The Perform Prevent Recover Podcast

In Episode 35 of the PPR podcast, Anthony had the pleasure of interviewing Neil Mitchell - one of Australia's greatest journalists and radio hosts! But to make Episode 35 happen, there was an agreement of a "return bout" for Episode 36 where Neil interviewed Anthony. And in usual Neil Mitchell style, he went deep and covered a multitude of topics including: - Why Anthony chose physiotherapy as a c...

High performance isn’t exclusive to sport. Whether you’re competing on the field, court or track, or just trying to be the best you can be in life, the same principles that drive elite performance apply across industries. In this amazing opportunity, I get to sit down with Neil Mitchell AO, one of Australia’s most accomplished broadcasters, to uncover what it truly takes to stay at the top of a hi...

Cherie Horne was an athlete with the world at her feet - a 15 year old running star, and a realistic Olympic dream awaited. But then her body let her down, time after time after time. What followed would be familiar to many athletes with shattered dreams - a sense of loss, a struggle with identity, a battle with mental health! And at the young age of 43, the diagnosis of Osteoporosis was delivered...

In this episode we get to speak to Seth O'Donnell about his incredible past 12 months, culminating in selection for the Australian team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Seth chats to fellow SSPC physio, friend, and mentor Rob O'Donnell about not only this past year, but also his rapid rise to elite middle distance running over the past 5 years. There is no doubt that Seth is not you...

In this episode, we team up with Melbourne Orthopaedic Surgeon Vishal Pai to explore the entire knee replacement journey — from the very beginnings of considering a knee replacement, right through to your end stage rehabilitation and optimal outcomes. You’ll learn: - how important your scans are in determining your need for a joint replacement - what a knee replacement actually is, and how the sur...

Join us as we welcome David Munro, an expert physiotherapist with a wealth of experience in concussion management across a variety of sports, but with a focus on community level sport and Australian Rules Football. Listen in as he shares his journey and provides valuable insights into the evolution of concussion awareness and peels back the layers on concussion management, giving athletes and coac...

In episode 30, SSPC Physio Rob O'Donnell takes us inside the Falls Creek altitude training camp of the ON Athletics Club. Living in himself as physio for the ON team, Rob is in the perfect position to see first hand how the team approaches altitude training, a concept not foreign to many elite athletes. Rob gets Jodie McCann and Bendere Oboya during a break from their intense training, and delves...

Ever find yourself cruising along in a race, only to be hit by a sudden gut punch? No, not from an over-zealous competitor, but from your own body? If so, you're not alone. 'Runner's gut', officially known as exercise induced gastro-intestinal syndrome, is a surprisingly common issue among distance running athletes - and that's what we're unpacking today with sports nutritionist and expert, Gaby V...

Episode 28 sees us chat to former SSPC colleague Brendan Goonan, who is currently physiotherapist for the Victorian Women’s cricket team, and excitingly is about to move into a new role as Head of Sports Science and Sports Medicine for Cricket Victoria. Brendan has been heavily involved in cricket from a young age both personally and professionally, and now finds himself with a lead physio role un...

In Episode 27 we get elite ultra marathon runner, physio, and pain scientist Donna Urquhart back on the Perform Prevent Recover podcast to discuss her latest incredible mission. From a dream, Run Antarctica has now become reality, and Donna will be faced with the greatest athletic test of her life in December this year at Union Glacier in Antarctica.  Aiming to complete the longest polar ultramara...

It hasn't always been an easy path for females in Aussie Rules Football, and Eliza James has been through it all - from starting with boys teams (when no girls teams were available), through to the fledgling girls competitions with minimal teams and minimal girls, and now into the elite world of AFLW. In this episode Eliza talks to us about her beginnings in football with local football club St Pe...

Imagine the devastation of a diagnosis of cancer. And then imagine that once you start to get on top of that diagnosis, you are delivered the same diagnosis again - this time Stage 4, and completely unrelated to the first. And now imagine you're only in your 30's. It's actually unimaginable, but it's true. Today we deviate away from the performance and achievements of our amazing athletes and clie...

