Welcome to table talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimum human function. Our Guest today is Professor Martin Collins. An author and expert on the history of osteopathy, we are lucky to have him on the podcast to discuss how Osteopathy arrived in Britain and how the profession developed.

Welcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimum human function.

Welcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimal human function. On this episode we have the luxury of speaking with Joshua Fein-Brown. An Osteopath, Naturopath and Pain Specialist. Joshua is a University lecturer at the British College Of Osteopathic Medicine and runs CPD courses on pain and well-being for professionals. His keen fascination for understanding pain has given him unique perspective on the link between mind and body. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

https://www.feinhealth.co.uk/ 

References: 

2:59 - Eyal Lederman: the fall of the structural biomechanical model 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21419349/ 

4:29 - How has your education informed your clinical practice?

7:00 - What is interoception? 

11:55 - Correlation between pain and trauma

17:02 - How has your experience of pain informed your practice?

24:17 - Actionable tools to improve interoception 

29:00 - Describing pain; for patient and practitioner

34:26 - Are there any challenges or things to be aware of when using interoception in practice?

38:10 - The use of breath and regulation of autonomic nervous system 

41:00 - Holding space with people in debilitating pain

46:35 - Finding balance between the internal need to care for others and providing care to patients 

48:00 - James Baldwin; “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/5853-you-think-your-pain-and-your-heartbreak-are-unprecedented-in 

49:33 - How do you cope when patients don’t get better?

54:55 - Where do you feel like pain care is evolving?

59:00 - CPD Courses or booking with Joshua: https://www.feinhealth.co.uk/

Welcome to table talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimum human function. Our Guest today is Professor Martin Collins. An author and expert on the history of osteopathy, we are lucky to have him on the podcast to discuss the founders of Osteopathy and their contributions that shaped this unique approach to healthcare. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Osteopathy-Britain-First-Hundred-Years/dp/1419607847

References:

1:43 - BBC doc - scandal, Profumo affair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7250774/ 

2:35 - Is the history of osteopathy of interest to medical historians and other complementary therapies?

3:35 - How did Osteopathy arise?

3:40 - Andrew Taylor Still - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Taylor_Still 

4:00 - Bone setting, what is it?

5:43 - Sarah Mapp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mapp 

7:26 - Sir James Paget - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Paget 

8:42 - Sir Herbert Barker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Atkinson_Barker  

10:00 - A.T.Still and his family/early life

13:30 - A.T.Still’s autobiography - https://www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/products/autobiography-of-andrew-t-still-with-a-history-of-the-discovery-and-development-of-the-science-of-osteopathy-together-with-an-account-of-the-founding-of-the-american-school-of-osteopathy-classic-reprint 

17:29 - Where did A.T.Still learn medicine?

18:50 - What treatment modalities influenced A.T.Still’s osteopathy?

22:25 - Magnetic healing

24:15 - 1874 and the crafting of osteopathy

26:30 - A.T.Still’s principles of osteopathy

28:00 - What led to establishment of the American school of osteopathy? - https://www.atsu.edu/contact/history 

29:00 - How did the curriculum change over time?

32:00 - Graduates of the ASO and their impact on the development of osteopathy

33:17 - What happened to A.T.Still after the 1890’s

34:06 - Osteopathy research and practice by A.T.Still - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Osteopathy-Research-Practice-Andrew-Taylor/dp/1979950598/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DgjMTu2bpAtnnrf5m7huR4JQ_eD30eA6NA_VkJoNnWneiiWwVtfkdUQKnfzwXcOhySq5PeNu9I6GLr0KzUeAWE494B0JPljdDnqyzWQA9QeLiaj5-IxdOethfKjDGg4hZz2gsRGYjcu89KjyCD7npwJibIKcQS8bD0vPBFjFKiZx2vhJY4Gz8NSGuSmm4lFBFdxSCMlLLtEMl_0noAY3MGJzu9CX8-oUQ3uBxvR4Ggs.tpw7GxtSE5_Bu_w9ZoqhPgg4gTiKHNCri1qMEm7YW1Q&dib_tag=se&qid=1710942133&refinements=p_27%3AAndrew+Taylor+Still&s=books&sr=1-1

34:35 - Summary of A.T.Still.

