Sports Therapy Association Podcast

STA98: ’In-Home Polysomnography’ with special guest Dr Amy M Bender

And so we reach the final part of our 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, with special guest Dr Amy M Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, talking about 'In-Home Polysomnography' and sharing the results of host Matt Phillips' recent five week sleep study.

What is in-Home Polysomnography?
The most comprehensive form of sleep study currently available requires going to a sleep-lab. However, for many the sleeping environment is unnatural and equipment uncomfortable. A popular alternative is the ‘Home Sleep Apnea Test’ (HSAT), which though convenient only measures breathing and respiratory functions, not sleep quality.

Enter the ‘Cerebra Sleep System‘ – an in-home, self applied polysomnogram (PSG) that provides the quality diagnostics of an in-lab study with the convenience of Home Sleep Apnea Testing.

For those of you who like the nitty gritty, Cerebra Sleep System uses the patented algorithm Odds Ratio Product (ORP) that micro analyses the Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal providing a continuous measure of sleep depth, moving beyond conventional scoring methods to dig deeper into brain activity.

The Cerebra Sleep System can measure brain waves (EEG), eye movement (EOG), respiratory data, leg and body movements, pulse oximetry, and heart rate (ECG).

Matt Phillips Sleep Study using ‘Cerebra Sleep System’
My personal five week sleep study included:

• Electroencephalography (EEG/brain waves).
• Electrooculography (EOG/eye movements).
• Electromyography (EMG/electrical activity of chin muscle).
• Daily reaction time tests to track performance.
• Questionnaires on perceived sleep quality, disturbances during the night.
• Tracking of daily exercise & use of electronics before bedtime.

In this podcast episode, topics discussed included:

• What are the benefits but also limitations of common consumer wearables like Fitbit and Oura ring?
• How does the Cerebra In-Home Polysomnogram Sleep System differ from the above?
• How useful is the data regarding the different stages of sleep, e.g. REM, N-REM, Deep Sleep, etc.?
• How did Matt Phillips find sleeping with the Cerebra headset on?
• How useful was it being held accountable each day by filling in questionnaires? 
• What was Matt's Sleep Study expecting to find by removing caffeine consumption after week one?
• A look at the results from Matt's five week Sleep Study including:
  - General Insights (sleep efficiency, sleep latency, reported sleep quality, and more)
  - Actual sleep time per night
  - Amount of waking up after going to sleep
  - Effect of removing caffeine: evening sleepiness, reaction time, attention lapses
• Take home messages from the study & Sleep Awareness Month
            

Useful Links  

• Cerebra Health Website
• Dr Amy Bender Website
• Dr Amy M Bender on Twitter: @sleep4sport

About This Week's Guest
Dr. Amy Bender is Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, a digital health company in Canada focused on improving access to advanced digital sleep analysis and diagnostic sleep technology. She is a highly respected researcher with written publications, interviews for stories in Oprah Magazine and public speaking appearances including Ted Med talk. Dr Bender has worked with the National Hockey League, Canadian national team athletes & Olympic athletes, and is no stranger to sport herself with pastimes including mountaineering and Ironman Triathlon.

A huge thanks to all of our special guests during 'Sleep Awareness Month' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast:

• Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher
• Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics
• Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
• Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra
  
  

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STA97: ’Sleep: Injury & Performance’ with special guest Dr Jonathan Charest

Part 3 of our 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast brings you 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with special guest Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Services at The Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, in Calgary, Canada.

Dr Charest, a published scientific author in the field of sleep research, discusses the impact sleep quality/quantity can have on athletic performance, cognition, health, and mental well-being. He also talks about the role of sleep in reducing risk of injury, and how by delivering education, screening tools, and research-based strategies we can help establish healthy sleep for athletes throughout their career.

