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STA182 'Optimising Communication With Clients & Health Professionals' with guest Andrew McCauley

In Ep.182 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we explore the crux of effective communication within Sports Massage, Sports Therapy and Sports Rehab. Special guest Andrew McCauley, founder of ProCare Sports Medicine, delves into the importance of communication with clients/patients AND fellow health care professionals, in order to maximise client/patient recovery and grow the success of your business.

*𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞.

Andrew McCauley provides an in-depth glance into the world of sports medicine, physiotherapy and sports therapy, highlighting how a strong therapeutic alliance, bolstered with empathy and active communication, can profoundly enhance the treatment process, and how such effective patient engagement can serve as a compelling marketing tool. Trust, connection, brand relevance, and the nuanced art of understanding your client's language and life context are explored as crucial elements in building enduring therapeutic relationships.

Further, the discussion provides invaluable advice on establishing a unique service, understanding a patient's mindset, and fostering commitment to exercise. Tune in to uncover the intriguing dynamics of therapy and how a patient's reaction is a goldmine of information that therapists need to tap into. This episode promises to offer fresh insights, breakthrough techniques and a renewed perspective on delivering personalized treatment plans.

Topics Discussed (with timestamps)

00:00:00 Welcome to Sports Therapy Association Podcast
00:03:45 Welcome, Andrew McCauley
00:07:23 Therapy Expo Experience
00:11:23 Sports and Exercise Medicine
00:18:58 Importance of Relaxed Communication in Patient Care
00:22:07 Communication and Coaching
00:26:55 Do therapists need courses on communication?
00:30:01 The power of massage for communication
00:36:06 Building a Brand through Word of Mouth Referrals
00:42:25 Commuinication for good and bad reputation
00:47:55 Not Competing With Other Professionals
00:54:18 Andrew McCauley Course In February: ‘Unravelling Strength & Conditioning for Therapists”
00:58:58 Follow / Contact Andrew McCauley

About The Guest
Andrew McCauley is a Sports Scientist and Sports & Conditioning Leader with a degree in PE/Sports Science and a Masters in Sports and Exercise Medicine. As founder of ProCare Sports Medicine, he delivers the internationally acclaimed course ‘Unravelling S&C for Therapists”.

Useful Links:

ProCare Sports Medicine Website: https://procaresportsmedicine.com/
ProCare Sports Medicine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProCareSportsMedicine
ProCare Sports Medicine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/procaresports/
Andrew McCauley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mccauleyandrew

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

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

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!

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

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!

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

‘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!

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

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!

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

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!