Wild Physio Podcast

Today I welcome Nick Flood who has been working as a physio for over 11 years and has four ski seasons of experience working in Japan. His favourite joint to treat is the knee due to the sheer amount of these injuries he has seen on the slopes. We discuss what it’s like working in Japan, the common injuries skiers and snowboarders deal with, ACL injuries, if you’re at a greater risk of ACL injury skiing or snowboarding, the Cross Bracing Protocol and much more. 

Today I discuss if ice baths help recovery, improve blood pressure, increase pain tolerance, improve fat loss and boost your immune response.

Today I welcome back Dr. Tom Cross and Geoff Ford. We discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol (CBP), recent CBP research updates, how some ACL ruptures can heal using the CBP, the MRI classification system of ACL injuries that has been developed by Tom and his team, how to manage an acute ACL rupture, criticism of the CBP and Tom’s response to this criticism and much more.

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Today I welcome back (in person) Alexis Léveillé who is a Physical Therapist based in Canada. We discuss the future of Physiotherapy, over-servicing clinicians, if Physio, Chiro, Osteo etc. should be merged into one university degree/profession and much more.

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nobullshitphysio
• Instagram: @nobullshitphysio
• CurvHealth Link (to get $50 off a Telehealth platform): https://www.curvhealth.com/referral?provider=Alexis%20Leveille

Today I welcome Jason Agosta who is a podiatrist & podcaster based in Melbourne. Jason has previously worked in media and currently hosts two podcasts, ‘The Champion Within’ and ‘Simply the Best…Podiatry’. Today’s podcast organically turned into a joint podcast, where Jason reversed the roles and interviewed me. We discuss his journey, running technique, running shoes, orthotics, why I became a Physio, my struggles after retiring from football due to concussion and much more.

Today I welcome Hayden Egerton who is an Exercise Physiologist and founder of Resilience Rehab and Performance. We discuss if stretching, cupping, massage and acupuncture are a waste of time, how to hit a golf ball further, what pain is, how to manage and cope with pain, if you should use ice and ice baths and much more.

Today I welcome back Dr. Tom Cross who has practised sports medicine since 1997 and featured on the Wild Physio Podcast last year with his father, Dr. Merv Cross. Today we discuss the revolutionary Cross Bracing Protocol for ACL injuries. This protocol was pioneered by Tom and his father Merv, and it has yielded a research study that was published last week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

We discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol, how some ACL ruptures can heal using the Cross Bracing Protocol, the MRI classification system of ACL injuries that has been developed by Tom and his team, how to manage an acute ACL rupture, tips for patients undertaking the Cross Bracing Protocol and much more.

Today I welcome Ryan Hebron who is an Exercise Physiologist and semi-professional AFL player with the GWS Giants. Ryan is currently teaching Exercise Physiology and Exercise & Sports Science students at the University of Sydney. We discuss what an Exercise Physiologist is, the difference between an Exercise Physiologist, PT and Physiotherapist is, career progression and professional development for an Exercise Physiologist and much more.

Today I welcome back Ellie Pashley who is a Physiotherapist and marathon runner who represented Australia at the Tokyo (2020) Olympics in 2021. We discuss if running is safe during pregnancy, if you should strength train during pregnancy, when to start running postpartum and much more.