be depleting your energy reserves  -  the benefits of loosening our grip on the "expert fixer" identity - the gulf between informing and educating for meaningful learning -  cognitively based teaching vs a sensory experience for real patient engagement - how genuine partnership with your patient doesn't mean withholding expertise

We are going to Therapy Expo 2022 and we think its fair to say we have a chequered history and been critical of past shows! BUT  its all changed, Liam is here to tell us all the  ways its different, so if you dont have a ticket yet, believe us, this year its worth it... Grab 20% off here