The New Grad Physio Podcast

I hold my own hands up and admit I gave ‘sciatica’ as a diagnosis commonly as a New Grad Physio. Problem is, it isn’t even a diagnosis and more importantly than that, giving ‘sciatica’ as a diagnosis may be causing you to focus on the wrong problems, leading to poor treatment effects and ineffective patient outcomes. In episode #17 learn why sciatica and other diagnoses like shoulder impingement, are poorly used and what you should focus your attention on instead. This is a very different way of approaching the diagnosis of any injury but looking at your patient’s injury in this way will help you start getting better patient results. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In episode #16 of the New Grad Physio Podcast I will discuss the lack of awareness New Grad’s have about what life as a graduate therapist is REALLY like and why this results in overwhelm, frustration and a lack of progress during those early years after graduating. We will cover why you need continued support when you graduate if you want to make continued improvements in your clinical practice and your ability to help your patients in a way you feel they deserve. Getting the right support helps you overcome the challenges that every New Grad Physio faces and at the same time helps you to enjoy what you do rather than feel demotivated and lose the enthusiasm in your job so you can start to see progress in both your learning and your career. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

The ability to deliver a clear, concise clinical message to your patient is key to ensure your patient fully understands the problems they have, their prognosis and how their proposed treatment plan will progress. Regardless of how great your patient assessment, hands-on treatment techniques and treatment plan might be, all this great work can be undone if you cannot get your clinical message across well. In this podcast you will learn how to communicate better with your patients to ensure understanding and improve patient adherence to your treatment plan and at the same time be more confident speaking to other members of the MDT and senior colleagues to stop sounding like a ‘young’ and ‘inexperienced’ therapist. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Episode #14 of the New Grad Physio Podcast will discuss the controversial topic of manual therapy. Regardless of your current thoughts regarding manual therapy you need to listen to this podcast episode because you will discover WHY manual therapy gets a bad name. We know that the evidence base is poor for manual therapy interventions, but it is for a lot of interventions we use as therapists. The main reason therapists do not use manual therapy is that they lack the understanding as to what manual therapy actually does. Most therapists (even highly experienced therapists) really do not understand why they are using manual therapy techniques and what these techniques are actually doing. This is GAME CHANGER and once you know this, it will make your own understanding about how you can use manual therapy (if you choose to use it) in the best possible way to help your patients out of pain and through a full treatment plan. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In episode #13 of the New Grad Physio Podcast you will learn why some New Grad's are able to fly up the career ladder faster than anyone thought possible whereas some therapists get left behind. In the podcast you will discover... - Why You DON'T Need A 5 or 10 Year Plan & Why Your 'Dream Job' Need Not Take You As Long As You Think To Attain - Why Following The 'Traditional' Path Can Be The Fastest Way To Failure, Career Stagnation & A Lack Of Progress. - 3 Clear Steps You Can Take Right NOW To Kick-Start Your Own Successful New Grad Physio Career Journey Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s latest FREE PDF '5 Steps To Fast-Track Your Career As A New Grad Physio' visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In episode #12 of the New Grad Physio Podcast you will find out HOW to get patients to give you the RESPECT and RECOGNITION you deserve as a New Grad Physio. Those early years are tough enough without having to overcome patient resistance to your advice and interventions just because they perceive you as being ‘Young’ and ‘Inexperienced.’ Whether you are 3 weeks, 3 months or 3 years graduated, some patients think you are not up to the job as a New Grad Physio, Sports Therapist or Sports Rehabilitator, just because you lack the ‘experience’ an older therapist might have. You cannot change how long you have been qualified or the experience you have right now. But what you can do is… …Find out why this is happening and what you need to do to STOP this happening to you, helping you to get your patients on side with your treatment plans and in turn helping you to get the patient results you really want. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s latest FREE PDF '5 Steps To Fast-Track Your Career As A New Grad Physio' visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In this episode of the New Grad Physio Podcast you will discover the REAL REASON patients leave your clinic and DON’T do their home exercise programmes. Most therapists WRONGLY accuse these patients of being ‘lazy’ or ‘not caring’ about their health. But they are WRONG…. It’s not a patient problem, but in fact, the reason patients don’t do their rehab is a therapist problem. Find out what therapists are doing wrong and how to use this information to ensure you don’t do the same. Learn how you can get your patients to go away and want to complete their home exercise programme, completing every rep of every set you prescribe, helping you to get better and quicker patient results. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions about the content of the episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In episode #10 of The New Grad Physio Podcast you will discover exactly WHY Your Patient DOESN’T Need A Diagnosis… So much WASTED time and attention is given to a patient’s diagnosis, but in doing so, so many New Grad Physio’s are missing the BIG point about what their assessments are actually meant to achieve and how the results of their assessments should help guide the management of their patients. Find out WHY a diagnosis is NOT as important as you may think and WHAT you should be focusing your attentions on instead, to improve patient understanding of their injury, exercise ‘buy-in’ and confidence in your treatment plan. Enjoy the show. Any comments or questions send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In this latest episode of The New Grad Physio Podcast you will discover exactly WHY You Need To Step Out Of Your ‘Comfort Zone.’ I will talk through a BIG ‘A-HA’ moment I had as a New Grad Physio that made me realise the skill-sets that I needed improve, which helped me fast-track my learning and development in these specific areas. Find out why you might need to ‘Step Out’ of your comfort zone or risk ‘Missing Out’ on great opportunities and the chance to accelerate your own learning and career development as a New Grad Physio. Enjoy the podcast. Any comments or questions about the content of this episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

In this episode of The New Grad Physio Podcast you will discover exactly WHAT you need to know to fly up the promotion ladder faster than you ever thought possible! Maybe you don't want to follow the 'traditional' NHS rotation route and have a clear idea about where you want your career to go. Maybe the NHS is for you, but you want to learn how to gain a static role in an area you 'actually' want to work. Regardless of whether you want to work in the NHS, private practice or sport this episode is for you. Ill be detailing how you can fast-track your career, just like I was able to, as I progressed from University student to my own dream job as Head Physio at the Leeds Rhinos in little over a year... Enjoy the podcast. Any comments or questions about the content of this episode send them over to andy@newgradphysio.com To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Competent & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com