Clinical Pearls Dion Kapnias

Today i spoke with Nichola Roberts in Clapham, London. Nichola is a physio whose specialty is working with cyclists and triathletes. She has 20+ years experience as a physio, and has almost worked exclusively with cyclists and triathletes for nearly 10 years. 

We speak about what a bike fit is and what it involves, the importance of paying attention to the entire kinetic chain and not just the symptomatic region, common injuries, when to refer on and much more. 

I hope you enjoy!

Links mentioned in the episode: 
Medicine of cycling: https://www.medicineofcycling.com/
PhysioSports Brighton courses: https://physiosports.com.au/courses/
The Cycling Physios: http://www.thecyclingphysios.com/

Nichola's links :
http://www.velophysio.co.uk/
@velophysio
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Today I spoke with Dr Katie Hunzinger who is based in Philadelphia, USA. Katie's research interests lie in concussion and concussion related MSK injuries , as well as the long term impacts of concussion. She is an Assistant Professor in Exercise Science at Thomas Jefferson University. 

This is part 2 of my chat with Katie, where we talk about her amazing research on the link between concussion and lower limb injuries. We talk about why there is a 2x greater risk of lower limb injuries following concussion, how we can help prevent these injuries, practical takeaways for clinicians and much more. 

Follow Katie on X : @katiehunzinger for updates on her clinical work and research!
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Today I spoke with Dr Katie Hunzinger who is based in Philadelphia, USA. Katie's research interests lie in concussion and concussion related MSK injuries , as well as the long term impacts of concussion. She is an Assistant Professor in Exercise Science at Thomas Jefferson University. 

This is part 1 of my chat with Katie, where we cover the definition of concussion, pitch side assessment, the long term complications of concussion, and much more. 


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Today I spoke with my former colleague and fellow Western Bulldogs supporter Nicole Symons all about Women's Health Physiotherapy! Nic has over 7 years experience as a physio and recently opened up a clinic in Mitcham, Melbourne called Uplift which is a Women's Health Physiotherapy specific clinic!

We talk about what her role involves, key questions any MSK physio can ask to help those with women's health concerns in your practice, pregnancy exercise guidelines,  when to refer on and much more.

If you're a physio who is interested in working in women's health, or if you work in Melbourne and don't know who to refer to for women's health physio, make sure you reach out to Nicole and Uplift ! https://upliftwomenshealth.com.au/
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Tam is a neurological physiotherapist with over 30 years clinical experience. She currently works as an Advanced Practitioner in the Flinders Rehabilitation Services in Adelaide, Australia, and has a strong interest in stroke rehabilitation. Tam has completed her PhD where she explored adherence to exercise in stroke survivors through a number of methods, including a qualitative study and an implementation study.

We chat about the key factors to change behaviour, where physios often go wrong, useful theoretical models you can apply in your practice and much more. 

I hope you enjoy !

COM B Model that Tam speaks about: https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/organizational-behavior/the-com-b-model-for-behavior-change

Behaviour change wheel: https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1748-5908-6-42


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Welcome to Season 3, in which I'll be travelling around Europe to interview a variety of guests in person throughout 2023!

Today I spoke with Jo Winton in London. Jo is a Consultant Physiotherapist at Liverpool Upper Limb Unit.  She also works part time in a private clinic in Liverpool called Rehab4Performance, whilst she is also a British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) Council Member. Jo has over 20 years experience working with the elbow and shoulder so it was incredible to learn from her!

We spoke about key differential diagnoses often missed by inexperienced physios, the evidence behind treatment options such as injections vs massage vs exercise, central sensitisation and much more.

Thanks for listening!
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