Topics discussed include:

• Has there been an increase in our understanding of the relationship between sleep and athletic performance over the last few years?
• Do athletes sleep worse than non athletic population?
• Does going to bed earlier the night before early morning training help?
• How relevant are Circadian Rhythms and Chronotypes when it comes to working with athletes?
• Are potential future elite athletes slipping through the net because of insufficient sleep?
• Do elite athletes for different sports tend to be of the same chronotype?  
• What are some ways we can help athletes who are suffering from inadequate sleep?
• How useful are sleep trackers and wearables to athletes?
• How much of a factor is the type of sport when it comes to sleep inadequacy?
• Can athletes 'bank' sleep hourse and if so how long do saved hours last?

• What strategies can we give to athletes to help them improve their sleep?       

Useful Links  

• Centre for Sleep and Human Performance website
• Centre for Sleep and Human Performance on Facebook
• Dr Jonathan Charest on Twitter: @jocharest1

About This Week's Guest
Dr. Jonathan Charest is the director of Athlete Sleep Services and a behavioral sleep medicine specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human Performance as well as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. A published scientific author in the field of sleep research, Dr Charest Focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes, and possesses expertise in behavioral sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders as well as the specific reality of the athletic population. As an ex-athlete, he believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment.

A huge thanks to Dr Jonathan Charest for giving up his time to join us!

JOIN US FOR MORE EPISODES!
Because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, this month's 'Sleep Awareness' series is being recorded LIVE on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also Runchatlive Facebook Page!

• APRIL 5^th - 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher - recording available on all popular podcast apps! 
• APRIL 12^th - 'Sleep Trackers' with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics - recording available on all popular podcast apps!
• APRIL 19^th - 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
• APRIL 26^th - 'In-Home Polysomnogram' with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.

Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!

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STA96: Sleep Awareness Month Pt2 - ’Sleep Trackers’ with guest Dr Olivia Walch

'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast continues with Part 2: 'Sleep Trackables' with special guest Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, a company that develops science-backed apps to help people fix their sleep and circadian rhythms.

With an estimated one in three people in the UK reporting regular sleep complaints, it is not surprising that sleep trackers have become enormously popular over the last few years. On waking up, our faithful Fitbit, Oura Ring or Withings Sleep Analyzer (to name just three) will inform you of the quantity & quality of your night's sleep, but just how accurate are they? Can the information these consumer sleep wearables provide be put to good use, or are they just another modern day gadget causing dependency and anxiety?

Special guest Dr Olivia Walch takes us through such questions to see how marketing claims hold up under the scrutiny of science, and discusses what role they can play in improving sleep health.

Topics discussed include:

• What is the difference between sleep trackers and sleep wearables?
• How long have sleep trackers/wearables been used to assess sleep quanitity/quality?
• How has the technology in sleep wearables changed over time?
• How do scoring algorithms work?
• How accurate are popular sleep wearables from Garmin, Fitbit, Oura Ring, etc?
• Can popular consumer sleep wearables measure stages of sleep? 
• What is the relationship like between sleep researchers and consumer brands for wearables?
• If we see clients/patients are wearing sleep trackers, what sort of conversations should we be having with them?
• Can sleep trackers cause 'orthosomnia' - the obsession for 'perfect' sleep?
• Using sleep wearables to measure sleep consistency.
• Controlling light exposure: one of the easiest & most accessible ways to improve sleep quality/quanity      

Useful Links  

• Dr Olivia Walch website: oliviawalch.com
• Arcascope website
• Arcascope on Instagram: @arca.scope 
• Arcascope on Facebook 
• 12 Tips on Getting Healthy Sleep (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) 

About This Week's Guest
Dr Olivia Walch has been studying the mathematics of sleep for the last ten years, getting her Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 2016. She is the CEO of Arcascope, a company dedicated to making science-backed apps to help people fix their sleep and circadian rhythms. Olivia is also co-editor of Political Geometry, a volume on the mathematics of gerrymandering, with Moon Duchin. 

