Ettie teaches is a senior clinician neurological physiotherapist and educator teaching brain imaging courses. She shares how she developed her passion for using brain scans in clinical practice and her wealth of knowledge about imaging and neuroanatomy. Her case studies paint a brilliant picture of why we should all be using brain imaging in to guide our clinical reasoning. Find Ettie at Reneu@Rehab -brainrehabilitation.org2:30 - Intro2:59 - Career pathway4:20 - Clinical Mentor9:00 - PhD12:30 - Brain Imaging: Function vs Structural17:35 - What can we read from brain imaging?21:00 - Using brain imaging to inform clinical choices22:00 - Case studies discussion using neuroimaging28:05 - TMS and current implications to practice30:10 - Clinical relevance of imaging findings33:55 - Learning brain imaging41:40 - Radiologists vs Rehab Clinician's perspective of imaging42:30 - Brain imaging PD courses44:00 - Teaching techniques46:40 - You don't need to have it all planned out!49:55 - Research, clinical and teaching: wearing different hatsPapers and ReferencesImaging research Spasticity ResearchLinksBrain imaging CoursesBrain rehabilitation webpageBrain rehabilitation Facebook page& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

We talk about her varied career journey - Sonia has had about 5 careers as clinician, researcher, project manager, educator and in public health. She explains in detail her career trajectory, taking advantage of tangents, how a Masters of Public Health and volunteering with the Australian Physiotherapy Association supported her path. Sonia also touches on what skills physios do and don't bring to public health roles and we get some insights into life at the Department of Health during the pandemic. Finally, Sonia describes her legacy at the Victorian Clinical Stroke Network establishing vital stroke units and telemedicine, and a few tips on QI cycles!1.21 - Intro1.43 - Career pathway6.40 - Neuro Outcome Measures Manual11.30 - Working at the Victorian Department of Health12.06 - APA Committee & Titling as an APA Neuro Physio13.14 - Masters of Public Health, PhD or MBA?15.55 - Skills physios bring to public health19.00 - Sonia's average day since COVID pandemic20.55 - Establishing community day-hospitals in Victoria22.50 - Sonia's average day pre COVID27.01 - Remote working before COVID28.33 - Victorian Clinical Stroke Network - 10 stroke units across Victoria33.30 - APA Neurology Committee - broadening perspectives35.37 - Interested in a public health career?38.03 - Safer Care Victoria, Opportunities for secondments40.16 - Quality improvement methodologyReferences and Papers:Sonia’s ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Sonia-Denisenko-2035133440Links:Contact SoniaTwitter @SoniaDenisenkoLinkedIn Sonia Denisenko& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

2.34 – Intro2.53 – Career pathway5.40 – Queensland Health Advanced Clinician9.40 – Starting PhD – Increasing active therapy using a treadmill14.25 – Demonstrating to physios that treadmills are beneficial for gait training18.55 – Current research – the IMPACT trials. 21.55 – The PhD journey24.02 – Where to start when you’re thinking about doing research – get talking to people26.31 – Ideas for contacting research mentors28.00 – Average work day31.06 – Moving from clinical to academia36.59 – Undergraduate Physio courses at ACU38.06 – Master of Rehabilitation programs at ACU43.22 – Some of Suzanne’s current honours and PhD student researchPapers and ReferencesEffect of Treadmill Walking at High Intensity During Rehabilitation Following StrokeLinksACU email address: Suzanne.Kuys@acu.edu.auACU staff webpage: https://rexr.acu.edu.au/framework/browse.php?srperid=9060Research Gate Page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suzanne_KuysTwitter @suzannekuysEpisode webpage: http://aneurophysio.com/suzannekuys& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

Have you given much thought to how the environment influences the recovery from acquired brain injuries? Michelle Shannon has! Michelle chats to us about her story and where she finds herself now, thinking in depth about the hospital environment - sights, sounds and all the other things we clinicians don't always think about.1:33 - Intro2:54 - Pathway to PhD7:10 - Building up experience in research12:31 - How can the environment influence outcomes?17:44 - Flexible furnishings19:39 - What patient groups is this relevant for?20:29 - Living lab model21:57 - Giving patients environmental options25:11 - What can we change now?28:17 - Changing the environment in outpatient care29:40 - Physios doing too much for their patients31:58 - Affordance of the environment to encourage interaction33:28 - Opportunities for social, cognitive and physical rehab36:05 - Mental practice & Observing other people37:15 - Single room designs40:58 - Architect knowledge in designing hospitalsPapers and ReferencesCan the physical environment itself influence neurological patient activity?Application of Theory in Studies of Healthcare Built Environment ResearchLinksTwitterMichelle’s TwitterFull show notes: https://aneurophysio.com/michelleshannon/& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

Brendon Haslam, a PhD holder in chronic UL pain post stroke and faculty member at NOI group, discusses pain recognition in neuro populations, pain beliefs of stroke survivors, somatosensory deficits, intervention principles, and his career pathway. Topics include educating stroke survivors about pain, intervention for neuro pain, pain neuroscience education, somatosensation clinics, and empowering patients to question therapists.