37:30 - John Martin LittleJohn and the introduction of Osteopathy to Britain 

38:57 - Why was John O’Brians book on J.M.Littlejohn titled An Enigma of Osteopathy? https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Martin-Littlejohn-Enigma-Osteopathy/dp/1848291388 

39:10 - Chris Campbell book on Littlejohn - https://www.waterstones.com/book/john-martin-littlejohn/chris-campbell/9781912606757 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY1-1pMtvOs 

39:37 - J.M.Littlejohn and his background - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_Littlejohn 

41:20 - John Martin Littlejohn and his qualifications

43:00 - Why did he travel to the US?

45:00 - what led Littlejohn to enrol at Columbia college?

48:00 - How did Littlejohn become involved in Osteopathy?

52:00 - Conflicts at the ASO

56:00 - Why did he establish the American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine 

57:38 - What was Littlejohns view of osteopathy?

58:00 - Why did he leave the college?

1:00:10 - What did Littlejohn do on his return to the UK?

1:04:40 - What were Littlejohn’s unique approaches to teaching and practice?

1:06:44 - What were some of the contributions of the graduates of the BSO (now the university college of osteopathy) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_of_Osteopathy 

1:13:02 - What controversies were linked to Littlejohn while he was at the BSO?

1:16:00 - Summary of John Martin Littlejohn’s contribution to Osteopathy 

Welcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimal human function. Our guest today is Joanna Prance.

01:30 - How did you become an Ostomate?

02:38 - Linking Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI) to birthing injuries

04:02 - Patient experience during the birthing process and continuity of care

11:18 - What needs to change for the patient handling in the UK to improve?

14:25 - What advice would you give to women to advocate for their own health?

16:37 - How did you become involved with MASIC Foundation - www.MASIC.org.uk

19:00 - MASIC foundation - www.MASIC.org.uk. - www.joannaprance.org.uk

20:33 - Challenges with and Overcoming resentment

22:20 - Partners and their challenges

23:10 - What are some of the problems you have experienced when working with the OASI population?

25:00 - What happened once the dots started to connect with the nature of your injuries? Surgical procedures

28:50 - Working with your body

29:30 - How can an osteopath help with OASI population?

31:32 - Returning to competitive sport

33:50 - How did your exercise habits evolve after becoming an Ostomate?

35:20 - Advice for those becoming an Ostomate

38:32 - What is a stoma and what did you know about stomas prior to recieving your own?

45:10 - Experience of getting a stoma fitted

47:40 - What tips would you give Ostomates to stay physically active?

50:00 - What support did you receive following the stoma fitting?

52:00 - What are some of the challenges when living with a stoma?

54:29 - How can partners support those who are becoming an Ostomate?

56:32 - Stoma bag access and selection

58:40 - Advice to new Ostomates

01:01:10 - What other support roles do you play in this field?

01:03:50 - Personal training and Pelvic floor exercise

01:05:42 - Women's health physiotherapists

01:08:01 - Further advice to Ostomates from experience

Welcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimal human function. Our guest today is Francesco Contiero. Francesco is a Physiotherapist, Osteopath and MSK Sonographer. He has also trained at the Grey Institute for Sport in Applied function sciences. He was previously the head lecturer of Neuroscience and Neurology at the University College of Osteopathy.

Welcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimal human function. I'm Brandon and I'm Romy, and our guest today is Simona Negro. Previously a professional ballet dancer,  Simona is now an osteopath, Technique tutor at the UCO, personal trainer and Pilates instructor.  We're very excited to have her here with us today to discuss how her experiences have informed her current healthcare practices.

Chris Williams. The founder of Pro Clinic in Surrey and Deputy Unit Leader of osteopathic technique at the UCO in London, Chris is here to discuss his experience teaching osteopathy, as well as working in professional motor sport, and how this has fed his current healthcare practices.

References List:

https://www.osteopathy.org.uk/register-search/registrants/4874-mr-christopher-williams/?county=surrey&practice=7587-priory-osteopathic-clinic