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STA168: ’The Changing Face Of Qualifications: Who Can We Trust?’ - Special Debate Episode

“The Changing Face Of Qualifications. Who Can We Trust?” - In this SPECIAL episode, we bring together a live panel of leaders in education within the therapy industry to discuss the often confusing qualification structure, course levels, accreditation and awarding organisation validity.

THE PANEL:

Susan Findlay
• Director & Senior Lecturer of NLSSM (North London School of Sports Massage)
• Sits on the board of the GCMT (General Council for Massage Therapies)
• Has been a Profession Specific Board member for the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council)

Anna Maria Mazzieri
• Director of The ST School (School Of Soft Tissue Therapy)
• Closely involved with ISRM (Institute for Soft Tissue Therapists, formerly Insitute for Sport & Remedial Massage) to bring their syllabus up to date.
• Part of the international group ‘ForceNET’ lead by Dr Chad Cook

Mike Grice
• Director of Movement Therapy Education
• Was on the Technical Expert Group -TEG - for Skills Active
• Former lecturer on the FdSc and BSc Sports Therapy programmes at University College Birmingham
• Lead tutor/instructor for Elite Therapy Education, Biomechanics Education, Oxford School of Sports Massage (OSSM)

Gary Benson
• Founder of the Sports Therapy Association
• Previously worked as teacher & assessor in Further Educuation and the Private sector
• Passionate about raising standards, challenging misinformation and discrimination in the industry & employment sector.

Topics discussed (with time stamps):

0:00 Intro
1:47 Reminder of Ep.167 'RED-S In Sport: What Therapists Need To Know' with special guest Lucy Gillbanks
3:28 Welcome to the Panel
4:20 Introduction: Mike Grice
5:17 Introduction: Anna Maria Mazzieri
7:12 Introduction: Gary Benson
8:20 Introduction: Susan Findlay
9:40 Our thanks to educators who could not make it tonight
11:06 What do the Course Levels 1-6 mean?
15:00 CPD courses should not be calling themselves Level 5 or Level 6
18:00 Was the 2007/8 introduction of Level 4 and Level 5 courses done for commercial reasons?
20:42 We need to move away from the current level system based on 'techniques' taught to a system based on 'application of knowledge'.
23:55 Does Level 5 prepare you for pitchside work or do you need a degree?
29:14 Levels 3, 4 and 5 were set up for commercial reasons. We need to change this.
30:49 Alternatives to BTEC Level 3, 4 and 5
34:38 Advantages & Disadvantages of the BTEC Model
36:50 What role & responsibility do insurance companies have? Are they part of the problem?
39:11 Conflicts of Interest: Should a professional association or organisation that provides support for therapists ALSO sell their own eduction courses?
39:41 Can professional associations & organisations achieve unified standards? Why can there not be just one association for therapists?
45:02 Conflict of Interest revisited. Can it be avoided?
48:39 Does 'accreditation' truly identify a good course?
53:20 Advice from the panel: 'How To identify A Good Course'
64:17 Thank you everyone who joined live. What to do if you need support.

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Our sincere thanks to Mike Grice, Anna Maria Mazzieri and Susan Findlay for giving up their time to be on our Panel!

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STA166 'Personalised Nutrition For The Future: Gut Microbiome' with Dr Lucy Williamson

We're on a countdown to Therapy Expo 2023 at the Birmingham NEC this November, chatting LIVE with speakers who will be presenting in the STA Update Theatre. In this episode, our guest is Dr Lucy Williamson, award winning nutritionist and founder of the Gut Health Project, who will be in the STA Theatre at 9.15am on Day 1 of Therapy Expo, presenting 'Personalised Nutrition For The Future: Gut Microbiome'.

In this episode of the podcast, host Matt Phillips of runchatlive asks Dr Lucy Williamson what soft tissue therapists will gain from attending her presentation at Therapy Expo, sparking discussion of the clear links that modern research is showing between gut microbiome health and physical & mental wellness. Dispelling many of the common misconceptions about what we (and our clients) shoud & shouldn't be eating, Dr Williamson shows how small changes in our diet can have a huge impact on performance, recovery & wellbeing.

