The Flexing Physio

In this part 2 of the "How to treat the running athlete" we chat about:

- Most common running related injuries

- Not holding onto patients if they aren't responding to treatment

- Treating achilles Tendinopathy - Dr Ebonie Rio as a great resource.

- The 'not to miss' peri-tendon achilles pathology. 

Great insight from Blake the Master Podiatrist and Kelly, my fav physio in NSW. 

Super Super excited about this 3 part series on "HOW TO TREAT THE RUNNING ATHLETE" with my first ever Zoom collab with distinguished guests from The Sports Medicine Project (Kelly Kortick and Black Withers)!! Kelly is a fellow physio and Blake is a podiatrist who also lectures at the University of Newcastle, both of them are keen runners and triathlon athletes and have a vast array of knowledge in treating runners. So I thought I would pick their brains about questions like:

1.) What is the typical runner's personality and mentality like?

2.) What are some subjective 'must ask' questions when a runner comes in to see you? 

This is one of the most jam packed episodes to date. Wazza has a passion for working with athletes as Dan tries to pick his brain regarding how to best treat and communicate with the motivated and keen athlete who is injured and now under your care. Often they can come with a bit more added stress, as there is usually a 'grand final' or' big game' they want to return to, so how do physios best navigate this?? Well.. listen to find out more!! 

P.S we also teach you how to respectfully take care of those pest parents.. we all know what they are like... 

In this episode, we meet Paul Riley who is the clinical psychologist who works under the same roof as us @ proactive health. We chat about what cues physio's can listen for during our conversation with the patient to warrant us to make a referral to the psyc, and also how physio's and psycs can best work together to provide holistic care to the patient.

In this week's bonus episode, we tackle the "Hurt is harm" misconception and we chat about how in pathologies such a knee OA, the pain patients get doesn't always correlate to harm and we also discuss what is considered 'good' and 'bad' pain and which pathologies you should never train into pain with. Thanks again to Jono for coming onto the podcast!!

DEAR STUDENTS, in this episode we spin a yarn with Bri about what you should do if you are struggling as a student on placement. We share our tips and tricks and our own personal experiences with you. We also share who we would take from the clinic to survive a zombie apocalypse with. Some of the tips include talking to someone who can actually make a difference, doing your pre placement prep, be pro-active not pro-passive (famous quote from Sambo Foran) AND generally, don't be a dick!!

We welcome Jono Lau to this episode as we chat about very common patient misconceptions, kicking it off with misconception no.1 - that bending and lifting with a flexed spine is BAD!! Misconception no.2 - is when doctors or other physios tell someone that they should NEVER lift heavy again!! We tackle and challenge these statements we hear ALL THE TIME 🤯

Growing up, Dan and Sambo have both sustained lower back injuries which has lead to motivating them to pursue the career of being a physiotherapist to help those who have or are currently struggling with injuries. In this episode we yarn about why, as physiotherapist, we should embrace our injuries because it allows us to empathise and understand what the patient in front of you is going through. This also helps to build rapport faster!! 

My first every solo episode!!! 😆 In this episode, I chat about my own life, my cultural background, why my parents are my biggest motivators, they have some pretty cracking stories to tell about their immigration process to NZ and the adversities they had to go through. Hope you enjoy this episode. With love, Dan 💚

We welcome Sambo our awesome new grad back into the poddy room as we discuss how we go about treating the EPC patients. Usually EPC patients have a bit more going on, more co-morbidities, yellow flags and other health complications. It can be a bit of a doozy to treat, but hopefully you can be a bit more confident after listening to this episode. 

Our theoretical case study: 65 yo retired farmer, Hx of heart condition, Hx CABAG surgery, ex smoker 40 years (recently quit). 

Now where do you go from here??