The Physio Matters Podcast

Therapy Live is around the corner and Ben Steele-Turner is speaking on the Introducing Stage!! In this Chewing It Over he discusses his topic Nutrition In MSK with Justin.

Find Ben on Instagram @physiutrition

Marlize De Vivo is on the show talking all about exercise and pregnancy, some outstanding statistics in favour of being active before, during and after!

She also shares details of the new screening questionaire which can be used by healthcare professionals or self-administered by women regarding their activity levels.

Success stories are rare in chronic pain and the stigma is high. What about when you do recover and the backlash that comes from the rest of the community?

Fiona Symington has recovered after 25 years of chronic pain and she is here to tell her story. A brilliant podcast containing so many discussion points and help for clinicians and patients alike.

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Billy Troy is on the showing Chewing Over Physiotherapy and Golf. A really interesting episode especially in discussion around rotational movements and screening.

So "Why Should We Care About The Specifics Of Golf Assessment and Treatment?"

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Patient Reported Outcome Measures has always been a topic many have engaged with but ultimately never committed to actually solving and using. Cue Louise Tulloh to tell us the How's, Why's and Wherefores of PROMs. 

I am sure many of you will say "I use PROMs". Do you though... Do you actually... What do you do with the information, where do you store it, do you utilise it? Probably not. You will after this chat.

Justin has commandeered the microphone for this Physio Matters Masterclass preview podcast. He talks to Angela Jackson who is presenting about Identifying And Managing Bone Stress Injuries at the Lower Limb Masterclass on the 22nd of Feb 2023 and my oh my are we excited about it.

We started a new segment when we visited Therapy Expo called "Change My Mind". In this Jack Chew posed the statement that "We Can't Meaningfully Alter Tissue With Manual Therapy".

It is a contentious statement especially at a show with a lot of massage booths, tape and tissue sports guns. A really interesting conversation that will test bias on both sides of the argument.

About Emma Holly

Emma is a specialised clinical scar massage therapist, a leader in her field, with a clinic in Harley Street. Emma is the education director of UK's leading scar therapy training school, Restore Therapy. She regularly teaches courses to sports and clinical massage therapists, physiotherapists, lymphoedema and occupational therapists, both within private practice and within the NHS.

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We are finishing up this AxSpA series with a bang! I finally managed to get Dr James Noake behind the microphone to talk about AxSpA in Sport and Exercise Medicine. We discuss the patients that attend his clinic, some of his tips, the challenges that this cohort present and the role of SEM Consultants in assessment/management

In session 101 Lorimer Moseley stated "Nociception is neither sufficient nor necessary for pain"

There was a good deal of pushback on social media regarding this and Asaf Weisman has stepped up to discuss why that is. Jack and Asaf discuss nociception from an evolutionary stand point and why this is important, they then go on to discuss the brain centric nature of research.

Its a complex evolving conversation and one thing everyone can agree on is definitions need to be agreed upon!

Alistair Beverley was speaking at Therapy Expo on Learning Disabilities and Diagnostic Overshadowing which is a vitally important and yet very poorly known subject amongst MSK Therapists. We couldn't miss this opportunity to ask him some questions about. 

Finding myself at short notice without a guest for session 20, I enlisted the help of my good friend Martin Christensen to stand in as guest host and interview me, on my own podcast about some things that have been rattling around in my brain.  

We talk about resourcefulness as an antidote to perfectionism, accepting the unacceptable parts, my own uncomfortable journey with boundaries and cheerleading for self-indulgence and idleness.  

A client asked me recently some really interesting questions around what the pre-requisites for successful coaching might be, and whether there are ever coaching failures. I dig into these questions and many more sub-questions with ex-physio and highly experienced coach Lisa Wynn. This one is a must for clinicians, coaches, aspiring coaches and anyone wondering if they might benefit from coaching.

Today Samantha Harrison is here so we’re chewing over her latest research into the relationship between COPD and balance. Learn what to look out for and what you can do about it!  

Today two of MSK’s finest join me to Chew Over all things Women’s football! Alongside their stellar MSK careers, Jo Baxter and Becky Gray also play football so are perfectly placed to talk about the lionesses and the potential impact of their Euros victory!  

