Sports Therapy Association Podcast

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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

Friday Jan 19, 2024

STA181: 'End-To-End Patient Management With Rehab Guru' with guests David Barrow & Simon Taylor

Friday Jan 19, 2024

Rehab Guru is a patient management software system used across the world by sole-practitioners, private practices, the NHS, and the UK Ministry of Defence. With tools for bookings, appointments. patient forms, exercise prescription, outcome measures, remote patient management, and more, clinicians can choose to either integrate it with existing software like Cliniko, or use Rehab Guru as the sole software system with all its components.

In this episode of The Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we are delighted to be joined by the founders of Rehab Guru, David Barrow & Simon Taylor. Together, they not only talk us through the comprehensive 'End-To-End Patient Management' features of Rehab Guru, but also discuss the importance & benefits in this digital age of ensuring the provision of optimum patient / client experience.

Topics Discussed (with timestamps)

0:00 Intro
2:40 Welcome, David Barrow & Simon Taylor
3:35 How Therapy Expo has evolved since Rehab Guru first attended
5.46 How & why Rehab Guru was created
9:16 Rehab Guru Website: A Look At The Exercise Prescription
16:30 Remote Patient Monitoring
25:30 Is it expensive?
31:00 Patient Experience
33:20 Small Businsses Tools
35:00 Migration from other platforms
42:21 Safety & Data Protection
44:57 Rehab Guru on Social Media
46:30 Plans for the future
53:12 Discounts for Graduates and the STA

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Our sincere thanks to David Barrow & Simon Taylor for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

Want to join the live recordings?
Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available.

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Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024

STA180: ’Team GB Judo: Massage For Recovery’ with special guest Steve Miller

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024

In this episode “Team GB Judo: massage For Recovery”, special guest Steve Miller (Grow Physio Academy) talks about the work he has recently done with Team GB Judo athletes, focussing on strategies for optimum recovery, including massage & manual therapy.

Steve discusses how although massage for recovery has traditionally not been particularly well utilised in the sport of Judo, when employed correctly it can play a hugely important role in sports performance, from elite right through to recreational. We also look at the Online & Face-To-Face Courses available on his website GrowPhysioAcademy.com, which incidentally attracts more Sports Therapists and Sports Rehab Specialists than Physios!

About The Guest:

Steve Miller is a Sports Physiotherapist and Founder of Grow Physio Academy, currenty works for UK Sports Institute (UKSI) in a rehabilitation specialist role with GB Judo athletes. He has also represented medical teams in English Premiership Rugby at Newcastle Falcons, British Gymnastics, Lawn tennis Association, and at Olympic & Commonwealth Games.

Steve lectures at Newcastle, Sheffield Hallam and Gloucester Universities, teaching Physiotherapy (BSc), Sports Physiotherapy (MSc), Sports Therapy (BSc) & Sport & Exercise Medicine. He runs Nationwide & International Sports Injury Courses and is a popular speaker at conferences.

Topics Discussed (with timestamps)

0:00 Intro
3:02 Welcome Steve Miller
6:00 GrowPhysio.com & GrowPhysioAcademy.com
10.28 Not just for Physios!
11:20 Jobs for Sports Therapists & Sports Rehab in Elite Sport
13:45 Sports Therapy vs Physiotherapy
20:00 Importance of Massage Therapists
26:20 Massage for Football vs Ruby vs Judo
36:12 Work Placements: How To get Involved
47:29 Massage for Education
53:00 Courses at GrowPhysioAcademy.com
57:40 Face-to-Face Courses & Membership
1:00:41 Follow Steve Miller on Instagram

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Our sincere thanks to Steve Miller for giving up his time to be a guest on the show!

Saturday Jan 06, 2024

STA179 ’Being a Soft Tissue Therapist in 2024’ with Alex Moore, Imi Testa, Ben Mace-Crossley, Stevie Barr

Saturday Jan 06, 2024

‘Being a Soft Tissue Therapist in 2024’ - In the first of a new season of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive.com) is joined by STA members to discuss what 2024 will, should & could bring Soft Tissue Therapists, and share individual hopes, plans and goals.

Joining Matt Phillips are :

Gary Benson - founder of the STA
Alex Moore - Sports Massage Therapist & Equipment Pilates Instructor at Alex Moore - Movement Therapy Dorset
Imi Testa Owner of ‘Back on Track Soft Tissue Therapy’ backontrack-sportsholistic.co.uk
Ben Mace-Crossley - BSc Injury Rehabilitation undergrad & Soft Tissue Therapist @repose.injuryrehab
Stevie Barr - Brand Ambassador at Intelligent Cycling, Joint Creator of Scottish Therapists Group

Useful Links:

The STA Website
Scottish Therapists Group on Facebook
Alex Moore Website: Movement Therapy Dorset
Imi Testa Website: Back on Track Soft Tissue Therapy
Ben Mace-Crossley Instagram: @repose.injuryrehab
Stevie Barr Instagram: @fit_thru_life

Our sincere thanks to Alex, Ben, Imi and Stevie for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023

STA178: ’Christmas 2023 STA Podcast Review’ with Matt Phillips & Gary Benson

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023

Ho, ho, ho! It's the last episode of 2023, and in it host Matt Phillips of Runchatlive and Gary Benson, founder of the STA, take a seasonal look through another year of fantastic podcast episodes on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast.

