The NAF Physio Podcast

In this episode Greg and Adam discuss the issues around the when and why to push into pain or not. They also discuss the role of exercise to help with pain and is it any better than anything else or even placebo or shams? We also need you to help us with the next episode by sending us your suggestions of when you would ask someone with an Achilles tendinopathy to load it specifically or non-specif...

So Erik's gone and left the NAF, and Adam has gone and found a new co-host! Find out who this is, and what they have to say about psoas release, pain avoiders, and endurance copers! Come join us for a new year and new sounding NAF Physio Podcast! Music by Kevin MacLeod -  incompetech.com : Intro - Also sprach Zarathustra Close - Vivacity

That's right everyone! It's that time of year again! All the PT Podcast Network voices (except for Adam) have gathered together to bring you some podcast holiday cheer! This very special episode is brought to you by My PT Insurance. Head on over to their website at  myptins.com/ptinquest  to be entered into a drawing for a $250 Amazon gift card (contest ends February 28, 2019). While you are there...

In this episode Erik and Adam discuss their recent attendance to The Big Rs in Manchester and some of the points raised around exercise as a treatment. They discuss how in the UK physios often have to abandon exercise and rehab to progress their careers into more medical areas such as scanning, injecting to prescribing. Also find out what an Alligator Pear is and how Dihydrogen Monoxide is one of...

In this episode Adam and Erik talk about their upcoming course in Washington DC on September 22-23, 2018 and what you can expect. They also discuss why simplicity is often avoided in healthcare and physiotherapy and what are the barriers that need to be overcome. For more info on Adam and Erik's course in Washington, DC:  https://thesciencept.com/courses/shoulder-and-knee/washington-dc/ Make sure...

After Erik stops talking about airline production lines we finally get to talking about some guidelines for ankle sprains just released in the BJSM this month which is fitting as Adam sprained his ankle just this week. After that Adam and Erik discuss their love hate relationship with exercise and the UK physios current 'love activity, hate exercise?' campaign. For more info on Adam and Erik's cou...

In this episode Adam and Erik discuss the use of language and words we often use as physios. Are words harmful to our patients, do we have to avoid them, can we avoid them, and what the hell is unspeak all about? Also do you know what the national sport of Maryland is? For more info on Adam and Erik's course in Washington, DC:  https://thesciencept.com/courses/shoulder-and-knee/washington-dc/ Musi...

In this episode Adam and Erik discuss some issues that can often occur between orthopaedic surgeons and physios due to lack of communication, trust, or common sense! And who is to blame when a patient suffers post operative complications, is it the surgeon, the physio, or the patient?! Also find out at the end what 'interesting' facts Adam has found out this month! For more info on Adam and Erik's...

In this episode Adam is trying his hardest to stay awake after some serious jet lag from his trip down under, but eventually he gets around to talking about his own research due out very soon, and Erik gets to talking about the role and the importance or not of reducing pain in our patients within session, and of course he has to bring it back to dynamometry. For more info on Adam and Erik's cours...

In this episode Erik and Adam discuss tendons and the issues they have. Is the continuum model any good? Is any tendinopathy model any good? Is loading the answer? How does loading work? What's the best type of loading? Finally Adam asks the most important question... do kangaroos get tendinopathy? For more info on Adam and Erik's course in London:  http://thesciencept.com/courses/shoulder-and-kne...

In the first NAF of 2018 Adam and Erik are joined by special guest Nick Tumminello to discuss the application of science in training and physiotherapy. We discuss if there is an art to science or if this is just an excuse for some people to do whatever they want. We also hear Nick's views on how to debate and discuss things, and Adam learns what a 'steel man' is… and it's not his own reflection or...

In this podcast Adam and Erik discuss what the future may hold for our profession and if physios can be trusted with truly autonomous first contact practice. Could physios really become the gate keepers for all musculoskeletal conditions or will they continue to be distracted by the constant stupid ideas around how we should assess and treat, and be cast aside onto the fringes of healthcare with t...

