The STA Clinician Podcast

In Ep.306 of The STA Clinician Podcast, host Matt Phillips is joined by Jo Turner, founder of Mehab.co.uk and co-creator of Coaching Unpeeled. Jo is a passionate advocate for clinician well-being, workload sustainability, and psychological safety in healthcare. Through Mehab, a platform dedicated to the health, professional growth, and human experience of healthcare workers, Jo helps practitioners...

Gráinne Donnelly is an Advanced Practice Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Doctoral Researcher, and Editor based in Northern Ireland, UK. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy and editor of the scientific textbook "Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor: Science to Practice". Her doctoral research focuses on compression garments to support postp...

Predictive Processing, Active Inference, Psychedelic Research – it's all here in this latest episode of the STA Clinician Podcast! Host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Anna Maria Mazzieri, Director of The ST School, and PhD student in The Centre for Pain & Active Inference Research at Health Sciences University (HSU). With just a few weeks to go before Therapy Show (formerly known as...

With just a few weeks to go before Therapy Show (formerly known as Therapy Expo) returns to the NEC Birmingham on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th of November, we start a series of 'Speaker Spotlight' episodes to lead up to the two day event.  In this episode, host Matt Phillips is joined by super popular speaker Mike James ‘The Endurance Physio’, who talks about the presentations he will be givin...

In Ep.302, host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Alanna Forrester, Clinical Nurse Lead for Critical Care Outreach, who explains sepsis, its acute signs, and the life‑changing impacts of critical illness. Alanna discusses the physical, cognitive and psychological impacts survivors face, including muscle wasting, severe fatigue, and deconditioning, why early recognition and timely treatment...

In this episode entitled "Understanding Stomas: A Guide for Soft Tissue Therapists", host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Jenny Jones, a community stoma nurse based in Norfolk. Jenny takes us through what a stoma is, how the three main types (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy) differ, common reasons for stoma surgery, and the impact stoma surgery can have on a patient's overall quality of li...

As the title of this episode says, Therapy Show, formerly known as Therapy Expo, the UK’s largest multi-disciplinary event for MSK professionals, returns to the NEC in Birmingham this November on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th. Last year there was over 2,000 delegates, 100 specialist speakers, 150 CPD sessions, 150+ exhibitors, and this year promises some super exciting developments. To discuss...

In this live Q&A session, host Matt Phillips is joined by returning guest Josie DeLorme, Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) in Canada, highly respected educator, and founder of RMT Sexual Support Society. Josie answers questions sent in by viewers & listeners of the podcast, on the topic of addressing awkward and unsafe client behaviours in massage therapy. The episode discusses real scena...

In this episode, host Matt Phillips is joined by Josie DeLorme – a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) in Canada, educator, and founder of RMT Sexual Support Society.  Leading on from Ep.297 in which special guest Bodhi Haraldsson described his shocking & lengthy ordeal of being falsely accused of sexual assault in clinic by a patient, Josie discusses alarming survey findings and how historic t...

In Ep.297 of the STA Clinician Podcast, host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Bodhi Haraldsson, an experienced registered massage therapist from British Columbia, Canada, who faced a false sexual-assault allegation, endured arrest and trial, was acquitted, and then underwent a lengthy regulatory investigation. They discuss the legal, professional, and personal consequences of such allegati...

In Ep.296 of the STA Clinician Podcast, host Matt Phillips is joined by special guests Andy Hosgood and Andrew McCauley, founders of the Unbound Project, to discuss "Collaboration Over Competition" and five practical strategies to grow your MSK practice without burning out. Many healthcare professionals have considered leaving the profession at some point. Not because they stopped caring, but beca...

In Ep.295 of the STA Clinician Podcast, host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Jamie Johnston, a massage therapist, firefighter and educator from British Columbia, Canada. Jamie is best known as founder of the Massage Therapist Development Centre (MTDC) and host of 'The New Generation Massage Therapist' podcast. Jamie discusses the evolving role of massage therapists — shifting from passive...

Apologies in advance: Due to technical issues during the live recording, the audio for this episode is sadly lower then normal. Attempts have been made to improve it. If you would like captions, please visit the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel where an audiogram has been uploaded.  In Ep.294, we explore whether Sports Therapy is best studied via a university degrees or vocational traini...

