The Physio Plus Fitness Podcast

In this episode we go deep into shoulder assessment and treatment with Jo Gibson who is a specialist with regards shoulder rehabilitation.

In the episode we discuss:

• Key subjective markers
• How to spot sinister pathology
• What objective tests are actually worthwhile
• Are steroid injections worth it?
• When to refer for surgical opinion
• What made Jo go from hating treating shoulders to loving it?

And loads more!

If you would like to find out more about Jo and her courses she can be found here:

In this Episode we chat to Claire Minshull about all things Strength and conditioning.

We discuss:

• How you should think about S&C as it relates to rehabilitation

• What to dynamometers test and which are the best ones to buy
• Do you have to get stronger to reduce pain?
• How much is pain related to strength?

Along with loads of other topics around strength and rehabilitation.

If you would like to check out Claires courses you can go to her website here:

In this episode we talk to Serena Simmons who is a behavioural change psychologist and all round fascinating person!

She really delves into how to change someones behaviour as well as building trust and rapport with your patients.

There are loads of simple and practical tips for therapists working with difficult patients and I highly recommend you give this one a listen!

In this episode me and Glen go solo and chat about our experience with exercise as you get older.

What do you need to change?

What becomes important?

What type of exercise is best?

How to manage injuries?

And loads more

Its a really informal chat this one

Let me know what you think and if you enjoy the podcast a 5 star review would be amazing.

In this episode we talk to Tony Corner about all things shoulder pain.

When should you inject?

Is surgery ever not justifiable?

What common shoulder complaints Tony sees as a surgeon

Evidence around shoulder pain and treatments

And much more!

We loved chatting to Tony and we hope you enjoy listening too!

In this episode we talk to Steph Filbay about ACL tear.

She was a lead researcher with regards to a cross bracing protocol for the ACL and we chatted about the evidence around ACL tear and the pros and cons of having surgery.

We discussed:

• Whether you need to have surgery on an ACL
• Can the ACL heal?
• Can you survive without an ACL?
• What are the negatives to having ACL surgery?
• What are the pros and cons of having the cross bracing protocol?
• Decision making around having surgery or not on the ACL

And much more!

We loved chatting to Steph and we hope you enjoy listening too!

If you would like to check out Steph on twitter she can be found here:

In this episode we talk all things Triathlon injuries as well as training for the event itself. We are chatting to Craig Hoile who has the unique perspective of both being a sports therapist who treats triathletes at his local tri club and also a member of the club and triathlete himself.

Form this view point Craig has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to injuries in this population group and Glen and I loved quizzing him about this fascinating topic.

Topics discussed in this podcast are:

• What are the common injuries in triathletes?

• Which discipline tends to lead to the most injuries?

• How should a beginner triathlete train?

• What does the research say about triathlon injuries?

• Nutritional strategies for a triathlon

And much more!

We loved chatting to Craig and we hope you enjoy listening too!

If you would like to check out Craig can be found on the below links:

In this episode we talk to Rob Mast about all things Injection therapy.

Topics covered in the podcast include:

• How to train to do injection therapy?

• What are the different types of injections Physios use and what conditions are these for?

• Side effects of injection therapy

• What do steroid injections do to the body physiologically?

• How long does steroid stay in the system for?

• What is a good patient to try injection therapy with?

• Who is a poor candidate for injection therapy?

It was a really fascinating chat and I hope you enjoy it!

If you would like to check out Robs info he can be found on the below links:

Clinic and University course links

In this weeks episode we talk to Claire Robertson who is an expert in the field of patellofemoral joint pain syndrome.

We discuss:

• How to asses these patients?
• What the Research says?
• Why this patients can be so complex?
• When should you refer on these patients?
• When is imaging necessary with these patients?
• What does the evidence say about treatment with these patients?

Along with a lot more.

It was a really fascinating chat with an extremely passionate and experienced clinician which I really enjoyed.

If you would like to check out Claire she can be found on the below links:

ACL injuries are incredibly prevalent in sports and is a major cause of ongoing pain and dysfunction leading to poor performance and patients having a hard time returning to sports. 

In this weeks episode we talk to specialist knee consultant Mr Jonathan Bell about all things ACL injury and reconstruction including:]

• How to diagnose an ACL injury?
• How important is MRI in ACL management?
• How long should Prehab be?
• Does the ACL heal?
• Who can cope without an ACL and who needs a reconstruction?
• What ACL operation is best?
• What adjuncts to rehab are useful?

And loads more!

It was a really interesting and engaging chat and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Let us know what you think and how it has helped you treating ACL injuries.

See you soon

Chris and Glen

Jonathan Bell Links below:

In this episode of the podcast we talk to Matthew Shutt from Pure physiotherapy about the First contact practitioner role within physiotherapy.

We discuss what the FCP role is?

What skills you need to perform an FCP role

Some interview nightmares and what not to do in an interview for an FCP role (one of the stories Matt tells is unbelievable!) 

What a good FCP service should look like

What the negatives of an FCP role are

Whether twitter gives a good representation of the type of cases you see on a daily basis

And lots more!

Hopefully its a well rounded podcast all about the FCP role and gives you some more info if it is a career path that you are looking to go down.

Pure Physiotherapy links:

Should physio's and healthcare practitioners be able to deal with concussions and to what extent?

In this episode we talk to Cameron Marshall who is an expert when it comes to concussion management.

We discuss what happens physiologically in concussion as well as the strategies that are best used to treat this condition.

When not managed well the condition can turn into persistent concussion symptoms and lead to mental health disorders which we also discuss.

It was a fascinating chat and is something which physios and healthcare practitioners dealing with patients who have neck injuries need to know more about.

Let us know what you thought!

What happens when you get a concussion and then don't feel yourself afterwards.

