The New Grad Physio Podcast

Working with real patients in the real world is a far cry from treating your classmates in a practical session or when you were out on placement. Then you were still learning...  And you had the fall back and 'excuse' to get things wrong. But once you qualify that all changes. Patients expect you to fix them and they do not care if you qualified 10 months ago or 10 years ago... They just want you to tell them what is causing their back pain and how you are going to fix it. Lower back pain is something you will see more than any other injury. It's the most prevalent MSK in the world so it's an area of the body you need to know how to manage. Listen to this week's podcast to help you fill in some important information University did not teach you... To help you better assess, treat and rehab any of the lower back pain patients you see. 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

You may have heard about physio's assessing the rib-cage as part of their patient assessments. This might seem complicated... But it's really not. If you can understand what the ribs do when we breathe in and out, and how this relates to movement at the lower back... You will be able to see how poor rib-cage movement can heavily influence lower back pain. This is really important because a failure to assess and treat a rib-cage problem might stop you getting your lower back pain patient pain-free or keeping their pain away once they have left your clinic. Listen to this week's podcast episode to learn more! 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

If you see patients with lower back pain (this is everyone) then you need to listen to this week's podcast! Red flag questioning is such an important part of your lower back pain assessment... That you must get right! Otherwise you risk missing something important and starting your hands-on treatments and rehab when it might not be safe to do so!  Listen now for some help and to make sure you are not treating something that you should not be! 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 rid of a patients lower back pain (and keeping it away)can sometimes feel like an impossible task! You use massage, needling, instrument assisted techniques or maybe something else. These are all great ways to improve lower back symptoms but the problem is, many of these techniques only work for a short period of time. You treat your patients lower back, they jump up and feel great... But their symptoms come back a day or so later... Sometimes even after a few hours. So what do you need to do differently to stop this from happening? Find out 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 visit… www.newgradphysio.com

It can be all too easy to get it wrong with lower back pain patients... And that’s not a good thing for you, or your patient! If you are like most new grads I am sure that treating lower back pain patients can sometimes feel overwhelming. You have to rule out anything serious... Find a diagnosis… Then pick the right treatments and rehab... Or risk flaring up your patients symptoms and making them worse rather than better. To help you out I have a big tip that you can use for any lower back pain patient and I share this secret on this week's podcast episode. Check it out now! 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 that first opportunity can often be your toughest task. You have graduated and you just need that clinic or club to give you a shot... But you just can't seem to get going. You submit your CV and letter of application and hear nothing back... You reach out to physio's on social media but get no reply... Or maybe you do get an interview but someone else gets offered the job. You feel the harder you try... The harder it is to open doors and get your career off the ground. So what do you need to do differently to stand out from the crowd and get your foot in the door? Find out 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. Want to learn more about how to get your foot in the door? Check out Andy's instant access FREE training webinar 'Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job Or Placement Even If You Have No Connections Or Experience' right now at www.newgradphysio.com/courses

Have you ever found yourself stuck with a patient that has shoulder pain... Unsure about what to do with them after the you have competed the assessment? You ask yourself... What treatments are going to help reduce their pain... Improve their movement... And help them back to full fitness? I used to hate the shoulder and used to dread treating issues at this joint... Until I worked out what I was doing wrong... And what I needed to do differently to get consistent results with shoulder pain patients. I have massively changed the way I treat (and rehab) the shoulder compared to when I first graduated back in 2010. In this week podcast episode hear some of my big shoulder mistakes... So you do not make the same errors... And how you can simplify your shoulder assessments to find your patients actual problem... And know exactly what treatment techniques and rehab exercises your patient needs! 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

The shoulder is a pretty complex joint, with many structures that can cause your patient's pain. And it does not help that so many of your so called shoulder 'special' tests are not that special... Most having poor sensitivity and specificity, meaning it can be hard for you to nail down a clear shoulder pain diagnosis. So you might think, given that you do not have a clear diagnosis, there is not much you can do... Right? Wrong! Listen to this week's podcast and discover what you need know about the shoulder, so you can be sure you are treating the right thing... And know exactly what hands-on treatments techniques to use... And what rehab exercises to prescribe... To get any shoulder pain patient your see, on the road to recovery... And stop you continuing to use the same treatments and rehab exercises with every shoulder pain patient you see... Even when they present so differently! 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 am sure you will have thought about what you want to achieve this year. Maybe you have already set yourself some goals. But be ready for disappointment, because... Like the majority of therapists, you probably won't achieve these goals. This is often hard to hear... But unfortunately very true. So what do you need to do to actually hit your career and clinical goals? Discover some simple steps to set you on the right track, to keep motivated and move the needle in your own career and become the best therapist you can be in this week's 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. 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

It does not matter how ‘good’ you might be and how suited to that role you think you are... You might never get that chance to show what you can do. But with some basic career skills and guidance getting that dream job or placement might not be as hard as you think. Key to this is avoiding the #1 mistake that almost all students and new grads make when reaching out to potential clinics and sports clubs... And results in an almost 100% failure rate. Listen to this week's podcast episode to make sure you are not making this vital mistake and learn what you need to do to fast-track your career as a new grad physio. 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. 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