Lateral Think - Coach vs Practitioner
Lateral Think - Coach vs Practitioner - Jack and John discuss what practitioners and coaches can learn from each other.
Feb 26, 2023•53 min
Lateral Think - The Melbourne Athletic Development Podcast
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Lateral Think - Hugh Van Cuylenburg
Lateral Think - Hugh Van Cuylenburg. How coming back to track and field at 38 can change your perspective on sport, competitiveness and ignite your passion to learn through difficult pursuits. Check out the brilliant work that Hugh does through the Resilence Project - https://theresilienceproject.com.au/
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Lateral Think - The Fascial Network
What can the fascial network can tell us about pain presentations, biomechanics and tissue properties? MAD physiotherapist Jack Williams shares his experiences following a recent course conducted in Padova, Italy.
Feb 12, 2023•57 min
Lateral Think - Mark Stewart
Lateral Think - Mark Stewart - What a career in economics education and research can tell us about coaching international pole vaulters.
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Lateral Think - Case Study (Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation)
Lateral Think - Case Study (Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation). In this episode we discuss a complex hamstring injury presentation that required input over an extended period and challenged our team to get a good result for this patient. We share what worked and what didn't in the aim of providing insight to the challenges that we often face when managing complexity.
Jan 29, 2023•54 min
Lateral Think - Running (Sprinting)
Lateral Think - Running (Sprinting). In this episode we discuss running and specifically sprinting. We aim to take a deeper look at understanding acceleration and maximal velocity sprinting both for track and field and field sport athletes.
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Lateral Think - Thomas Williams
Lateral Think - Thomas Williams is a classically trained pianist who has taken his knowledge into music education. In this discussion we explore skill acquisition, defining practice and the difference between playing classic and jazz music. This discussion provides deeper insight into truly understanding a topic and how practitioners may look to expand their skills.
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Lateral Think - Exercise Selection
Lateral Think - In this episode we discuss the factors that go into and influence Exercise Selection for rehabilitation and performance. We explore transfer of training, understanding peripheral and central physiological drivers of exercise adaptations as well as understanding the biomechanical factors that affect exercise selection.
Jan 08, 2023•55 min
Lateral Think - Emeritus Professor Uwe Proske
Lateral Think - Emeritus Professor Uwe Proske is researcher with an immense history in physiology, the study of human proprioception, injury development and areas of rehabilitation post injury. Based at Monash University, Uwe's passion, experience and curiosity is evident in this discussion covering many areas of human physiology.
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Lateral Think - Associate Professor Adam Bryant
Lateral Think - Associate Professor Adam Bryant is a leading researcher based at the Centre for Health and Exercise Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne. With over 150 research papers across areas of biomechanics, injury and sports medicine Adam is a leader in diverse and creative research in the area of musculoskeletal health. In this discussion we explore areas related to ACL injury, the influence of hormone fluctuations and injury presentation and the use of broad thinking in develo...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Lateral Think - Avish Sharma (PhD)
Lateral Think - Avish Sharma (PhD) is the current Victorian Institute of Sport Track and Field Performance Scientist (Physiology). His background includes posts at the AIS and with Triathlon Australian, where his research has centred on altitude training and performance optimisation. In this discussion we explore the attainment of performance, understanding the input of physiology and the complex nature of overall sports performance. This is a great discussion with anyone looking to understand h...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Lateral Think - Load Monitoring
Lateral Think - Load Monitoring has become a huge area of sports performance and injury management. In this episode we explore what is useful and what may assist clinicians and coaches in making group or individual decisions with the aim of improving performance and reducing injuries.
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Lateral Think - Justin Rinaldi
Lateral Think - Justin Rinaldi is a world renowned middle distance track coach. Justin has guided 4 Australian males to run under 1 min 45 sec over 800m and has the three most recent 800m Australian record holders as his current or former athletes. Despite such an impressive coaching career, Justin has worked throughout his coaching life in a full time role working in management for a major Australian bank. We explore his philosophies on training, athlete management and coaching.
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Lateral Think - Manual Therapy
Lateral Think - In this episode Jack and John discuss Manual Therapy. The topic has become somewhat a talking point in the world of physical therapy, however upon diving deeper into the understanding of its effects, its application and the appropriateness of use to an individual case, we see that there are opportunities to explore its implementation to create the best outcomes for patients.
Nov 27, 2022•59 min
Lateral Think - Marco Keogh
Lateral Think - Marco Keogh is a psychologist who specialises in addiction. Drawing on his experience working through group therapy, counseling and psychotherapy approaches Marco shares how understanding how psychological skills and relationships affect interactions with patients and the careful use of communication for the benefit of both patient and clinician.
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Lateral Think - Safe to Fail Experiments
Lateral Think - Jack and John discuss the use of experimentation in clinical practice. We explore the use of educated experimentation, known as 'safe to fail' experiments and highlight how this ties together concepts of complex systems theory and healthcare practice. This is deeper exploration on how to use a targeted and individual approach to injury management using information to constantly update your approach for best outcomes.
