Today I welcome Elisabetta Brigo who is a Physiotherapist from northern Italy. Elisabetta has recently started her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at Hasselt University in Belgium. We discuss why you can’t prevent back pain by avoiding so called ‘incorrect postures’, why there is no such thing as ‘correct’ or ‘perfect’ posture, why there is no spinal curvature that is strongly associated with pain, why we should not be afraid of butt wink and much more. FYI: the use of smartphones is poorly correlated with neck pain and disability! Elisabetta didn't hear that question correctly.
Today I welcome Dr. James O'Sullivan who is anOrthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon from Newcastle, Australia.We discuss the mechanism of achilles tendon ruptures, how to treat achilles tendon ruptures, operative vs. non operative treatment of achilles tendon ruptures and much more.
Today I welcome Geoff Ford, AlexisLéveillé and Dr. Jacob Templar for a roundtable discussion. We discuss pain education, our experiences with pain and injuries, if you should perform mobility programs, ACL injuries, what you should hear from your therapist and much more.
Today I welcome back Dr. Merv Cross who is an Orthopaedic surgeon, pioneer, researcher, author and former first grade rugby league player. Merv is the founder of North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and The Stadium Clinic, Moore Park. I am also joined by Merv’s son Dr. Tom Cross who is a Sports Physician who has worked with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne Storm and Cirque du Soleil to name a few. We discuss why arthroscopy was such a huge advancement in Orthopaedics, Merv’s pioneering idea of performing bilateral total knee replacements, uncemented total knee replacements, his advice to young doctors and much more.
Today I welcome back Dr. Merv Cross who is an Orthopaedic surgeon, pioneer, researcher, author and former first grade rugby league player. Merv is the founder of North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and The Stadium Clinic, Moore Park. I am also joined by Merv’s son Dr. Tom Cross who is a Sports Physician who has worked with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne Storm and Cirque du Soleil to name a few. We discuss the ACL, ACL injuries, ACL surgery, Tom’s current research into non-operative bracing of ACL deficient patients and much more.
Today I welcome Dr. Merv Cross who is an Orthopaedic surgeon, pioneer, researcher, author and former first grade rugby league player. Merv is the founder of North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and The Stadium Clinic, Moore Park. I am also joined by Merv’s son Dr. Tom Cross who is a Sports Physician who has worked with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne Storm and Cirque du Soleil to name a few. We discuss Merv’s life, his pioneering work as an Orthopaedic surgeon & researcher, developments in Orthopaedics and much more.
The Knowledge Exchange Podcast hosted Geoff Ford (Be Strong Physio) and Andrew Wild (Wild Physio Fitness) to discuss: Placement experiences at uni, and what needs to change Dealing with misinformation from other clinicians and colleagues Advice for new grads wanting to work in private practice How to respond to online BS Follow Geoff at - @bestrong.physio Follow Andrew at - @wildphysiofitness
Today I welcome back Shona Vertue who is a personal trainer, yoga teacher, Psychology student and the founder and owner of the Vertue Method. We discuss how to balance business/university/exercise/social media/social life/relationships etc, how to deal with online hate and bullies, how studyingPsychology has helped her in otheraspects of her lifeand much more.
Today I welcome Jared Powell who is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist from the Gold Coast. Jared has a keen interest in the shoulder joint and is currently studying for a PhD in this area. We discuss why shoulder impingement isn’t a legitimate clinical diagnosis, why subacromial decompression surgery is too common, if you should get your shoulder stronger if you have shoulder pain, how to manage an anterior shoulder dislocation, what exercises to use for shoulder pain and much more.
Today I welcome back Alexis Léveillé who is a Physical Therapist based in Canada. We discuss the ridiculous argument of orthopaediccost of exercises, why you don't need to overcomplicate exercises and how we can improve future research and much more.