Physio+10

Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Nicole Bryant. I really enjoyed Nicole's conversation, she is very honest and obviously relishes hard work. However, she nearly didn't start studying Physiotherapy, failed Orthopaedics and pretty much quit on several occasions before completing her degree. So what kept her going? 
 
While a conversation about her journey as a Physiotherapist, we touch on many issues relating to private practice, Nicole shares;

• What she found challenging in her transition from a hospital-based to private practice based caseload
• Her secret strategies in progressing from one job to another and how to obtain your dream job
• An honest account of her current business mix that includes professional services to several motor sport racing crews
• Her thoughts on the importance of planning and explaining career moves as a female clinician in private practice

Biography
Nicole is a highly experienced Physiotherapist with over 18 years in clinical practice. A regular attendee at conferences for Sports Medicine Australia, Musculoskeletal Medicine Australia and the Australian Physiotherapy Association Nicole is always keeping up to date with current evidence-based practice and bringing this to High Line Active.

Nicole strongly believes in a combination of Manual Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy plus Clinical Exercise to properly rehabilitate from pain or injury.  

Her career thus far has included professional stints in Melbourne, Brisbane and Cape Town (South Africa) in a variety of clinical settings including work at The Alfred Hospital across a variety of specialties; mainly Orthopaedics and Trauma including the Intensive Care Unit, Cardiothoracic and Transplant Units, Oncology plus private hospital Orthopedic surgery work, Private Practice Clinics (Revive; Brisbane and Tooronga Physiotherapy; Malvern). Also Occupational Health at Virgin Australia.  Her Sports Physiotherapy work has included numerous sports namely AFL (Hawthorn and Melbourne Football Clubs), Triathlon Australia, Cycling Queensland, Gymnastics Australia and Grand Slam winning tennis players on the ATP/WTA tour. 

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Harry Truong. Harry is representative of the new cadre of hard-working, creative Physiotherapists with a foot in both the clinical and academic camps.

In this conversation with Harry we also learn;
* what Harry recommends to be a successful mentor
* why he would ease up on himself if he could do it all again
* where he would like to see Physiotherapy heading in the next 5 years

Biography
Harry Truong FACP is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists 2021) and is a Lecturer in Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) at the University of South Australia.  He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from UniSA in 2007  and completed his post-graduate Masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy from the University of South Australia in 2011. He is also an APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and has previously worked as one of the physiotherapists at Adelaide United Football Club in the Hyundai A-league (2012-2016) including their successful 2016 season winning both league and grand final titles. He is one of only three Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists in South Australia, and still consults clinically, providing second opinion consultations and management of complex, persistent musculoskeletal pain. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists and is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Musculoskeletal National Group and Sports & Exercise National Group.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Associate Professor Shaun O'Leary. Failing year 12 isn't exactly the ideal start to a planned career in Physiotherapy, but as the youngest in a family of sugarcane growers that is how Shaun's journey did start. Oh, did I mention that he also had to get over a boyhood romance of being a pro golfer!

In this conversation with Shaun we also learn;

• how his learning strategies had to change midway through his physio training to reflect a maturing in the nature of the content being learned
• about his gypsy years in Europe and Australia post-graduation
• that he has a passion for lifelong learning
• about his ongoing professional commitment to the Australian College of Physiotherapists and the Specialisation pathway

Biography
Dr Shaun O’Leary is a Senior Fellow in Physiotherapy between the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ), and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Physiotherapy Department and Neurosurgical/Orthopaedic Screening Clinics. He is also a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists.
Dr O’Leary’s combined academic and clinical track record underpins his conjoint UQ/RBWH appointment. His service to health is broad, spanning the supervision of clinical research (clinician-initiated, research higher degree, honours, coursework masters), clinical education and mentoring across all levels of the physiotherapy profession (undergraduate, postgraduate, professional development, and specialisation), with a particular interest and role in developing clinician-scientist career pathways in Australian public health. Dr O’Leary also serves as a councillor and senior examiner for the Australian College of Physiotherapists, and is the Chair of the college's Fellowships Program Standing Committee.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Mr Seif Wardani.  Seif is part of the team that provides medical services for the male players at the Australian Tennis Open.  He also covers FC Copehagen. Find out if it is skill, hard work, luck, or good looks that assisted him to cover two elite sports.

