The Flexing Physio

HEY EVERYONE!!! We have the pleasure of meeting NZ Wrestling Athlete - Cole Hawkins, who is my high school good mate from Palmy (NZ). 

In our conversation we chat about:

- Cole's background (1:06)

- His commonwealth experience (2:45)

- If he was a WWE wrestler, what his name would be (5:29)

- What the difference between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling is (6:22)

- Cole's background in CrossFit (8:09)

- What the most common injuries for a wrestler are (11:20)

- Coles shoulder injury which led to surgery (13:20)

- What his rehab looks like at the moment (23:30)

You can find Cole Hawkins on instagram on _colehawkins > go give him a follow and some love!!

Welcome to yet another SOLO SESSION by Dan Chang. I've always struggled with asking the right questions but since working in private prac for 3 years, I am now more confident at asking the right questions so that I can have a good idea of the diagnosis before I've even done by objective assessment. Have a listen to get my clinical gems on how to build the best subjective interview EVER!!

I got Tamworth Crossfit King AKA Jake Douglas on the show today as we have a conversation about how Physios and Crossfit coaches can work together to rehab the crap out of our Crossfit patients that we see. 

In our conversation we chat about 

- Jake's background (0:40) 

- Who wears the pants in the family (2:00)

- Jake's neck circumference (2:32) 

- Gymnastics cross over into Crossfit (5:00)

- Importance of training alone vs with a group (7:00)

- Jake's injury and rehab journey (9:55)

- Prehab in CrossFit (15:48)

- The hardest workouts Jake's done (19:34)

- Jake's thoughts on the 'sugar' statement in CrossFit (24:15)

- How Physios and Coaches work together to rehab a person (26:29)

P.S Just wanna say THANK YOU to my man Jackson Irwin for creating me a new intro for the podcast. You can find him on Spotify music as "ZEBRUH" and on YOUTUBE as "ZEBRUH MUSIC". He's one talented cookie!!

In this second part to the two part conversation with Adam Brook (Director and head coach of RevFit gym) we chat about:

- Main differences between a physio and a personal trainer (0:00)

- Importance of communication and consent as a personal trainer and physio (1:39)

- What kind of people come see a physio vs personal trainer (4:00)

- Exercises can help someone put off surgery (6:35)

- One of my favourite conversations to have with a patient (8:08)

- How can a physio and PT work together and co-refer? (10:40) 

In this episode, we get to meet Savana Purss a great friend of mine who actually was my 'best man' at my wedding in March! Savana is currently working as a hospital dietitian at Dubbo Base Hospital. 

In our wholesome conversation, we chat about:

- How Savana nearly got deported out of a country and my weird pet peeve (0:00) 

- Savana's career progression in dietetics through COVID and uni background (4:40)

- Top 2 key steps Savana took during uni that set her up well when graduating dietetics (6:08)

- TOP TIP for doing honours in your final year (9:26) 

- Importance of having 'enough' protein for athletes who are going through an injury (10:35)

- Spreading out protein intake throughout the day (13:08) 

- Wound healing advice - what physios can do to help and where to refer (14:16) 

**DISCLAIMER - The advice given in this podcast is general in nature, If your patient needs dietary and nutritional advice, ALWAYS refer onwards to a professional who is trained in that area! 

Super excited to have Adam Brook, director and head coach of RevFit gym come chat with me as we explore how a physio can best work with a personal trainer/coach. 

What we yarned about:

- Who are you and what do you do? 

- What do you love about your job? 

- Favourite clientele to work with?

- Some things that annoys us as a personal trainers and physiotherapists. 

We hope you enjoy :) 

Welcome to part 2 of my conversation with Mick Hughes chatting all things ACL, see below the topics covered. 

- What are you tips for a patient awaiting surgery but are on a 1-2 years waiting list? - (0:20)

- Do you use the coper classification much? - (8:32)

- What are your thoughts on the cross bracing protocol? - (11:11)

- Where can a new grad go for more ACL education and content? - (15:50

- Go to exercises for a basketball player who is now at end stage of their rehab. - (17:45)

We invite our first internationally recognised guests onto this show. Such a great conversation with Mick Hughes, the ACL guru. We chat through the following questions:

- Who are you and what do you do and what got you your ACL interest?

- How does Mick guide someone down a surgical or non-surgical route? - (5:40)

- What are the areas physios can improve on with ACL rehab? - (14:00)

- What are the common mistakes you see when physios rehab ACL? (19:30)

Listen to find out what the huge news is about!!! 

In this last episode of the 3 part series on 'how to treat the running athlete' we chat about:

- most common mistakes when treating runners

- the importance of prescribing heavy load and not just high reps/low load exercises.

- your rehab program for a runner don't need to 'look' like running 

- use footwear to have a therapeutic effect 

- If you are suspicious of any bony related injuries, investigate unless proven otherwise. 

- some clinical gems and advise on how to get patients who run to LOVE you! 

- some of Blake's and Kelly's favourite exercises to prescribe for runners.