Martin is a Physiotherapist best known for hilarious one-liners, beer drinking, and his brave sharing of clincal failures. He is also suffers with lomg term depression.  In this episode, Martin talks candidly about his experience of depression, what it means in his daily life, and as a clincian. He talks about the postive aspects of empathy, shares insights into how we might alter our approach for patients sufferfing with depression, and gives us his insights into how we might improve our systems and communication style for the benefit of our colleagues, our patients and ourselves.

The people who have conditions are the voices we need in healthcare to understand not only the effects of the disease but also the processes involved in navigating healthcare systems. Bethany Dawson has had Axial Spondyloarthritis for a number of years and has experienced the good and the bad of these systems. Dale Webb is the CEO of the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society who work tirelessly to bridge the divide between patients and healthcare. 

The information and experience in this podcast are vital if we as MSK Therapists are to understand our place in this landscape. I learned so much from this conversation and you will too.

In this episode we discuss collaboration, when it works, when it doesn't, and how we stay in our lane when competition and comparison threaten to derail us.

Find Emma on instagram @physiomumuk and twitter @emma_physiomum

Find Grainne on instagram @absolute.physio and twitter @ABSPhysio

The Physio Matters Podcast Session 100 was 24 hours long!! To help you out a bit we have grouped the guests into topics :)

In this part, Neil Meigh talks about kettlebells, osteoporosis and research then Nick Grantham discusses breaking into Physio with Strength and Conditioning information and the improvements that seem to be occurring over the last few years!

Axial Spondyloarthritis affects "people of childbearing age" which means we need to know the affect it has on pregnancy, birth and symptoms. Unfortunately until recently this information has been quite sparce. Enter Dr Sinead Maguire who is changing this in a hugely positive manner.

In this podcast we cover a lot of ground, the what, why and how does AxSpA affect women during and after pregnancy. Then we go on to talk about effects on the baby as well. A must for anyone seeing women with AxSpA!

Thank you to Novartis for sponsoring this Series of 5 podcasts

The Physio Matters Podcast Session 100 was 24 hours long!! To help you out a bit we have grouped the guests into topics :)

In this part, Brad Neal talks about scientific literacy and comparing arguments for different treatments, then Claire Robertson discusses the utility of specific and general effects on Patellae!

The Physio Matters Podcast Session 100 was 24 hours long!! To help you out a bit we have grouped the guests into topics :)

In this part, James McAuley discusses his continued research into back pain then Anna Maria Mazzieri opens a conversation about therapeutic touch before Matt Scarsbrook talks about his MSc into the effects of touch on the neurophysiology of pain (yep, mindblowing).

The Physio Matters Podcast Session 100 was 24 hours long!! To help you out a bit we have grouped the guests into topics :)

In this part, Angie Jackson discusses the unique challenges working with high level and elite young athletes and how to navigate them. Following Angie, Pavni Acharya and Rhiannon Joslin talk about pain programs for young people and how to reframe conversations about pain and function.

The Physio Matters Podcast Session 100 was 24 hours long!! To help you out a bit we have grouped the guests into topics :)

In this first part Debs Stanton discusses the hand and wrist, simple things that MSK clinicians can do, and where the line is with requesting specialist input. This is followed by Val Jones who tells us why if your elbow doesn't work you will probably die and how we make the elbow sexy again!

Following on from my previous session on the topic of professional failures, we delve deeper into what we actually mean by failure in a work session, what this means, what we do to ourselves as a result, and the ways we might handle this better, for ourselves and our colleagues

We made it, we done 99 sessions and aint missed one!

For the final time The Physio Matters Podcast releases a long form podcast on the first Sunday of the month and oh my oh my is it a good one. Jeremy Lewis - synonymous with all things shoulder was kind enough to lend us an hour of his time to talk all about shoulders, healthcare, his career and the future. Unmissable content and some laughs along the way as well. 

Jeremy is so generous with his knowledge and experience, there is a lot for everyone to think about in this podcast. Go follow him on twitter @jeremylewispt

Apologies to interrupt your scheduled broadcasts but Therapy Live Early Bird Tickets are half gone already! "In 6 days?" I hear you ask. Yes, thats correct!

In this, the second of a series of five podcasts concentrating on Axial Spondyloarthritis for healthcare clinicians, Jack March - The Rheumatology Physio speaks to Dr. Louise Warburton a GP with Special Interest in Rheumatology all about AxSpA in Primary Care. They go into specific detail about the challenges of Primary Care, which investigations to order and what the results of these investigations mean and referral pathways. Vital information for anyone working in Primary Care and referring roles.

