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The Sports Therapy Association Podcast is recorded LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm (UK) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel and Facebook Page, and then uploaded as a podcast. You do not have to be an STA member to attend the live recordings - it is a chance to network with fellow therapists and discuss topics that together help us all move forward as an industry. The goal of the podcast, hosted by Matt Phillips (creator of runchatlive.com), is to deliver to Soft Tissue Therapists of all levels (including massage therapists, sports therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, chiropractors, etc.) up to date information on how to be a modern, successful, effective health care practitioner, with a gold star reputation for being able to help people in pain and/or looking for performance gains. The Sports Therapy Association (STA) is a professional representation for Sports Therapists, Sports Injury Therapists and Soft Tissue Therapists. We have worked passionately to develop a truly independent and ethical association that is committed to raising standards across the industry and progressing opportunities for our valued members.
Episodes
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Around 1.5 million women in the UK are currently living with Endometriosis, a chronic and often debilitating condition that can cause painful or heavy periods, and may also lead to infertility, fatigue and bowel & bladder problems. Because endometriosis manifests itself in a variety of ways and shares symptoms with other conditions, diagnosis can be difficult and often delayed.
Recent research shows that there is now an average of 7.5 years between women first seeing a doctor about their symptoms and receiving a firm diagnosis. And that's for a condition with a prevalence equal to that of Diabetes!
This was a truly eye-opening episode. An huge thank you to Deborah Thurlow-Rowley for sharing details & photos of her own personal journey with endometriosis, and indeed to those of you who joined us for the live recording and also shared your own experiences.
Endometriosis provides soft tissue therapists with once again an opportunity to change lives IF we ask the right questions. 1 in 10 of our female clients could be suffering from endometriosis. Lets play a part in helping them get a quicker diagnosis than the current average of 7 years.
'Over 60's Resistance Training' with special guest Chris Tiley
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All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
In Ep.53 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast guest host Mike Grice of Movement Therapy Education kindly stands in for Matt Phillips (on holiday up North) to discuss with Gary Benson and STA members about the job opportunities that are available for Graduate Sports Therapists.
More and more clinics are looking for Sports Therapists but do we sell ourselves well? Where do we fit? Joining Mike & Gary are STA members Dan Anderton (Sports Therapist, DA Human Mechanics) and Bethan Timmins (Sports Therapist, Timmins Health & Performance).
'Endometriosis Special' with guest Deborah Thurlow-Rowley
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All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Scheduled for a month ago but sadly had to be postponed, we are happy to bring you Ep.52 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, a live hour 'Insurance Special' as we promised with special guest David Balen, Chairman of Balens Specialist Insurance Brokers.
Many of you will have heard of Balens already, given their solid reputation as one of the leading brokers in the Health & Well-being sectors. The episode proved to be as expected a fantastic opportunity for therapists joining us live to put questions about insurance to David, as well as gain first hand insight into how Balens can help therapists as we finally see Covid-19 restrictions being eased.
'Sports Therapy Graduates: What Career Options Are There?' with guest host Mike Grice of Movement Therapy Education.
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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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
In Ep.51 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast (recorded live the slightly LATER time of 9pm UK), we are absolutely honoured to bring you the inspirational Dr Rachel Zoffness, highly respected pain & health psychologist and author of 'The Pain Management Workbook' - an integrative, evidence-based treatment protocol for adults, and 'The Chronic Pain & Illness Workbook for Teens' - the first pain workbook for youth.
Dr. Zoffness, a world-renowned expert on nonpharmacological approaches to pain management, discusses & answers live questions on 'Pain Management', a hugely important topic that drives the need for evolution in the health care we provide. Topics included:
- Understanding and embracing of the BioPsychoSocial model of pain
- How to explain pain to patients
- Metaphors like the 'pain dial' that can be useful in understanding pain
- Why healthcare still uses such an outdated model of pain
- The introduction of pain education as part of school curriculum.
Be sure to check out Dr. Rachel Zoffness' website including details of up and coming workshops.
'Insurance Special' with guest David Balens of Balens Insurance.
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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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
And so we arrive at Ep.50 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast! Thank you everyone who has supported us! In this 'Pelvic Health Special' we are delighted to bring you an hour of LIVE chat with Gerard Greene, a hugely respected & experienced physiotherapist with a particular specialist interest in the Athletic Pelvis, both female and male.
Be sure to check out Gerard Greene's courses, many of which are for soft tissue therapists, not just Physios!
