Mark Brabazon | Sports Physiotherapist & Gym owner

12/12/22 • 49 min

Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Mark Brabazon. Mark represents a new generation of Physiotherapists with dual degrees in S & C and Physiotherapy. He has a specific interest in running and gym-based injuries, using a range of tech in his assessments. Mark recently completed his Masters in Sports Physiotherapy.
To top off his fast learning curve Mark, purchased the gymnasium he was working in and has made the quantum shift from Physiotherapist to business owner and employer, but this has ensured that he can fully control his rehabilitation environment.
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Biography
My name is Mark Brabazon and I am the owner of Back2it Sports Physiotherapy & Fitness in Osborne Park. I have been a physio for 10 years working within more of a musculoskeletal setting within private practice. I have completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Health Science, a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and more recently a Masters in Clinical Physiotherapy (sports). I have always had a keen eye on the modern-day athlete whether competitive or recreational and enjoy utilising my strength and conditioning facility to try and deliver the best possible outcomes I can. Physiotherapy has evolved so much over years, and I am privileged to be a part of its journey and to have the opportunity to share some of my experiences with others.

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Associate Prof. Dale Edgar Clinician | Researcher | Educator

Physio+10 focuses on the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and today's conversation is with Associate Professor Dale Edgar. In talking with Dale I came to appreciate the nature of managing a burns patient covers the full gamut of Physiotherapy skills - that is you need to manage physical (i.e., injured muscles, skin, bone, nerve), psychological & social components. Secondly, it is over a long period of time 18-24 months. This has provided Dale with a unique perspective on the health continuum, something that I think could be better utilised in the current model of reactive Physiotherapy in private practice.
Dale strongly advocates for the benefits of baseline measurements, including quality of life measures and working out how we can better serve our patient communities through employing preventative strategies targeted to their needs.
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A senior physiotherapist and translational researcher for over 30 years, he has been devoted to the specialization in the provision and improvement of burn survivor and acute trauma rehabilitation in a number of Australian burns and plastic surgery (trauma) units. More recently Dale has applied his experience and research outcomes in the development of perioperative optimization systems for patients having surgery in both tertiary and secondary hospital contexts. After recently moving from Fiona Stanley Hospital, his current clinical workload includes the complete inpatient journey from ED to ICU, medical and surgical wards, as well as inpatient rehabilitation, mental health and palliative care. In recognition of his leadership, research and contributions to burn patient rehabilitation across the globe, he was awarded the Andre Zagame Rehabilitation Specialist Prize by the ISBI in 2012 and again in 2018. Dale’s understanding of global issues was heightened after 2001 as the recipient of the Johnson and Johnson Education Scholarship, supporting visits to burn units in America, UK and Europe. His passion moving forward is to revolutionize the rehabilitation treatment of patients with injury and burn trauma, to be responsive to the accurate and systematic measurement of severity and outcomes. Through education in, and the establishment of, outcome-based care, modern health systems will reap benefits from embedded research evidence and further, be able to direct health resource usage. His aim is to provide clinicians with the tools to optimize and improve the traumatic injury survivor's journey to recovery anywhere in the world.

Dale is an active member of the local, regional and international burn injury community. He has been involved in education in Western Australia, contributing to the Statewide Telehealth Education program and the Burn Management Program. Dale’s passion is the delivery of low barrier access education which in July 2015

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Randall Cooper Clinician | Entrepreneur | Educator

Physio+10 explores the journeys of trailblazing Physiotherapists and we kick off 2023 in conversation with Randall Cooper. Randall is known to many as a Specialist Sports Physiotherapist with a passion for ACL rehab, to others as the creator of PreMax and more recently as an educator and podcaster.
In our conversation Randall shares four key business tips;

Start small, test, and then scale
You don't know what you don't know. Invest in people to gain skills that are complimentary to your own, not the same
Clarify your short and long-term goals. Refine as you develop
Have a service or product that is UNIQUE and NEEDED

Randall explains why he regrets attending a Level 2 Sports Physiotherapy course and what the life lesson was that he learnt from the experience.
Plus, his best investment for under $200 and his thoughts on how we can create a more stable profession with less practitioner churn and more appropriate remuneration. So many takeaways!
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Biography
Randall is a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, co-Author of the world’s most read sports medicine text book Clinical Sports Medicine, and regularly delivers keynote presentations at sports medical conferences around the world.Randall’s key area of expertise is the role of skin in sport. After noticing that the creams and lotions he used on his elite athletes were hampering their performance, he decided to look into what he could do to change the game. He conducted research into the area, gathered insights from his athletes and made himself an expert in the science of skincare in sport. He founded Premax in 2006, a brand now used by elite athletes and sporting clubs around the world. Premax has truly cemented itself as being synonymous with elite athletic performance.

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