EP. 66: Empowering Movement - Integrating S&C into Physiotherapy with Claire Minshull

In this podcast, Dr. Claire Minshull shares her insights on teaching strength and conditioning to physiotherapists, emphasizing the practical application of academic knowledge. She discusses common mistakes in S&C practices, the importance of muscular strength in rehabilitation, and the significance of individualized exercise prescription for optimal outcomes. Claire also explores topics like measuring strength, rate of force development, and emerging technologies in strength training, underlining the need for patient-centered approaches and effective rehabilitation strategies.

Guest

Dr. Claire Minshull is a sport scientist, researcher and visiting professor at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. She has published more than 30 papers mainly on strength and conditioning and runs an educational company called Get Back to Sport

Content

00:00 Intro

01:01 Claire's Journey in S&C

04:58 The issue with S&C in Physio

07:38 S&C Mistakes Physios make

13:36 Hypertrophy & Strength is important

18:43 How to gauge Strength

24:03 Compound vs. Isolation Exercises

27:19 How far to push Patients to Fatigue

33:26 Failure to adapt Exercise Prescription in Clinic

36:04 Rate of Force Development explained

42:47 Cross Education Effect explained

50:41 Tips to create Patient Buy-In to Exercise

55:06 Emerging Technology Highlights in S&C

01:01:56 Claire's closing thoughts

01:03:48 Contact Info

01:04:48 Outro

Bonus Material

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