The New Grad Physio Podcast

When the knee starts to grumble it can be hard to get on top of patient symptoms and sometimes even harder to stop these symptoms coming back.

Lateral knee pain is a common issue and injuries like patella-femoral joint pain, illio-tibial band pain or lateral meniscal problem can cause major distribution to a patient or athletes function, particularly the more active they are.

So what might you be missing?

What could you do better to get on top of lateral knee pain and stop this problem coming back no sooner than you have got rid of it?

In this week's podcast you will learn 3 tips to help you better manage lateral knee pain cases.

Enjoy the show!

PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at [email protected] and he will get right back to you.

To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Starting out you may miss things in your assessments that mean you make the wrong diagnosis.

You get to session 2 or 3 and start to question if you are treating the right thing.

Maybe you made a diagnosis but then your patient or athlete gets a scan or goes to see a specialist and gets told it’s something else.

Maybe you just get it plain wrong and your patient senses this.

What do you do?

This week’s podcast episode will give you 3 tips to fix up this error without making yourself look stupid and stop your patient or athlete losing faith in you as their therapist.

Enjoy the show!

PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at [email protected] and he will get right back to you.

To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Hip pain can be tricky to get on top of and often even harder to keep symptoms away...

With many patient's symptoms quickly returning as soon as they restart higher level activities like running, the gym or sport.

So where should you start with hip pain rehab...

How do you know if you are treating the right thing...

And when they are ready to progress their rehab?

In this week's podcast episode I will use a tricky OA hip patient I have been treating recently in my own clinic to help you understand how to tackle patients with hip pain.

And if you can get your head around this tricky case then you will be ready to attack any hip pain patient that walks through your clinic door...

No matter how severe their diagnosis or how poor their prognosis is.

Enjoy the show!

PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at [email protected] and he will get right back to you.

To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Ankle injuries are common but some injuries are missed, often mis-diagnosed as something else...

And this is the big reason why what appear to be simple ankle ‘sprains’ or tendon issues can be tricky to manage…

And often take more time than they should to settle down.

Add to this the high rates of recurrent ankle injuries, you have a problem.

So what is it that you might be doing wrong?

In this week's podcast you will discover 3 vital mistakes that you must avoid if you want to do a better job with your ankle injury assessments so you can find the right diagnosis...

And be confident that you are treating the right problem.

This is the first, but most vital step, of any successful ankle injury treatment and rehab plan.

Enjoy the show!

PS. Is the ankle a joint you feel you could get better at assessing, to give you the confidence to differentiate between different ankle problems ?

Would it help to know what treatment techniques work well for different ankle injuries and what rehab exercises to use, ones that actually work and improve patients ROM and strength?

Then head to here to find out more.

Whether it’s your first job after graduating or the next job you are applying for, picking the right career path can be tough…

Especially when you are first starting out!

The biggest danger is that you make the wrong call and you waste the first few years of your career in a job you do not enjoy and even worse...

A role that offer limited support and potential progress towards your ultimate dream job.

Not all jobs are the same and will give you the same experiences.

It is vital that you do your research before applying for any new role to help you attain if this role is going to be the right one for you.

In this podcast episode I will go through 5 questions that you need to know the answer to before even thinking about accepting any new job.

Some are questions you need to answer yourself, some require some research and the others are the sort of questions you need to be asking any potential employer at the end of the interview.

Enjoy the show!

PS. Talking about jobs…Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’

This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses

When you use a standing forward flexion test or toe touch, what do you actually look for?

Pain?

Restriction?

Quality of movement?

Probably all the above…hopefully.

You’d probably use this type of test for a patient reporting lower back pain, maybe hip or thoracic pain (joint below and above) but…

Would you use this test for a patient with shoulder or Achilles pain or with patella tendinopathy?

Probably not I’m guessing, but you should…

100%.

You should assess the toe touch, and other big movements like trunk extension, side-flexion and rotation for EVERY patient you see.

Listen to this week's episode to find out exactly what you might be missing if you do not do these tests as part of your objective assessment...

And how these tests can often be the missing link and the reason for unsuccessful patient rehab!

Enjoy the show!

PS. Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’

This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses

Injuries to the hamstring, groin, calf and quad muscles injuries are so common…

And almost as common are re-injuries to these muscle groups!

Despite all the evidence and medical developments over the last half century, worryingly, recent evidence actually suggests things are getting worse!

It is clear as a profession we are not doing doing a great job managing muscle injuries.

So what is going wrong?

This week’s podcast episode will show you 3 things you must do with every rehab plan.

These are so important to successful hamstring, quad or any other muscle injury rehab plan…

But so many therapists unknowingly do not even follow these simple steps.

Make sure you are not the same to ensure you avoid prolonged rehab programmes and muscle re-injuries!

Enjoy the show!

PS. Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’

This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses

Do you sometimes second guess yourself and lack confidence giving your patient a diagnosis?

If you are not sure what the patients problem is, it is almost impossible for you to plan and prescribe the right treatment techniques and rehab exercises.

Beyond the initial assessment, you should only be checking in with a few key markers (both subjective and objective) to see how your patient or athlete is progressing.

Despite this, so many students and new grads are still asking subjective questions or conducting objective assessment tests that should have been completed in that first session.

This happens because you put too much pressure on yourself and in most cases overcomplicate your subjective and objective assessments.

This week’s podcast will show you 3 simple things you can do to help you make sense of your patient assessments to give you the confidence in what you are doing...

And help you find the right patient diagnosis.

Enjoy the show!

PS. Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’

This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses

It’s who you know...not what you know?

Right?

I used to believe this myself...

But it is just not true!

Building connections can clearly be very helpful to get your foot in the door in that sports club, private clinic or even secure that dream next NHS rotation (the MSK one!).

But it is in no way shape or form the only reason you can't get your foot in the door.

Listen to this week's podcast and find out exactly what you need to know to stand out from your peers to fast-track your new grad physio career!

Enjoy the show!

PS. If you enjoyed this podcast then you will love my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’

This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here…www.newgradphysio.com/courses

It might be that dream first job…

Perfect placement…

Or even that next promotion that will give you more responsibility, more authority or more pay.

Why is it that some people seem to get 'lucky' and get the best opportunities…

Whilst this ‘luck’ never seems to happen to you?

In this week’s podcast episode you’ll discover why ‘luck’ has nothing to do with it...

And learn what you actually need to do to get your foot in the door to your dream first job and climb the promotion ladder faster than you ever though possible.

Enjoy the show!

PS. If you enjoyed this podcast then you will love my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’

This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses