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STA143: ’ASK TIM: REHAB SPECIAL’ with special guest Tim Allardyce

First Tuesday of a new month, so we bring you once again our regular series ‘Ask Tim’, recorded as always LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association Youtube Channel. In this episode, a REHAB EXERCISE SPECIAL, Tim Allardyce, founder of Rehab My Patient clinical software, Group Clinical Director and NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur, answers YOUR questions on anything to do with Rehab Exercise Prescription. This episode includes some excellent visuals using Rehab My Patient Software so we recommend you check out the video on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel.

Despite Tim's protests (modest chap that he is), we organised this Rehab Special episode as it coincides with the release of a brand new 'Strength & Conditioning' section in Rehab My Patient Clinic Software. Though Tim from the outset points out that other exercise prescription software is out there and available, this new section within Rehab My Patient contains almost 1000 exercises including plyometrics, TRX, Olympic lifting and much more, adding to an already very popular software tool for Soft Tissue Therapists.

If you have questions for future episodes of 'Ask Tim', email host Matt Phillips at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., OR come join us LIVE on the first Tuesday of the month and ASK TIM yourself, face to face!

What's happening in the rest of April?
In Ep144, Ep145 and Ep146, our focus will be on CPD Courses currently available online or face-to-face in the UK. We start APRIL 11^th with guest Dr Gary Mendoza, Director of Stages of Change, discussing his online course 'Behaviour Change & Motivational Interviewing'. Gary will be joined by recent course completers Stephanie Hibberd & Tracey Taylor.

Topics in this episode of 'Ask Tim':

0:00 Intro
6:00 Welcome Tim Allardyce
9:19 - Ask Tim Q1: In a year where money is going to be as tight as ever, is investing in exercise prescription software a bold move?
20:22 - Ask Tim Q2: How easy is it on clinic software to indicate regression & progression options for clients?
29:54 - Ask Tim Q3: I am a firm believer in making exercise fun. How much fun is a printed out list of exercises? =
34:30 - Ask Tim Q4: Hey Tim, really happy to see the new S&C section in RMP. How did you decide what to put in the Functional Exercise section and what to leave out?
40:59 - Live Question: What is the best way of using Template Prescriptions in Rehab My Patient Software?
46:50 - Ask Tim Q5: I’m reading a lot these days people saying reps and sets don’t really matter. As long as you reach fatigue the body will get stronger. What are your beliefs on reps and sets?
52:00 - Ask Tim Q6: (emailed in by Alex Moore last month) I’m in the process of looking for a new venue to use a Pilates studio with a treatment room built in. I have potentially found somewhere, but I am unsure what to do in regards to negotiation of the lease. There is quite a bit of work that needs doing to get it up to standard. I was just wondering if there was any advice in regards to types of lease and how you could negotiate it.
58:30 - How to follow/contact Tim Allardyce

Useful Links:

Tim Allardyce on Twitter: @timallardyce
Rehab My Patient on Twitter & Instagram: @rehabmypatient
Email Tim: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our sincere thanks to Tim Allardyce for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

Want to join the live recordings?
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STA142 ’Lower Back Pain Case History’ with guest Dave Elliott of The Back Pain Podcast

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭, 𝐜𝐨-𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐛 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Rob Beaven and Andy Elliott, Chiropractors by trade, are hosts of the 'Back Pain Podcast' - a hugely valuable resource for quality information regarding back pain.

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:

Ep140 - '𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞' with guest Owen Lewis, co-founder of Born To Move.
Ep141 - '𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧' with guest Michelle Lyons, Women's Health Physio and creator of celebratemuliebrity.com

𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬:

0:00 - 1000 Subscribers! Thank you everyone for your support!
3:03 - Other episodes in this 'Focus on The Lower Back' series.
6:40 - Welcome Dave Elliott of the Back Pain Podcast
8:30 - How the 'Back Pain Podcast' started
14:15 - Has the perception of what a Chiropractor does changed?
20:30 - Free CPD - podcasts to listen to
21:00 - How do we differentiate a Chiropractor from an Osteopath?
24:30 - Dave's Case History: 28 Year Old Female Rugby Player
29:20 - What did Dave want to rule out?
32:30 - Women's Health - factors to consider
38:50 - Prolapsed Disc?
43:45 - Fear avoidance?
53:40 - Treatment
1:02:50 - Ready for Part 2? Plenty more information on the 'Back Pain Podcast'.

𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬:

Website: https://thebackpainpodcast.com/
Twitter: @thebackpainpod
Facebook: @thebackpainpodcast
Instagram: @thebackpainpodcast

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭 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.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭!
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STA141: ’Women’s Health & Lower Back Pain’ with special guest Michelle Lyons

In Part2 of this month’s ‘Focus on the Lower Back’, special guest Michelle Lyons, Women's Health Physio and creator of celebratemuliebrity.com, discusses how lower back pain in women can frequently be linked with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, the menstrual cycle and more. Michelle has also created a blog on her website here summarising our 'women with lower back pain' chat.

Other Episodes In This Series :

Ep140 - 'Understanding The Core' with guest Owen Lewis, co-founder of Born To Move.
Ep142 - 'Lower back Pain Case History Special' with guests Rob Beaven and Dave Eliott of 'The Back Pain Podcast', to be recorded live Tuesday 28th March 2023

Episode Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
3:10 - Michelle Lyons - From Sports Medicine To Women's Health
6:10 - Muliebrity: The Art & State of Being A Woman
7:00 - Only 6% of Sports Science Research is done on females
9:20 - 20% discount on Michelle's Courses for STA Members! Details below!
12:20 - Studies show that 95% of women with back pain have pelvic floor muscle dysfunction
14:44 Questions that therapists shoud be asking female clients with back pain
19:50 The importance of breath work
23:30 In the Pilates era of 'tighten your core' there was actually a higher incidence of bladder leakage in Pilates Teachers!
28:33 Live Question: Is there a link between Hysterectomy and lower back pain?
31:20 Twenty percent of hysterectomies are unnecessary
33:40 Focus on Endometriosis
39:00 How soft tissue therapists can help current delays in diagnosis
45:00 Working with female athletes - tracking their menstrual cycle
48:00 Live Question: What are the indicators of a high tone pelvic floor?
49:10 The Coccyx Palpation Test to check for pelvic floor tone.
55:00 The Psoas: Traditional Over Focus
1:05:05 More information on Michelle's Courses and Social Media Links

20% Discount On Michelle's Courses - Valid until The End Of April 2023!
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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.

Please Support Our Podcast!
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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STA140: Focus on Lower Back Part 1: ’Understanding The Core’ with guest Owen Lewis

“Back to Basics: 10 Facts Every Person Should Know About Back Pain” was a 2020 editorial pubished in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), with authors Peter O'Sullivan, Kieran O'Sullivan, Mary O'Keeffe, JP Caneiro, Ivan Lin, Samantha Bunzli and Kevin Wernli. In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, Part 1 of this month's 'Focus on the Lower Back', special guest Owen Lewis (co-founder of Born To Move) expands on several of these '10 Facts' to highlight some of the common misconceptions that exist in the causes of lower back pain, as well as outdated narratives regarding 'The Core'.

Other Episodes In This Series :

Ep141 - 'Lower Back Pain and Women's Health' with guest Michelle Lyons of www.celebratemuliebrity.com, to be recorded live Tuesday 21st March 2023
Ep142 - 'Lower back Pain Case History Special' with guests Rob Beaven and Dave Eliott of 'The Back Pain Podcast', to be recorded live Tuesday 28th March 2023

Episode Timestamps:

0:16 - Intro
3:05 - Owen Lewis - From Anatomy Trains to Born To Run
8:40 - Born To Move - about the Workshops
13:00 - “Back to Basics: 10 Facts Every Person Should Know About Back Pain” - 2020 editorial
20:09 - 'Persistent back pain can be scary, but it’s rarely dangerous'
26:54 - 'Getting older is not a cause of back pain'
31:45 - 'Persistent back pain is rarely associated with serious tissue damage' and 'Scans rarely show the cause of back pain'
41:14 - 'Pain with exercise and movement doesn’t mean you are doing harm'
41:58 - 'Back pain is not caused by a weak core’ - Owen Lewis talks about his soon to be released book 'Beyond Core'
55:13 - 'Injections, surgery and strong drugs usually aren’t a cure'
56:30 - 'Back pain is not caused by poor posture'
60:40 - Born To Move - The Courses. Follow on Social Media.

Useful Links:

Our sincere thanks to Owen Lewis 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.