A huge thanks to Dr Olivia Walch for giving up her time to join us!

JOIN US FOR MORE EPISODES!
Because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, this month's 'Sleep Awareness' series is being recorded LIVE on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also Runchatlive Facebook Page!

• APRIL 5^th - 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher - recording available on all popular podcast apps! 
• APRIL 12^th - 'Sleep Trackers' with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics - recording available on all popular podcast apps!
• APRIL 19^th - 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
• APRIL 26^th - 'In-Home Polysomnogram' with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.

Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!

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If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes.

Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk

STA95: Sleep Awareness Month Pt1 - ’Sleep: The Silent Epidemic’with guest Jesse Cook

It's a new dawn... it's a new day... it's a new life for me... and I'm feeeeling... good.

Welcome to 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Videocast & Podcast! Because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, this month's episodes are being recorded LIVE on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also Runchatlive Facebook Page!

• APRIL 5^th - 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher
• APRIL 12^th - 'Sleep Trackers' with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics.
• APRIL 19^th - 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
• APRIL 26^th - 'In-Home Polysomnogram' with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.

Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!

About This Week's Guest
Jesse Cook is a 5th year Clinical Psychology PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary research program focuses on advancing the classification, assessment, and treatment of unexplained excessive daytime sleepiness. Jesse also has unique expertise in the capabilities & shortcomings of commercially available sleep tracking technology. He has a longstanding affiliation with the Sleep Research Society and previously served as the Sleep Research Society Trainee Member At-Large, while currently assisting efforts on the Communications Committee. 

In Ep.95 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, Jesse introduces the many areas of sleep that will surface over the coming month and discusses why sleep is currenty being labelled 'The Silent Epidemic.' We are also delighted to be joined (40 minutes in) by next week's guest Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope.  

Topics discussed include:

• 33% of our day, month, year & life spent lying down & doing nothing? Why does sleep even exist?
• How much of the population is getting the recommended 7-9 hours a night sleep?
• What are the dangers of sleep deprivation to individuals and society as a whole?
• How do we start educating society & patients/clients as to the fundamental importance of sleep?
• Understanding Circadian Rhythms and Chronotypes
• Sleep Stages: NREM (deep sleep) and REM
• Sleep Trackables (a look ahead with next week's guest Dr Olivia Walch)
• Sleep health advice during menopause
• Using light appropriately to enhance sleep quality
• To nap or not to nap
• What to do if you are lying awake at night unable to sleep 
• How to deal with medication / need to urinate causing you to wake up at night          

Useful Links 

• Jesse Cook on Twitter: @sleepandsports
• Jesse Cook & Jeff Mann: @TheSlowWave1
  
• Recommended YouTube Video: Welcome to the Slow Wave 
• Dr Olivia Walch website: oliviawalch.com 
• 12 Tips on Getting Healthy Sleep (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) 

A huge thanks to Jesse Cook and Dr Olivia Walch for giving up their time to join us!

NEXT WEEK!
Our Sleep Awareness Month continues! Join us Tuesday April 12th for ‘Sleep Trackers’ with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics.

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STA94 CPD Focus: ’Recognising Rheumatology’ with special guest Jack March

In the final part of this month's 'Focus on CPD', we welcome special guest Jack March of www.rheumatology.physio. Jack is Clinical Lead for the Rheumatology service delivered by Chews Health, and one of the voices behind The Physio Matters Podcast.

In this live hour, Jack talks to us about his 'Recognising Rheumatology' CPD courses, designed to help soft tissue therapists recognise symptoms and signs of rheumatologic conditions in clinical practice.

This is of huge importance because, as Jack explains, these sympoms often 'masquerade' as the type of lower back pain which most therapists and patients will be sorted via massage and manual therapy and as a result can go undiagnosed for years delaying important disease-modifying treatment.

Jack's website https://rheumatology.physio/ includes blogs, details of courses and the highly recommended Recognising Rheumatology Audio Book.

The next courses Jack has coming up are:

• ONLINE - Recognising Rheumatology (half day): 12/April
• BIRMINGHAM - Recognising Rheumatology (full day): 07/May
• EXETER - Recognising Rheumatology (full day): 09/July

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• What is rheumatology?
• How many disorders does the term rheumatology encapsulate?
• Many health professionals including Physiotherapists don’t always spot Rheumatologic conditions. Why is this?
• What are some of the common symptoms of rheumatological conditions that allow them to masquerade as musculoskeletal issues?
• Common examples of missed diagnosis - plantarfasciopathy and tendinopathies 
• Looking further than Cutaneous Psoriasis
• Other types of rheumatologic conditions that we should be aware of:
  Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gout.

Useful Links

• Website: www.rheumatology.physio 
• Twitter: @physiojack
• Facebook: rheumatology.physio

A huge thanks to Jack March for giving up his time to join us!

NEXT MONTH!
In April, our focus will be on SLEEP, with a whole month of episodes dedicated to SLEEP AWARENESS:

• APRIL 5th - ‘Sleep – The Silent Epidemic’ with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psych PhD Student. Sleep Researcher.
• APRIL 12th - ‘Sleep Trackers’ with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics.
• APRIL 19th - ‘Sleep: Injury & Performance’ with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep and Human Performance
• APRIL 26th ‘In-Home Polysomnogram’ with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra

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STA93 CPD Focus: ’Active Kids are not Mini Adults’ with special guest Angela Jackson

And so we arrive at the fourth episode in this month's 'Focus on CPD' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast. For this show entitled 'Active Kids are not Mini Adults' we bring you Angela Jackson, a physiotherapist on a mission to stop the pain and frustration that can happen in youth sport when an athlete develops an injury that with the right education could have been avoided.

Angela has worked in the NHS, privately and with sporting teams and youth athletes across all levels sharing her expertise in understanding all aspects of youth athlete development. For 15 years she has been the Physiotherapist and Strength and Conditioning Consultant for Cheshire Cricket Board supporting the Emerging Player Programme, their coach education programme and providing workshops for parents and athletes on injury prevention and performance. She has also created coaching resources for the England & Wales Cricket Board Coaching Association “Wings to Fly” programme.

Anglea has created a series of courses “Active kids are not mini adults” and “Low back
Pain in Younger Athletes” for fellow health professionals available through her website angelajacksonphysio.com/

In this episode, Angela talks to us about the “Active kids are not mini adults” course, designed to teach therapists how to assess young athletes and develop a pathway for a safe return to sport and play whilst considering the impact of excess load on both the immature and mature body. The course can be taken as a fully online course with all practical elements studied via video recordings or an integrated online and F2F course where the theory modules are taken online in advance of a practical face-to-face day with Angela covering all aspects of assessment and return to play. 

Topics discussed include:

• Why there has historically been a lack of education when it comes to working with younger athletes

• Anatomical differences of an immature skeleton

• How to tell the maturation status of a child and understand its impact on pathology and rehabilitation

• Pathologies involved in growing tissues

• How to recognise stress fractures and signs of overtraining

• How to help educate the child/parent/carer/coach on the impact of poor nutrition, sleep, workload

• Growth spurts, fatigue, overtraining and load management

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  Who Angela's courses are for and what prior knowledge is needed

   

Useful Links:

• FREE EBOOK 'Growth & Maturation' - email: info@angelajacksonphysio.com
• CPD Course Info: https://angelajacksonphysio.com/
• Twitter: @angiejphysio
• Instagram: @angiejphysio

A huge thanks to Angela Jackson for giving up her time to join us!