This episode is full of interesting topics - compensation vs recovery, commercialising return to walking, whether we're losing problem solving skills in neuro physio. Add to this how to better teach motor skills and approaches to spinal cord injury rehabilitation across the lifespan and you've got a jam-packed episode!1.58 - Intro2.25 - Career pathway6.44 - Passion for research7.24 - First research project - stretch in SCI9.20 - Questioning our practice10.56 - What has changed in SCI over time12.50 - Treadmill & robotic therapies - friend or foe?15.40 - Compensation vs Recovery19.27 - Should physios do more to celebrate people living amazing lives with disability?21.40 - Specificity of treatment - are physios using a sledgehammer approach?23.46 - elearnSCI.org & effective online learning26.54 - Collaborating = reach29.20 - Change in SCI demographics over time30.51 - Approaching elderly vs young31.50 - Do shoulders wear out in SCI?34.24 - Patient-centred decision making & supporting through uncertainty36.32 - physiotherapyexercises.com43.32 - Hot off the press - early, intensive motor training national trial46.01 - Strategy in grant applications47.47 - Power of consumer groups48.05 - Teaching motor skill learningLinksPhysioExercises WebpageeLearn SCI pageThe University of Sydney ProfilePapers and ReferencesLisa’s Book: Management of Spinal Cord InjuryArticle: Physiotherapy rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injuries& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

Caitlin Reid is a young physiotherapist who has also experienced a traumatic brain injury. She shares her story to inspire neuro therapists to give the power back to the patient. In this episode we chat about what it's like to be a young person in a neuro rehab setting, how to adapt programs to different personalities, and about learning to become a better coach and motivator. Caitlin also shares what's she's changed in her practice after her experience.1.30 - Introduction1.49 - Career pathway2.56 - Brain injury story5.20 - Being in PTA6.00 - Sharing experience for good7.20 - Empowering your patients9.29 - Physios as motivators and coaches - adapting language14.06 - Uncertainty in rehab and recovery15.42 - Dealing with dense hemiplegia16.53 - Therapy scheduling, fatigue19.44 - Being a young brain injury survivor20.44 - Benefits of rehab outdoors22.11 - Therapy content - Goals-based intervention24.02 - Setting targets and PBs24.47 - Principles of neuroplasticity in Caitlin's rehab28.20 - CIMT + Body Schema30.08 - Motor imagery, Mirror therapy & Returning to netball33.31 - Caitlin's key message - empowerment34.25 - What Caitlin has changed in her practiceLinksCaitlin’s TwitterConcentric RehabPapers and ReferencesPrinciples of Experience-Dependent Neural Plasticity& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

We chat with founding member of the Australian Bobath Training Association Janet Stevens about her career and inspirations for working hard everyday to be a better physiotherapist. We touch on what the Bobath concept is, hear her take on some of the key components of the concept and how she is implementing the concept in world of telehealth.    1.55 Introduction 2.56 Career pathway  10.30 Bobath instructor training  13.01 Clinician as limiting factor to patient potential  15:06 Short career span of neuro physio 17:10 What is Bobath? 19:14 What is facilitation 21:58 Repetition in Bobath  24.30 Neurophysiology  28.26 Bobath publications  29:08 Telehealth with Bobath 33:38 Carers to help treatment  36:50 Teaching during covid 40.33 Careers in the Bobath Concept  43:31 Pathways to learning Bobath  45:04 Tutor training  46:48 IBITA as an organisationLinkshttps://www.bobathaustralia.org/Papers and References DiscussedThe Bobath Concept in Contemporary PracticeThe Bobath concept – a model to illustrate clinical practice& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

1.46 – Intro2.20 – Cathy’s current role3.35 – Career pathway and developing interest in research5.35 – Part time vs FT PhDPhD9.26 – Transition to community walking post stroke12.04 – Refining PhD question with supervisors14.06 – Walking is not enough – impairments from the PhDImproving falls risk & PA in Neuro & Aged populations18.45 –  Tech innovations21.40  – Biofeedback for foot clearance in stroke23.00 – Can it be used in clinical practice?26.59 – Challenges of gait retaining & rehab fitting it all in28.38 – Translating falls evidence to practice in the current model of careClinical Research29.49 – Research grants tips34.06 – NHMRC health professionals training fellowshipCareer progression35.34 – Balancing with life with career progression37.52 – A/prof of physio roles42.20 – Researcher mum lifePapers and References DiscussedEffect of stroke on step characteristics of obstacle crossing               https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(01)02683-1/fulltextControl of lead and trail limbs during obstacle crossing following stroke               https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/85/5/413/2805010Linkshttps://www.safeexerciseathome.org.au/Our Previous Episode with Cathy Discussing www.safeexerciseathome.org.au/& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.

Erin and Matt sit down and chat with A/Prof Gavin Williams to hear his thoughts on Traumatic Brain Injury management, returning to higher levels of mobility, strength training, spasticity and trail blazing the clinical academic role with Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Australia.1:50 - Introduction2:10 - Career Pathway3:00 - Inspiration behind the HiMAT4:25 - Why TBI and why running? 7:15 - What to consider when treating TBI patients9:45 - Avoiding compensations, are we delaying independence?11:00 - The mobility hierarchy13:30 - Safety and Improving higher level mobility16:55 - Spasticity in Neurological Rehabilitation19:50 - The state of spasticity and the current arguments21:30 - SPECIFICITY!23:12 - Observation and bias 25:10 - How Gavin created an army of researchers at Epworth Healthcare27:00 - Fellowship, management or researcher: Mentors are essential28:55 - Bridging the gap between researcher and clinician33:40 - How to start your research journey35:25 - Where Gavin's research is going nowLinks:Contact Gavin:gavin.williams@epworth.org.auTwitterGavin’s Twitter pageReferences and Papers:Gavin’s University of Melbourne Profile                https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/28437-gavin-williamsEpisode webpage: https://aneurophysio.com/gavinwilliams/& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.