In this episode Erik gets confused but we eventually discuss the placebo effect and how it effects everything we do with patients. But the question is do we need to be focusing on it so much and using our time and resources to investigate it? We then discuss the contentious issue of experience. Do you as a clinician need to have had personal experience of the things you ask your patients to do to...

In this show Adam and Erik get their science geek on discussing Doppler effects. Then get to talking about what is and isn't important for a new graduate to focus on and how to induct them into the world of physiotherapy. Music by Kevin MacLeod -  incompetech.com : Intro - Also sprach Zarathustra Close - Vivacity

In this episode Adam and Erik discuss why some find it hard to separate their feelings and emotions from things such as manual therapy and exercise, and also about injury prevention programs and what role internal moments have. Erik also tries his hardest to put Adam off by wearing some interesting swim wear!!! Music by Kevin MacLeod -  incompetech.com : Intro - Also sprach Zarathustra Close - Viv...

We're alive!!! The NAF is back and we are rocking a new, revamped, sexy format. Be prepared for some surprise announcements, a new co-host, and as usual some controversy and bad language. In this episode we talk about the different types of isometric muscle contractions and their differences and roles in rehab from Schaefer and Bittmann, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2017) 9:11...

The PT Podcast Network crew are here to spread some holiday cheer with the annual PT Podcast Network Extravaganza! They talk Jedis, rectums, Festivus, and horrible jet lag - all the holiday standards. Some say it's unlistenable...but you get to judge for yourself! Music for The PT Podcast Holiday Extravaganza: Kevin MacLeod -  incompetech.com  

In this episode Adam talks with the hosts of the Physio Natters podcast Jack March and Rob Tyre about their recent podcast on adjuncts in physiotherapy. Adam gets on his high horse and holds Jack and Rob to account for some of their thoughts and opinions on adjuncts and has a good old rant about them. Watch out for some strong opinions, accents and of course language. Also if you are emotionally o...

In this our first anniversary episode of the NAF we talk with Chris and Filip around the notorious, infamous and debatable subject of Scapula Dyskinesia. Is it cause or effect, is it defense or defect, do we need to consider it or disregard it? We get to hear Chris and Filip's thoughts about if we can and should assess scapulae for dyskinesia and if specific or general shoulder exercises matter. W...

In this month's podcast Adam talks with Dr Tim Gabbett about injury prevention in sports. He discusses Dr Gabbett’s recent paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on the Acute to Chronic ratio for load as a guide to reduce the risk of preventable injury. Adam and Tim discuss the role and importance of monitoring load and how best this can be achieved in both professional, amateur, and indi...

Happy New Year. We start 2016 on the NAF with a bang, talking with the well-known physio/chiro/researcher/sceptic Greg Lehman. In this episode we finally find out which side of the physio/chiropractic fence Greg sits on, and who he thinks would win a fight between a physio and a chiro. We also find out that he can’t hold his beer and that he has some unusual bedroom companions… Canadians eh!!! We...

It's that time of year again and the PT Podcast Network crew are in the holiday spirit! The gang got together, as best they can scattered across the world, to share a little eggnog and make fun of each other. So pour yourself a drink, sit by the fire (or pool in the Southern Hemisphere), and enjoy a little holiday cheer.

In this episode Adam talks with Steve Tolan, Head of Practice of the UK professional body for physiotherapists the CSP. He asks Steve what the CSP does for its members, as well as discussing the issues physios are facing in the ever cash-strapped NHS. We also talk about the role of evidence based practice and the need for physios to demonstrate and prove their worth and value.

In this month’s episode Adam talks with shoulder specialist Anju Jaggi about shoulder instability, in particular the complex multi-directional non traumatic unstable shoulder. Anju shares her years of clinical experience in how to assess and manage unstable shoulders with some invaluable tips and clinical gems. We also talk about the role of the structure and other psychosocial factors in the unst...

After a month away Adam comes back with a bang! In this episode he talks with the well-known and respected Dr Mick Thacker about pain, the brain, and the person. Mick has recently been involved in some rather heated debates on these subjects and has been misinterpreted and misquoted in his discussions. In this episode Mick voices his concerns and warns us against becoming too brain bound when expl...