Talking Physiotherapy Podcast

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Connor Wright. This week we had the pleasure of being joined by student leader Jen McNesfield from Oxford Brooke's University. Jen represents physio students on the 'one-hundred and fifty leaders, student leadership programme.' In this episode we dissected the 'Physio Declares' project. Opening the episode we explored the concep...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Adeem Haq and Dany Sardon two students from the University of Bradford enrolled on the MSc and BSc respectively. This episode gives an insight of what its like to be an international student, the unique challenges faced and how both have overcome them! We look back at and reflect upon their times at Bradford, highlight some of...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Stephen Mutch. In this episode, we discuss an origin story, our new relationship with ACPSEM (Physios in Sport), the ACPSEM Spring Conference on 25th and 26th March, and plans going forward. Stephen is chair of ACPSEM and has had a variety of jobs including working in NHS, private and sporting settings and has a great deal of e...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Claire Graham and Michael Hellawell. In this episode we discuss an origin story, with a background of jobs leading up to life as a physiotherapy lecturer. Claire and Michael headed the physiotherapy programme at the University of Bradford and are the co-creators of the Mphysiotherapy - Sports and Exercise Medicine programme whi...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. To kick off the New Year we are joined by Antonia Mungai from the University of Salford and Sahiba Khalid from the University of Bradford. This episodes begins with our own reflections of settling into first year and the experiences we had both individually and collectively. Antonia then provides us with an insight into her previous job roles and interes...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan we are joined by Physiotherapy lecturer Thomas Marshall. Tom qualified in 2007 after working in steel construction for 8 years, was an MSK Physio, and is now a lecturer at the University of Bradford. Over the last 14 years, he has worked across a variety of settings from orthopaedics, paediatrics, sport, MSK, and p...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Lewis Cowan we are joined by physiotherapist and nutritionist Ben Steele-Turner. Ben is currently working as a MSK Physiotherapist supplementing his practice with nutritional advice for his patients. Throughout this episode we explore how physiotherapy and nutrition fit hand in hand when it comes to rehabilitation. We draw upo...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. After a busy summer and well earned break we are back with our first episode of the new academic year. This episode reflects back on Lewis, Connor and Brad's summer placement using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle Model. Divided into 3 distinct parts, a brief description of what the placement involved, the positive and negative experiences that had occurred an...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright we are joined by Justin Lim a graduate from the BSc physiotherapy programme at Bradford. Justin is now a Band 5 physiotherapist working at Airedale General Hospital. We discuss the CSPs mentoring scheme and how it can benefit you. We touch on some different cultures within physiotherapy and discuss some different...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright with Lewis Cowan as Co-Host, we are joined by Dr. Tom Hughes who is the Senior Physiotherapist and Clinical Lead at Manchester United Football Club (Professional Development Phase Squads) and Bradford Graduate. In this episode, we get an insight into Tom's schedule and job role. We discuss the evidence base and Tom's Ph. D. on inj...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Lewis Cowan we are joined by Dexter Sparrow and Joseph Kvedas from the BSc and MSc courses respectively. We reflect back on their favourite memories from Bradford including both placements and university life. The guys give us some advice and tips around employability and how they came to getting a job so quickly. We round up...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Connor Wright, we are joined by Sarah Rennison who is both a practicing MSK physiotherapist and veterinary physiotherapist. In this episode Sarah gives us an insight into her diverse career. She also explains what an animal therapist is and potential pathways into the profession. Other topics discussed in this episode is the cur...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright as co-host, we are joined by Consultant Physiotherapist Andy Barker. Andy comes from a sporting background having been the head physiotherapist at the Leeds Rhinos for over 7 years, we discuss Andy's time here as well as what it is like to be a consultant physio. We discuss 'The New Grad Physio' a venture set up...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Brad Carrigan as co-host we are joined by Sports Medicine Podiatrist Suzanne Hamilton. Suzanne is one of only two Sport Medicine Podiatrists in Northern Ireland and is currently working in both private healthcare and a range of professional sports including football and rugby. In this episode we discuss the impact of footwear on...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Bradley Carrigan and Connor Wright, this week we are joined by James Armstrong who is a rotational Band 5 physio at Derriford hospital. In this episode we get an insight into James' journey, from being a student to life as a Band 5, discussing everything along the way.

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan, we are joined by Andy Henson who is Head of Academy Physio at Doncaster Rovers FC. In this episode we get an insight into what it’s like working in football, Andy’s interests and experiences and future planning and goal setting in a sports physio career.

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Brad Carrigan we are joined by Dean Walker who is a member of the acute inpatient team at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. In this episode we get an insight into life as an inpatient physiotherapist and how that has changed due to COVID, the different challenges that acute and long COVID presents and we discuss how students can make t...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright we are joined by one of our lecturer's Ally Briggs. In this episode we talk about all things concussion, CTE, lawsuits and the effects of COVID on pitch-side sports trauma.   Articles discussed:  Stein, T. D., Alvarez, V. E., & McKee, A. C. (2015). Concussion in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.  Cu...

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan we are joined by two 3rd year students Abbie Seaton and Colm Mannion as they share their experiences of a non-clinical placement and how it differs from the traditional clinical placement.

An introduction to our Podcast and its creators, followed by our very first episode where Connor Wright is the host and discusses COVID-19 placement experiences with Lewis Cowan and Brad Carrigan.