The STA Clinician Podcast

Coming to 'Therapy Expo' this year at Birmingham NEC, Nov 22nd and 23rd The 'STA Update Theatre' will as be there, bigger & better than ever this year with two days of theory & practical presentations from world class speakers. In this episode, we discuss what soft tissue therapists can gain from going to Therapy Expo, and look at 13 speakers presenting this year in the STA Update Theatre....

This month on the podcast we’ve had RUGBY, we’ve had TENNIS, and now we turn our attention to FOOTBALL, specifically Women’s Football. Special guest Michelle Lyons, Women's Health Physio & creator of celebratemuliebrity.com, talks to us about her recent visit to FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, as part of a collaborative group of multidisciplinary professionals working together to produce the...

After two episodes related to rugby, we now turn our attention to TENNIS, and with 24 years of Sports Therapy at Wimbledon under his belt, who better to talk with than special guest Steve Bedford.  As well as working at every Wimbledon tennis championships since 1999, Steve Bedford has also worked at all of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 in London, spent 2 seasons with Arsenal football club (...

'Neck Injury & Rehabilitation' - In Ep161 of The Sports Therapy Association podcast, we welcome back special guest Keith Burnett, postgraduate Sport and Exercise Therapist with a background in Sports Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning. As an ex-semi professional rugby union prop forward himself, Keith Burnett has identified the need for improvements in both player & therapist educa...

In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, former professional rugby player David 'Jacko' Jackson discusses how efficient functional breathing using the nose instead of the mouth can be key in not just recovery from brain injury but also improving athletic performance.  With 316 appearances for Nottingham RFC, and 102 tries across a career of 13 years, David 'Jacko' Jackson was for...

On the first Tuesday of every month, we devote the hour to ‘ASK US ANYTHING!’ in which our STA Panel are presented with a selection of questions emailed in to host Matt Phillips ( matt@thesta.co.uk ) and from the Facebook 'Sports Massage Training & Support Group' run by Tracey McClimon.  On The Panel In This Episode: Anna Maria Mazzieri - Director of The ST School - https://thestschool.co.uk/...

In Ep.158 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we are joined by author, lecturer & bodyworker James Earls. Respected internationally for books including 'Understanding the Human Foot', 'Born To Walk' and most recently 'Functional Anatomy of Movement - An Illustrated Guide', James discusses the limitations of the traditional way in which anatomy is presented to soft tissue therapists duri...

'Sports Nutrition Myths' - In this episode, special guest Faye Townsend, Registered Sports Nutritionist (AfN & SENr) discusses her 'Top Five Sports Nutrition Myths', in order to help soft tissue therapists guide clients on what & how to fuel their performance. With a first-class bachelor (BSc) degree in 'Nutrition with Food Consumer Science' and postgraduate degree in 'Sports and Exercise...

AI & ChatGPT - In what ways can this new technology help us as soft tissue therapists, and our clients/patients?  In this special one off episode dedicated to the hot topic of AI & Chat GPT, special guest Geoff Short, Director of Choice Physio, discusses how ChatGPT can be used to enhance patient experience and help soft tissue therapists provide better care, including personalized communi...

First Tuesday of a new month, so we once again bring you ‘Ask Us Anything’, recorded as always LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association Youtube Channel. In this episode, our panel are presented with a selection of questions emailed in to host Matt Phillips ( matt@thesta.co.uk ) and from the Facebook 'Sports Massage Training & Support Group' run by Tracey McClimon.  On The Panel: Gary Benson - Fo...

'How much do you know about The Gut Microbiome? What role does it play in digestion, the immune system and other aspects of health? - In Part 3 of this month's Focus on NUTRITION, our special guest is award winning nutritionist Dr Lucy Williamson, resident nutritionist and Ambassador for ‘Love British Food’ and founder of the Gut Health Project. Dr Lucy Williamson works to inform & inspire better...

'Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)' - In Part 2 of this month's Focus on NUTRITION, our special guest is Lucy Gillbanks, an ex-international athlete (lightweight rowing) with a passion for injury prevention and rehabilitation. In 2020, Lucy graduated from Oxford University with an MSc in Musculoskeletal Science by Research with two medical publications focusing on the effects of Relative...