Topics discussed (with time stamps):

0:00 Intro
2:20 Reminder of Ep.165 'Patellofemoral Joint Rehabilitation' with guests Dr Claire Minshull & Caire Robertson
4:50 Welcome Dr Lucy Williamson
7:20 Research on the Gut Microbiome
10:30 Putting clarity back into nutrition
12:40 Starting the day with an espresso
15:00 Milk: Dairy vs Non-Dairy
17:55 History of the Low-Fat trend
23:00 The power of variety in our diet
26:38 Tricks to helping children get their vegetables
28:40 Freeing people up from recipe books
30:50 'Gut Experience' Day Outs
35:20 David 'Jacko' Jackson and Rooted Health (October Retreat)
41:00 Dr Lucy Williamson at Therapy Expo 2023
51:30 The Gut Health Online Course
53:19 How to keep in contact with Dr Lucy Williamson

Useful Links

Our sincere thanks to Dr Lucy Williamson for giving up her time to be a guest on the show!

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STA165 'Patellofemoral Joint Rehabilitation' with guests Dr Claire Minshull & Caire Robertson

'The Patellofemoral Joint: From Pain To Performance' - In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we are honoured to be joined by two highly respected educators Dr Claire Minshull and Claire Robertson. They talk to us about their coming together to create the course ‘The PFJ: From Pain to Performance’ - a complete guide to Patellofemoral Joint Rehabilitation.

Though the inaugural course on the 11th November 2023 at St Mary’s University has sold out, therapists interested in attending future courses can sign up at getbacktosport.com to receive priority notification of dates & locations.

Dr Claire Minshull is one of the most highly respected rehabilitation specialists in the UK, with over 20 years of experience working in academia, the NHS and in leading research roles. As founder of 'Get Back To Sport', her goal is to enable the transference of research findings into enhancing practice. Claire has been a guest on our podcast multiple times (Ep11, Ep68, Ep112, Ep125) and will be presenting at Day 2 of Therapy Expo 2023 on November 23rd: 'How to optimise rehabilitation for the OA knee: stronger muscles and a stronger mind' (Theatre C - 11:30– 12:00) and 'How to properly use your hand-held dynamometer to generate meaningful results' (Theatre C - 14:45– 15:15).

Claire Robertson is a Consultant Physiotherapist & Knee Specialisthas who has helped thousands of professionals around the world to assess & treat patellofemoral pain by providing on-site courses. She has lectured internationally and has many research papers and editorials published in internationally peer-reviewed journals. Claire was also our guest in Ep.114 'Patellofemoral Pain and Fat Pad Syndrome’

Useful Links

Dr Claire Minshull Website: https://getbacktosport.com/
Joint Approach Website: https://jointapproach.co.uk/
Dr Claire Minshull Twitter: @Claire_Minshull
Claire Roberston Website: https://clairepatella.com/
Claire Roberston Twitter: @clairepatella

Our sincere thanks to Dr Claire Minshull & Claire Robertson 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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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.

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STA164 ’Looking Ahead To Therapy Expo 2023’ with Gary Benson, Dr Fiona Higgs, Tim Allardyce

Coming to 'Therapy Expo' this year at Birmingham NEC, Nov 22nd and 23rd The 'STA Update Theatre' will as be there, bigger & better than ever this year with two days of theory & practical presentations from world class speakers. In this episode, we discuss what soft tissue therapists can gain from going to Therapy Expo, and look at 13 speakers presenting this year in the STA Update Theatre.

With host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive.com) is:
• Gary Benson (founder of the STA)
• Fiona MW Higgs (host of the Women In Sports Therapy Podcast)
• Tim Allardyce (Creator of Rehab My Patient)

SPEAKERS in the STA UPDATE THEATRE 2023

WEDNESDAY NOV 22nd

9.15 - 9.40am - Dr Lucy Williamson
'Personalised Nutrition For The Future: The Gut Microbiome'
10:00 - 10:25am - Lucy Gillbanks
'Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport: What Therapists Need To Know'
11:30 - 12:40pm - Jenny Burrell
'Massage, Back Pain & Cancer: What EVERY Touch Therapist Serving Women MUST Know'
13:45 - 14:10pm - Michelle Lyons
'Musculoskeletal Health At Menopause'
14:30 - 14:55pm - Women In Sports Therapy Panel
Dr Fiona Higgs, Sonia Fierro, Jenny Burrell, Anna Maria Mazzieri
16:00 - 17:10pm - James Earls & Owen Lewis
'Understanding Functional Links - The Lower Limb'

THURSDAY NOV 23rd

9.15 - 9.40am - Angela Jackson
'How To Integrate Neurocognitive Approaches Into A Rehabilitation Setting'
10:00 - 10:25am - Keith Burnett
'Clinical Reasoning for Neck Pain'
11:30 - 11:55am - Sonia Fierro
'Functional Flexibility'
12:15 - 12:40pm - Alistair Beverley
'Working With People With Learning Disabilities'
13:45 - 14:10pm - Ryan Smith & Jack Coward
'Moments That Matter: Navigating Time, Conversations, and Mental Health'
14:30 - 14:55pm - Chris Tyler & Chris Kitson
'Training the Older Adult for Performance'
16:00 - 16:25pm - Nick Pollard
'Eating Disorders: How All Therapists Can Help Support Recovery'

For FULL DETAILS of each presentation, visit the Therapy Expo WEBSITE!

