PTR (PhysioTherapyRehab) podcast.
PTRpodcast is a musculoskeletal physiotherapy production focussing on sports and exercise rehabilitation topics. The goal is to provide a platform for interesting, stimulating interviews and discussion with authors, athletes and leaders in their field within the physiotherapy world.
Episode 10: Elite athlete interview - Powerlifter Dean Bowring.
Welcome to the 10th PTRpodcast Episode! I'm very privileged to bring you my interview with Dean Bowring, a world and European champion who has held world records in several powerlifting events.
In it, he is very open and provides a great insight into the way he discovered the sport, how his talent took him quickly into the GB team and then onto the world stage. It wouldn't be a physio podcast without covering his injuries and rehabilitation and we cover several, as we learn how he was able to overcome these barriers and push onto bigger and...
Episode 9: Oscar Dennis - Elite athlete interview (Ex rugby7's + elite triathlete).
In this episode we have an amazing deep dive with Oscar into his difficult and challenging rehab experience after a devastating lower limb injury.
His rehab journey is unique and we discuss how has been able to pivot from his elite rugby 7's career with Kenya on the world circuit into an elite triathlete at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris through immense hard work and a serendipitous opportunity ending up at the worlds biggest stage for Kenya once again.
He provides an honest and open exploration of how he worked his way through a life changing in...
Episode 8: Perioperative nutrition and recovery post hip replacement with Tom Wainwright and Ben Steele-Turner. .
Today with PTR podcast we are joined by the esteemed orthopaedic researcher Tom Wainwright and Physio and nutritionist/ knee specialist Ben Steel-Turner to discuss Toms work into peri and post op nutrition and recovery. In the episode we discuss Tom's extensive history in orthopaedic hip and knee research, his latest interests and collaborations on the enhanced recovery topic and about his recent paper's insights into the importance of diet and rehabilitation.
Ben offers additional great insight into the topic having started his PHD in knee OA and has a very keen interest in the topic area as w...
Episode 7: England women's Lacrosse rehab team.
In this episode I am grateful for Adam Arthur (physio) and Josh Wall (S&C coach) taking time out of their busy schedule to join me on the podcast. We learn a lot from their clinical experience and cover how they got their positions, their processes and chat about some tricky case studies they were able to overcome!
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Episode 6: Modern ways of TEACHING manual therapy
In this shorter recording, we explore with the team from the previous episode (Roger Kerry, Kenneth Young, Dr Vasileios Georgopoulos and Anna Maria Mazzieri) how new ways of practicing manual therapy are being taught at university.
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Episode 5: Modern ways to practice manual therapy with Roger Kerry et al (2024).
In this episode I am honoured to be joined by Roger Kerry and some of the team (Dr Vasileios Georgopoulos, Anna Maria Mazzieri and Kenneth Young) who helped publish their 2024 paper on a new/ novel way of teaching and practicing manual therapy techniques.
In the episode we break down how the concept started, how they came together to build a new framework and then built momentum at clinic and university level to be able publish their 2024 paper. The team bring a great wealth of both experience and insight from different professions on how we move forwards with up...
Episode 4: Clinicians with injuries: Hip pain in rowing.
In this episode we're joined by Australian rowing physio Matthew Anthis and fellow clinician, chiropractor Beccy Moneley who kindly gives us some insight into her experience managing her own hip labral pain and post-op rehab whilst trying to row at a high level and manage her career.
We discuss her initial pain onset, clinical signs, early management and how she came to the decision to go for surgery and pick Matt's brains on how he might rehabilitate the same patient. Matt provides great high level insight into managing these often tricky cases with patients who are more of...
Episode 2: Rugby 7's/15's injury management with Liv Withers and Damian Banks.
In this episode we are joined by England 7's physio Olivia Withers and ex All black 7's physio Damian Banks to talk about some differences in managing 7's and 15's rugby injuries. We explore common causes, assessments and rehab outcomes however, the episode ultimately ended up focussing a lot on hamstring management due to the sprinting nature of the sport. I hope you can take way some useful and insightful tips for 2 world class clinicians and rehabbing your 7's players and potentially, borrow these for other speed based sports.
Episode 3: The cross bracing protocol with Dr Tom Cross and Dr Paul Trikha.
In this episode we are joined by Dr Tom Cross, a practicing sports physician of 25 years with a specialisation in sports medicine who has worked with Australian rugby, super rugby and NRL teams and Dr Paul Trikha a renowned consultant knee specialist who regularly treats professional sports athletes and has a special interest in knee surgery.
In this episode we discuss the history and origins of the CBP and its current place within sports knee injury management. Tom helps us with some key subjective and objective clinical signs which might help our physio practice and both surgeons t...
Episode 1. Patient experiences: Lumbar radiculopathy pre and post-op.
In this episode we interview Rob James Davey who talks us through his severe radiculopathy episode and post-op experience with the help of Stephanie Chapman-Sheath who since qualifying in 1990 has developed wealth of knowledge treating the spine. She was responsible for setting up the Royal Free Hospital Back Pain Clinic in 1996, worked with the London Irish Rugby Football Team for 5 years and has worked extensively as a spinal physiotherapist, involved in research both in the UK and in Australia and has lectured nationally to GPs and physiotherapists on back pain. With Steph's help I hope this episode can help...
