The New Grad Physio Podcast

You were told at Uni that come the end of your subjective assessment you should know what is going on with your patient and have a firm hypothesis... Then you just use your objective assessment to confirm or deny this hypothesis. Sounds easy right? But in reality it rarely is as easy as that. The subjective assessment is the first thing you do for a very good reason. It is the most important thing you do, as everything you do after that, including your objective assessment, treatments and rehab is all dependant upon your subjective assessment. So do a poor job with the subjective and it makes everything you do after that so much more difficult. Listen to this week's podcast to here my biggest tips to smash your subjective assessment to help you find the right patient diagnosis and know exactly what you need to focus your attention on with your objective assessment, treatment and rehab. PS. In the podcast I mentioned my 'Rehab & Return To Performance' 1-day course. Find out more about it here PPS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help!

I bet you use the standing toe touch test (bend forward and touch your toes) all the time... But do you know what you are looking for? Spinal flexion, right, that's obvious right? Well not really. The toe touch test is far more than just a range of movement test, much, much more! Listen to this week's podcast episode to find out why the standing toe touch test is not just a lower back assessment and why you should use this test with every patient you see... Even patients with neck, shoulder and upper limb problems! Enjoy the show! Andy Barker The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. Want to learn how to use movements like the standing toe touch to maximise your objective assessment to find the right patient diagnosis and know exactly what treatments and rehab exercises on? Then my in-person 'Rehab & Return To Performance' 1-day course is for you. Find out when it is happening right here. PPS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help!

In this week's podcast episode I discuss how to put together a solid, structured objective assessment... Including 3 big tips, so you can find the right patient diagnosis and know exactly where to start with your patient treatments and rehab. Enjoy the show! PS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help!
 PPS. As well as links to all my previous podcasts I have loads more FREE to access learning resources on my website. Head here to access them right now

Biomechanical testing is great... When you use it with the right patients at the right time. So when is the right time? And with what sort of clinical problems should you use biomechanical testing with? Find out in this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show. Andy Barker The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. At the end of the episode I make reference to my upcoming 'Rehab & Return To Performance Course.' Find out when this course is happening and join my VIP Waitlist so you are the first to know when tickets are released... And gain access to the cheapest ticket prices for this special event. Find out more here

I was out in Ireland last weekend, hosting a course at Connacht Rugby in Galway, to a room full of therapists eager to get better... And become the best therapists that they can be! Want to know what you missed? Listen to this week's podcast episode to discover the 3 biggest takeaways from this special event 'Rehab & Return To Performance.' Enjoy the show! Andy Barker The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. Rumour has it that I (might) be hosting another 1-day course later this year... Possibly in November. If you want to find out first about if and when this course is happening and be the first to be offered the opportunity to book... Just email me with the word 'VIP' to andy@newgradphysio.com and I will add you to my special VIP waitlist!

Do you think you can prevent injuries from happening? Some physio's think they can for sure. More than that, there are even some physio's that call them self 'injury prevention specialists'... And some top sports teams around the World employ physio's with a sole job to stop injuries from happening. But I am not sure... And the evidence backs me up. Take a listen to this week's podcast episode and learn exactly why stopping most injuries is a lot harder than you might expect! Enjoy the show! Andy Barker The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help!
 PPS. As well as links to all my previous podcasts I have loads more FREE to access learning resources on my website. Head here to access them right now... www.newgradphysio.com

I do one thing with each and every patient I see that most therapists never think to do... I assess their feet! The test I do takes less than 20 seconds to do, and it is the second test I do, after assessing gait. As simple and as quick as this test might be, it can be like gold-dust and give you the information you need to make sense of what is going on with your patient... Identify movement compensations that you will need to fix... So you can find, and fix, both the site and source of your patients symptoms. Learn exactly how to do this simple 'foot scan' test to find the true cause of your patient's problem and stop just treating their symptoms! Enjoy the show! PS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help! PPS. As well as links to all my previous podcasts I have loads more FREE to access learning resources on my website. Head here to access them right now... www.newgradphysio.com

Planning a rehab plan is one thing... Implementing it is a whole new level! It's even harder given that you have never been taught how to properly plan and execute a rehab programme... So you can take a patient from A to B... From injury and back to full health... Without fear of flaring up their symptoms. Check out this week's podcast episode to learn how to do this with any patient, with any injury!!! Enjoy the show! Andy Barker The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help!
 PPS. As well as links to all my previous podcasts I have loads more FREE to access learning resources on my website. Head here to access them right now... www.newgradphysio.com

Getting asked those difficult questions in the clinic like... What is causing my pain? Or... How long will it take to get me back to full health? Are tough questions to answer, right? These questions are the bread and butter for a physio working in sport... As you get asked these questions almost every single day. But what if you do not work in sport? These tricky patient questions seem much harder to answer in the clinic... But they do not have to be! Discover what I have learnt from over the last decade working in pro sport... And the lessons you can take to help you give an accurate diagnosis and prognosis to any patient... In any clinical setting... Even as a young and inexperienced physio! Enjoy the show! PS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help! PPS. As well as links to all my previous podcasts I have loads more FREE to access learning resources on my website. Head here to access them right now... www.newgradphysio.com

You want to get your patient from A to B... From injury and back to full health, right? So you design a rehab plan... Then you implement the rehab plan! Sounds easy on paper, but much harder in real life! Here are some of the biggest lessons I have learnt working in professional sport... Including why you need a solid rehab plan to get your patient onside and to help you answer those most difficult patient questions like... How long will it take to get back to 100%? Or... How many sessions will I need? Learn more in this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show! PS. I'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Please leave a review or even better, share the podcast with any physio you think it could help.. PPS. As well as links to all my previous podcasts I have loads more FREE to access learning resources on my website. Head here to access them right now... www.newgradphysio.com