Join us LIVE for Ep.51 - May 18th 9pm:
'Pain Management Special' with guest Dr Rachel Zoffness
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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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Ep.49 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast asks the question 'How important is the choice of words we use when communicating with our clients/patients?' Some studies suggest that words can have a 'significant impact on clinical outcome', 'the ability to heal and harm', but as modern therapists are we being pressured too much to second guess everything we say? We've used words like 'knot', 'release', 'stabilise' and 'wear-and-tear' for years so why change now?
To answer these questions & more, host Matt Phillips is joined by Matt Scarsbrook (The Massage Collective), Rachel Frances Thomson (Director at Biomechanics Education) and Benjamin Mace-Crossley (STA Regional Rep: Chester, Wirral, Manchester). The panel raise some very interesting discussion, fuelled as always by questions and observations from therapists who joined us for the live recording. If you have any feedback for the points raised, be sure to leave them in the comments section!
Next week in Ep.50:
'Pelvic Health Special' with guest Gerard Greene.
Enjoyed the episode?
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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
In Ep.48 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we are honoured to be joined by the highly respected Dr. Mark Laslett, New Zealand Board Registered Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialist (NZRPS).
With a PhD based on his clinical research on the diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination of patients with chronic low back pain, Mark has published over forty publications, including the first multi issue systematic review of diagnostic studies for the lumbar spine in 2017.
In this episode, Mark guides us through the various explanations out there for SIJ pain, its diagnosis & treatment, and the difference between sacroiliac dysfunction and sacroiliac joint pain.
WARNING: Many of the concepts traditionally taught with regards to the Sacroiliac joint and SIJ dysfunction are challenged in this episode. Dr. Laslett takes no prisoners as he reveals how many of the traditional ideas and assessment procedures still taught on many courses are highly unlikely to be doing what we believe they are. Though this can be frustrating to hear, it does NOT undermine our effectiveness as soft tissue therapists. In fact, it does the opposite - it gives us the tools to be even better at what we do, and evolve with current knowledge.
If you feel unsettled by what you hear, do please feel free to contact matt@thesta.co.uk or indeed any of the regional STA reps to discuss.
Next week in Ep.49:
• 'How Much Do Words Matter' - an STA panel discussion.
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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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Ep.46 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast was scheduled to be an interview with David Balens, Chairman of Balens Insurance, but due to technical issues this was sadly not possible. The episode will instead be recorded live on Tuesday May 25th.
- Recent therapist Covid-19 updates in Scotland
- Opportunities for graduate Sports Therapists
- How to regulate the quality of CPD and training courses
- The experience of returning face to face for both the therapist and the client
- Whether Level 4 Sports Massage Therapy should have the name changed to Sports Therapy.
Next week in Ep.48:
• Sacroiliac Joint Pain/Dysfunction with Dr Mark Laslett
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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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
In Ep.46 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, host Matt Phillips of Runchatlive is joined by Kieron Wall & Sam Hellard, MSc students in Sport and Exercise Science (Biomechanics Pathway) at Cardiff University.
Kieron & Sam achieved their BSc Sport & Exercise Science nearly a year ago at Cardiff University where the highly respected Dr. Izzy Moore was their tutor for Biomechanics of Sports Injury, and is now leading their work placement module conducting research.
Kieron's dissertation title was 'The Effect of Task Constraints on Kinematic and Outcome Performance Variables in Golf Driving Performance' and Sam's was 'Kinematic and Kinetic Changes during Rugby Line-out Landing'.
Kieron and Sam discuss and answer live questions on career progression, education pathways, expectations, celebrations and even the occasional disappointment!
Useful links:
• Sport & Exercise Science - BSc (Hons) Degree at Cardiff University
• Sport and Exercise Science Masters at Cardiff University.
Enjoyed the episode?
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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
In Ep.45 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, host Matt Phillips of Runchatlive is joined by Gary Benson, founder of the STA, Daniel Gerber (STA Regional Rep for Scotland), Grainne Walsh (Northern Ireland) and Gareth Thomas (Wales). Together, we take a look at how as both an industry & as individual therapists we can move forward as Covid-19 restrictions start being eased. Members from different regions of the UK were encouraged to join us for the live recording, and lend insight into the different problems faced, as well as different opportunities presented.
Useful links:
• https://www.thesta.co.uk/
Enjoyed the episode?
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.
All episodes are streamed live to our YouTube channel and remember all soft tissue therapists (non members included) are welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page
Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk