The New Grad Physio Podcast

What is the best way to manage an athlete or patient following a concussion? All the recent evidence around concussion points towards a safe, but early return to exercise, and not a prolonged rest period, that was previously prescribed. It is important that the exercise you prescribe does not heighten patient symptoms, especially in the early stages, but like any other injury we need to load the injured area to help it recover (in concussion this means the brain). During the early stages of recovery following a concussive injury, moderate rest is still important, but what the evidence is showing is that this period of ‘rest’ is becoming shorter and that longer duration rest can actually cause more harm than good. Concussion research is ever evolving so if you work with deal with concussions then keeping up to date with the current evidence is key. To help you out, check out this podcast episode where you will discover the 5 top treatment options you can use with the patients or athletes following a concussion. 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

When you treat an acute injury are you following RICE… PRICE… POLICE or the more recent… PEACE & LOVE acute injury model? What really is the best way to manage an acute injury? With so many different methods and protocols it can be hard to make sense of it all. This podcast episode will summarise the best and latest evidence on acute injury management... Giving you the knowledge you need to use these methods in the best way possible to limit tissue damage... And start your patient or athlete's recovery from injury in the best possible way. 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

Do you do your NHS rotations? Go straight into private practice… Or try get your foot in the door sport straight away? Is the most important thing at the start of your career just to get some experience or should you go after your dream job right away? There is a lot to try figure out when you first graduate. Knowing what to do and making sure you make the right career decisions that will help you progress and not waste those vital early years of learning. With so many mixed messages from University lecturers, friends, family, colleagues and other therapists on Instagram or LinkedIn it can be almost impossible to try make sense of it all and actually decide what the best move for you actually is. In this week's podcast you will discover 3 key things you need to know to give you career clarity and help you plan the best move for you... To make those first steps to a happy and successful career as a physio, sports therapist or sports rehabilatator... And avoid making the wrong decision and send yourself down the wrong career 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. 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

When the knee starts to grumble it can be hard to get on top of patient symptoms and sometimes even harder to stop these symptoms coming back. Lateral knee pain is a common issue and injuries like patella-femoral joint pain, illio-tibial band pain or lateral meniscal problem can cause major distribution to a patient or athletes function, particularly the more active they are. So what might you be missing? What could you do better to get on top of lateral knee pain and stop this problem coming back no sooner than you have got rid of it? In this week's podcast you will learn 3 tips to help you better manage lateral knee pain cases. 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

Starting out you may miss things in your assessments that mean you make the wrong diagnosis. You get to session 2 or 3 and start to question if you are treating the right thing. Maybe you made a diagnosis but then your patient or athlete gets a scan or goes to see a specialist and gets told it’s something else. Maybe you just get it plain wrong and your patient senses this. What do you do? This week’s podcast episode will give you 3 tips to fix up this error without making yourself look stupid and stop your patient or athlete losing faith in you as their therapist. 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

Hip pain can be tricky to get on top of and often even harder to keep symptoms away... With many patient's symptoms quickly returning as soon as they restart higher level activities like running, the gym or sport. So where should you start with hip pain rehab... How do you know if you are treating the right thing... And when they are ready to progress their rehab? In this week's podcast episode I will use a tricky OA hip patient I have been treating recently in my own clinic to help you understand how to tackle patients with hip pain. And if you can get your head around this tricky case then you will be ready to attack any hip pain patient that walks through your clinic door... No matter how severe their diagnosis or how poor their prognosis is. 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

Ankle injuries are common but some injuries are missed, often mis-diagnosed as something else... And this is the big reason why what appear to be simple ankle ‘sprains’ or tendon issues can be tricky to manage… And often take more time than they should to settle down. Add to this the high rates of recurrent ankle injuries, you have a problem. So what is it that you might be doing wrong? In this week's podcast you will discover 3 vital mistakes that you must avoid if you want to do a better job with your ankle injury assessments so you can find the right diagnosis... And be confident that you are treating the right problem. This is the first, but most vital step, of any successful ankle injury treatment and rehab plan. Enjoy the show! PS. Is the ankle a joint you feel you could get better at assessing, to give you the confidence to differentiate between different ankle problems ? Would it help to know what treatment techniques work well for different ankle injuries and what rehab exercises to use, ones that actually work and improve patients ROM and strength? Then head to here to find out more.

Whether it’s your first job after graduating or the next job you are applying for, picking the right career path can be tough… Especially when you are first starting out! The biggest danger is that you make the wrong call and you waste the first few years of your career in a job you do not enjoy and even worse... A role that offer limited support and potential progress towards your ultimate dream job. Not all jobs are the same and will give you the same experiences. It is vital that you do your research before applying for any new role to help you attain if this role is going to be the right one for you. In this podcast episode I will go through 5 questions that you need to know the answer to before even thinking about accepting any new job. Some are questions you need to answer yourself, some require some research and the others are the sort of questions you need to be asking any potential employer at the end of the interview. Enjoy the show! PS. Talking about jobs…Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’ This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses

When you use a standing forward flexion test or toe touch, what do you actually look for? Pain? Restriction? Quality of movement? Probably all the above…hopefully. You’d probably use this type of test for a patient reporting lower back pain, maybe hip or thoracic pain (joint below and above) but… Would you use this test for a patient with shoulder or Achilles pain or with patella tendinopathy? Probably not I’m guessing, but you should… 100%. You should assess the toe touch, and other big movements like trunk extension, side-flexion and rotation for EVERY patient you see. Listen to this week's episode to find out exactly what you might be missing if you do not do these tests as part of your objective assessment... And how these tests can often be the missing link and the reason for unsuccessful patient rehab! Enjoy the show! PS. Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’ This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses

Injuries to the hamstring, groin, calf and quad muscles injuries are so common… And almost as common are re-injuries to these muscle groups! Despite all the evidence and medical developments over the last half century, worryingly, recent evidence actually suggests things are getting worse! It is clear as a profession we are not doing doing a great job managing muscle injuries. So what is going wrong? This week’s podcast episode will show you 3 things you must do with every rehab plan. These are so important to successful hamstring, quad or any other muscle injury rehab plan… But so many therapists unknowingly do not even follow these simple steps. Make sure you are not the same to ensure you avoid prolonged rehab programmes and muscle re-injuries! Enjoy the show! PS. Have you watched my latest free webinar ‘Stand Out From The Crowd To Get Your Dream First Job or Placement Even If You Have No Connections or Experience.’ This webinar will give you actionable advice to really open doors and get your career moving and you can get instant access to it right here… www.newgradphysio.com/courses