Coast To Koscioszko is one of Australia's toughest endurance events, beginning in the town of Eden in southern NSW and ending 240km later at Australia's highest point at the peak of Mount Koscioszko. The 2021 event, delayed due to COVID, presented some of the most challenging weather conditions the event and the athletes had ever seen - torrential sideways rain and floods that brough a whole new d...

We welcome back Sports Physio and ACL guru Mick Hughes for Episode 23 and the second part of our talk about the "diagnosis that devastates" - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Return To Sport. If you haven't listened to Episode 22 yet, take a listen to that first as Mick discusses: - why the ACL is so critical - why the rates of ACL injury and reconstruction are increasing so rapidly - what...

Today we welcome Sports Physio and ACL guru Mick Hughes to the podcast to talk about the "diagnosis that devastates" - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and  Ruptures.   Nearly everyone who plays sport knows what an ACL is, and also knows that if you receive this ACL Rupture diagnosis, you'll likely miss 12 months of sport, and need surgical reconstruction to fix it. But that's what used to happ...

In this episode we continue our chat to leading Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Chris Jones, about all things knee replacements. As the Podcast title suggests, we discuss WHAT a knee replacement is, WHEN it should be performed, HOW the surgery is actually performed, and WHY it is necessary for so many people. In the first episode Chris talked about what a knee replacement actually is, how the decision is...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in Australia. An estimated 2.2 million Australians have this condition, and whilst it affects people of all ages, the prevalence increases sharply from the age of 45 years. 1 in 5 Australians (22%) over the age of 45 have osteoarthritis with the number increasing to just over a third in adults aged 75 and over. Hip and knee joint replacement...

In this episode Anthony chats to Gerard Healy, one of the VFL/AFL superstars of the 80's and now leading TV, radio and Fox Footy commentator. Listen to Gerard reflect back on his career, his coaches, the Edelston years and then compare it to today's footballers and the many challenges facing the AFL. We cover many more topics too, such as concussion, mental health, the rules, COVID, coaching hando...

RECOVERY - what a fascinating topic and one of the most investigated topics in our sporting world. Once upon a time recovery was mostly about what you didn’t do - basically having a day away from training was considered your recovery strategy. Now we’ve got google and social media on our side, and as a result we’ve got what seems like an unlimited amount of recovery gadgets and strategies we can u...

In this first episode for Season 2 of the Perform Prevent Recover podcast series, SSPC Physio's Anthony Lance and Rob O'Donnell use the COVID Lockdown backdrop to discuss where the "10% Rule" fits into the prevention of injury and the progression of fitness regimes. Most people who have been in sport, or been to their physio for an injury, have probably encountered the "10% Rule" and used it to pr...

In episode 16 we get to chat to John Van Wisse - utra distance marathon swimmer and triathlete from our own bayside area of Melbourne. Over a 25 year career, John has won numerous international events, and set world records in gruelling ultra distance events, including the English Channel swim and the gruelling Arch to Arc triathlon from London to France. John takes us through the complexities of...

SSPC Director & Physio Rob O'Donnell takes over the podcast reigns with this brilliant interview with leading Australian long course triathlete Luke Bell. In this episode Rob delves right into the triathlon world with Luke, covering topics such as: His incredible triathlon history including competing at multiple Kona Ironman World Championships. The long list of injuries that may well have deraile...

The COVID pandemic has seen many people turn to running as their exercise saviour - including many who have never run before. There's a whole new subgroup of runners out there trying to run that seemingly magical 5km distance. But do you know how to design the best program to make sure you optimise your fitness and time? Is running the same distance three or four times a week the best way to get f...

In Episode 13 we get another rare opportunity to go behind the AFL scenes and chat to a real superstar of the game: Essendon's Matthew Lloyd, who is one of the greatest full forwards our game has ever seen. From kicking 100 goals in a season, to the Essendon captaincy, his coaches, the fallout from the Essendon drugs saga, Hawthorn rivalry, , the brutal bump on Brad Sewell in his final game, and a...

In this follow up to Episode 11, SSPC Podiatrist Scott Murray looks at the topic "Fit For Purpose" and outlines how important it is to find a shoe that fits your activity.   Many topics are covered relevant to shoe selection including: the type of activity you are performing younger vs master athletes the relationship of shoes to injury prevention the importance of variety - and not just in your s...