PTR (PhysioTherapyRehab) podcast.

Ex England and Gloucester rugby player Millie Wood joins me on the couch for this episode of PTR podcast to talk about her rise up the ranks into the highest level of rugby and how she overcame her injuries. Millie gives a great insight behind how she worked her way through the 7's set up and really pushed for a spot on the 7's world series, garnering respect enough to be picked for Engl...

Todays episode was an amazing opportunity to interview Becky Wilde who is a GB level rower who won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympic games. She was previously a high level swimmer who was able to adapt her athletic ability to become one of GB's best rowers and progress to podium at the highest level! In the episode, recorded in November 2025, we also have Beccy Moneley and Matthew Anthis joini...

In this episode we have a detailed chat with senior/ Band 7 physio Barney about his  unique experience of a tibia stress fracture and how his diagnosis was made and his current rehab status.  Over the course of the interview we delve into discussion about how he got into physio, his passion for football and endurance sports then into how this rare and unfortunate injury developed as well as how he...

Welcome to the 10th PTRpodcast Episode! I'm very privileged to bring you my interview with Dean Bowring, a world and European champion who has held world records in several powerlifting events. In it, he is very open and provides a great insight into the way he discovered the sport, how his talent took him quickly into the GB team and then onto the world stage. It wouldn't be a physio po...

In this episode we have an amazing deep dive with Oscar into his difficult and challenging rehab experience after a devastating lower limb injury.  His rehab journey is unique and we discuss how has been able to pivot from his elite rugby 7's career with Kenya on the world circuit into an elite triathlete at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris through immense hard work and a serendipitous opportuni...

Today with PTR podcast we are joined by the esteemed orthopaedic researcher Tom Wainwright and Physio and nutritionist/ knee specialist Ben Steel-Turner to discuss Toms work into peri and post op nutrition and recovery. In the episode we discuss Tom's extensive history in orthopaedic hip and knee research, his latest interests and collaborations on the enhanced recovery topic and about his re...

In this episode I am grateful for Adam Arthur (physio) and Josh Wall (S&C coach) taking time out of their busy schedule to join me on the podcast. We learn a lot from their clinical experience and cover how they got their positions, their processes and chat about some tricky case studies they were able to overcome!  @EnglandLacrosseofficial  @TLN  @mll  @WomensLacrosseLeague ​

In this shorter recording, we explore with the team from the previous episode (Roger Kerry, Kenneth Young, Dr Vasileios Georgopoulos and Anna Maria Mazzieri) how new ways of practicing manual therapy are being taught at university.  #manualtherapy #physio #physiotherapy #massage #mobilisations 

In this episode I am honoured to be joined by Roger Kerry and some of the team (Dr Vasileios Georgopoulos, Anna Maria Mazzieri and Kenneth Young) who helped publish their 2024 paper on a new/ novel way of teaching and practicing  manual therapy techniques.  In the episode we break down how the concept started, how they came together to build a new framework and then built momentum at clinic and un...

In this episode we're joined by Australian rowing physio Matthew Anthis and  fellow clinician, chiropractor Beccy Moneley who kindly gives us some insight into her experience managing her own hip labral pain and post-op rehab whilst trying to row at a high level and manage her career.  We discuss her initial pain onset, clinical signs, early management and how she came to the decision to go f...

In this episode we are joined by England 7's physio Olivia Withers and ex All black 7's physio Damian Banks to talk about some differences in managing 7's and 15's rugby injuries. We explore common causes, assessments and rehab outcomes however, the episode ultimately ended up focussing a lot on hamstring management due to the sprinting nature of the sport. I hope you can take...

In this episode we are joined by Dr Tom Cross, a practicing sports physician of 25 years with a specialisation in sports medicine who has worked with Australian rugby, super rugby and NRL teams and Dr Paul Trikha a renowned consultant knee specialist who regularly treats professional sports athletes and has a special interest in knee surgery.  In this episode we discuss the history and origins of...

In this episode we interview Rob James Davey who talks us through his severe radiculopathy episode and post-op experience with the help of Stephanie Chapman-Sheath who since qualifying in 1990 has developed wealth of knowledge treating the spine. She was responsible for setting up the Royal Free Hospital Back Pain Clinic in 1996, worked with the London Irish Rugby Football Team for 5 years and has...