Talking Physiotherapy Podcast

We spend years mastering anatomy and pathology, but often minutes on our own mindset. This episode explores the vital intersection of personal growth and professional mastery. We discuss how becoming a "better you" naturally creates a "better clinician," providing you with actionable strategies and signposting to resources that will help you and your patients. If you’ve ever felt like something was missing in your practice despite having the technical skills, this discussion is for you.
You can find Sam Dickinson on Instagram @interviewpro.sdr and ⁠www.careerclimbers.co.uk

In this episode, Connor is joined by Luke Van Zyl to discuss Luke's journey all the way from graduating as a Physiotherapist to working in the Premier League for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

In this episode they delve into his day-to-day responsibilities at Wolves, what it is like working at the top level, how he found the transition from elite sport to working for VALD, what the future of physiotherapy and performance might look like, and advice for junior/recently graduated Physio's.

The guys also discuss Luke's current position, working for VALD, who offer objective human measurement tools to assess MSK and neural performance in individuals for performance and rehabilitation purposes.

Website for VALD: https://valdperformance.com/

In this episode, we welcome Sam Dickinson back to the podcast. Tune in to learn how you can control those pre-interview nerves, create a great first impression, make your body language speak for you, prepare for any question or scenario and deliver the best version of you.
This podcast delves into the soft skills needed to perform well in an interview as well the keys to preparing yourself for success. These are applicable to all professions and is not specific to physiotherapy

If you would like to learn more head to Sam's Instagram @interviewpro.sdr and her website at www.interviewprotribe.com

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.

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