In this conversation with Seif we also learn;
* How his day providing physiotherapy to a professional European round ball team pans out
* What he thinks new graduates should focus on clinically
* What enabled him to move beyond his low point professionally
* The importance of developing a network of support and contacts

Biography
Seif is a Notre Dame Physiotherapy Graduate from the Class of 2009, who endeavored to explore a career in Sports Physiotherapy and elite Sports. Upon completion of his Sports Masters post-graduate program at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Seif took a leap of faith with a move to Copenhagen (Denmark) where he quickly had to find his feet in a completely new environment & country. Seif finally reaped the benefits of this move by securing contracts with FC Copenhagen and the ATP Tour shortly after his move to Europe. He has just completed 6 years at FC Copenhagen in 2020 as the Long Term Injury & Sports Performance Physiotherapist and continues to work with the ATP as a Sports Physiotherapist on the Men's Professional Tennis Circuit around the world.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with A/Prof Craig Allingham.  Apart from carrying the Olympic flame, Craig has illuminated many vanguard areas of physiotherapy. Being a sports physio when there was no such course, creating books on Men's health when the topic barely existed, and incorporating business concepts into a mostly, sole practitioner based-industry.

In this conversation with Craig we learn;
* what Craig & Monty Python have in common
* the benefit of stepping outside of our normal boundaries and asking questions
* how doors open when opportunities are explored
* and at the end, you will hear 2 stories describing a 180 degree U-turn, on what we think makes a therapeutic relationship work

Biography
Craig's first ten years as a physio consisted of public hospital, start a practice, post-graduate study, sell a practice, move house five times, travel with a national sports team, join sports physio group committee, go to several APA Conferences and have two kids. Then it got really busy.
Now in the twilight of his career, Craig looks back on four Olympic Teams, academic appointments, headlining international conferences, several major changes in professional direction, retiring then unretiring and his current job description is as a 'Freelance Physiotherapist'. It has been brilliant fun.
 
Texts mentioned in the podcast:
The Prostate Recovery Map
The Prostate Playbook

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Mr Glen Robbins.  Glen describes his unique start in physiotherapy and how this has shaped his attitude to continuing education. 

In this conversation with Glen we learn;
* the benefits of mentorship
* how he started his own educational training programs
* his take on managing high performance, young athletes with hip challenges and
* his eloquent explanation as to why he wouldn't worry so much as a new or recent graduate

Biography
Glen has been teaching postgraduate Physiotherapy courses for the past 9 years. Prior to training as a Physiotherapist, Glen worked in the fitness industry and as a trainer for gyms and sports teams. He qualified as a Physiotherapist from the University of Keele in 2005. He spent his first 2 years working for a busy MSK private clinic in Iceland, before returning to the NHS and completing his MSc in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Hertfordshire.
Glen has a particular interest in the lower limb and has been teaching in the areas of assessing and treating runners and assessment and treatment of the hip and knee since 2012. He has taught his material to thousands of therapists across the world and is currently offering his most popular course for free to raise money for MIND. You can access the course here.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Mr Mark Jones.  Mark's strong interest is in the field of critical thinking and clinical reasoning and how this is applied in Physiotherapy.

In this conversation with Mark we learn;

* What brought Mark to Australia

* About his professional involvement in the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy

* The importance of clinical reasoning and how this meshes with into critical thinking

and for fun, the possible descriptor source of inspiration for a Grade 1 mobilisation.

Biography
Mark Jones is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia with 35 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy. Mark graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Psychology and then completed his Physical Therapy studies at the University of Iowa. Having developed an interest in manual therapy Mark traveled to Australia to study Manipulative Physiotherapy and after completing his Graduate Diploma in 1985 under Geoff Maitland he completed his Master's degree by Research in 1989. The title of his thesis was “Facilitating Students’ Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapy Education”.

Mark has a special interest in biopsychosocial health care and the teaching and assessment of clinical reasoning in physiotherapy. He has conducted and supervised research in the areas of clinical reasoning and musculoskeletal physiotherapy with over 90 publications including three editions of the text “Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions” and the text “Clinical Reasoning for Manual Therapists”. His latest text “Clinical Reasoning in Musculoskeletal Practice” was published in 2019. Mark has presented 30 Keynote Conference presentations and has taught professional development courses in clinical reasoning and musculoskeletal physiotherapy across 26 countries.