It would be impossible in one hour episode to delve into all 47 of the amazing episodes we recorded this year, but we are truly SO grateful to all our special guests who gave up their time this year to share their expertise with our listeners!

In this episode, we chatted about:

Education - what does the future hold for Level 3 therapists?
STA132 ’Hip Dysplasia’ with Holly Soper-Doyle
STA133 ’Buttock Pain’ with Dr. Sarah Rollins
STA134 ’Buttock Pain Case History’ with Eeemer Acton & Dr. Sarah Rollins
STA141: ’Women’s Health & Lower Back Pain’ with Michelle Lyons
STA149 ’Sports Related Groin issues’ with Dr Dora Papadopoulou
STA150 ’Treatment of Sports Related Groin Issues’ with Benoy Mathew
STA136 'Mental Health First Aid' with James Chapman
STA137 ’Healthcare for People with Learning Disabilities’ with Alistair Beverley
STA144 ’Behaviour Change & Motivational Interviewing’ with Dr Gary Mendoza
STA165 ’Patellofemoral Joint Rehabilitation’ with Dr Claire Minshull & Claire Robertson
STA169: ’Neurocognitive Approaches In A Rehabilitation Setting’ with Angela Jackson
STA152: ’Eating Disorders’ with Nick Pollard of Family Mental Wealth
STA153: ’Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)’ with Lucy Gillbanks
STA154: ’The Gut Microbiome’ with Dr Lucy Williamson
STA177 ’Physical Literacy’ with John Scriven

Wishing YOU, our beloved listeners, all the best over the Christmas Break and a Happy New Year!

How To Connect With The Sports Therapy Association:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportstherapyassociation/
Instagram & Twitter - @UK_STA
Website: https://www.thesta.co.uk/

Saturday Dec 16, 2023

STA177 ’Physical Literacy’ with special guest John Scriven of Move Well

Saturday Dec 16, 2023

How much of the injury & pain experienced by our clients can be attributed to the modern day decline in physical activity in everyday life? As soft tissue therapists, what should we be doing with our clients to counterbalance this?

In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, special guest John Scriven, Movement & Rehabilitation Specialist and founder of Move Well, discusses the current pandemic of 'physical illiteracy', and how having '21st-century brains in ice-age bodies' contributes to sedentary-related disease and movement inefficiency.

About John Scriven
John is a natural movement & rehabilitation specialist with a passion for helping individuals achieve physical literacy. With over 20 years of experience in the field, he has developed a unique approach to movement therapy that is influenced heavily by evolutionary and neurodevelopmental science whilst remaining grounded in evidence-based practice. John has delivered thousands of hours of movement coaching in both rehabilitation and performance settings to a wide range of individuals and disciplines, from youth to world championship level. He also has been heavily involved in the international physical literacy movement and spear headed a world-renowned development programme in Jersey.

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Our sincere thanks to John Scriven for giving up his time to be a guest on the show!

Thursday Dec 07, 2023

STA176 ’Hands On Hub at TherapyExpo’ with AM Mazzieri, Katie Warburton, Jinty Sheerin, Lou Hockings

Thursday Dec 07, 2023

In Ep.176 of The Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we conclude reflection on this year’s Therapy Expo by chatting with our good friend Anna Maria Mazzieri, Director of The ST School, about her ‘Hands On Hub’ area, which for the second year running provided two days of fantastic presentations & hands-on workshops.

Joining Anna Maria Mazzieri in this episode are

Katie Warburton of ‘Hands On Health’
Jinty Sheerin & Lou Hockings-Thompson, hosts of the Womenkind Collective Podcast

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Our sincere thanks to Anna Maria Mazzieri, Katie Warburton, Jinty Sheerin & Lou Hockings-Thompson for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

Monday Dec 04, 2023

STA175: ’Reflections On Therapy Expo 2023’ with Matt Phillips, Gary Benson, Georgina James-Staff, Bethan Timmins

Monday Dec 04, 2023

‘𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑’ - And so another Therapy Expo at NEC Birmingham draws to a close. The 'STA Update Theatre' was bigger & better than ever, with two days of theory & practical presentations from world class speakers. We thank everyone who came to visit and hope those of you who could not make it will be able to next year.

