Rheumatology.Physio Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rheumatologyphysio.substack.com Full Publication Link Welcome back Rheumatology fans, In this video I discuss screening for Osteoporosis, can we put specifics to who we should screen and what that means in practice. For full in-depth Bone Health content then you can access my course HERE I go into some specifics about the following cate...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rheumatologyphysio.substack.com Welcome Back Rheumatology Fans, Something a bit different this week as I prepare for 2025 and try to adapt, grow and improve. A Vlog of sorts. So can we prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis? It is early days in this research but it is starting to look positive. I discuss this as well as some tips for implementati...

Hello there Rheumatology Fans, My first podcast for a while, I have been busy with other projects and they have slipped off the priority list but I couldn’t leave this topic uncovered. I discuss barriers and facilitators to First Contact Physiotherapists identifying Axial Spondyloarthritis with Carissa Jones whose MSc dissertation was on this exact subject. It is obviously a topic close to my inte...

Dr Katherine Jones joins the chaps for this episode. Dr Jones explains the interactions between inflammatory bowel diseases and exercise, does it help? Spoiler... There are a lot of unanswered questions! The conversation steers from benefits to barriers, via hernias and finally to advice. Tim lends his experience of the struggles he has had returning to exercise and Rob discusses his return to Iro...

Dr Mike McFarlane joins the chaps in this episode. He lends his considerable expertise as a Consultant Gastroenterologist as we cover a huge lot of ground from initial symptoms, diagnostic testing, different pathways, what happens after diagnosis and more...!! Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are conditions that are termed Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. These are auto-inflammatory conditions m...

Jack, Rob, and Tim explain who they are, why they are here, and what this podcast is going to all be about. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are conditions that are termed Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. These are auto-inflammatory conditions meaning they are caused by the body’s own immune system mistakenly affecting its own tissues. Rob Beaven - https://dyerstclinic.com/ Jack March - https://...

Jim was just a little excited to indulge in one of his favourite topics for a full podcast - Osteoarthritis. Ossur produce a wide range of limb products, of particular interest are their medial offloader braces for knee osteoarthritis. These provide a very real option as part of a management program for this tricky condition and Jim wanted to delve deep into how and why they might work. A lot of g...

Jack March am a big fan of NASS, this isnt news really. What is news though is they have innovated again in the patient self-management and support world. YourSpAce is a sensational resource to signpost patients to. Zoe Clark - Senior Self-management Programme Officer NASS and Allied Health Professional is here to discuss the project. Your SpAce LinkOrder free promo packs (postcards and A4 posters...

We are finishing up this AxSpA series with a bang! I finally managed to get Dr James Noake behind the microphone to talk about AxSpA in Sport and Exercise Medicine. We discuss the patients that attend his clinic, some of his tips, the challenges that this cohort present and the role of SEM Consultants in assessment/management Find James on twitter HERE Please provide feedback on this podcast HERE...

Psoriasis as we know is a big risk for developing Psoriatic Arthritis. Clinically reasoning who we send to Rheumatology is a little bit of a challenge however. Do you refer a person with Psoriasis and tendon pain? Or do you need more of an inflammatory picture first?  We don't want to delay diagnosis but we also don't want to over investigate or over medicalise. I discussed one way in a blog about...

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The people who have conditions are the voices we need in healthcare to understand not only the effects of the disease but also the processes involved in navigating healthcare systems. Bethany Dawson has had Axial Spondyloarthritis for a number of years and has experienced the good and the bad of these systems. Dale Webb is the CEO of the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society who work tirelessly...

I didnt think saying "not everyone with joint pain needs an xray" was going to be my controversial opinion when I think Tea is the worst drink ever invented but here we are... The NICE guidance says "Our  guideline on osteoarthritis recommends that adults aged 45 or over should be diagnosed with osteoarthritis clinically without investigations if they have activity-related joint pain and either no...