Thank you to Novartis for sponsoring this series of podcasts. Please fill in this feedback survey regarding the podcast to help inform and improve the delivery of CPD materials.

It is knee month here at TPMP HQ and who better to get in to the studio than Claire Patella (Robertson)!!! There is so much in this podcast from communication, to evidence, to symptom modification to artificial intelligences inability to wonder if the patient wants to listen to some music...

In this episode, Heather Mclellan describes her career transition from occupational health physio to business owner and how she is finally ready to describe herself as a full-time entrepreneur.

What can we learn from the giants of the industry, how do they think and how do they approach success/failure? 

Information moves on and ideas change but there is still so much to gain from pioneers. Jack speaks to Bryan and Tim about their interviews with an absolute truck load of these legends. 

IG username is: moversandmentors 

Twitter: @moversmentors 

Psychologically Informed Practice - you might have come across the term, but what is it?   How can you start to apply it in clinic?  WHY should you start to apply it in clinic?  Daniel Arbilla is an Exercise Physiologist based in Sydney, Australia and visits the podcast to discuss all this and more with Anna Maria and Matt.

From the similarities and differences between Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), to asking the question, "If someone is riding a horse and they think that it's a unicorn, are they still riding a horse?" this podcast explores how psychology is ever present in the clinical encounter and how our words and our behaviours can greatly impact the outcomes of a session.

RheumMates is back and oh wow do we cover some ground in this podcast. Faye Stones is a Physio and has Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Jack March and Faye cover topics like acceptance of the diagnosis, how her management has varied over time and what happened during her pregnancies. So much to learn in this podcast and I hope it is of use to Therapists and women with Axial Spondylitis alike!

Session 100 creeps closer and boy oh boy do we have some exciting news for you to come... 

Beforehand though we continue to record sessions of super high quality and this month we are delighted to speak to Steve Miller of Grow Physio who bridges gaps between the Sports and Musculoskeletal landscape.

How different are these areas of practice? Can you specialise in both or do you become a generalist? Where are the overlaps and what are the differences?

A fascinating discussion and we would love to hear from you about it so email us info@physio-matters.com or get in touch by social media with the team on @tpmpodcasts, Jack @jackachew and Steve @growphysio

This month Jack is joined by Jo Turner as co-host to speak to Karen Forshaw and Chrissie Mowbray about resilience for health care professionals, this is both well timed and brilliant. A real insight into a whole host of ways you can be more resilient in these challenging times. 

The topic goes so much further than this podcast, see below for details of Karen and Chrissie's book and keep an eye on social media for 2 events we are running with them to let you get much much more training in Resilience!

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93! 93 months in a row and we are still here. This month's episode is an absolute belter, pure unmissable gold. Rhiannon Griffiths has been mega popular not once but twice at Therapy Live conferences and we could not ignore the requests to get her on the pod as well.

Rhiannon and Jack dive deep into the Menopause and how it affects women including peri-menopausally. What do we need to consider from an MSK perspective as well as wider health implications. 

Get back to us with any questions or comments, we love to hear from you on social media or email info@physio-matters.com

Find us on twitter Jack @JackAChew, Rhiannon @Rhi87Griffiths and all the pod news @TPMPodcast

In this episode, Jo discusses all manner of things with Evie under the umbrella of 'What is enough?' What is enough money, experience, credibility? What makes a good physio/clinician? And what advice would we give our younger selves? Evie also tells me how she came to be founder of PhysiosOnline, her hopes and some might say humble ambitions for what this project might achieve.

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We are back up for air following Therapy Live and everyone's favourite interviewer Felicity Thow is behind the mic discussing an often ignored subject of migraines. The cohabit with many pain syndromes and as MSK Therapists need to know more about.

ITS NEARLY THERAPYLIVE

Jack jumped on a livestream to speak to some of the speakers about what they are looking forward to at the upcoming mega event, their take on virtual conferences (do we really need to hug in person?), their sessions and what makes TherapyLive different.

Jack provides the updates you need about the MASSIVE show.

Why don't women put themselves forward to speak on podcasts and share their opinions? What does society teach us about being 'acceptable?' Does healthcare culture feed into these biases? A reflection on bullying, leadership and support from other women. What are we aspiring to as women/people in healthcare? Who are our cracking female role models?

Bronnie Lennox Thompson initially trained as an occupational therapist, graduating 1984, and later completed her Psychology MSc in 1999.  In 2015 Bronnie was awarded her PhD.   

Bronnie has worked in pain management for most of her clinical career, with her primary focus on pain management at work. She has practiced in a huge variety of interdisciplinary pain management programmes, and her main interest areas include pain and anxiety, motivation for self-management, resilience and daily coping choices.  

So we couldn't really not have her on right?!  Having just recorded a wonderful CPD course with her, Anna Maria and Matt found ourselves heading deep into conversation, late into the night, and just had to turn it into a podcast.  We cover a huge range of topics, from UK Massage Therapy Education to Clinical Communication Skills and even Matt's mood lighting that he had on during recording...it's all there!  

First Contact Practioners/Physios have been somewhat of a controversial subject of late, one man who is not shy of this particular controversy is Rob Goodwin. He has researched this role extensively and some of the findings may surprise you.

There is so much in this podcast for anyone who is currently an FCP, aspiring to be one, works with them or manages them. A truly deep dive into one of the progressions of our time.

In session 7, Emma and Gráinne sit down to chat with Dr Anita Biswas who is a leading Sports Medicine Physician at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) at Bisham Abbey, including a strategic role with responsibility for optimising athlete health. She has worked with national and international sports teams at the Olympic Medical Institute, The British Olympic Association Intensive Rehabilitation Unit and the EIS. She is passionate about keeping athletes playing their sports, keeping active people active, regardless of age, and helping inactive people become active. She has a holistic approach, treating not only an injury but addressing the underlying cause or causes. She works closely with allied professionals including physiotherapists and podiatrists to ensure optimal care for her patients.

We discuss the EIS SmartHER program, their increased focus and service development for female athletes and pelvic health and lots of discussion about what pelvic health is and what a pelvic health evaluation may look like.

The Massage Matters Team once again took the stage LIVE at TherapyLive Pelvic Health and smashed it out of the park talking all about manual therapies during and post pregnancy. So much ground covered with so much left to cover too!

We gave Jack a well earned rest this month and Jack got behind the microphone... Osteoarthritis is common the world over and yet understanding of the condition varies wildly. We invited Professor Tonia Vincent to discuss the underlying pathophysiology of OA, what we know, what we don't know and how this might impact rehabilitation.  

An absolutely fascinating discussion that we think is going to cause some waves across the MSK community... 

In session 5 Emma and Gráinne discuss boobs, bras and breast health with Dr Nicola Brown. They lift the lid on common mistakes women make when it comes to bra fitting and the various types of support available. They discuss the implications of poor breast support and how better breast health education during the teenage years can improve girls' body confidence, health and participation in physical activity.  Nicola offers advice to women of all ages and backgrounds and this session is one for ALL women and anyone serving women….male or female.

Find Nicola on Twitter: @DrNikkiBrown Insta: @nikster_nb www.treasureyourchest.org

Siobhan O Donovan is the founder of PostureFitting physiotherapy service and the creator of "GALS against GRAVITY" workshops, which aim to raise  awareness amongst health and fitness professionals about the issues associated with poorly fitting bras.

In this launch episode Rob and Jack reflect on the lessons learned from their therapy business mistakes. Namely trusting marketing companies and failing to set up robust operating procedures. Physio-Matters.com

Jack Chew and Rob Beaven from the Physio Matters team are sick of you being misled by supposed ‘MSK business gurus’. You know the sort, the ones telling you how to up-sell your shoulder pain patients insoles who then go missing when you ask advice on Covid policies.

We run MSK Therapy Businesses, we don’t profess to be experts but will share our lessons learned and introduce you to the actual experts who have informed our marketing, system, finance and policy decisions.

Jack discusses what has been by all accounts a mad year with Chair of CSP council Alex Mackenzie. 

2020 changed almost everything for almost everyone. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has had to face these changes and adapt just like everyone else. They have come in for some criticism over various topics and it felt a good opportunity to air chat through some of the challenges faced. 

Jacj and Alex cover the NHS vs Independent Practice, Quality & Regulation, Racism & EDI and more! No stone is left unturned.  Unmissable discussion. If you don't like things, speak up and engage.

