The Bodytrack Academy

Holly and Dan reminisce about their own experiences on prac, what they look out for in students (it's not all knowledge and tech skills), what to consider when choosing the right placement site and how to overcome your fear of failure to embrace challenges. They share their top tips on how to nail placement, how to get a job, what you can learn from placement and why it's so much more than ticking off the hours to get accredited.  

With emerging and improving cancer treatments, we are seeing people living longer than ever as survivors. Cardio-oncology is an emerging field responding to a worrying concern for cancer survivors: cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. In this episode, Caitlin dives into the field of cardio-oncology, the models that explain why patients may be at risk, and our role as Exercise Physiologists. 

The multiple hit hypothesis 

Gilchrist, Susan & Barac, Ana & Ades, Philip & Alfano, Catherine & Franklin, Barry & Jones, Lee & La Gerche, Andre & Ligibel, Jennifer & Lopez, Gabriel & Madan, Kushal & Oeffinger, Kevin & Salamone, Jeannine & Scott, Jessica & Squires, Ray & Thomas, Randal & Treat-Jacobson, Diane & Wright, Janet. (2019). Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 139. e997-e1012. 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000679. 

Compounding risk and protection model 

Kirkham, A. A., Beaudry, R. I., Paterson, D. I., Mackey, J. R., & Haykowsky, M. J. (2019). Curing breast cancer and killing the heart: A novel model to explain elevated cardiovascular disease and mortality risk among women with early stage breast cancer. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 62(2), 116–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2019.02.002

Join Dan & Nicole as they discuss strength training for women. They explore how many women are actually meeting the physical activity guidelines pertaining to resistance training, the social barriers that prevent women from engaging in strength training and the benefits of targeted strength training for women of all ages. 

Links:

Exercise and Women's Health - ESSA ebook

• this article found that BMR prediction was only accurate ∼40% of the time, regardless of gender and weight classification. 

• This found that overweight individuals with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes had lower capacity for fat metabolism

Ever had a client complain about ongoing pain in their calves or achilles particularly upon first waking up? This could be a warning sign for an achilles tendinopathy! 

Gage and Dan discuss what a tendinopathy is, signs and symptoms of an achilles tendinopathy, and different clinical exercise prescription approaches to reach a same outcome for rehab, including isometric, heavy isokinetic, and power exercises.

Are you seeing more children for Exercise Physiology? Hear how Holly has adapted her practice to ensure children are achieving their physical activity goals, increasing their engagement while achieving the recommendations for physical activity for children. 

The podcast series on the Cancer Care continuum concludes with Dan and Nicole discussing how an AEP can supports those in the Survivorship phase. Listen to learn how an AEP manages clients entering into the survivorship phase, how the exercise prescription can switch focus and what key psychological and physiological changes occur - key to planning your exercise progressions! 

You asked, we answered! Neuro EP Holly is in the hot seat sharing her experience and expertise.

- Neuro conditions and muscle wasting 

- Neuroplasticity - the positives and negatives 

- Concussion and RTS protcols 

- Neuro programming - how and what needs to be different? 

As promised - guide to concussion protocols: 

- https://www.braininjuryaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Barry-Willer_2.pdf

- http://www.tbi-impact.org/cde/mod_templates/12_F_06_Rivermead.pdf

Holly, our Neuro EP, discusses how an EP can assist those living with Parkinson's Disease. In this podcast you will learn: 

- Signs and symptoms of Parkinsons

- Scope of EP and other Allied Health Professionals in the treatment of PD

- Screening tools, including subjective and objective measures

- From screening to prescription

- The Biopsychosocial model for PD

- Upskilling and CPD for Parkinson's