NEXT WEEK!
In the last of our March 'Focus on CPD' episodes on March 29th, special guest Jack March will be talking to us about his 'Recognising Rheumatology' CPD courses happening April, May and July both online and face to face. Jack was a guest back in Ep.38 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast: Rheumatology 101 with Jack March  and generated a lot of interest in revealing how arthritis and other inflammatory or autoimmune conditions are far more common than many soft tissue therapists suspect, often disguising themselves as musculoskeletal issues. Many go undiagnosed for years delaying important disease-modifying treatment.

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STA92 CPD Focus: ’Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science’ with special guest Greg Lehman

The third episode in this month's focus on CPD brings you a special guest whose course 'Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science' has been taught in more than 30 countries across 5 continents - the one & only Gregory Lehman.

'Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science' is a practical course designed to provide therapists with a simplified yet strongly evidenced based biomechanical approach to injury & pain management that allows the development of skills that address all areas of the biopsychosocial contributors to the pain experience.

It teaches an alternative to the kinesiopathological model of pain & injury but still tries to answer when biomechanics matters. 'Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science' is coming to Cork, Ireland on Apr 2nd & 3rd 2022 at Pilates Physio Cork. Full details can be found at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/reconcilingbiomechanicswithpainscience/590774

About Greg Lehman
Greg lehman has been in clinical practice for more than 13 years as both a chiropractor and physiotherapist. He has held faculty and research positions conducting biomechanical research into the mechanisms of manual therapy, muscle activation during rehabilitation exercises and sports medicine, publishing more than 20 papers in peer reviewed journals. He has lectured at numerous global conferences on biomechanics and the biopsychosocial model, and his two day 'Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science' seminar helps clinicians incorporate best evidence into clinical practice and helps them develop skills to practice in a manner consistent with the biopsychosocial model of care. 

* * * WARNING: This episode has swearing. Please do not listen if you or those around you are easily offended.

Questions & topics discussed include:

• How much has your course changed since it first came to the UK in 2015 (hosted by host Matt Phillips in his former clinic)?

• What would you say to a recently qualified soft tissue therapist who has heard that some of the concepts taught during their professional studies is questionable and needs updating?

• "Poke the Bear, don't hump the s*%t out of it" - This image & message has resonated more than any other amongst health care professionals. What is it saying and why is it so popular?

• In the 90’s you were learning to be a Chiropractic in Toronto Canada and hearing at that particular school about bio-psycho-social approach. Why has it not become mainstream

• What's your opinion of manual therapy?

• Some therapists are reluctant to change because they fear they are going to have to re-learn everything. But that’s not the case, right?

• You describe manual therapy as a symptom modifier – can you expand on that?

• Should being able to understand & recognize bias be a fundamental skill for health care providers?

• Do course attendees need a particular background or knowledge? 
  
  

   

Useful Links:

• Full Course Details & Tickets
• Website: greglehman.ca
• Greg Lehman: Pain Science Workbook
• Twitter: @greglehman
• Instagram: @greglehman  

A huge thanks to Greg Lehman for giving up his time to join us!

NEXT WEEK!
On March 22nd our focus CPD continues with special guest Angela Jackson will be talking to us about about working with Teenage Athletes, in an episode entitled 'Active Kids are NOT mini adults'.  Check out Angela's online courses at angelajacksonphysio.com

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STA91 ’Focus on CPD Part 2: ’Lower Limb Tendinopathy’ with guest Dr Peter Malliaras

Our March focus on up & coming CPD opportunities (Continuing Professional Development) happening in the UK this March and April continues, with the aim of introducing approaches, ideas and techniques that could potentially help you, the soft tissue therapist, manage your learning and growth.

In this episode, we are honoured to be joined by special guest Dr Peter Malliaras, who is bringing his internationally acclaimed 'Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy' course' (5th edition) to the UK this March:

• Newport March 20th
• Epsom March 25th (sold out)
• London March 26th
• Surrey March 27th

When it comes to the subject of tendinopathy, Dr Peter Malliaras is one of the most highly respected researchers and educators out there. Completing his PhD in tendinopathy in 2006, he has co-authored over 100 peer review publications and is currently Associate Professor at Monash University Physiotherapy Department in Melbourne, Australia.

