The Bodytrack Academy

Holly and Dan reminisce about their own experiences on prac, what they look out for in students (it's not all knowledge and tech skills), what to consider when choosing the right placement site and how to overcome your fear of failure to embrace challenges. They share their top tips on how to nail placement, how to get a job, what you can learn from placement and why it's so much more than ticking...

With emerging and improving cancer treatments, we are seeing people living longer than ever as survivors. Cardio-oncology is an emerging field responding to a worrying concern for cancer survivors: cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. In this episode, Caitlin dives into the field of cardio-oncology, the models that explain why patients may be at risk, and our role as Exercise Physiologi...

Join Dan & Nicole as they discuss strength training for women. They explore how many women are actually meeting the physical activity guidelines pertaining to resistance training, the social barriers that prevent women from engaging in strength training and the benefits of targeted strength training for women of all ages.  Links: Exercise and Women's Health - ESSA ebook  

This podcast was about the downfalls of using predictive measures for weight loss, specifically with a client that had hit a plateau with his weight loss.  More research is finding BMR prediction may only be accurate ∼40% of the time, regardless of gender and weight classification. Furthermore, individuals within the "overweight" classification often metabolise fats and/or carbohydrates very diffe...

Ever had a client complain about ongoing pain in their calves or achilles particularly upon first waking up? This could be a warning sign for an achilles tendinopathy!  Gage and Dan discuss what a tendinopathy is, signs and symptoms of an achilles tendinopathy, and different clinical exercise prescription approaches to reach a same outcome for rehab, including isometric, heavy isokinetic, and powe...

Are you seeing more children for Exercise Physiology? Hear how Holly has adapted her practice to ensure children are achieving their physical activity goals, increasing their engagement while achieving the recommendations for physical activity for children. 

How do you build a referral network of trusted, experienced allied health professionals?  Listen to the clinical and managerial insights as Nicole and Tara discuss building the Bodytrack allied health oncology network, including how to find the right people, communication, and how to develop a long-term professional relationship.

The podcast series on the Cancer Care continuum concludes with Dan and Nicole discussing how an AEP can supports those in the Survivorship phase. Listen to learn how an AEP manages clients entering into the survivorship phase, how the exercise prescription can switch focus and what key psychological and physiological changes occur - key to planning your exercise progressions! 

You asked, we answered! Neuro EP Holly is in the hot seat sharing her experience and expertise. - Neuro conditions and muscle wasting  - Neuroplasticity - the positives and negatives  - Concussion and RTS protcols  - Neuro programming - how and what needs to be different?    As promised - guide to concussion protocols:  - https://www.braininjuryaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Barry-Willer_2.pd...

Holly, our Neuro EP, discusses how an EP can assist those living with Parkinson's Disease. In this podcast you will learn:  - Signs and symptoms of Parkinsons - Scope of EP and other Allied Health Professionals in the treatment of PD - Screening tools, including subjective and objective measures - From screening to prescription - The Biopsychosocial model for PD - Upskilling and CPD for Parkinson'...

With over 12 years' experience between them, Dan and Gage chat about their different approaches for assessing and treating shoulder pathologies.

Nicole and Rachael from MacIntyre Health join us for an Allied Health collaboration chat about Diabetes management. Nicole Walker is an Accredited Dietitian and Rachael Baker is a Nurse Practitioner Candidate and Credentialled Diabetes Educator. In this podcast we cover: Which should come first - Dietitian or Diabetes Educator? How and when to refer to a Diabetes Educator Treatment options and tre...

Welcome to Women's Health Week! A very special podcast where Nicole chats with Naomi from Oncore Nutrition, a company based in Melbourne who work within the Women's Health and Oncology fields. Nicole and Naomi discuss some great tips for practitioners on how to appropriately fuel for exercise sessions, how to manage clients who want to lose weight quickly, and the questions you should be asking yo...

Prac Supervisors Dan and Holly share their advice to help student nailing their Practicum Placements. - Choosing and preparing for placement  - Professionalism  - Employment opportunities and reputation  - Embracing the challenge

Caitlin shares her experience on pursuing a speciality in EP after completing post-grad study in Exercise Medicine (Oncology).  - Options to specialise - Recommended PD - Exercise Oncology practicum placements 

Nicole explains the role of Exercise Physiology during cancer care treatment.  - What treatments are common - Contraindications and red flags  - Multi-disciplinary care - Treatment fatigue management - Prescribing exercise intensity/type    Articles and notes:  Cancer Council  https://www.cancer.org.au/assets/pdf/arm-and-shoulder-exercises-after-surgery AJGP  https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2020/ap...

We welcome Nicole to the podcast to give us an overview of the cancer care continuum and how an EP can assist in the pre-treatment phase. We get into the specifics of subjective and objective assessments, models of care and the emotional aspect of working in the Exercise Oncology field.  Brought to you by The Bodytrack Academy ...  ExMed - Prue Cormie PD  https://exmedcancerpd.learnbook.com.au/ Ma...

For this Men's Health Week special, Dan is joined by Exercise Oncology specialist, Caitlin, to chat about the most common Men's Cancers, the vital role of exercise as medicine in cancer care for men, and other risk factors Exercise Physiologists should screen male clients for.  

We're back with Holly to discuss Multiple Sclerosis: - The types of MS - How an EP manages a client with MS beyond exercise prescription. - Scope of an EP in multidisciplinary care of MS - Yellow and Red flags for clients with MS

Listen in as our Strength and Conditioning guru and EP, Cam, takes us through some concepts and emerging evidence on hypertrophy training. 

Our Prac Coordinator, Holly, is joined by one of our students to chat about what to expect on prac and how to make the most of your clinical placements before graduating. 

Dan takes us through 5 communication principles that can help when treating clients with chronic pain. These principles can easily be applied in your clinical practice and ensure a holistic approach to the biopsychosocial model of care. Shout out to Jeffrey Rufila - The Running EP for sharing this wisdom!  

Focusing your energy on getting better at the things you struggle with seems like a common-sense approach. It seems logical that improving your problem areas will result in success and performance excellence. But that's not the case.  *DISCLAIMER: Any snoring heard in the background of this recording is from my dog, Lenny, and should not be taken as an indicator of how interesting this content is.

From nailing prac, to landing your dream job, we chat to Josh about joining the workforce as a newly graduated Accredited Exercise Physiologist.

Holly joins us to chat about her interest in Exercise Physiology for Neurological conditions.