This month's focus is on NUTRITION, and in part 1 ‘Eating Disorders’ our special guest is Nick Pollard, director of Family Mental Wealth and co-author of The Oxford Specialist Handbook on Eating Disorders. Family Mental Wealth is a government-funded social enterprise co-founded by Dr Elizabeth McNaught (an NHS doctor) and her parents Nick & Carol Pollard. Dr Elizabeth McNaught and her parents have...

First Tuesday of a new month, so we once again bring you ‘Ask Us Anything’, recorded as always LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association Youtube Channel. In this episode, our panel are presented with a selection of questions emailed in to host Matt Phillips ( matt@thesta.co.uk ) and from the Facebook 'Sports Massage Training & Support Group' run by Tracey McClimon.  On The Panel: • Gary Benson - Foun...

In Part 3 of our focus this month on 'Groin & Abdomen', our special guest is Benoy Mathew of Function2Fitness. Following on from Ep.149, in which guest Dr Dora Papadopoulou discusses the anatomy & diagnosis of groin related issues, Benoy Mathew in this episode focusses on TREATMENT of groin issues. Benoy Mathew is an MSK Extended Scope Practitioner in the NHS and also private practice, with a spec...

In Part 2 of our focus this month on 'Groin & Abdomen', our guest is Dr Dora Papadopoulou, GMC Specialist Register Trauma & Orthopaedics Consultant for Sports, Exercise & MSK in Stamford Hall.  As a Sports, Exercise & MSK doctor, Dr Dora Papadopoulou has worked many times in the Olympics, Paralympics and special Olympics, and in this episode talks to us about Sports Related Groin Injuries. Other E...

In Part 1 of our focus this month on 'Groin & Abdomen', our guest is Dr Sarah Rollins, who discusses the anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, the cause of hernias, diastasis recti, the use of ultrasound for diagnosis, and more. Other Episodes In This Series Part 2 - to be recorded 8pm Tuesday 16th May - special guest Dr Dora Papadopoulou, a Sport Exercise & Musculoskeletal Consultant and orthop...

It’s the first Tuesday of a new month, so we bring you our regular series ‘Ask Us Anything’, recorded as always LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association Youtube Channel. Host Matt Phillips is joined Gary Benson (founder of the STA), Dr Fiona Higgs (host of 'Women In Sports Therapy' podcast) and Tim Allardyce (Group Clinical Director and founder of Rehab My Patient). Together, the team answer YOUR qu...

'Gait Analysis For Runners - A Modern Approach' - In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association video podcast, the tables are turned as STA podcast host Matt Phillips takes to the guest seat to talk about his CPD course 'Gait Analysis For Runners - A Modern Approach', with questions put to him by Gary Benson, Founder of the Sports Therapy Association. Matt Phillips first started using Gait Ana...

'Therapeutic Movement & Exercise' - Part 2 of this month's Focus on CPD here on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, and in this episode our special guest is Ben Cormack, founder of Cor-Kinetic and one half of 'Better Clinician Project' (with Adam Meakins). Ben Cormack and host Matt Phillips are joined by three former attendees of Ben's very popular 'Therapetic Movement & Exercise' CPD course w...

'CPD happening this April to June, either online or face-to-face in the UK.' That's the focus this month on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, and in this episode our guest is Dr Gary Mendoza, founder of Stages of Change , whose online 'Motivational Interviewing & Behaviour Change' course teaches how important an understanding of Behaviour Change is to help our clients achieve their goals, an...

First Tuesday of a new month, so we bring you once again our regular series ‘Ask Tim’, recorded as always LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association Youtube Channel. In this episode, a REHAB EXERCISE SPECIAL, Tim Allardyce, founder of Rehab My Patient clinical software, Group Clinical Director and NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur, answers YOUR questions on anything to do with Rehab Exercise Prescript...

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In Part2 of this month’s ‘Focus on the Lower Back’, special guest Michelle Lyons, Women's Health Physio and creator of celebratemuliebrity.com, discusses how lower back pain in women can frequently be linked with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, the menstrual cycle and more. Michelle has also created a blog on her website here summarising our 'women wit...

“ Back to Basics: 10 Facts Every Person Should Know About Back Pain ” was a 2020 editorial pubished in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), with authors Peter O'Sullivan, Kieran O'Sullivan, Mary O'Keeffe, JP Caneiro, Ivan Lin, Samantha Bunzli and Kevin Wernli. In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, Part 1 of this month's 'Focus on the Lower Back', special guest Owen L...