His 'Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy' course provides an up-to-date research & clinical perspective and a complete walkthrough assessment, kinetic chain and biomechanics considerations and rehabilitation of common lower limb tendinopathies.

In this episode, topics discussed include:

• The difference between tendonitis, tendinosis and tendinopathy and why understanding the difference can affect rehabilitation
• Loading for Tendinopathy - concentric, eccentric or isometric? 
• The importance within rehabilitation of 'empowering patients’ 
• Use of the Biopsychosocial Model within tendinopathy rehabilitation
• The role of Patient-Centred Care and Evidence-Based Practice in establishing a Working Alliance
• The importance of being knowledgeable about the benefits & harms of treatment within and outside of one's scope of practice
• How to avoid being wedded to one treatment approach
• What to do with patients who can’t or don’t want to exercise
• The role of adjuncts like Shockwave therapy
• How effective is Deep Friction / Cross Friction Massage?
• What type of professional is the 'Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy' course for?

Useful Links:

• Full Course Details 
• Course Tickets 
• Twitter: @drpetemalliaras
• Facebook: @tendinopathyrehab 

A huge thanks to Dr Peter Malliaras for giving up his time to join us!

NEXT WEEK!
On March 15th our focus CPD continues with special guest Greg Lehman who is bringing his highly recommended two day Reconciling Biomechanics With Pain Science workshop to Cork, Ireland on Saturday & Sunday April 2

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STA90 ’Focus on CPD Part 1: ’Dermoneuromodulation’ with Mike Grice and Daniel Williams

In March on the Sports Therapy Association Videocast & Podcast, our weekly focus will be on up & coming CPD (Continuing Professional Development), with the aim of introducing approaches, ideas and techniques that could potentially help you, the soft tissue therapist, manage your learning and growth.

We start off with an episode discussing the two part 'Dermoneuromodulation' (DNM) course coming to the UK, being delivered in both Birmingham and Exeter in March and June (dates down below).

Special guests Mike Grice and Daniel Williams of Movement Therapy Education who have organised the face-to-face UK workshops join us in this episode to discuss:

• The pitfalls of using Google to select CPD
• Why the name Dermoneuromodulation (DNM)  
• The roots of DNM
• Listening to Diane Jacobs for the first time at the San Diego Pain Summit n 2015. 
• How DNM brings the 'Bio' and 'Psychosocial' together
• The workshop instructor Rey Allen and Mike Reoch 
• What to expect from the DNM workshops

Workshop Details

• DNM Level 1 - taught by Mike Reoch: March 12/13/14 in Birmingham, March 18/18/20 in Exeter.
• DNM Level 2 - taught by Rey Allen: June 4/5/6 in Birmingham, June 10/11/12 in Exeter.

What is DermoNeuroModulation?
Dermoneuromodulation (DNM) was founded by Diane Jacobs, a physiotherapist for over 40 years and a manual therapist for over 30. In the 1990's, Diane studied with David Butler (co-author with Lorimer Moseley of the hugely successful 'Explain Pain' manual for therapists and patients). Given the idea that she was less likely affecting tissue targets and more likely treating peripheral nerves, Diane started to read the evidence and investigate the anatomy & mechanism of the nervous system. Her attention was drawn in particular to cutaneous nerves, something that no manual therapy teacher had ever mentioned before. By 2005, Dianne was calling her work 'DermoNeuroModulation', later renamed to DermoNeuroModulating to refer to it as a verb. In Diane's own words:

"DermoNeuroModulating, or -tion, is a structured, interactive approach to manual therapy that considers the nervous system of the patient from skin cell to sense of self. Techniques are slow, light, kind, intelligent, responsive and effective. Positioning of limbs and trunk affects deeper nerve trunks (by shortening and widening their container), and is combined with skin stretch directed toward cutaneous fields of nerves that branch outward into skin (which may draw neural structure further through its container). It is prudent to remember that manual handling of a patient's physicality is only a small part of developing a complete therapeutic context for change - while optional, it can also be optimal."

