Hybrid Therapist Podcast

We discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol, rigid taping, kinesiotape, effectiveness of tape and much more.

We discuss our business journey, what we have learnt, what we would do differently, what it takes to setup a Physiotherapy business and much more.

We discuss why we haven't recorded a podcast in two years, where the physio industry is heading, upcoming episodes and much more.

We discuss our last 12 months, COVID, ACLs, strength testing, university Physio curriculum changes that should happen, what we look for in a Physio and much more.

Today we welcome Daniel Menzel who is an AFL footballer who played 80 games over a 10 year career for the Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans. Dan had FOUR ACL reconstructions and returned successfully to the AFL after 1450 days on the sidelines. We discuss his football career, how he coped physically and mentally with years of rehab, his advice to people who are going through ACL rehab, his return to the AFL and much more.

Today we welcome Mike Boyle who is one of the foremost experts in the fields of Strength & Conditioning, functional training and general fitness. We discuss adolescent sport specialisation, olympics lifts, unilateral vs. bilateral leg strength and exercises, sprinting, manual therapy, evidence led practice and much more.

Today the Andrew's discuss professionalism, how to contact colleagues & surgeons, how to use social media, how to begin a consult, the importance of listening and much more.

Today we welcome Shona Vertue who is a personal trainer, yoga teacher and the founder and owner of the Vertue Method which is practised in over 60 countries. We discuss Shona's life & career, the difference between flexibility and mobility, why Shona started lifting weights, why women should strength train, the impending Zombie apocalypse and much more.

Today we intro and preview season 3, review the first 2 seasons, discuss ACL ruptures in women's sport and much more.

Today we discuss our name change and goal of bringing therapists together, diagnosis, the art of Physio & S+C coaching, we bust a few myths, discuss the biased and BS documentary 'The Game Changers', climate change and much more.

Today we welcome Bronte Campbell who is a two time Olympian, Olympic gold medalist, 5 time long course World Championship gold medalist and 5 time Commonwealth Games gold medalist. We discuss her career, funding for swimming, her injuries, training load, emergency Uncle Tobys snacks, sprinters body composition, doping in sport, Tokyo 2020 and much more.

Today we welcome Dr. Greg Lehman who is a Physiotherapist, Chiropractor, lecturer, assistant professor, teacher and strength & conditioning specialist. We discuss lumbar flexion, disc bulges & herniations, pain education, if manual therapy is necessary, the lower crossed syndrome myth, if posture matters and much more.

Today we discuss groin rehab (from 14.53), we review season 2, preview season 3, discuss sport specialisation and much more.

Today we welcome Dr. Tom Cross who is a Sports Medicine Doctor and the current Head Doctor at the Sydney Swans. We discuss his career, the sporting groin including adductor tendinopathy, hernias, FAI, groin surgery etc, the future of sports medicine, women's sport and much more. https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/pdf/groin-pain-synopsis.pdf

Today we welcome Bret Contreras PhD aka 'The Glute Guy' who is the world's foremost expert on glute training. Bret invented the hip thrust and many other exercises that are now popular in gyms around the world. We discuss his business & career, why practitioners should NOT create nocebo, hip thrust vs. squat for improving sprinting speed, glute exercises and much more. Glute Lab Book: https://www.amazon.com/Glute-Lab-Art-Science-Training/dp/1628603461 BC Strength: https://www.bcstrength.com/

Today we welcome Cameron Heise who is Hybrid Physio and the owner and director of Trained Physio Fitness in Perth. We discuss Cam's Physio and football career, why personal trainers shouldn't perform manual therapy, should personal trainers be allowed to provide injury education, advice and rehab, social media, how he educates his staff and much more.

Today we welcome Ellie Brush who is a Physio and professional athlete who code hops from Football (Soccer) to AFLW. She has played professional sport for over a decade and has represented the Matilda's, won 2 championships in the W-League with Canberra United and was 3rd in the best and fairest for the GWS Giants in AFLW this year. We discuss her sporting career, her injuries, women's sport, funding for women's sport, her Physio career and much more.

Today we recap recent episodes and discuss adolescent S+C, visualisation, modification of training and much more.

Today we welcome Dr. Stu McGill who is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back pain and enhance resilience and performance. We discuss anatomy, biomechanics, the Big 3, power breathing, flexion, sit ups and much more.

Today we welcome Wade Farmer who is the National High Performance Manager at Befit Training. He is a strength & conditioning coach and has a Medical Science degree. We discuss group S+C, athletic screening, plyometrics, the fitness industry and much more.