Things should be going back to normal but you feel like you are not recovering like you should be.

Bella Paige is a concussion survivor who struggled for a long time with post concussion syndrome and her mental health, after numerous concussions and bad management from health care professionals, often owing to the fact that the information about concussion was in its infancy.

Bella now helps other people with post concussion syndrome, navigate through this complex and difficult problem.

In the podcast we discuss what post concussion syndrome is? what to look out for? and what to do about it if you think you might have it?

There are lots of personal anecdotes from Bella and also common themes that she finds in her community of post concussion survivors that she manages.

It was a fascinating podcast and I can't thank Bella enough for coming on and chatting to us.

In this podcast we chat to Rishi Chana about a fascinating case of femoral stress fracture in a young very active female patient. 

We also talk about FAI and hip preservation surgery and touch on hip surgery in general.

Should we be operating on changes in morphology if there are no symptoms or not?

How should we rehab patients with stress fractures so as not to set them back and get patients back into sports in the most efficient manner?

All this discussed and a lot more

It was a really fascinating chat and we really hope you enjoy it! 

In this episode we chat to Foot and Ankle specialist David Gordon about achilles injuries as well as his epic iron man training and race (RACES!) that he did during the pandemic.

He suffered with Achilles problems and it was really fascinating to get his take on rehabilitation as usually he is the one dishing out the treatment!

We discuss:

Iron man training with a busy job and family

Achilles injuries and protocols to rehab

What adjuncts can be used with the treatment of these conditions

The role for BFR and muscle stim

When should you operate on an achilles rupture

Conservative vs Surgical management of Achilles injuries

How to ax and treat an achilles patient

It was a great chat which we hope you really enjoy listening to.

In this episode I chat with Glen about a mental health and running presentation that he did recently at a physiotherapy conference. 

We chat about our experience with running as well as struggles with mental health.

Does running really help with mental health?

How much does it help?

When can it be a bad thing?

Are certain types of running better than others?

When should you seek help for mental health over trying to self treat?

All of these topics are discussed in the podcast, we hope you enjoy it and if you have any thoughts on these topics please let us know. 

Links can be found for mental health charities below.

In this weeks episode we talk all things blood flow restriction training with Stephen Patterson who has a PHD in the topic.  

We talk about who BFR is best for, what mechanisms it uses to get results and who you should be careful with when using it. 

We talk about protocols to use with different categories of patients and how useful the tool can be with certain types of patient. 

We also talk about whether to buy an expensive or cheap cuff and the answer might surprise you! 

In this week s episode we talk to Paul Trikha about all things knee pain, injury and surgery. 

Paul is a knee specialist consultant working both privately and within the NHS in the UK.

It was fascinating to get his take on knee injuries and when would be appropriate for a physio to refer to a consultant.

Other topics we talked about were, Meniscal injuries in both the acute and chronic scenarios, osteoarthritis management and the outcomes of total knee replacements. When physios can hold onto their patients for too long and much more.

Hopefully you enjoy this weeks chat 

Hi Guys,

In this episode we have the privilege of talking to Alsion Grimaldi, who is a hip specialist physio, researcher and educator. 

We chat to her today about all things lateral hip pain. 

Is the clam really that bad and why?

What should you be looking out for in the assessment of a lateral hip pain patient.

How is best to treat a lateral hip pain patient?

And much more!

In this episode we talk to Enda King about ACL rehabilitation and reconstruction. Enda is an expert sports physio, educator and researcher and has a PHD in the biomechanics of the knee post ACL reconstruction.

You will hear in the podcast how Enda thinks when it comes to the rehab of this condition and what he places the most importance of, when it comes to getting players back to high level sport.

Hopefully you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed chatting.

Endas links:

In This podcast we chat to Bart Dingenen who is a clinician and researcher who has a special interest in ACL injuries and running related injuries.

It was a fascinating chat about one of his many research papers that he has published looking at 2 D analysis of the running pattern and whether there are any associations to specific injuries.

If you want to find out more about Bart check out the links below:

In todays episode Glen and I talk to Greg Lehman who is a physio, chiro, researcher and clinician who helps people in pain.

We discuss how important strength training is for people in pain and our opinions might surprise you!

We talk about when strength training matters most and when maybe it doesn't matter as much.

It was a great chat and anyone who works with people in pain and uses exercise to rehabilitate them will get a lot of value from the podcast.

In todays podcast we take a deep dive into nutrition, we also talk about body building, endurance sports and loads more and I can honestly say that a chat which lasted almost 90 minutes felt like it flew by!  

Ben Steele-Turner works as a private physio as well as a personal trainer and nutrition consultant, working with clients to help them achieve their goals.

We have a fascinating chat about nutrition and discuss how patients can use nutrition to help with recovery and performance.

Ben Steele-Turner links: 

In this episode  talk to Joe Kelly who is a gym owner and personal trainer who has run 2 sub 3 hour marathons and not without drama!

He trains differently to most people and is getting exceptional results with his runners who are replicating the same type of training.

We discuss his amazing efforts for charity and how he trained to hit that sub 3 hour mark as well as what it takes to set up your own gym.

JJK Fitness Links

In this weeks episode we go through the common running injuries that you will see as a physio, how to assess these and how to integrate rehab and  performance. 

It really important to have links with a good running coach and Gemma brings lots of knowledge on how to train for running in a simple and effective way.

Hopefully you will enjoy this one!

Let me know what your take home points from this podcast were.

In this episode I talk to two running specialists about mental health and the benefits and potential pit falls of running, to help with mental health issues. 

It was a fascinating chat and we hope that by opening up ourselves, we can encourage those who might be struggling to reach out and get the help they need.

If you are affected by mental health issues, the best thing you can do is talk about it and there are some great resources below that we would recommend you use if you are in need.