Lateral Think - The Melbourne Athletic Development Podcast

Assistant Professor Antonio Stecco is a world leading expert in myofascial research. Antonio and his family have been pioneers in understanding the role of fascia in the complex anatomy of the body and its contribution to pain and performance. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury...

In this discussion, Jack and John discuss experiences with managing healthcare cases that don't always go to plan. We explore how we have and continue to evolve our process to get the best outcomes we can for patients. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact th...

What is the benefit of a student clinic in healthcare education? Dr Richard Newsham-West joins us from Latrobe School of Physiotherapy to discuss his latest undertaking, starting a student clinic. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact the team at www.melbourneath...

How do we decide when shoulder surgery is appropriate? Dr Richard Pennington is a British and Australian trained Orthopaedic surgeon specialising in upper limb surgery. He shares his insights into shoulder surgery, surgical training and innovation in the profession. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance o...

Can visual training make you better at sport? Dr Luke Wilkins is a Sport and Exercise Science Researcher at La Trobe University. With researching spanning skill acquisition, visual training and mindsets in sport, this discussion covered his research and real world experience including his work at the New York Yankees. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in...

How do you build metabolic capacity? Jeremy Weeks is an Exercise Physiologist working in community care for a regional hospital in Victoria, Australia. In this episode we discuss exercise considerations for training metabolic capacity for community level and and the elite. With extensive understanding of distance running Jeremy shares his training considerations for endurance athletes. Melbourne A...

Can our psychology influence our physiology? In this discussion we discuss the mechanisms behind how this may be occurring. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact the team at www.melbourneathleticdevelopment.com.au

Dr Matt King is an injury research at La Trobe University. With extensive research in hip injuries Matt discusses where we currently stand and where we are going in the future of hip injury management. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact the team at www.melbour...

In this episode we discuss how to assess, coach and teach alterations to running mechanics and some tips on how to implement these with the people you work with. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury management contact the team at www.melbourneathleticdevelopment.com.au

Adjunct Professor Mark Mattson is a Neuroscientist based out of John's Hopkins University in Baltimore. His research spans from understanding Intermittent Fasting to Hormesis, Aging and much much more. See more of his work here https://g.co/kgs/WcWCPF Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise...

In this episode we discuss the psychological skills that may be valuable  for healthcare and sports performance professionals to assess and  develop when working with patients and athletes alike.    This episode of Lateral Think is brought to you by Melbourne Athletic  Development. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic  based in Melbo...

Is surgery still the best option for Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? We discuss this along with other research from Dr Stephanie Filbay.  This episode of Lateral Think is brought to you by Melbourne Athletic Development. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic  based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise your injury man...

Lateral Think - In this episode we discuss the injury management of Upper vs Lower Limb Tendon Pain.  This episode of Lateral Think is brought to you by Melbourne Athletic  Development. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic  based in Melbourne, Australia. To maximise your performance or optimise  your injury management contact the team at www.m...

As a leading researcher with Latrobe University School of Sport and Exercise Science, Dr Clarke discusses her extensive research across injury development, performance demands and the development of women's professional sport. This episode of Lateral Think is brought to you by Melbourne Athletic  Development. Melbourne Athletic Development is a sports and injury management clinic  based...

Lateral Think - Dean Benton - What does elite sports performance training look like after decades of coaching experience in the realm of elite sport? Learn more about Dean and his work at https://www.atletico.com.au/about-atletico-dean-benton/

Lateral Think - Coach vs Practitioner - Jack and John discuss what practitioners and coaches can learn from each other.

Lateral Think - Hugh Van Cuylenburg. How coming back to track and field at 38 can change your perspective on sport, competitiveness and ignite your passion to learn through difficult pursuits.  Check out the brilliant work that Hugh does through the Resilence Project - https://theresilienceproject.com.au/

What can the fascial network can tell us about pain presentations, biomechanics and tissue properties?  MAD physiotherapist Jack Williams shares his experiences following a recent course conducted in Padova, Italy.

Lateral Think - Mark Stewart - What a career in economics education and research can tell us about  coaching international pole vaulters.   

Lateral Think - Case Study (Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation). In this episode we discuss a complex hamstring injury presentation that  required input over an extended period and challenged our team to get a  good result for this patient. We share what worked and what didn't in  the aim of providing insight to the challenges that we often face when  managing complexity.

Lateral Think - Running (Sprinting). In this episode we discuss running and specifically sprinting. We aim to  take a deeper look at understanding acceleration and maximal velocity  sprinting both for track and field and field sport athletes.

Lateral Think - Thomas Williams is a classically trained pianist who has  taken his knowledge into music education. In this discussion we explore  skill acquisition, defining practice and the difference between playing  classic and jazz music. This discussion provides deeper insight into  truly understanding a topic and how practitioners may look to expand  their skills.

Lateral Think - In this episode we discuss the factors that go into and influence Exercise Selection for rehabilitation and performance. We explore transfer of training, understanding peripheral and central physiological drivers of exercise adaptations as well as understanding the biomechanical factors that affect exercise selection.  

Lateral Think - Emeritus Professor Uwe Proske is researcher with an immense history in physiology, the study of human proprioception, injury development and areas of rehabilitation post injury. Based at Monash University, Uwe's passion, experience and curiosity is evident in this discussion covering many areas of human physiology. 

Lateral Think - Associate Professor Adam Bryant is a leading researcher based at the Centre for Health and Exercise Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne. With over 150 research papers across areas of biomechanics, injury and sports medicine Adam is a leader in diverse and creative research in the area of musculoskeletal health. In this discussion we explore areas related to ACL injury, t...