The NAF Physio Podcast

Latest Episodes:

044 Talking about sham and placebo exercises in rehab! Jul 17, 2020

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So for this month's episode Adam and Greg discuss sham and placebo exercises in rehab. Now this topic is clearly raising lots of questions and doubts about our specific exercises and how and why those exercises help people with aches and pains.

But does this mean that our specific exercises are useless and not necessary when sham and placebos work just as well, and does this also mean we can do whatever the hell we like with our exercise prescriptions?

Warning: Watch out for a rather strong and long Adam rant at the beginning!

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043 Talking About Lying Jun 17, 2020

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In this episode Greg and Adam discuss lying, deceit, and dishonesty but not in the way you may first think. They discuss how our body can often lie to us, telling us it's stiff, weak, out of place, or damaged when it's not.

They try to work out why and when it does this and how we can tell when we are being lied to or not by our own body.

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042 Talking About Stretching…AGAIN May 28, 2020

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In this month's episode Adam and Greg talk about a topic that keeps coming up again and again, and that's stretching. They discuss what is stretching, is it any good for improving flexibility and mobility, or reducing injury, or improving performance or anything else? Or is it just a waste of time and energy!

Watch out as this one will stretch your views and beliefs and may cause some beliefs and opinions to be released.

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041 Talking COVID19 for MSK Therapists Apr 11, 2020

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In this episode Adam is joined by Dr Andrew 'Drew' Ball from the US who is a Specialist Orthopaedic Physical Therapist, a PhD in Healthcare Management, as well as the Vice President of the NxtGen Institute, to discuss what ortho, MSK, sports, and general outpatient therapists need to know about COVID19 and what they should and should not be doing and advising others.

For more on the PACER program mentioned please follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7bAfww8lWo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3cYucZ59Wv5c4x5J0Bav39gREPy94jB-bTN5f-rEWg1FdB0FVtb155oNM

To get a copy of Dr Ball's presentation on what outpatient physios need to know about COVID19 rehab please follow this dropbox link here https://www.dropbox.com/s/gcljto9ft5safxv/For%20NAF.pdf?dl=0

For more on the UK CSP's MSK COVID advice please follow this link https://www.csp.org.uk/news/coronavirus

To register with the UK's MSKReform group as an MSK physio who would like to offer your help and skills to the rehab of COVID patients please follow this link https://mskreform.org.uk/RehabRecruits/

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040 Talking Coronavirus, Manipulations, and Online Consultations Mar 24, 2020

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***WARNING: Explicit content***

This episode on cervical manipulation was recorded a few weeks before the current coronavirus pandemic really took hold of the world, and so it seems irrelevant now, but Adam and Greg do mention some tips and ideas on how to still work as a therapist at a responsible and ethical clinician using online resources.

However, if you want a few minutes escape from all the virus talk, there is 20 minutes of discussion on the risks and benefits of cervical manipulations.

Stay safe, stay physically distance, and look after each other!

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040 Talking Coronavirus, Manipulations, and Online Consultations Mar 24, 2020

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***WARNING: Explicit content***

However, if you want a few minutes escape from all the virus talk, there is 20 minutes of discussion on the risks and benefits of cervical manipulations.

Stay safe, stay physically distance, and look after each other!

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039 Talking About Minimal Effective Dose Jan 14, 2020

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***WARNING: Explicit content***

In this episode Adam and Greg talk all things dosage. What is the minimal effective dose to get stronger, more flexible, have less pain, or create a change?

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038 Talking About Spinal Flexion When Lifting Dec 09, 2019

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In this episode Greg and Adam discuss an always controversial topic: Bending when lifting. Should we keep our backs straight when picking things up? Is is ok to allow the spine to flex when bending forward? In this episode they discuss a recent systematic review published in JOSPT (https://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.2020.9218) that questions some commonly held, deeply entrenched beliefs about lifting with a bent spine. As usual be prepared for some strong views, opinions and of course some language.

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037 Talking About Unstable Pelvises Oct 25, 2019

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In this episode Adam gets stood up by Greg but manages to find a last-minute guest to fill his shoes. In this podcast Adam talks with Amy Eicher who has a long and horrendous story about pain that affected her for just over 20 years. In the podcast Amy talks about her experiences as a patient and what effect these had on her as a person. She now uses her experiences not only in her job as a physio assistant but also as a patient advocate and speaker to all healthcare professionals.

You can find more about Amy and her story on Facebook at Restoring Venus here https://www.facebook.com/RestoringVenus/

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036 Talking About Stretching Sep 23, 2019

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In this episode Adam and Greg dive deep into a topic that is surrounded by many myths, misconceptions, and uncertainty; that is the world or stretching. What does it do? What doesn't it do? Is it good, bad, or is it just a waste of time? Find out in the next 44 minutes.

To read more on the papers and researchers Greg and Adam discuss follow these links here

Blazevich https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30412028

Kubo https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30342379

Moltubakk https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29723911

Magnusson https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20075147

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