Episode 293 of the STA Clinician Podcast explores the history, purpose and current priorities of the General Council for Manual Therapies (GCMT). Host Matt Phillips is joined by GCMT chair Ruth Duncan, vice chair Susan Findlay, and STA founder Gary Benson to discuss regulation, education standards, professional associations, and protecting public safety. The guests reflect on the GCMT’s origins, c...

In Ep. 292 of the STA Clinician Podcast, host Matt Phillips moves into the guest chair, allowing STA founder Gary Benson to interview him about his specialist focus: thinking and communication in practice. They also discuss why, after a decade as "Runchatlive", Matt has launched his new website, MattPhillips. Education. The episode explores why labelling a patient as "difficult" often misses the p...

In Ep.291 of the STA Clinician Podcast, host Matt Phillips speaks with special guest Tim Allardyce, founder of Rehab My Patient, about his recent ascent of Mount Everest — the physical challenges, medical issues experienced (frostnip, mild frostbite, and a posterior tibial DVT), and the grit it took to reach the summit. Tim shares his preparation and acclimatization strategies, the role of Sherpa...

In this episode, we take a look ahead at the 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, happening on Saturday 20th June in Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Joining host Matt Phillips is conference organiser Mike Grice from Movement Therapy Education, and Performance Sports Physio Kieran McMahon. Together, they give an exclusive preview of what’s in store — including insights from a fantastic speaker li...

In Ep..289 of the STA Clinician Podcast — 'Accreditation, Employability and the Future of Sports Therapy' — we explore how accreditation is shaping the future of the sports therapy profession and what it really means for employability. Host Matt Phillips is joined by two expert voices from PD:Approval — an international, independent accrediting organisation specialising in the health and fitness s...

In this episode, host Matt Phillips is joined by Sarah Meharg and Rosi Sexton to discuss the launch of Neuroflect UK and the recent publication of their 'Reflective CPD Journal'. They explain why neurodivergent‑affirmative practice matters, share practical planning and reflection tools for clinicians, and outline upcoming training and resources to improve accessibility across healthcare and workpl...

We arrive at the final part of our focus this month on Communication Skills for MSK Clinicians, in an episode entitled “Psychological Patterning Process (PPP)”. In this episode, host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Serena Simmons, a Chartered psychologist, educator, and behaviour change specialist with over 25 years experience of working in psychology, behaviour change, teaching, and huma...

In Part 3 of our focus this month on Communication Skills for MSK Clinicians, entitled 'EXPLAINING DIAGNOSES', host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Ben Whybrow, Clinical Communication Skills Facilitator at Norwich Medical School, specialist physiotherapist in an NHS Pain Clinic, and host of the Clinical Communication Podcast. In this episode, Ben explores how MSK clinicians can explain di...

In Part 2 of our focus this month on Communication Skills for MSK Clinicians, entitled 'AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS', host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Richard Shorter, founder of Non-perfect Dad.co.uk, an expert in Sports Parenting & Business Leadership Conversations. In this episode, Richard provides some fantastic tips on how to deal with the awkward conversations that can arise durin...

A new month and a new focus topic: 'Communication Skills for MSK Clinicians'. In Part 1 of this four part series, titled 'Motivational Interviewing in MSK Practice', host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Orla Adams, a highly respected & experienced Motivational Interviewing trainer based in Cardiff, alongside Motivational Interviewing co‑founder Dr Stephen Rollnick.  The episode explor...

Many of the frustrations MSK clinicians feel when assessments, diagnoses, or outcomes don’t go to plan aren’t down to lack of skill, but to unseen COGNITIVE BIASES and JUDGEMENT NOISE shaping everyday decisions. In the final part of our focus this month, 'Common Frustrations For MSK Clinicians', host Matt Phillips is joined by special guest Tristen Attenborough of movementpossible.co.uk, a Sports...

In Part 3 of our focus this month 'Common Frustrations For MSK Clinicians', host Matt Phillips is joined by special guests Ben Cormack of Cor-Kinetic, and Adam Meakins 'The Sports Physio'. Ben & Adam are founders of 'The Better Clinician Project (BCP)', an online continuing professional development (CPD) and education platform for healthcare and rehabilitation professionals, providing accessib...