Nov 13, 2022•59 min
Lateral Think - Associate Professor Tania Pizzari
Lateral Think - Associate Professor Tania Pizzari is a clinical physiotherapist, researcher and successful physiotherapy clinic owner. Tania's research across a multitude of injuries makes her a world leading expert in more than one area of research. In this discussion we explore clinical practice, teaching and learning and the translation of research to practice. Tania is a true leader and clear thinker across many areas of practice, making this an episode not to be missed.
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Lateral Think - Understanding a Diagnosis
Jack and John discuss diagnosis in healthcare. Diagnosis is the cornerstone of many healthcare frameworks, however it is important to consider its effect on the patient, the prognosis and the outcomes that are achieved. In this discussion we explore what a diagnosis means and how you may use first principles to guide your management even in situations where a clear diagnosis is difficult to ascertain.
Oct 30, 2022•53 min
Lateral Think - Katrina Borg
Lateral Think - Katrina Borg is the lead Nutritionist at Married to My Macros. Katrina uses her Masters of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance and a background as a competitive weightlifter to develop and optimise nutrition plans for athletes and the general populace. Her background as an athlete shines through in this discussion across topics from weight cutting for combat sports and weightlifting to optimising micronutrient intake for performance and injury management.
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Lateral Think - David De La Harpe
Lateral Think - David De La Harpe is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery. Prior to his specialising in spinal surgery David completed his training as a Chiropractor. In this discussion we explore his unique perspectives on spinal surgery, and how is background has altered his clinical care, in particular when to use spinal surgery and when it may not be the best option.
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Nutrition and Injury Healing
Lateral Think - Jack and John discuss the emerging evidence that is highlighting the use of nutrition for the optimisation of injury healing, health and performance. This discussion opens up the concept that the healing of connective tissue requires both mechanical loading and the nutrient environment to create effective adaptation.
Oct 09, 2022•58 min
Professor John O'Donnell (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Lateral Think - Prof. John O'Donnell is a Melbourne-based Orthopaedic Surgeon, and was one of Australia’s first surgeons to perform arthroscopic hip surgery and anterior approach hip replacement. He has been active in the teaching and implementation of hip surgery over a long period of time. In this discussion we discuss hip surgical outcomes, the conservative/surgical spectrum and innovating and teaching of surgical skills.
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Complex Systems Thinking in Healthcare
In this episode Jack and John discuss complex thinking and adaptive systems including how to define human systems and ultimately what this means for healthcare.
Sep 25, 2022•52 min
Paul Coburn
Lateral Think - Paul Coburn is a senior clinical physiotherapist who has worked in elite sport, is the director of a successful private clinic, has taught at La Trobe University and has been involved for many years as the clinical lead for compensable agencies such as TAC and Worksafe. Paul's knowledge of healthcare practice, the implementation of effective health interventions and understanding of meaningful clinical frameworks is immense. In this discussion we explore healthcare frameworks, th...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Dr Richard Fernandez
Lateral Think - Dr Richard Fernandez is the Head of the Cadaveric Dissection Program at Latrobe University. His research is multidisciplinary and includes areas such as injury prevention, anatomical and anthropometric measurements, impact biomechanics, orthopaedic surgical procedures. In this discussion we explore how anatomy, its evolution and understanding influences how the human body functions and what this means for health practitioners.
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Dr Pam Boekel (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Lateral Think - Dr Pamela Boekel is trained as an Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in elbow and shoulder surgery. In this discussion we discuss surgical training, understanding the mindset of surgeons and how research is used in the surgical world. Dr Boekel shares her knowledge and pragmatic approach to healthcare problems. A great discussion for health professionals and patients alike.
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Exploring Power Development and the Force Velocity Spectrum
Jack and John discuss the expression power, how it is defined, and some of the nuances related to rate of force development across the force-velocity spectrum. This discussion dives into developing power across this spectrum and some of the underlying muscle-tendon physiology and what is required when prescribing power training across different age populations.
Aug 28, 2022•55 min
Dr Lachlan James (PhD)
Dr Lachlan James is a lecturer and researcher that has been involved in the development and delivery of the Masters of Strength and Conditioning at Latrobe University. Lachlan brings practical experience as a sports performance professional to his industry based research working in Mixed Martial Arts and Rugby to deliver and answer questions for coaches and sports performance professionals. In this discussion we dive into the development of physical characteristics, profiling sports performance ...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Skill Acquisition and Sensorimotor Control
Jack and John discuss skill acquisition and the role that sensori-motor control has on influencing the development of skills and bio-mechanical outputs. As a follow up to our discussions on running this episode looks to explore what affects the bio-mechanical outputs that we observe, how we can identify, teach and change bio-motor outputs to create skill changes.
Aug 14, 2022•59 min
Lateral Think - Helen Symon and Colin Mandy
Helen Symon and Colin Mandy are barristers working in advocacy from corporate taxation to criminal defense and prosecution. In this discussion we explore decision making, the ability to gather and synthesize information and how these processes can be used to improve clinical practice. We lean into the ethical and philosophical underpinnings of knowledge and the law and how these considerations may be useful for practitioners in healthcare and performance.
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min
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