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The Concast
By Conor Collins
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The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.
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September 13, 2024Episode #163 Blood pressure During this episode I discuss blood pressure.
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High blood pressure is one of the leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Many of the symptoms of high blood pressure are transient and take time to catch.
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During this episode I talk about what blood pressure, the methods used and common typea of finding. I also discuss how I navigate blood pressure within my practice.
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Do you take your blood pressure regularly? Comment below!
***Episode Resources***
Schutte AE, Kollias A & Stergiou GS. Blood pressure and its variability: classic and novel measurement techniques. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2022. 19(10):643-654. doi: 10.1038/s41569-022-00690-0.
...more August 30, 2024Episode #162 Neck pain During this episode I discuss neck pain. Neck pain is a major cause for visits to both doctor’s and therapists.
Thought today’s episode outline both differences and similarities, in my approach to both managing traumatic and atraumatic neck pain.
I also take time to talk about the treatment methods and exercise plans I lean on most when trying to help people with neck pain.
What have you found most helpful when trying to reduce neck pain? Comment below!
...more August 16, 2024Episode #161 Massage Therapy business with Jana Veltheim During this episode I had the pleasure of having a discussion with Jana Veltheim.
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Jana is a Massage Therapist, multi-clinic owner & entrepreneur from Ottawa, Ontario in Canada.
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During this episode we talk about Jana’s career in therapy and business.
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We dive into how Jana’s unique business model the career she has created for herself and others through licensing her Massage Therapy brand to aspiring clinic owners.
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Jana provides insight into how to build a career and business that will allow you to thrive as a manual therapist, so listen up!
...more August 02, 2024Episode #160 Pathophysiology with Ruth Werner During this episode I had the pleasure of having a discussion with Ruth Werner.
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Ruth is a Massage Therapy educator, podcast host and author of, “A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology: Critical Thinking and Practical Application”, now in it’s seventh edition.
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During this episode Ruth provides a great deal of information about how to navigate the world of manual therapy and pathology.
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Ruth provides tips on how to navigate uncertainty, how to communicate with physicians, how to modify treatments with confidence, as well as Ruth outlines the process of critical thinking in the context of a clinical visit.
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There is so much value in this episode. I hope you enjoy it.
...more July 19, 2024Episode #159 Cubital tunnel syndrome During this episode I discuss cubital tunnel syndrome. Cubital tunnel syndrome is second most common nerve compression injury in the upper limb.
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Cubital tunnel syndrome can create complications in cases where there is a lag between symptom onset and diagnosis.
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Throughout the episode I outline clinical presentation, assessment tools I use, conservative and non-conservative treatments methods that are common, as well as how I approach these cases in the clinic.
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What has helped you manage cubital tunnel syndrome? Comment below.
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*Episode Resources*
- Andrews K, Rowland A, Pranjal A & Ebraheim N. Cubital tunnel syndrome: Anatomy, clinical presentation, and management. J Orthop. 2018 Aug 16;15(3):832-836. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.08.010.
- Wolny T, Fernandez-de-las-Penas C, Buzek T, Domin M, Granek A & Linek P. The Effects of Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 21;11(14):4247. doi: 10.3390/jcm11144247.
...more July 05, 2024Episode #158 Massage myths & research with Christin Sadler During this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with Christin Sadler.. Christin is a Massage Therapist, Ph.D student, researcher and professor at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, Canada.During this episode Christin I discuss the myths within the Massage Therapy profession. Throughout this episode Christin discusses how to better evaluate information whether this be formal research, or information online.We also discuss published work Christin has either published, or been a part of. These topics include sleep, research mobilizations and central drivers for fatigue (which was particularly interesting for me).How have you come to better understand research? Comment below._*Episode Resources*Behm, D. G., Blazevich, A. J., Kay, A. D., & McHugh, M. (2016). Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: A systematic review. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 41(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2015-0235Borges Do Nascimento, I. J., Beatriz Pizarro, A., Almeida, J., Azzopardi-Muscat, N., André Gonçalves, M., Björklund, M., & Novillo-Ortiz, D. (2022). Infodemics and health misinformation: A systematic review of reviews. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100(9), 544–561. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.21.287654Dutil, C., Podinic, I., Featherstone, R. B., Eaton, A., Sadler, C. M., Goldfield, G. S., Hadjiyannakis, S., Gruber, R., Tremblay, M. S., Prud’homme, D., & Chaput, J.-P. (2023). Sleep and insulin sensitivity in adolescents at risk of type 2 diabetes: The Sleep Manipulation in Adolescents at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes randomized crossover study. SLEEP, zsad313. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad313Morris, Z. S., Wooding, S., & Grant, J. (2011). The answer is 17 years, what is the question: Understanding time lags in translational research. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 104(12), 510–520. https://doi.org/10.1258/jrsm.2011.110180Sadler, C. M., & Cressman, E. K. (2019). Central fatigue mechanisms are responsible for decreases in hand proprioceptive acuity following shoulder muscle fatigue. Human Movement Science, 66, 220–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.04.0...more June 21, 2024Episode #157 Building your dream manual therapy career with Krista Dicks During this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with Krista Dicks. Krista is a Massage Therapist, clinic owner in Ottawa, Ontario in Canada. She is also the host of The Radical Massage Therapist Podcast.
During this episode Krista offers great advice on how to build a career in manual therapy that is fruitful, versatile and sustainable.
Krista offers great advice If you are feeling stuck, bored, burned out, or you’re considering leaving the manual therapy profession this episode is for you!
What has helped you reframe your career Comment below.
...more June 07, 2024Episode #156 Struggling with acute back pain. What I've learned. I'm struggling with an acute bout of back pain. This has never happened to me before.
It's been difficult. On this episode I discuss my lesson learned.
Whether you are clinician, or a patient, I hope there is something in it for you.
What has helped you get through difficult times. Comment below.
...more May 24, 2024Episode #155 Sports Psychology with Cait Leavitt During this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Cait Leavitt. Cait is a certified mental performance consultant with a Masters in Sports Psychology, residing on the West Coast of Canada.
Cait discusses the various elements of Sports Psychology. We spoke at length about youth sports, long term injuries, recovery and concussions.
Cait also outlined tools for finding personal identity outside of sports, as well as how to transition out of sports when faced with retirement or career ending injury.
We also covered the topics of keeping sports fun, mental imagery, flexibility & safety. There’s a lot in this episode for parents, athletes and clinicians. Enjoy!
Cait’s Website - www.mindwithmatter.ca
...more May 10, 2024Episode #154 From ironmaiden to ironman with Michael Collins During this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Collins. Michael is a social worker from Omagh, Northern Ireland.
During this episode Michael talks about his life growing up in war and conflict. Through this experience, he began to struggle with behaviours and negative feelings.
Over time he reframed his picture of himself, looking at the good, the bad & the ugly. In all this, he made positive changes and on his 50th birthday completed his first ironman.
During this he’s also been able to find new purpose, confidence and a new reality.
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Buy Michael’s book: https://a.co/d/8NBd8UB
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