Useful Links:

• Birmingham DNM Workshop Details 
• Exeter DNM Workshop Details 
• Diane Jacobs Website
• Rey Allen Website
• Mike Reoch: 'What is DNM?'

A huge thanks to Mike and Daniel for giving up their time to join us!

NEXT WEEK!
On March 8th our focus on up & coming CPD continues, with special guest Pete Malliaras who is bringing his face-to-face 'Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy Course' (5th edition) to the UK this March 2022, in Newport, Epsom, London and Haslewood.

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STA89 ’Women’s Health Pt4: The Athletic Female’ with Gráinne Donnelly and Emma Brockwell

In the final episode of this month's focus on 'Women's Health', we are absolutely honoured to be joined by special guests Gráinne Donnelly, Emma Brockwell, both physiotherapists passionate about developing the knowledge and awareness necessary to optimise each female athlete’s potential.

Gráinne and Emma and Dr Helen McElroy (unable to join us for this episode - wish you well Helen!) are about to launch a course entitled 'The Athletic Female', specifically designed for fitness & health care professionals & coaches working with female athletes. With input from a highly respected panel of multi disciplinary specialists and a growing online community to mix with fellow health care professionals, this course is something any therapist working with female athletes should seriously consider.   

In this episode, Gráinne and Emma talk about how things have been changing since the release back in March 2019 of the first ever UK guideline to specifically offer evidence based recommendations for postnatal women returning to running – 'Returning to Running Postnatal  – Guidelines for Medical, Health and Fitness Professionals Managing this Population' (Goom, Donnelly & Brockwell 2019).

Together they break discuss some of the most important considerations when working with a female athlete, all of which are key components of 'The Athletic Female' course:

• The importance & relevance of the Menstrual Cycle
• Working with female teenage athletes
• The athletic pelvic floor
• Breast Health
• RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport)
• Implications of the perimenopausal and menopausal transition
• Common misconceptions about Diastasis recti

About the Guests

Gráinne Donnelly
BSc Hons Physiotherapy, Pg Cert Continence for Physiotherapists, HCPC, MCSP
Gráinne is the Advanced Physiotherapist and Team Lead for Pelvic Health in the Western Health and Social Care Trust (National Health Service) as well as running a busy private practice. She has a particular interest in Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and provides training and education about it within the UK as well as online platforms and podcasts to help improve knowledge and awareness of it on the global scale. 

Emma Brockwell
Bsc (Hons), HCPC, CSP, POGP
Emma is a pelvic health physiotherapist working in the private sector. She specialises in perinatal rehabilitation and returning women back to running and exercise if they have pelvic floor dysfunction. She has co-written evidence based Return to Running Postnatal Guidelines which have been published as an infographic in the BJSM and spoken at many conferences including Sports and Exercise in medicine, POGP in London and Ireland and The Running Injuries Symposium. She is also an author, writing the new book ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood’ published by @eburybooks and has written in various magazines including Women’s running magazine and women’s health magazine.

Useful Links:

• Website: The Athletic Female
• Gráinne's Website: absolute.physio 
• Emma's Website: physiomum.co.uk
• Instagram: @theathleticfemale
• Instagram: @physiomumuk
• Twitter: @ABSPhysio

A huge thanks to Gráinne & Emma for giving up their time to join us!

NEXT WEEK!
In March our Focus turns to CPD, highlighting some fantastic CPD courses in the UK in the coming months. We start next Tuesday (March 1st) with Dan Williams and Mike Grice talking about the up & coming DermoNeuroModulation course courtesy of Mike Reoch and Rey Allen. James Morgan of Barefoot physio is hosting one in Exeter and Mike Grice in Birmingham.

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