Emma and Grainne discuss Stephs journey with Diastasis Recti, how she overcame the aesthetic stigma associated with it and became "internet famous" overnight by not covering her postpartum belly up when back running at events. We discuss the lack of awareness of pelvic health issues within her running world and the importance of women supporting women. Steph discusses the retreats she now runs several times a year for women to access an overall experience of wellbeing.

After the unfortunate tech issues at TLSport, Jack Chew caught up with Darren and recorded this brilliant interview. So much insight, a heavy sprinkling of awesomeness and definitely enter this competition to win a signed copy of his book! eepurl.com/hiboxf

Recorded live at the TherapyLive Sport conference! The Massage Collective (Anna, Matt and Becky) discuss massage for recovery. How might it work, what might it do and how should it be applied.

We all know that there are some athletes and people that we just need to know a lot more about to be able to manage them to the best of our abilities. Dancers and performers are one of these groups. They do insane things with their bodies.

Jack talks to Liz Bayley, she is not only an awesome physio but also performed in professional shows as a dancer herself! An incredible amount of clinical information and tips that will help you manage performers but also "hypermobility", over use injuries and more. 

Follow Liz @lizbayleyphysio Jack @jackachew and the team @TPMPodcast

Emma speaks to author and blogger Luce Brett about her new book PMSL: or how I literally pissed myself laughing and survived the last taboo to tell the tale.  They talk about the impact of pelvic floor dysfunction, the taboos and stigmas that still surround urinary and faecal incontinence, the treatment that exists and the importance of lifting the lid on all things pelvic health.

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There are about 7 million podcasts about back pain but very few of them deal with Acute Low Back Pain. So we invited Michelle Angus on to the show to discuss this common and difficult stage.

Michelle is a consultant Physio in an Emergency Department so you can imagine the number of these patients she sees and expertly manages!

Covering so much ground in this podcast and its vital listening to anyone seeing patients with acute low back pain!

Follow the team @TPMPodcast Michelle @michangus and Jack @JackAChew

In this inaugural episode, The Massage Collective dive straight into the contemporary explanations for what is going on under the hands of the massage therapist during a treatment.  Exploring our understanding of therapeutic touch on the nervous system and the resilience of body tissues to physical change by manual therapy, we also make sure that you end up with some key takeaways for clinical practice.

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A change to the usual for us here at TPMPHQ as we invite Mr Jonathon Bell a consultant Orthopaedic Knee surgeon to discuss controversial topics such as Arthrscopic surgery, Steroid Injections and assessments.

Fascinating, enlightening and maybe at times controversial. We would love to hear back from you regarding this episode so please do get in touch!

We just cant get enough of podcasts and CPD material.

Rob Tyers extremely popular Therapy Live session ran out of time for Questions so Tom Jesson raises some of them in this podcast. To give a broader perspective they also asked Michelle Angus to help and she provides some amazing insight into A&E.

Follow @thomas_jesson @combatsportsphys and @michangus on twitter

Education is a hot topic in recent times in the Therapy world and beyond. From virtual placements to learning styles its all up for debate. Not to mention we smashed the conference world apart with Therapy Live.

This month Ben Ellis came on the show to discuss the present and future of MSK therapy, how might we improve it, how on earht do we stop it being so massively over loaded with content and should we ensure pre-registered therapists get the exact same uniform experience?

Hot on the heels of TherapyLive we have decided to release the recording of the first session in the "MSKR Room". It is a fascinating discussion between Moderator Emma Salt, Graeme Wilkes, Ben Wilkins, John Etherington and Sarah Hazzard. They cover so much ground, propose solutions and get in to the weeds with regards to COVID-19 Rehab.

Welcome back to Physio Matters, this month I cant even describe the quality of this podcast. It is so good that the only thing for it is to let you listen and find out. 

Simon Lack and Brad Neal cover everything regarding patellofemoral pain. All the nuance and challenge, what we know and don't know and ultimately, how you can be the best possible clinician for people presenting with this incredibly common complaint. 

Do not miss out on this, dont let your friends miss out, dont let your grandma miss out. LISTEN TO IT.

We have a massive free online conference with some of the biggest names in the MSK field collaborating to get you the BEST education possible AND ITS TOTALLY FREE.

I remember when I was working in the NHS a Physio named Rachel Chester came and presented the findings of her PhD to our department as we had helped with data collection. The findings blew my mind. That was a number of years ago and still that research blows my mind. 

