A Private Practice Physiotherapist’s Guide to Confidence and Clarity Do you ever struggle to make sense of your complex patients symptoms when they don’t present like the textbooks or university training led you to believe? Do you find yourself sometimes too reliant on your hands on treatment to make changes to your patients pain or …
This is an exercise I came up with after seeing Peter O’Sullivan do something similar bilaterally with his back pain patients. After experimenting for a few days, I came up with this variation to solve the problem of the Quadriceps and/or the Lower Back muscles doing too much work while the Soleus, Hamstrings and Glutes …
As physiotherapists, professional development CPD is constant. But how is that CPD course actually helping you? Is it just ticking a box or are these learning experiences making a real impact and improving your patient care? Is it making your clinical work easier and less stressful or is it giving you more to worry about? …
Every therapist will use the Apley scratch test but most struggle to make this simple test work for them. They just don’t have the confidence or clarity, and trust me, when you don’t have the confidence a patient can tell. In the beginning, I was the same. I would ask a patient to reach behind …
In this article, you’ll learn just how quick and easy a diaphragm and pelvic floor assessment can be. I spent years not knowing the full significance of these muscles… Using hands-on treatment trying to help back pain, shoulder pain, hip, hamstring, or groin issues… only for the problem to return again. It wasn’t until I …
Every therapist will use the Apley scratch test but most struggle to make this simple test work for them. They just don’t have the confidence or clarity, and trust me, when you don’t have the confidence a patient can tell. In the beginning, I was the same. I would ask a patient to reach behind …
At the ProSport Academy we offer help to all therapists. No matter if you own your own private practice, the NHS, pro sport, or you work in someone else’s clinic. We want to empower all healthcare workers. But who you are, your situation and your goals will define the way we help you. We don’t …
Have you ever suffered from back pain in your lifetime? Have you been told many different theories about what your back pain is but never had clarity on the matter? Have you been told that the best thing to do is get an MRI scan in case you’ve ‘slipped a disc’? Back pain is the …
Are you looking to apply for the ‘Go-To’ Physio Mentorship but not sure where to start? One of the first questions you might have is… “How much is it going to cost?” CPD courses, online courses and coaching programs can cost a lot of money so it’s important that you take your time and research …
More and more clinic owners are booking coaching calls looking for help mentoring their therapists. We are finding that a lot of clinic owners are spending a fortune on physios who sit in empty rooms while they see all the patients. Some physiotherapy private practice owners are even working 60-hour weeks to increase rebook rates, …