Very Special Bonus Video
Mark kindly shares with us a  rare video of a conversation that he recorded with Geoff Maitland in 1989, in which Geoff explains and demonstrates what we have come to term the Maitland Concept. You can view this video here.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Dr Mary Magarey.  Mary is the only Physiotherapist to have achieved specialisation in two disciplines and has contributed enormously to both physiotherapy education and professional associations.

In this conversation with Mary we learn;

* Why she embarked on her career in Physiotherapy

* What she learned under the tutelage of two manual therapy legends, Geoff Maitland and Pat Trott

* Why she became interested in the shoulder and her unique take on managing shoulders

* Why Mary sees great things ahead for our profession

Biography
Dr Mary Magarey, PhD, FACP, FASMF, is a Musculoskeletal & Sports/Exercise Specialist Physiotherapist. She holds honorary titles of Fellowship of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation & Life Membership of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia and was awarded Honoured Membership of the APA at the 2019 National Conference. She retired from the University of South Australia in 2014, where she taught for 40 years in the Master of Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy & its precursor programs & is still involved in the Master of Clinical Physiotherapy. Mary was responsible for the development of the sports programs 

She is currently a member of the Council of the Australian College of Physiotherapists, holding a position on the Council of Chair of the Credentialing Standing Committee. 

Her principal area of clinical expertise includes physiotherapy diagnosis and management of disorders affecting the shoulder complex. While primarily a clinician, Mary’s research background and educational experience provide her with a strong evidence-informed approach to clinical practice. 

Mary currently practices as a Consultant Specialist Physiotherapist in metropolitan Adelaide & regional South Australia and teaches nationally and internationally.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Pat Trott.

When it comes to individuals that have guided and shaped our profession, Pat is one of those key people, however, you may be surprised to hear what her first choices were for a profession.

Pat was intimately involved in developing the first musculoskeletal postgraduate program in Australia and starting the Physio Research Foundation, with the intention to secure funds for physiotherapy-focused research. Pat was in the first cohort to complete the Australian College of Physiotherapy's specialisation program (with Brian Edwards and Geoff Maitland), she was the second physiotherapist to become president of the APA and she steered UniSA as head of the Physiotherapy school for 7 years.

Entwined with this exploration of her remarkable career, we get to meet most of the key figures in the musculoskeletal world at the time; J. Cyriax, G.Grieve, J. Mennell, F. Kaltenborn, and we discuss aspects of her long association with Geoff Maitland.

Biography
Pat Trott graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Diploma in Physiotherapy and later completed a Master of Science in Anatomy. She is a Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists.

Pat has had extensive experience within the physiotherapy profession as a clinician in the private and public sectors, teacher of both under- and post-graduate students and supervisor of research students, and as Head of the School of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia.

Pat served the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) at a national level for more than 30 years, including as National President, member of the National Advisory Committee, Director of the Physiotherapy Research Foundation, and Chief Censor and examiner for the Australian College of Physiotherapists.  Internationally she represented the APA on the Board of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy.

Pat’s contribution to physiotherapy has been acknowledged by being awarded Life Membership of the Manipulative Therapists Association of Australia in 1993, Honoured Membership of the APA in 2002, and a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2012 for outstanding service to physiotherapy both nationally and internationally.

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Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Dr Alison Grimaldi.  Following her PhD, Alison has carved a niche in researching and treating the hip area.

In this conversation with Alison we learn;

• What prompted her conversion from paediatrics into MSK Physiotherapy
• Why the hip became important for her
• Where she sees our profession of Physiotherapy going forward

Biography
Alison completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland in 1990, a Masters of Sports Physiotherapy in 1997, and her Doctorate in Philosophy in the Field of Physiotherapy (PhD) in 2008. Her PhD studies were concerned with improving our understanding of hip muscle function and the relationship between hip joint pathology and weight-bearing stimulus.

With 30 years of clinical experience and particular expertise in the management of hip, groin and lumbopelvic pain and dysfunction, Dr Alison Grimaldi is Principal Physiotherapist at Physiotec in Brisbane, Queensland. She continues her research as an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland and through collaborations nationally and internationally. Alison has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers, contributed to three leading texts, conducted over 100 clinical workshops, and presented over 50 keynotes, invited or podium conference presentations. She provides both face-to-face and online education through her learning platform, Dr Alison Grimaldi, and has built an online global professional community within her Hip Academy.

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