STA135: ’Ask Tim’ #1 with special guest Tim Allardyce

'ASK TIM!' - special guest Tim Allardyce answers any questions that YOU, a soft tissue clinician, may have regarding work & survival in the healthcare industry. This is the first of a regular series that will be recorded LIVE on the first Tuesday of every month, at 8pm (UK) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel. Join us LIVE! No need to be an STA member!

Submit YOUR questions to Tim by either joining us for the live stream on YouTube or emailing them prior to the show to: matt@thesta.co.uk. 

Tim Allardyce is a leading physiotherapist & osteopath working across elite sport, NHS, and private practice.  With over 17 years experience as a physiotherapist, he is founder of Rehab My Patient, an exercise software program for sports therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors, that  can be used on any computer or tablet by the practitioner and the patient. 

Questions Answered in this episode of 'Ask Tim':

• 12:15 - Question1: Can I have some advice on room/space/clinic renting. I am rubbish at it. I hate negotiating, it makes me cringe. I never know whether to charge per hour, or % of the their clients. To charge even if they don’t have any custom, cause it’s gives newbies a step up.
  
  
• 21:00 - Question 2:  How do you get business in little villages? They have so little footfall compared to a busy city. I’m doing more marketing now than I ever did but had far more business when I was in a big city.
  
  
• 28:40 - Question 3: Now we are aware that working with a person involves more than just the biomechanical, should we be studying more about psychology (Eg ACT, CBT, MI, hypnotherapy?) and sociology? Should there be more of this in courses?
  
  
• 37:28 - Question 4: I’ve noticed a drop in interest since I removed sports massage from marketing and started pushing soft tissue therapy and pain management etc. Should I change back to calling it sports massage.
  
  
• 45:35 - Question 5: Soft tissue therapists are being urged to include more exercise based advice. What are the positives of this and what are your concerns if you have any around this fairly new acquired scope?”
  
  
• 52:09 - Question 6: What are some of your favourite home exercises for patients who aren’t into “gym/traditional weight training, to encourage buy in/motivation/fun factor/meaningfulness?

Useful Links:

• Twitter: @rehabmypatient
• Instagram: @rehabmypatient
• Tim Allardyce Surrey Physio Website 

Our sincere thanks to Tim Allardyce and STA Founder Gary Benson for giving up their time to be guests on the show! 

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Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk