The STA Clinician Podcast

Part 2 of our 'Focus On The Knee' on the Sports Therapy Association Videocast & Podcast: 'Patellofemoral Pain & Fat Pad Syndrome' with special guest Claire Robertson. Claire Robertson has helped thousands of professionals around the world to assess & treat patellofemoral pain and fat pad irritation by providing on-site courses. She has lectured internationally and has many research papers and edit...

Regular host Matt Phillips returns from sunny Cyprus to bring us THREE episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast focusing on the KNEE. In this episode 'The Adolescent Knee', Matt's special guest is Angela Jackson , a physiotherapist on a mission to provide fellow health care professionals with tools to reduce the amount of injury we see in youth sport - injury that all too often with the...

In Ep.112 of The Sports Therapy Association Podcast, guest host Mike Grice of Movement Therapy Education (once again standing in whilst regular host Matt Phillips of Runcatlive is on holiday) is joined by special guests Dr Claire Minshull of Get Back To Sport, talking about the critical differences between Strength & Power. Dr Claire Minshull is one of the most renowned educators, rehab practition...

Want to know what it's like working as a therapist with elite athletes at the Commonwealth Games? In Ep.111 of The Sports Therapy Association Podcast, guest host Mike Grice of Movement Therapy Education (standing in whilst regular host Matt Phillips of Runcatlive is on holiday!) is joined by special guests Tim Allardyce of Rehab My Patient and STA member Nichola Smith of chamomilehealthholistic.uk...

In STA Ep110, we start a new series of monthly 'Have Your Say' episodes which will provide YOU the chance to to comment freely on this month's podcast episodes, and also any topics connected to the Sports Therapy & Sports Massage Therapy. Joining host Matt Phillips of runchatlive is Gary Benson Founder of the STA , Dr Fiona Higgs of the Women In Sports Therapy Podcast and Scott Loynes Regional Rep...

In Part 3 of our monthly focus on 'The Foot & Ankle', we welcome special guests James Earls and Lucy Wintle in an episode entitled 'The Evolving Foot'. James Earls is a hugely popular writer, lecturer and bodyworker specialising in Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. He is the author of internationally acclaimed books including 'Understanding the Human Foot', 'Born To Walk' and 'Fascial...

Our monthly focus on 'The Foot & Ankle' continues, and in this episode we turn our attention to the extremely common and yet notoriously tricky to treat condition known as 'Plantar Fasciitis', and how other conditions of the foot, ankle and indeed whole body need to also be considered when presented with common symptoms. Joining us in this episode are Sports Podiatrists Maddie Tait of mtpodiatry.c...

This month on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we start a new focus topic: 'The Foot & Ankle'. Three episodes, each one bringing you expert guests discussing and sharing their experience & knowledge regarding 'Foot & Ankle' injury management. In this first episode, we look at the ANATOMY of the foot & ankle, with special guests Dr Emma Cowley, Director of 4D Podiatry & Senior Teaching Fello...

Whether you are running your own clinic or working as part of a team, how much attention do you pay to looking after your own Mental Health? Would you recognise the signs if you needed help? Would you know who to go to for support & advice? In Part 4 of our month's 'Focus on BUSINESS', the topic is 'Mental Health for Business', with special guest James Chapman of AllAboutTheMind.com . James is an...

In Part 3 of our month's 'Focus on BUSINESS', the topic is 'Social Media Marketing for Business', with special guest mentor and business development strategist Gilly Woodhouse. Gilly Woodhouse is a Coach, Speaker, Trainer & Author who has been helping clinics become fully booked and profitable since 2013. With particular focus on guiding clinicians on how to avoid wasting time & money on stuff tha...

Our month's 'Focus on Business' continues on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, in an episode entitled ’How To Optimise Client Experience' with special guests Jemma Oliver & Andy Hosgood. Jemma Oliver, creator of ' The Physio & Therapist Support Group ' and Andy Hosgood, founder of ' Elevate Your Clinic ' have a huge amount of experience in helping therapists manage & expand their businesses,...

This month on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, our focus is on the BUSINESS side of being a successful Soft Tissue Therapist. As Sports Massage Therapists and Sports Therapists, many of us believe that the success of our clinic relies solely on our manual therapy skills. However, being a successful therapist in this challenging economic climate requires FAR more than that, and many clinics...