Rachel talks us through the seemingly simple diagnosis and management of Subacromial Pain Syndrome (SAPS) and helps us understand why it isnt simple. "Don't believe your hunch".

Covid-19 has changed the world in the short term, maybe the forever and many of us are isolated like never before. Out of the gloom comes rays of light that make this situation so much better. Some of these rays of light may just change therapy for the better, engagement for the better and turn what seems like a negative into a positive using ingenuity and team work.

We bring you one of the brightest lights. Joost, Roger, Meike and Nokuthula talk us through the Quarantrain project which is bringing people and therapists together across the globe. A true inspiration in finding new ways to engage people and to share ideas. Unbelievable work is being done.

Emergency session 4 is a bit different, a little bit like combining a Patient Matters and a Health Matters but it is pertinent and amazing. 

Heather Watson takes us through her personal journey of the last 12-18 months and some amazing tips on how to care for yourself in these crazy times.

We are very proud of our podcast as a product, we try to produce every episode to the highest possible standard. Every now and then however we smash even our own high standards and bring you something that is absolutely mind blowingly good. 

This is one of those. 

Scott Buxton articulates the nuance and complexity of the assessment and management of the older person with regards to Frailty in such a digestible way, if this podcast doesnt change your practice somehow then we will be mightily surprised. Look out for Scott in future podcasts as we will definitely be having him back.

Lastly we here at the team hope you are all safe and well in the midst of this pandemic. Check our social media feeds for lots more info and resources.

The Covid-19 Pandemic has thrust many of us relatively unprepared into remote consultations with or without video to try and meet MSK assessment and treatment needs.

In this emergancy session Jack spoke to Anthony Gilbert who has been researching various aspects of remote consultations for much longer than the covid-19 lockdown. This is jampacked full of hints, tips and advice you NEED to be successful in your consultations.

Lockdown. It is causing changes faster than anything we have ever seen before and MSK Clinicians need information on what to do about their business!

Luckily we have brought four giants to the podcast to give you their expertise! Thank you to Paul Allan and Graeme Fletcher from Connect Health, Simon Devane of PureSportsMedicine and Rupert Crowfoot of SixPhysio! They cover topics such as Rent, cashflow, rates, virtual working and more. This is absolutely packed full of info.

COVID-19 is a problem, a big problem but it is a respiratory condition requiring specialist respiratory skills. Rachael Moses tells us straight exactly what we as an MSK community can do to help.

The Flippin’ Pain Initiative is a public health campaign run by Connect Health and is a project that aims to bring contemporary pain understanding to the Lincolnshire community.  In February, they launched the Flippin’ Pain brand and set out to flip the understanding of a room full of people with persistent pain with the help of pain Professors Lorimer Moseley and Cormac Ryan and set up by Connect's Head of NHS Service Development Richard Pell.  

We were lucky enough to be able to send Felicity Thow with a camera and a mic to hold these three legends up for an hour on the day and even luckier that they agreed – we can’t thank Connect, Richard, Lorimer and Cormac enough for their time.  Here’s what we ended up with: a podcast about bringing pain education to the masses and our role in public health within our communities.

Follow the team on twitter @TPMPodcast and Flippin Pain @flippinpain

We are back in 2020 with a BANG. Felicity Thow, Listeners favourite interviewer speaks to Derek Griffin about pain management, the biopsychosocial model and more in a whirlwind podcast that contains so much clinical information it will need a number of listens for certain!

2020 has an incredible line-up of guests and topics being prepared for your ears, so spread the word, make sure your colleagues are listening!

Follow the team on twitter @TPMPodcast Felicity @felicitythow and most importantly Derek @DerekGriffin86

ITS 2020! We are kicking the year off in our usual fashion as we have a team podcast. This time the 2 Jacks are joined by listener favorite Felicity Thow and Apprentice Amelia Bell-Bentley to discuss the past year, the next year and take a bash at what they think the biggest challenges facing MSK and how to fix them.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for further Chews Media developments through 2020 and let us know what you want to heard and who you want to hear it from! If 2020 is about anything for us it is getting in contact with more of our listeners!

This month we let Jack M loose on his favourite topic of Rheumatology, he brought in Mike Dare - a fellow Rheumatology Physio - to help him navigate the grey of recognising rheumatology conditions and referring them onwards. They tried to keep it as close as possible to experiences within MSK clinics to help clinicians apply the information to their clinics.

