BJSM Podcast

Waking up to the power of sleep with Associate Professor Shona Halson PhD. Episode #412

In our first episode of 2020, Associate Professor Shona Halson PhD joins us to chat about why our new year’s resolution should be to get more sleep!
Shona is an Associate Professor in the School of Behavioural and Health Sciences at Australian Catholic University. Shona has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, recently finished up close to 16 years working at the Australian Institute of Sport as a senior recovery physiologist, and has been the Director of the Australian Olympic Committee Recovery Centre for the last three summer Olympic games.

Dynamic knee valgus and patellofemoral pain – what gives? Episode #411

At the 6 th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat held in Milwaukee in October 2019, Erin Macri pulled four clinician-scientists (Dr. Simon Lack, Dr. David M. Bazett-Jones, Dr. Gretchen Salsich,
Dr. Christian Barton) into the ring, with a goal of teasing out key concepts and providing guidance on how to incorporate dynamic knee valgus into the evaluation and treatment of individuals with
patellofemoral pain. Should dynamic knee valgus always be treated? Find out in this episode.

Embracing biomechanics with Dr Enda King. Minimising the risk of a ‘plateau’ in rehabilitation. #410

This podcast features the heavily in-demand Dr Enda King. Enda is Head of Performance Rehabilitation at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, and world-leading authority on Hip, Groin and ACL injuries.
In this 20-minute masterclass, Enda provides cutting-edge insight on a number of topics including:
- The role of biomechanical factors in injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Key biomechanical and clinical milestones in the rehabilitation process
- How to identify and address common biomechanical patterns following ACL injury
- Assessing biomechanical factors in the field
You can find Enda on twitter: https://twitter.com/enda_king
If you would like to keep up to date with the 10 th Arsenal SEMS conference, you can find all the details here: https://www.arsenal.com/semsconference

When it comes to pain everything matters with Prof Lorimer Moseley. Episode #409

This week, Prof Lorimer Moseley joins us to explore how we can better apply contemporary understanding of pain in clinical practice. Lorimer is Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. Prof Moseley’s research group - Body in Mind - investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. He has over 25 years of clinical experience and has authored hundreds of articles, as well as five books.

Stepping up to better running form with the Running Physio – Tom Goom. Episode #408

What are the keys to good running form? Is there a magical number for step rate? Should we all be changing the way we run?
This week Tom Goom joins us to chat about gait retraining and its role in helping injured runners. Known to many in the SEM community as the ‘Running Physio’, Tom is a physiotherapist with over 15 years of experience who specialises in running injuries. He shares his knowledge with clinicians and runners around the world through his website Running-physio.com and very popular Running Repairs Course.

In this 20-minute episode, Tom discusses the rationale for gait retraining, who needs it, how to assess the injured runner and his comprehensive gait retraining management plan.

Prioritising a biopsychosocial approach in SEM with Dr Louise Tulloh. Episode #407

On this week’s episode, we are joined by Dr Louise Tulloh to dive into the biopsychosocial realm of patient management in sport and exercise medicine. Dr Tulloh was recently elected as President of The Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) and has been practicing sport and exercise medicine for over 20 years.
In this 20-minute podcast, we discuss:
· Why we should all take a more biopsychosocial approach in SEM
· How to explore a patient’s individual psychosocial factors
· How to ask about a patient’s motivation to get better
· Tips for shared decision making
· How to discuss weight loss with patients
· What makes a patient ‘complex’
Don’t miss out on ACSEP’s 2020 Annual Conference 2020 (Feb 7-9) https://www.acsep.org.au/page/events/conference-2020

Optimizing Athletic Recovery—The Importance of Sleep pt 2. Episode #406

One of the most important aspects of athletic performance is something we all do for a third of our lives, but until recently, had rarely been discussed. In the second of this two-part episode, Dr. Krys
Bigosinski and Dr. Cindy Chang converse about the role of sleep in sports medicine. They cover topics including the role of sleep in sports performance, the challenges of travel for the elite athlete,
the impact of a busy schedule on sleep for collegiate athletes, and the role of sleep in concussion care.

Optimizing Athletic Recovery—The Importance of Sleep pt 1. Episode #405

One of the most important aspects of athletic performance is something we all do for a third of our lives, but until recently, had rarely been discussed. In the first of this two-part episode, Dr. Krys
Bigosinski and Dr. Cindy Chang converse about the role of sleep in sports medicine. They cover topics including the role of sleep in sports performance, the challenges of travel for the elite athlete,
the impact of a busy schedule on sleep for collegiate athletes, and the role of sleep in concussion care.
 
Dr. Chang is currently a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Family & Community Medicine at UCSF. Prior to this, she has served as president of AMSSM, was the head team physician for UC-Berkeley, and has published many papers and textbook chapters in sports medicine, including co-authoring a chapter titled The Role of Sleep in the Psychological Well Being of
Athletes in the book Mental Health in the Athlete: Modern Perspectives and Novel Challenges For The Sports Medicine Provider. She was also active in writing the section on the effect of sleep on
mental health in the upcoming AMSSM position statement on Psychological Issues in Athletes.

Breaking the unbreakable sub-2-hour marathon with Dr Alex Hutchinson PhD

Dr Alex Hutchsinon PhD chats about the historic breakthrough that was equated to humans setting foot on the moon. Alex is an award-winning journalist, author and athlete who has a keen interest in exploring the science of endurance, fitness, and health.
In this 20-minute podcast, Alex discusses:
- The significance of Eliud Kipchoge’s unofficial record and its impact on our beliefs about the limits of human performance
- Factors limiting and facilitating endurance performance in running
- Kipchoge’s shoes
- Regulating footwear in road running
- What we can learn from Kipchoge’s fueling strategy
- The next big psychological barriers in sport

Managing the mental pressures of elite sport with Olympic Champion Abhinav Bindra. Episode #403

In this special Athlete Voice edition of the podcast, we chat with Olympic and World Champion rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra about managing the mental pressures of elite sport. Abhinav is a 5 x Olympian, entrepreneur and active member of the IOC Athlete’s Commission. In this 20-minute podcast, Abhinav discusses:
· How he found the sport of rifle shooting
· Celebrating the ‘process’ throughout his decorated 22-year career
· The importance of prevention, prehab and physical awareness
· His current charitable work in India to prioritise athlete wellbeing and grow sport at the grassroots level
Don’t miss out on the IOC World Conference Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport (March 2020) https://ioc-preventionconference.org/