In this episode, host Matt Phillips of runchatlive is joined by Gary Benson (founder of the STA), Georgina James-Staff (Graduate Sports Therapist at Fire & Earth, West Midlands Representative for the STA) and Bethan Timmins (Clinical Director of Timmins Health & Performance, Chief Medical Officer at Stratford-upon-Avon RFC). Together, they reflect on how the two day conference went, what therapists were able to gain from it, and what could potentially have been done better.

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Our sincere thanks to Georgina James-Staff and Bethan Timmins for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

Thursday Nov 16, 2023

STA174: ’Training the Older Adult for Performance’ with special guests Chris Tiley and Chris Kitson

Thursday Nov 16, 2023

‘Training the Older Adult for Performance’ - A week to go until Therapy Expo 2023 at the NEC Birmingham November 22nd & 23rd. As always the STA will be there, with two days of fantastic presentations in the STA Therapy Update Theatre.

In Ep.174 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we reach our last chance to bring you a chat with speakers from Therapy Expo, and are joned by special gueats Chris Tiley, Founder of ‘Never Too Old To Lift’ and Chris Kitson of ‘Endurance Therapy & Performance’ and ‘Rockstar Runners’

Together, the Chris’s will be presenting ‘Training the Older Adult for Performance’ at 2.30pm on Day 2 of Therapy Expo, November 23rd:
"Some say that age is but a number, but when it comes to physical performance, what are the key factors we should be considering with older populations? In this presentation, Chris Tiley of ‘Never Too Old To Lift’ and Chris Kitson of ‘Endurance Therapy & Performance’will together deliver practical advice using real-life case studies to help you get more out of your older populations as they take on progressive physical challenges."

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Our sincere thanks to Chris Tiley and Chris Kitson for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

Monday Nov 13, 2023

STA173: ’How To Make Sure Therapy Expo Helps YOUR Business’ with guest Andy Hosgood

Monday Nov 13, 2023

With SO many quality presentations being offered this year at Therapy Expo (Birmingham NEC Nov22nd & 23rd 2023), there is a danger for us soft tissue therapists to get overloaded and realise on return to clinic that we don't actually have much from the two day conference to put into practice!

To give you advice on how to avoid this, host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive.com) and Gary Benson (founder of the STA) are joined in this episode by Andy Hosgood, who has nearly 20 years experience setting up and running private therapy clinics, and over the last 5 years has been coaching other therapy business owners to achieve their own successes (originally with 'Elevate Your Clinic' and now via AndyHosgood.co.uk).

Andy Hosgood will be presenting in the STA Therapy Update Theatre at 12.20pm on Day 1 of Therapy Expo: 'How To Elevate Your Client Experience To Ensure Success':
"In a challenging world of private practice, how you treat your clients is essential in creating a long standing, reputable and successful business. To achieve this consistency is key. In this presentation, Andy Hosgood, Co-Founder of Elevate Your Clinic, will explain his 10-step framework to elevate your client experience and how to implement it into your business to ensure your success."

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Our sincere thanks to Andy Hosgood for giving up his time to be a guest on the show!

Sunday Nov 05, 2023

STA172: ’What You Weren’t Taught About Communication’ with guest Alistair Beverley

Sunday Nov 05, 2023

'Keeping Your Hair On: What You Weren't Taught About Communication' - Our countdown to Therapy Expo 2023 continues, chatting LIVE with speakers who will be presenting in the STA Update Theatre.

In this episode, special guest Alistair Beverley of theLDphysio.com talks to us about his presentation 'Keeping Your Hair On: What You Weren't Taught About Communication' that is happening in the STA Theatre at Therapy Expo , 12.15pm on Day 2.

Alistair was a guest on Ep.137 of Sports Therapy Association Podcast back in February: ’Healthcare for People with Learning Disabilities’. It's a hugely insightful epiode that we wholeheartedly recommend everyone either watches on YouTube or listens to on any popular podcast app.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

0:00 Intro
2:17 Reminder of previous episode 'Functional Flexibiity' with guest Sonia Fierro of 'Recover Stronger'
4:11 Details of Alistair Beverley at Therapy Expo 2023
4:55 Welcome Alistair Beverley
8:32 Alistair's presentation at Therapy Expo 2022 - 'Diagnostic Overshadowing - When The Incorrect Diagnosis Can Kill'
10:34 Alistair's personal experience with his younger brother Jon, who tragically died in 2020 due to diagnostic overshadowing.
13:17 Diagnosis Overshadowing is not something that only affects people with Learning/Intellectual Disability
14:25 Focus on Alistair's presentation at Therapy Expo 2023: 'Keeping Your Hair On: What You Weren't Taught About Communication' - STA Theatre at Therapy Expo , 12.15pm on Day 2.
28:00 Poor communication due to the 'fixer' mentality across healthcare
37:00 Empathy and Active Listening
50:00 Misconceptions about people with Learning/Intellectual Disabilities
56:10 Alistair Beverley's website: theLDPhysio.com - Read The Blog!

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Our sincere thanks to Alistair Beverley for giving up his time to be a guest on the show!