Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Claire Graham and Michael Hellawell. In this episode we discuss an origin story, with a background of jobs leading up to life as a physiotherapy lecturer. Claire and Michael headed the physiotherapy programme at the University of Bradford and are the co-creators of the Mphysiotherapy - Sports and Exercise Medicine programme which we are students of. They have recently left the University and started a new business venture with Neoniq Training Solutions. Neoniq will offer unique placement opportunities for students of many healthcare professions allowing early exposure to the wider multi-disciplinary team. 

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. To kick off the New Year we are joined by Antonia Mungai from the University of Salford and Sahiba Khalid from the University of Bradford. This episodes begins with our own reflections of settling into first year and the experiences we had both individually and collectively. Antonia then provides us with an insight into her previous job roles and interests as well as her current experiences being a mature student and how she is finding life both as a student whilst caring for her children. Similarly, Sahiba describes her own responsibilities caring for her father and how that influenced her choice of profession and university. Each of our guests, as well as ourselves offer our opinions of how helping students to settle in could be further improved for cohorts in the future. 

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan we are joined by Physiotherapy lecturer Thomas Marshall. Tom qualified in 2007 after working in steel construction for 8 years, was an MSK Physio, and is now a lecturer at the University of Bradford. Over the last 14 years, he has worked across a variety of settings from orthopaedics, paediatrics, sport, MSK, and private healthcare and during this time has developed an interest in pain and how we work with people in pain. In this episode, we explore how chronic pain develops, the pathophysiology, and motivational interviewing, and commitment therapy as methods of treatment for chronic pain. Disclaimers: - This episode contains strong language - Tom’s views are not representative of the University of Bradford. Useful resources discussed in this episode: Mike Stewart’s Persistent Pain Website – https://www.knowpain.co.uk/ Worry and chronic pain: A misdirected problem-solving model (Eccleston and Crombez 2007) - https://journals.lww.com/pain/Citation/2007/12050/Worry_and_chronic_pain__A_misdirected_problem.5.aspx  - DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.09.014 Paul Lagerman – The Naked Physio - https://thenakedphysio.com/about-me/ David Hanscom - https://backincontrol.com/ WHO Paper on Chronic Low Back Pain (Ehrlich 2003) – https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/81/9/Ehrlich.pdf What is LBP (Hartvigsen et al 2018) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29573870/ - DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30480-X Biomedical (Engel 1977) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/847460/ - DOI: 10.1126/science.847460 Cognitive functional therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (Fersum 2012) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796866/ - DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00252.x Cognitive Functional Therapy for disabling low back pain (O’Sullivan 2018) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6037069/ - DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzy022 Beyond the biopsychosocial model (enactive approach) – (Stillwell and Harman 2019) - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11097-019-09624-7 - DOI: 10.1007/s11097-019-09625-6 Stillwell and Harman Youtube - https://youtu.be/1iHQfDbjtio Pain and the Neuromatrix in the Brain (Melzack 2001) Peter O’Sullivan and Pain Ed team on CFT - http://www.pain-ed.com/team/ Steve Peters - Chimp Paradox - https://youtu.be/BGife9qjJSQ Geraint Thomas and Jens Voigt Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pain-with-jens-voigt/id1547237758?i=1000543445450 Robert Sapolsky Limbic system and stress – why zebras don't get ulcers - https://youtu.be/D9H9qTdserM Flippin Pain - https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/ Mick Thacker & Louis Gifford - https://www.larsavemarie.com/louis-gifford-and-his-legacy/ and https://www.problemofpain.com/about-mick

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Lewis Cowan we are joined by physiotherapist and nutritionist Ben Steele-Turner. Ben is currently working as a MSK Physiotherapist supplementing his practice with nutritional advice for his patients. Throughout this episode we explore how physiotherapy and nutrition fit hand in hand when it comes to rehabilitation. We draw upon some of the evidence base around the use of anti-inflammatories in healing and how nutrition fits into the current PEACE & LOVE model as well as the benefit of understanding the stress response during injury and the nutritional demands to enhance RTP.  Below are the papers discussed throughout this episode: Nutrition for the Prevention and Treatment of Injuries in Track and Field Athletes (Close et al. 2019)  [DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0290]  Vitamin C–enriched gelatin supplementation before intermittent activity augments collagen synthesis (Shaw et al. 2016) [DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.138594] Nutritional Considerations and Strategies to Facilitate Injury Recovery and Rehabilitation (Smith-Ryan et al. 2020) [DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-550-19] 

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. After a busy summer and well earned break we are back with our first episode of the new academic year. This episode reflects back on Lewis, Connor and Brad's summer placement using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle Model. Divided into 3 distinct parts, a brief description of what the placement involved, the positive and negative experiences that had occurred and how these experiences will influence our future clinical practice. References: Gibbs, G. (1998) Learning by Doing: A Guide to Teaching and Learning Methods. 1st Edition edition. Oxford Polytechnic. 

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright we are joined by Justin Lim a graduate from the BSc physiotherapy programme at Bradford. Justin is now a Band 5 physiotherapist working at Airedale General Hospital. We discuss the CSPs mentoring scheme and how it can benefit you. We touch on some different cultures within physiotherapy and discuss some different tips to avoid your career reaching a plateau. We round up the episode with Justin taking us through a case study, displaying his clinical reasoning and the correct steps to take if this was your patient. 

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright with Lewis Cowan as Co-Host, we are joined by Dr. Tom Hughes who is the Senior Physiotherapist and Clinical Lead at Manchester United Football Club (Professional Development Phase Squads) and Bradford Graduate. In this episode, we get an insight into Tom's schedule and job role. We discuss the evidence base and Tom's Ph.D. on injury prediction. We get an insight into physio relationships with players and other members of staff. We discuss tips and techniques to keep long-term injured players motivated, and how international breaks affect the management of injured players.

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Lewis Cowan we are joined by Dexter Sparrow and Joseph Kvedas from the BSc and MSc courses respectively. We reflect back on their favourite memories from Bradford including both placements and university life. The guys give us some advice and tips around employability and how they came to getting a job so quickly. We round up the episode talking about long term plans and physiotherapy abroad. A more relaxed episode reminiscing on past experiences!  

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Connor Wright, we are joined by Sarah Rennison who is both a practicing MSK physiotherapist and veterinary physiotherapist. In this episode Sarah gives us an insight into her diverse career. She also explains what an animal therapist is and potential pathways into the profession. Other topics discussed in this episode is the current research within animal therapy and Sarah's future plan as she trains to become an FCP. Episode contains exclusive feature with a current patient of Sarah's currently undergoing intense physiotherapy! The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy https://www.acpat.org/ Veterinary Physiotherapy (Postgraduate Diploma / MSc) @ University of Liverpool  https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/vets/cpd/vet-physio/  MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy @ Hartpury University  https://www.hartpury.ac.uk/university/courses/postgraduate/msc-veterinary-physiotherapy/

Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright as co-host, we are joined by Consultant Physiotherapist Andy Barker. Andy comes from a sporting background having been the head physiotherapist at the Leeds Rhinos for over 7 years, we discuss Andy's time here as well as what it is like to be a consultant physio. We discuss 'The New Grad Physio' a venture set up by Andy to help students and new grads alike. Closing the episode by introducing a case study from our first year exams where Andy talks through how to approach this and all the things to consider.