Follow Jack @physiojack Mike @MRheumy and the team @TPMPodcast

Something a little different this month as we bring you one of the sessions from #TheBigRs conference 2019. We always look for some new ideas to bring to a conference roster and this year we introduced what we called a "sparring session". Jack and Giles discuss some points of contention in the MSK world, inevitably touch on some of the pros and cons of First Contact Physios and how the whole industry can move forwards fo the betterment of patient care.

Follow Giles on twitter @GilesHazan Jack @JackAChew the team @TPMPodcast and now @MSKReform

We just cant stop, who else do you know that puts out 4 podcasts and runs a conference in the month of October? 

We made use of Tom Jesson again before he left for America and with our packed Podcast schedule we did not want this one to get delayed. Narrative based medicine is something many of us think we do but don't do well. John and Tom have an amazing conversation which will change your practice no matter what your experience or specialism. 

We power on with our Health Matters podcast episodes kindly funded by those Kickstarted legends earlier in 2019! This month we talk a tricky subject with Alistair Beverley - Physiotherapy and Learning Difficulties. We all know rapport is vital and this group of patients can be difficult for us to interact with! If you think you won't learn a ton from this YOU ARE SO WRONG.

As usual get back to us with any feedback, questions and ideas on social media or email us at Physiomatters@chewshealth.co.uk

follow Jack @Jackachew Alistair @theLDphysio and of course the team @TPMPodcast

This second session speaks to something #TheBigRs has been looking in great depth at. The revalidation and governance processes that cover Physiotherapy. Warning! There are some serious revelations in this podcast that will make you sit up and be surprised!

Tom Jesson has made the complexity of sciatic, referred and radicular pain accessible through blog posts, articles and tweet streams. Luckily he is one of the members of The Physio Matters Podcast Team and we were able to convince him to share his knowledge with us and you on this podcast!

Tom takes us through the history of "sciatica", the nomenclature of descriptions and a host of other clinical gems which will guarenteed change either your understanding or clinical practice (or in our case both)

Sign up for #TheBigRs conference tickets asap for bonus rewards at reform.physio/conference

Follow the team on social media @TPMPodcast, Jack Chew @JackAChew and Tom @Thomas_Jesson

We launch the Health Matters Podcast! This first session contains great friend of the show Mike James the Endurance Physio, you will likely have seen him on some of our materials on facebook from the COPA Show.

Mike discusses the MSK professions and it gets spicey as he and Jack debate the prominence of Physio in this space, if this is deserved and what can be done to improve the overall landscape of quality interprofessional collaboration. Brilliant chat and loads to learn or reflect upon.

This is the first session of our brand new "The Patient Matters Podcast" where we bring you the stories of the most important people in healthcare. What better way to learn than through the experiences of those who have walked the walk.

This month we have Sam Williams who takes us through his journey of chronic joint pain and Hypermobility Syndrome, he has seen a vast array of healthcare providers and his story is one all of us health care professionals can learn from. We are particularly keen to hear from any patients who tune in with whom this story might resonate. Contact us with any feedback via our social media channels or email Physiomatters@chewshealth.co.uk

Follow on social media @tpmpodcast @jackachew and of course Sam @BE42_Sam

Cauda Equina Syndrome is a big deal. Its a big deal for anyone unfortunate enough to develop it. Its a big deal for Health Care Professionals who have to recognise it and manage people appropriately when it is suspected. It is a true medical emergency and litagation is a very real possibility if it is missed!

Lucky for us Chris Mercer walks us through all aspects of this tricky syndrome, from anatomy to legality, what we know and what we dont. This is absolutely essential listening for any health care professional who sees patients.

Physio Natters is BACK! Thanks to the kickstarter campaign we can bring you timely reactions to the goings on in the world of Physio. 

This month Jack and Felicity discuss the differences between good and bad referrals and how that can impact upon our appointments, then some of our ideas on why this might occur. Get in contact with us with your ideas on our shiny new email physiomatters@chewshealth.co.uk and we will respond live on air next time!

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This month's Physio Matters is wall to wall gold. Everyone's favourite interviewer, Felicity Thow, looks to put the rest of us out of a job by once again using her experiences at the Pain Cloud conference to select and grill a guest. This time Neil O'Connell. Covering the perfections and pitfalls of evidence, Neil helps us to become better "consumers" of evidence. Something that as part of a science based profession we can never stop improving in!