Episode 41 - Lewis' Research into endurance training and CVD
This episode we dive into a brand new paper published by our very own Lewis Cowan titled: The effect of endurance (low intensity) training on managing the risk and progression of CVD in middle ages adults: a systematic review. Join as we dive into the different topics in Lewis' paper, discussing the effect of low intensity training (LIT) vs high intensity training (HIT) on CVD, Lewis' highlights through this journey, the challenges that come with publishing to research journals and what the future has in store.
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Episode 40 - Delphi Agreement: Bone Stress Injuries
Kicking off the New Year we have brought together an episode talking through Hoenig et al. 2024 International Delphi Consensus on Bone Stress Injuries in Athletes.
We discuss 3 main areas of the agreement around terminology, risk factors and implementation of rehab as well as highlighting some of the key consensus statements that can be considered for clinicians in clinical practice.
Article link:
Hoenig T, Hollander K, Popp KL Bone Stress Injury Authorship Group, et alInternational Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletesBritish Journal of Sports Medicine 2025;59:78-90.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/2/78
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Episode 39 - The Doha Agreement
In this episode we discuss the Doha agreement written by Weir et al. (2015).
We give general overview of what the Doha Agreement is and why it was necessary. We discuss how this seminal paper classified different areas of hip and groin pain to make diagnoses universal. We dive into the outcome measures suggested in this paper and their applications to clinical practice. We touch on non-exercise modalities and general treatment approaches. We summarise the strengths and weakness of the paper and provide recommendations for a future review and update of this paper 9 years on!
You can find the full article in the link below
Doha Agreement Weir et al. (2015)
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/12/768
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Episode 38 - Pathway to Paris with Bex Knight
Welcome back to the Talking Physiotherapy Podcast. This week we are joined by Bex Knight to discuss her pathway from NHS to her debut Olympic Games.
We delve into Bex's early days as a physio and chat about how her experience in paediatrics and youth development set ups prepared her for dual role as the UKA pathway lead and member of the world class programme.
As well as this we chat about the intensity of the games itself and how she reflected on her first experience.
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Episode 37 - Five Ring Fever with Paul Talty
Welcome back to The Talking Physio Podcast.
In this episode we welcome Head of Physical Performance for Swim Ireland Paul Talty.
Paul is fresh back from his second Olympics with Ireland and we delve into the Games itself and his personal reflections.
We also chat about the change in strategy within swim Ireland and how this has impacted on the success.
Join and listen to Lewis Cowan, Bradley Carrigan and Connor Wright discussing the most recent topics in Physiotherapy with students, lecturers, and specialists.
Find out what makes physiotherapists tick day to day, what gets them up in the morning and listen to what they have to share - we hope you enjoy the adventure with us!
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