The STA Clinician Podcast

In Ep.64 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , our special guest is Dr Gary Mendoza, founder & director of ‘ Stages of Change ’. With a PhD in Nutrition and particular interest in the psychology of change, Dr Mendoza trained under the founders of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Professors Stephen Rollnick & William Miller, and has since completed advanced MI training, introduction to counsell...

As a soft tissue therapist, when a client comes to you because of pain or poor performance, how much emphasis do you place on their quantity & quality of sleep? How confident would you be in explaining the impact poor sleep can have on pain and performance? In Ep.63 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , we are honoured to be joined by Dr. Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at...

Many Sports Therapists miss out on employment opportunities because adverts specifically request Physiotherapists. Is it time clinics started to be more open about filling roles from different disciplines and thinking about a skill set rather than a role?   In Ep.62 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , special guests Jemma Oliver (creator of 'The Physio & Therapist Support Group on Facebook...

In Ep.61 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , Mike Grice (Director of Movement Therapy Education ) steps in as guest host whilst regular host Matt Phillips ( Runchatlive ) is camping in torrential rains. Together with the help of STA founder Gary Benson, Mike brings you an Industry Q&A session for Sports Massage Therapists and Sports Therapists, answering questions put to them by listeners...

In Ep.60 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , due to popular demand we welcome back Physiotherapist & former pro dancer Liz Bailey.   Liz was our special guest back in January in Ep.33, talking about ' Virtual Consultation for Dancers ' when we were all knee deep in lockdown. With lockdown now hopefully a thing in the past, Liz is currently resident physiotherapist on The Lion King with Wes...

In Ep.59 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , we are honoured to be joined by special guest Dr Deepak Ravindran, a consultant in pain medicine at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and clinical lead for specialist pain services for all of West Berkshire since 2015. Dr Ravindran has been one of the main consultants in setting up the award winning NHS community service IPASS (2015) and...

In Ep.58 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , our special guest is Tim Allardyce, Clinical Director & Founder of Rehab My Patient .   Exercise Prescription Software (EPS) can be a hugely valuable tool in clinic, but with many different systems out there choosing one which will work in your clinic can be very challenging.   Tim Allardyce shares his experience to discuss key components therap...

Covid-19 has & continues to change the way soft tissue therapists can best serve clients, and with that has come a significant change in skillset requirements.   In Ep.57 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , our special guest is Mike James, Director of Sports Injury Fix . Following the success of the hugely popular 'Business Bootcamp and Soft Tissue Study Day' in January 2021, the SIF team...

Lower back pain is an extremely common condition, and although there are many resources out there designed to provide sufferers with relief, help or clarity, much of the advice is far from evidence informed.   In Ep.56 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , our special guest is Rob Beaven, chiropractor and co-host of The Back Pain Podcast . Rob was so fed up with the amount of misinformation...

Many of us are aware of the multiple benefits of strength training, but how confident are we using it with older patients/clients? How skilled are we in adapting strength training around disability and injury?   In Ep.55 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast our special guest is Chris Tiley, creator of nevertoooldtolift.com . Chris has worked in hospitals in both the UK and Canada, in rehabili...

Ep.54 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast brings you an 'Endometriosis Special' with special guest Deborah Thurlow-Rowley of the Bedfordshire Support Group for Endometriosis UK. Around 1.5 million women in the UK are currently living with Endometriosis, a chronic and often debilitating condition that can cause painful or heavy periods, and may also lead to infertility, fatigue and bowel & bl...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. In Ep.53 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast guest host Mike Grice of Movement Therapy Education kindly stands in f...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. Scheduled for a month ago but sadly had to be postponed, we are happy to bring you Ep.52 of the Sports Therapy Associatio...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. In Ep.51 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast (recorded live the slightly LATER time of 9pm UK), we are absolutely h...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. And so we arrive at Ep.50 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast ! Thank you everyone who has supported us! In this 'P...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. Ep.49 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast asks the question 'How important is the choice of words we use when commu...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. In Ep.48 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , we are honoured to be joined by the highly respected Dr. Mark Laslet...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. Ep.46 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast was scheduled to be an interview with David Balens, Chairman of Balens In...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. In Ep.46 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast , host Matt Phillips of Runchatlive is joined by Kieron Wall & Sam Hel...

* * * APOLOGIES for some sound issues - the original recording has been edited to minimise disruption.     Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. In Ep.45 of th...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. For the FIRST time in 43 podcast episodes, we bring you a PART 2 to the previous week's episode! Last week in Ep.43, spec...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is currently creating a great deal of interest amongst both therapists and patie...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. One common message in nearly all of our podcast episodes is the need for soft tissue therapists to use current best evide...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. As soft tissue therapists, how comfortable are you working with hypermobile individuals, be it within the athletic or non...

Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page  and also streamed live to YouTube , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive ) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. Ep.40 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast brings you Dr. Christopher Norris , Physiotherapist, MSc Exercise Science...