Lateral Think - The Melbourne Athletic Development Podcast

Massimo Acquaro is a fashion designer and business owner of Observe Gallery, Master of Architecture Student and a track athlete. And with all of this he is only 22 years of age. As our youngest guest we discuss creativity and the creative process, the youth perspective to learning and exploration and how to integrate creativity into healthcare.

Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact the team at www.melbourneathleticdevelopment.com.au

In this episode Jack and John discuss recent travel, the exposure to new environments and the value in traveling outside of your day to day environment and culture to get a greater understanding and appreciation for knowledge and learning in healthcare and performance.

Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact the team at www.melbourneathleticdevelopment.com.au

Hunter Rubino is the High Performance Manager at Calder Cannons football club, physical preparation assistant at Carlton AFL Club and running shoe expert at UpThere Athletics. In this discussion we explore preparation of AFL footballers both in the development age groups and in adult populations as well as the advancement of technology of shoes.

Dr Julia Kirby is an orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in paediatric and knee surgery. In this discussion we explore the management of paediatric conditions and how this differs from a surgical perspective to that of adults and her approach to surgeries such as ACL.

In this discussion Jack and John explore a complex presentation of hamstring tendinopathy that did not follow the conventional management despite following a process that would on the surface appear evidence led. We aim to dissect how to approach such cases when they do not respond how you may expect.

Assistant Professor Antonio Stecco is a world leading expert in myofascial research. Antonio and his family have been pioneers in understanding the role of fascia in the complex anatomy of the body and its contribution to pain and performance.

In this discussion, Jack and John discuss experiences with managing healthcare cases that don't always go to plan. We explore how we have and continue to evolve our process to get the best outcomes we can for patients.

What is the benefit of a student clinic in healthcare education?

How do we decide when shoulder surgery is appropriate? Dr Richard Pennington is a British and Australian trained Orthopaedic surgeon specialising in upper limb surgery. He shares his insights into shoulder surgery, surgical training and innovation in the profession.

Can visual training make you better at sport?