The New Grad Physio Podcast

The key to success with any patient is being able to clinically reason what you are doing. It is being able to make sound judgements based on the findings of your clinical assessment and making the right call with a patient’s diagnosis and prognosis. This can be hard as a new grad, especially if you are seeing injuries that you might not commonly see, or injuries that you have not had much experience with in the past. The physio inside you always wants to give a positive spin on each and every injury you see, to give good news and a rosy prognosis… But be careful as this might sometimes catch you out! Hear how this almost happened to me with this pro netball player just last week so you do not make the same mistake yourself, in the latest episode of the New Grad Physio podcast. 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

Being able to clinically reason what you are doing in your patient assessments, treatments and rehab, is key to getting consistent patient results. Without it...you are just guessing! We talk about clinical reasoning ALL the time in the therapy world... Yet most therapists, even experienced ones, do a really poor job in actually applying this practice to their day to day work.  Do you sometimes go through your assessment and even if you are unsure what the diagnosis is, carry on regardless? Do you prescribe rehab exercises or using treatment techniques just because you are comfortable with them… Or use techniques or exercises just because they have worked well in the past with similar patients... Or use random exercises with your patients just because they appear popular this week on Instagram? You are not alone... But you should never start treating your patient until you are clear about what you are actually trying to fix. Listen to this week's podcast episode where I give you 3 simple steps you can follow to ensure you don’t make this big mistake and ensure you can clinically reason any treatment technique or rehab exercise you use. 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Most therapists I speak to think they have a problem with their treatment and rehab programmes. You think you need to learn more skills... So you go on courses to learn loads acupuncture, dry needling, ART or some other 3-word treatment technique or... You start using using blood flow restriction training or some other 'sexy' rehab protocols or a new exercise that you have just seen your favourite physio using on Instagram. Sure some of these techniques and rehab exercises might help. But they will only help your patient if you give your patient the right intervention...at the right time. Most therapists do NOT have a problem with their treatment and rehab programmes. Listen to this week's podcast episode to find out what problem they really have and why you need to make sure you are not making this very same mistake. 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Getting your foot in the door in sport is tough. You are in direct competition with 1000's of therapists, for the same job roles. The same can also happen in private practice and in the NHS. The demand for good new grad jobs, far outweighs the number of jobs out there. Throughout the pandemic many clinics and sports clubs cut therapy staff and whilst we are (hopefully) seeing the back end of covid-19, many organisations have been reluctant to open up new job roles. This means an even more limited supply of jobs... And with a steady stream of new grad physio's, sports therapist's and sports rehabber's all looking for to get that job role you are applying for.. If ever there was a time you needed to stand out from the crowd in a busy job market it is NOW! Listen to this week's podcast episode to find out what you need to open doors and start your new grad physio journey on the right path. 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

I learnt this the hard way.  Earlier in my career working in sport this usually resulted in a barge of questions and shouting from an angry head coach... Or patients becoming frustrated when I could not fix them after the first few sessions, so they stop turning up for their sessions in the clinic. I did not appreciate the important of something so simple and this led me to a lot of problems! I used to think it was the head coaches or my patients fault... But it was in fact my fault! I was making a simple error that I see being made every day by therapists just like you with their own patients... That is stopping you making the progress you want with your patients and getting them back to full fitness. Want to know what it is? Listen to 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Do you worry when your patient reports they have neck pain? Anxious that you might miss something serious… …or that you might do more harm than good and make your patients symptoms worse? Or maybe you are unsure what to do if your patient gives you a positive response to one of your red flag questions. It was drilled into you at Uni that you need to screen for serious injuries during any spinal assessment... …and rightly so. Before you get consider getting your hands-on or giving rehab exercises to any patient you of course need to be sure that it is safe to do so. But doing this correctly can be easier said than done and the neck continues to be an area of the body that so many therapists just do not like to treat! Sound like you? Then you need to listen to 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

As simple as the knee might appear, I am sure you have had some patients with knee pain that you have found tricky to deal with.  You may have struggled with your objective assessment and been unable to find the right diagnosis. You may do too many special tests, even when you can not really reason why you are doing them (this is really common) and at the same time just irritate your patient or… Maybe you worry that you might miss an important injury at the knee, like an ACL injury. This week's podcast episode will give you 3 top tips to help you better make sense of the knee and help you conduct a better knee objective assessment. 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Finding the time for CPD can be challenging but it is something you know you need to do to stay up to date with the latest evidence and continue to grow as a therapist. University only teaches you so much. Hopefully it taught you how to be safe and competent with your patients… But the real learning and growth as a physio starts when you graduate. Ensuring you do not waste your time, effort and money on the wrong CPD can be hard to judge, especially as a new grad, with so many CPD options out there. This week’s podcast episode will give you some guidance as to the best way to design your own CPD that will actually help you learn what YOU need to learn… So you do not waste your efforts on the wrong CPD to ensure you actually learn something that will help you get better at your main job… And become better at your patient assessments, treatments and rehab so you can help more patients get better, in safest and the fastest time possible. 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

Ever wondered what a top sports physio would do differently as a student and new grad if they had their time again? In this week's podcast episode Gareth Robinson a top physio with experience working at the highest level in both codes of rugby and football... Experience traveling the world with a top golfer as his personal physio... And an extensive private practice background including being the physiotherapy manager of a large private hospital... Gives you his biggest tip to get ahead of your peers and hit the ground running when you first graduate! Enjoy the show! PS. I am delighted to announce that Gareth is one of the guest speakers on my upcoming New Grad Physio Lower Limb Injury Summit, happening LIVE and Online on the 7th May 2022. >>> Register now here for FREE <<<

The physio room is NOT the place your patient needs to be if they have something sinister going on and it is your job during the assessment to work this out. Failure to identify possible sinister problems is not great for you or your patient as you might start treating something you should not. This is why you ask those important red flag questions… But 99% of therapists fall short when screening for sinister problems during their patient assessments. There is one super important question you need to ask each and every patient you see. It is a question that I am almost certain you will not be asking, because you will not have been taught this at University… But is super important if you want to make the right treatment decisions with each and every patient that you see. Learn more in this week’s podcast. 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com