Axial Spondyloarthritis affects "people of childbearing age" which means we need to know the affect it has on pregnancy, birth and symptoms. Unfortunately until recently this information has been quite sparce. Enter Dr Sinead Maguire who is changing this in a hugely positive manner. In this podcast we cover a lot of ground, the what, why and how does AxSpA affect women during and after pregnancy....

Welcome back Rheumatology fans, I booked in another sneaky podcast record and its a really great look at Hypermobility with the awesome Mike Makher.  We discuss what hypermobility is, what physios can do and when we should refer out.  Don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel or head to my website Rheumatology.physio for podcast links, blogs and more Rheumatology info   Comment on your exp...

In this, the second of a series of five podcasts concentrating on Axial Spondyloarthritis for healthcare clinicians, Jack March - The Rheumatology Physio speaks to Dr. Louise Warburton a GP with Special Interest in Rheumatology all about AxSpA in Primary Care. They go into specific detail about the challenges of Primary Care, which investigations to order and what the results of these investigatio...

Welcome back Rheumatology fans, trying something new this week as I created my first "Top Tips" video. This weeks video comes from a recent batch of courses I presented, the question was asked a couple of times. How do you differentiate a gout flare from an osteoarthritis flare? After all the symptom profiles and patient demographics are rather similar. The "Top Tips" series is born, you can watch...

Welcome back Rheumatology fans, we are all about imaging and Psoriatic Arthritis this week following a heads up from the wonderful Chris Martey on twitter about a paper tha discusses this in fantastic detail. I have pulled out what I believe to be the salient points for this blog. The Rheum 101 hybrid event in Person and Virtual tickets are available and being snapped up FAST. Grab yours HERE if y...

In this, the first of a series of five podcasts concentrating on Axial Spondyloarthritis for healthcare clinicians, Jack March - The Rheumatology Physio speaks to 3 members of AStretch about Physiotherapy provision for AxSpA. They cover a broad range of topics from the benefits of in-person and virtual appointments, transferrable skills that MSK Therapists already have, and personalising treatment...

Would you like these blogs directly to your email inbox? I now have a weekly newsletter! SUBSCRIBE HERE Happy New Year Rheumatology Fans, we are starting 2022 with a BANG as there is a great consensus document that has been published about none radiographic AxSpA. It only came to my attention in the last 24 hours so I havent had time to fully get to grips with it yet but a couple of things drew my...

Welcome back and after a bit of a break I was back on Chewing It Over! I opened it up as an Ask Me Anything and a few questions came in for me to discuss. We first talked about assessing for Enthesitis, then moved on to psoriasis and nails before finishing up on Hypermobility. It was good fun and I will certainly look at running some more in the new year. If you have any questions for me then do g...

Welcome back to the blog! Psoriatic Arthritis (Big Sigh). This is not easy, today I had a paper brought to my attention by Martin Thomas on Twitter which is open access LINK and is an interesting read for certain. It speaks to a lot of the challenges we face when trying to pick out Psoriatic Arthritis conditions in the sea of MSK presentations. I have tried to create some learning pointers in this...

Welcome back to the blog! Catchy title alert, clickbait? Maybe. This is a topic I have been wanting to talk about for a while and I have a really good little article in the blog to demonstrate why. I have put my thoughts in and I hope they get your brain ticking over. I have also put the audio on my podcast feed :) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or g...

RheumMates is back and oh wow do we cover some ground in this podcast. Faye is a Physio and has Ankylosing Spondylitis. We cover topics like acceptance of the diagnosis, how her management has varied over time and what happened during her pregnancies. So much to learn in this podcast and I hope it is of use to therapists and women with Axial Spondylitis alike! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and r...

Thank you to Psoriasis Association for inviting me to speak alongside Karina Jackson to their members about exercise. It was very enjoyable with an excellent Q&A section. Dont forget to subscribe to the channel and if you fancy leaving a review that would be epic! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rheumatologyp...