Please Support Our Podcast!
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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STA #139: ’ASK TIM 2’ with special guest Tim Allardyce

It’s the first Tuesday of a new month, so we bring you our regular series ‘Ask Tim’, recorded as always LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association Youtube Channel. Tim Allardyce, founder of Rehab My Patient clinical software, Group Clinical Director and NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur, answers YOUR questions on anything to do with the soft tissue therapy industry. If you have questions for future episodes, email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., OR come join us LIVE on the first Tuesday of the month and ASK TIM yourself, face to face!

What's happening in the rest of March?
In Ep140, Ep141 and Ep142, our focus will be on Lower Back Pain, starting MARCH 14^th with guest Owen Lewis, part of ‘Born To Move’ education providers (with James Earls, author of Born To Walk). Owen will be taking us through some of the common misconceptions in causes and rehab of lower back pain, as well as highlighting outdated narratives regarding the 'core'.

Topics in this episode of 'Ask Tim':

0:00 Intro
6:00 Latest episode of 'Women In Sports Therapy Association Podcast'
9:19 - Ask Tim Q1: As evidence informed practitioners, how do we compete with the “easy fix” claims marketed across social media but still maintain our ethics?
15:25 - Ask Tim Q2: I had a client who wanted me to take pictures before and after to see ‘postural changes’ (rolled/winged shoulder). There was a difference and I could have easily posted this as a win but ethics got the better of me. Should I have taken the photo for them?
21:30 - Ask Tim Q3: Hey Tim, do you have any tips on finding ways to use Sports Therapy abroad? I love experiencing new countries & cultures, but don’t know where or how to start looking.
29:07 - Live Question: You said in a previous episode that for therapists 2023 would be 'a year to survive not thrive'. Is this still your plan?
42:30 - Ask Tim Q4: I have read that shockwave therapy is very effective in treatment of tendinopathies, and that it can also help as treatment for chronic pain. Would you say it is worth the financial investment?
51:28 - Ask Tim Q5: As a Sports Therapist, how important is it to have experience in the sport of the client you are treating? How can you help & give advice if you don’t know the demands of that particular sport?
52:09 - How to follow/contact Tim Allardyce & Dr Fiona Higgs

Useful Links:

Tim Allardyce on Twitter: @timallardyce
Rehab My Patient on Twitter & Instagram: @rehabmypatient
Dr Fiona Higgs on Twitter and Instagram: @fiona_higgs1
Women In Sports Therapy Podcast on Twitter & Instagram: @UK_WIST
Dr Fiona Higgs email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our sincere thanks to Tim Allardyce, Dr Fiona Higgs and Gary Benson for giving up their time to be guests on the show!

STA138: 'Mental Health Part 3: Lets Be Frank' with Jack Coward & Ryan Smith

In Ep.138 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we bring you Part 3 of our 'Focus on Mental Health & Learning Disability', with special guests Ryan Smith & Jack Coward, creators & hosts of 'Let's Be Frank Podcast' – a mental health awareness podcast that gives men a platform and a safe space where they can stand up and speak out about their life struggles and mental health challenges.

Reminder Of Other Episodes:

Ep136 with James Chapman of AllAboutTheMind.com, an instructor for MHFA (Mental Health First Aid)
Ep137 my Alistair Beverley of TheLDPhysio.com (LD standing for Learning Disability)

Content Warning
The content on this episode is not suitable for all age groups. It includes real life stories of mental health, suicide and the effects of suicide on individuals and families. If you decide to continue listening and are affected by the content please feel free to email:
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Episode Timestamps:

6:20 - Content Warning
7:15 - How & why 'Let's Be Frank' started
8:30 - How much support is out there for men with mental health problems?
12:00 - 2021 & 2022: Over 10,000 suicides in the UK, two thirds of whom were men.
15:25 - How to make a difference
21:00 - Should mental health be taught earlier at school?
22:30 - A look at the podcast content
24:10 - Was it difficuilt to be so open in the podcasts?
29:38 - Support for ex-military
37:14 - How can soft tissue therapists look after their own mental health
45:00 - Duty of care for clients & patients
51:00 - The power of active listening
57:00 - Follow Lets be Frank & LDPhysio on TikTok and other Social Media!

Useful Links:

Website: https://letsbefrank.org.uk/
TikTok: ryanandjack_letsbefrank
Twitter: @L3tsBFrank
Instagram: @letsbefrankpodcastuk
Facebook Page & Lets Be Frank Private Group

Our sincere thanks to Jack Coward & Ryan Smith for giving up their time to be guests on the show!