Our month's 'Focus on Nutrition' concludes with Part 4: ‘Nutrition for the Athletic Female’. In this episode, we are joined by special guest Kathryn Stewart , a registered dietician with the Dublin Nutrition Centre, with a Masters in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Kathryn has worked as a dietitian in both the UK and Ireland covering a range of clinical areas such as bowel surgery, gut disorders, on...

Our 'Focus on Nutrition' month continues with Part 3: 'Food Intolerance' with special guest Dr Gill Hart, BSc (Hons), PhD, Cert Mgmt (Open), FIBMS. Dr Gill Hart is a leading UK Biochemist, an expert on food intolerance and a credible and respected authority on a range of related issues, with over twenty years experience in the development and clinical evaluation of diagnostic tests. As Scientific...

We've reached 100 episodes! A huge thank you to all listeners & guests who have helped us reach this milestone! And to celebrate it, we continue our 'Focus on Nutrition' month: 'The Endurance Diet' with special guest Matt Fitzgerald.  Matt Fitzgerald is a hugely respected endurance runner, sports journalist & best selling author. Therapists who work with runners/triathletes or are runners/triathle...

New month, new Focus Topic... NUTRITION! Join us for LIVE video recordings of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast throughout May at 8pm (GMT+1) with special guests discussing nutrition related topics. Our special guest Dr Gary Mendoza, a behaviour change expert and lecturer in Nutrition for Sport & Exercise at Bath Spa and Cardiff Metropolitan Universities, opens the month with an episode entit...

And so we reach the final part of our 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, with special guest Dr Amy M Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, talking about 'In-Home Polysomnography' and sharing the results of host Matt Phillips' recent five week sleep study. What is in-Home Polysomnography? The most comprehensive form of sleep study currently available...

Part 3 of our 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast brings you 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with special guest Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Services at The Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, in Calgary, Canada. Dr Charest, a published scientific author in the field of sleep research, discusses the impact sleep quality/quantity can have on athletic...

'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast continues with Part 2: 'Sleep Trackables' with special guest Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, a company that develops science-backed apps to help people fix their sleep and circadian rhythms. With an estimated one in three people in the UK reporting regular sleep complaints, it is not surprising that sleep trackers have become eno...

It's a new dawn... it's a new day... it's a new life for me... and I'm feeeeling... good. Welcome to 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Videocast & Podcast! Because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, this month's episodes are being recorded LIVE on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also Runchatlive Facebook Page ! APRIL 5th - 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' with Jess...

In the final part of this month's 'Focus on CPD', we welcome special guest Jack March of www.rheumatology.physio. Jack is Clinical Lead for the Rheumatology service delivered by Chews Health, and one of the voices behind The Physio Matters Podcast. In this live hour, Jack talks to us about his 'Recognising Rheumatology' CPD courses, designed to help soft tissue therapists recognise symptoms and si...

And so we arrive at the fourth episode in this month's 'Focus on CPD' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast. For this show entitled 'Active Kids are not Mini Adults' we bring you Angela Jackson, a physiotherapist on a mission to stop the pain and frustration that can happen in youth sport when an athlete develops an injury that with the right education could have been avoided. Angela has worke...

The third episode in this month's focus on CPD brings you a special guest whose course 'Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science' has been taught in more than 30 countries across 5 continents - the one & only Gregory Lehman. 'Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science' is a practical course designed to provide therapists with a simplified yet strongly evidenced based biomechanical approach to in...

Our March focus on up & coming CPD opportunities (Continuing Professional Development) happening in the UK this March and April continues, with the aim of introducing approaches, ideas and techniques that could potentially help you, the soft tissue therapist, manage your learning and growth. In this episode, we are honoured to be joined by special guest Dr Peter Malliaras, who is bringing his inte...

In March on the Sports Therapy Association Videocast & Podcast, our weekly focus will be on up & coming CPD (Continuing Professional Development), with the aim of introducing approaches, ideas and techniques that could potentially help you, the soft tissue therapist, manage your learning and growth. We start off with an episode discussing the two part 'Dermoneuromodulation' (DNM) course coming to...