Useful Links:

Our sincere thanks to Gary Benson, Dr Fiona Higgs & Tim Allardyce for giving up their time to be 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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STA163: 'Football: Training Female Athletes as Females' with special guest Michelle Lyons

This month on the podcast we’ve had RUGBY, we’ve had TENNIS, and now we turn our attention to FOOTBALL, specifically Women’s Football. Special guest Michelle Lyons, Women's Health Physio & creator of celebratemuliebrity.com, talks to us about her recent visit to FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, as part of a collaborative group of multidisciplinary professionals working together to produce the 'FIFA Women’s Health Report' to improve the landscape of female specific strategies to help female footballers.

Michelle discusses important reasons for the differences in prevalence & type of injuries between female and male football players, and how seeing the menstrual cycle as a 'super power' as opposed to a 'curse' is vital in order to encourage females to stay in sport and reach their full potential.

Topics discussed (with time stamps):

0:00 Intro
1:15 Reminder of Ep.162 'Tennis: 24 Years at Wimbledon' with guest Steve Bedford
2:53 Welcome Michelle Lyons
7:32 A look at CelebrateMuliebrity.com
11:12 The gap in female athletes training, how needs are not being met
15:30 Are things getting better?
17:30 Example: Smoothies for different stages in the menstrual cycle
20:15 FIFA Women's Health Support: Multidisciplinary Care
28:45 Themes discussed at the Women's World Cup in Sydney
34:00 Seeing the menstrual cycle as a 'superpower' as opposed to a 'curse'
42:50 Concussion: differences between female & male anatomy
47:55 Apologies, we lost Michelle for three minutes!
50:55 The importance of education
55:44 The Women's Health Project Snapshot pdf: Free Download
56:47 Online Courses with Michelle Lyons
58:27 Michelle Lyons in the 'STA Update Theatre' at Therapy Expo 2023

Useful Links

Details of courses at CelebrateMuliebrity.com
FIFA Women's Health Project Snapshoty pdf (52 pages)
Michelle Lyons Instagram: @michellelyons_muliebrity
Michelle Lyons Twitter: @ml_muliebrity
Michelle Lyons Facebook

Our sincere thanks to Michelle Lyons for giving up her time to be a guest 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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STA162: 'Tennis: 24 Years at Wimbledon' with special guest Steve Bedford

After two episodes related to rugby, we now turn our attention to TENNIS, and with 24 years of Sports Therapy at Wimbledon under his belt, who better to talk with than special guest Steve Bedford.

As well as working at every Wimbledon tennis championships since 1999, Steve Bedford has also worked at all of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 in London, spent 2 seasons with Arsenal football club (2008-10) and 2022-2023 with Brentford FC. He has lectured at a number of UK universities and has authored the books 'Sports Performance Massage', 'Recovery from Strenuous Exercise' and 'Muscular Cramp in Athletes'.

In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, Steve shares with us details of his journey since qualifying in Swedish Massage in 1995 and shows how if you put yourself out there & work hard at the beginning, the sky is the limit.

Topics discussed (with time stamps):

0:00 Intro
1:27 Reminder of Ep.161 'Neck Injury & Rehab' with Keith Burnett
3:59 Welcome Steve Bedford
5:29 Starting in Swedish Massage back in 1995
11:23 How Steve got into working with Tennis Players
14:45 Massage Provision at Wimbledon
18:20 How does one get to work at Wimbledon?
27:06 Masters in Sports Performance
32:03 First book: 'Sports Performance Massage' 2021
44:52 Second book: 'Recovery From Strenuous Exercise' 2022
54:00 Third book: 'Muscle Cramps in Athletes' - self published in 2023
56:00 Details of up & coming courses & how to follow Steve Bedford.

Useful Links

Website & Details of Courses
Steve Bedford Instagram: @stevebedfordpt
Steve Bedford Facebook: Steve Bedford Performance Therapist

Our sincere thanks to Steve Bedford for giving up his time to be a guest 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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