Episode 10 - OnlinePhysioInfo podcast Strength and Conditioning and its role in Physiotherapy with Kevin Darcy 

Kevin Darcy is a chartered Physiotherapist and certified Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is the owner of Galway Physio Clinic. In this episode we discussed a number of topics including:

• The role of strength and conditioning in physiotherapy 

• How can we implement S & C principles with an acute injury 

• Why there may be an onus on 3 sets of 10 in rehab

• How do we define strength 

• How do we define power 

• How can we develop buy in with competitive athletes or weightlifters who want to recover in a hurry

• How can we keep our athletes training while injured (case study example)

• Aim to treat the person not the injury 

• Examples of differences in strength and power training during rehab 

• The importance of single leg training even with powerlifters or olympic lifters 

• Patellar tendinopathy injury and rehab in strength training athletes 

• What to look out for in an initial squat assessment 

• Tips for good squat technique in lifters 

• Should we ever train a person to failure in rehab 

 

Websites mentioned in the episode 

 

NSCA UKSCA https://www.uksca.org.uk/home

 

BASEM website https://basem.co.uk/

To get in touch with Kevin, check out his website Galway Physio Clinic or just use the link 

http://galwayphysioclinic.ie/

 

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Send him an email 

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