The New Grad Physio Podcast

Poor communication can completely undo all your hard work you have done with your patient. Even if you nail your diagnosis... And in your head you how exactly what your patient's treatment plan is going to look like... If you cannot get this information across to your patient then this does not matter and it can be a recipe for disaster. If your patient does not have a good understanding of their problem and how your rehab programme is going to them from A to B... From injury and back to full health... Then patient's will lack faith in you and what you are saying. Listen to this week's podcast episode to learn how to get this information easily across to your patient so they understand what is going on and have trust in what you are saying... And make sure that you avoid the biggest communication mistake that new grad physio's make that causes poor patient understanding, confidence in you as your therapist and poor patient adherence. 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 know how important your red flag questions are... But what do you actually do when a patient answers 'YES' to one of those questions? Beyond the most obvious, like a lower back pain patient with cauda equina symptoms or unexplained calf pain following a long haul flight (DVT)... 9/10 patients with red flags do NOT need an urgent onward referral to A&E! There is so much mixed evidence out there regrading red flags and how to manage patients reporting these 'sinister' symptoms... It can feel overwhelming and confusing about what to do next?  Do you refer on... Or do you acknowledge the symptoms, document your findings and start treating and rehabbing your patient? This can feel like a big decision and it is, and is one decision you do not want to get wrong. Here's some advice to help you make sense of red flag symptoms and give you the clarity you need to better manage patients such symptoms in this week's episode of the New Grad Physio podcast. 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

A subjective assessment done poorly leaves you a lot to do… And puts big pressure on you and your objective assessment to find out what is going wrong and to identify the right patient problems to focus on. Why would you make like harder for yourself when you do not have to? In this week's podcast you will discover 3 critical mistakes commonly made by new grad physio’s that result in a poor subjective assessment… Mistakes you want to avoid if you want to find the right patient problem, so you can progress through your patient assessment with confidence, find the right patient problems, and be certain you are treating the right thing. 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 be the best physio you can be, right? And you know that keeping on top of your learning via CPD is pivotal to help you do this… To stay up to date with the evidence… And sharpen your skills to better assess, treat and rehab the patients you work with. But to be able to do this, you need to make sure that the time and effort you put into your learning, actually helps. You can read as many journals, watch as many videos or attend online or in-person training courses to tick the CPD box… Just in case you get audited by the HCPC or another regulatory body… And fill a folder full of certificates. But isn’t the real reason you want to learn, to help you to become a better physio? What would you rather have... A diary full of happy progressing patients or a folder bursting with shiny CPD certificates? Listen to this special podcast to learn how to get the most out of your CPD... And to make sure that any learning you do in 2023, is worth your time, effort and money! 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

I’d like to think I have ended the year as a better physio than when I started 2022, as we all did, right? I have had some great experiences this year in both sport and private practice... And whilst there have been some relative successes... There have been equally as many mistakes and new learnings that I hope will make me better at what I do. So for the last podcast of the year, what better way to share some of this with you! Listen to this podcast episode and learn my big 3 learnings from 2022... That will help you avoid the same kind of mistakes and ensure your 2023 gets off to the best possible start! Enjoy the show! PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

You already know that objective assessments are very important as they help you check how your patient is progressing... And help guide the rehab process. You might think then, that completing more testing is therefore better.... But this is not the case! Too much testing, the wrong type of testing or testing at the wrong time in the rehab process can be a complete waste of time... And worse than that, actually cause injury! It is hard to know what to do as everywhere you look on social media you see some physio using some fancy gadgets and tech to test someone or something, using force plates, nordboards, hand help dynamometers and all sorts of other equipment. If there is something that can be tested, you can bet that someone has designed some sort of gadget to test it! So how do you know what to test and when to test it? Find out in this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Not every shoulder pain patient needs rotator cuff exercises! You already know this right, because you have no doubt seen patients where these type of exercises did not help. They might have even flared up your patients symptoms! So why are you still using them? Probably because that's what you were told to do at University, right? You have a patient with shoulder pain... You give them some 'rotator cuff' rehab... Maybe even some 'scapula stability' and their pain goes away, they get better and job done. That is how the story is meant to go... But rarely it does and for most therapists, even those with loads of experience with shoulder pain patients. the shoulder is a joint physio's really struggle with. Learn more in this week's podcast episode! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. Want to learn more about the upper limb course I mentioned in the podcast and learn how to get access? Head to www.newgradphysio.com/membership to find out more! PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Do you rush to get your patient on the bed... Eager to assess their knee, ankle or hip pain? STOP! By doing this you are missing some really simple yet vital information. Using simple movement testing you can observe how your patient is moving... And you can identify any compensations they may have developed as a result of their injury. These results can not only help you to correctly find the right patient diagnosis... But can also tell you what to do next i.e. what treatment techniques and rehab exercises you need to prescribe to 'fix' your patients actual problems...   And all before you get your patient on the bed and without a special test in sight! Find out more in this week's podcast episode. Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Remember being told at University that the aim of your subjective assessment was to identify a hypothesis... Then test out this hypothesis using your objective assessment? Sounds simple in theory... But not quite as simple in real life right!!! You already know this. Every patient is different and that is why it is not as easy as just doing x, y or z, like the textbooks and your University lecturers told you. Want to know my biggest tip to help you nail your patient assessments? Then check out this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Super exciting news to share with you… Registration has just opened for my final events of 2022... Lower Limb Course [Online] - Wednesday 30th November 2022 Upper Limb Course [Online] - Wednesday 7th December 2022 Both courses will run in the evening (18:00-21:00) and every attendee gets a CPD certificate for attending. I have cut all the fluff that you get on a full day course and we get straight into the content... So you can learn what you would do on an 8 hour course in just 3! And for just £37! Find out more here… 8 Hours of CPD in Just 3 Hours! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com