The New Grad Physio Podcast

You already know that objective assessments are very important as they help you check how your patient is progressing... And help guide the rehab process. You might think then, that completing more testing is therefore better.... But this is not the case! Too much testing, the wrong type of testing or testing at the wrong time in the rehab process can be a complete waste of time... And worse than that, actually cause injury! It is hard to know what to do as everywhere you look on social media you see some physio using some fancy gadgets and tech to test someone or something, using force plates, nordboards, hand help dynamometers and all sorts of other equipment. If there is something that can be tested, you can bet that someone has designed some sort of gadget to test it! So how do you know what to test and when to test it? Find out in this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Not every shoulder pain patient needs rotator cuff exercises! You already know this right, because you have no doubt seen patients where these type of exercises did not help. They might have even flared up your patients symptoms! So why are you still using them? Probably because that's what you were told to do at University, right? You have a patient with shoulder pain... You give them some 'rotator cuff' rehab... Maybe even some 'scapula stability' and their pain goes away, they get better and job done. That is how the story is meant to go... But rarely it does and for most therapists, even those with loads of experience with shoulder pain patients. the shoulder is a joint physio's really struggle with. Learn more in this week's podcast episode! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. Want to learn more about the upper limb course I mentioned in the podcast and learn how to get access? Head to www.newgradphysio.com/membership to find out more! PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Do you rush to get your patient on the bed... Eager to assess their knee, ankle or hip pain? STOP! By doing this you are missing some really simple yet vital information. Using simple movement testing you can observe how your patient is moving... And you can identify any compensations they may have developed as a result of their injury. These results can not only help you to correctly find the right patient diagnosis... But can also tell you what to do next i.e. what treatment techniques and rehab exercises you need to prescribe to 'fix' your patients actual problems...   And all before you get your patient on the bed and without a special test in sight! Find out more in this week's podcast episode. Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Remember being told at University that the aim of your subjective assessment was to identify a hypothesis... Then test out this hypothesis using your objective assessment? Sounds simple in theory... But not quite as simple in real life right!!! You already know this. Every patient is different and that is why it is not as easy as just doing x, y or z, like the textbooks and your University lecturers told you. Want to know my biggest tip to help you nail your patient assessments? Then check out this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Super exciting news to share with you… Registration has just opened for my final events of 2022... Lower Limb Course [Online] - Wednesday 30th November 2022 Upper Limb Course [Online] - Wednesday 7th December 2022 Both courses will run in the evening (18:00-21:00) and every attendee gets a CPD certificate for attending. I have cut all the fluff that you get on a full day course and we get straight into the content... So you can learn what you would do on an 8 hour course in just 3! And for just £37! Find out more here… 8 Hours of CPD in Just 3 Hours! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Many therapists struggle with ankle syndesmosis injuries... Often incorrectly diagnosing them as lateral ankle injuries, like an ATFL or CFL injury, but this is a BIG issue... As they need to be managed very differently! This area of the ankle is often glossed over at Uni so it is no great surprise you might struggle to differentiate syndesmosis injuries to other lateral ankle injuries. The ankle is a relatively simple joint, that moves up and down, and the mechanisms of injuries are often clear for both lateral ankle (inversion) and syndesmosis injuries (dorsiflexion and external rotation)... So why do so many therapists get it wrong? Find out in this week's podcast episode... And learn the one ankle syndesmosis test you need to know! Enjoy the show! PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of my book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

Do you sometimes get your head in a spin when assessing patients with neck pain? I used to be the same as a new grad. Any patient with neural symptoms, pins and needles or weakness... I used to worry(alot). I'd worry that I might might them worse… And struggle to make the call whether they were safe to treat... Or whether or not I needed to refer them on to A&E. Sound like you? What I have learnt over the years is that through a simple, structured assessment you can rule out almost all serious pathologies… In nearly all patients with neck pain, even those with serious symptoms. Learn more in this week's podcast episode! Enjoy the show! PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. 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 head to www.newgradphysio.com

Do you worry that you might miss something when you are treating patients with neck pain? Many therapists do, both news grads and experienced therapists... But this is not great as it affects your ability to clinically reason... And in turn help your patient out of pain and back to full fitness. So many therapists have the wrong end of the stick when it comes to treating neck pain... Which often leads to a 'hands-off' approach... Where treatment and rehab is ultra cautious... Which is often not the best approach for your patient. Want to learn my biggest tips for treating neck pain so you feel better equipped and confident to treat patients with all different types of neck injuries... Even those tricky patients with nerve pain or other irritable symptoms... Then check out this week's podcast episode '3 Tips For Treating Neck Pain.' Enjoy the show! PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. 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 head to www.newgradphysio.com

‘Why didn’t they teach us this at Uni?’ This was a question I got asked by a therapist on a course I was teaching on just last week. He was talking about how University had missed the bit about how to properly design and implement a rehab plan for a patient. University teaching typically teaches you a very basic way to assess, treat and rehab your patients... In the textbook way. But if you have ever seen a patient in real life, you will know that these textbook patients do not actually exist! You were taught that if your patient had [x] issue... You would do treatment technique [y]… Or rehab exercise [z], then their problem would go away. It would be nice if it was that simple, but clearly it is not. Every single patient you see is different. They have a different story, different goals, previous injuries and non-msk issues that can affect their rehab. Even if patients seem similar in how they present, they will never be the same... And as such require an individual treatment and rehab plan to fix them up. Learn how to do this in this week's podcast episode. Enjoy the show! PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. 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 head to www.newgradphysio.com

Picking the right exercise in hamstring injury rehab can be tough. How do you know what exercise is best? Is it a romanian deadlift, some form of hamstring bridge, a slider.... Maybe it's nordics? It must be nordics, right, because everyone is using them? Improvements in hamstring strength link to reductions in hamstring injuries, that is clear from the current evidence base. You increase the capacity of a muscle via strength training, then it has a higher threshold before it breaks, which seems pretty obvious when you think about it. But if it was just as simple as improving strength, why is it that even some of the strongest athletes and patients still break down? Improving strength of the hamstrings, or any other muscle for that reason, can actually make some patients and athletes worse...  And actually increase their injury risk! Learn more about hamstring injury rehab, including why nordics might not be the best hamstring exercise after all, and why some rehab exercises can actually increase injury risk, in this week's podcast episode. Enjoy the show! PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at andy@newgradphysio.com and he will get right back to you. PPS. 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 head to www.newgradphysio.com