Growing up, Dan and Sambo have both sustained lower back injuries which has lead to motivating them to pursue the career of being a physiotherapist to help those who have or are currently struggling with injuries. In this episode we yarn about why, as physiotherapist, we should embrace our injuries because it allows us to empathise and understand what the patient in front of you is going through. This also helps to build rapport faster!!
Jul 01, 2022•17 min
My first every solo episode!!! 😆 In this episode, I chat about my own life, my cultural background, why my parents are my biggest motivators, they have some pretty cracking stories to tell about their immigration process to NZ and the adversities they had to go through. Hope you enjoy this episode. With love, Dan 💚
Jun 29, 2022•15 min
We welcome Sambo our awesome new grad back into the poddy room as we discuss how we go about treating the EPC patients. Usually EPC patients have a bit more going on, more co-morbidities, yellow flags and other health complications. It can be a bit of a doozy to treat, but hopefully you can be a bit more confident after listening to this episode. Our theoretical case study: 65 yo retired farmer, Hx of heart condition, Hx CABAG surgery, ex smoker 40 years (recently quit). Now where do you go from...
Jun 24, 2022•17 min
In this episode, queen Bri and I talk about who inspires us and WHY we have become physiotherapists. This episode is our most inspiring one and would love it if you messaged me on the @theflexingphysio instagram and told me who inspires you everyday.
Jun 22, 2022•16 min
We are so blessed that in this clinic, we have a dietitian working with us. In this episode, we catch up Grainne Atwell as we discuss how physios can best work in with dietitians and also what cues we can gather from our subjective interview with our patients so that we should refer them to see a dietitian. Enjoy, now go eat a brocolli!!
Jun 17, 2022•18 min
Liv and I have a yarn about why doing sport's training/sports physio work as a uni student is such a good idea! We also talk about the challenges we faced from our experiences and communicating with different personalities. Thanks for joining the poddy Liv ☺️
Jun 15, 2022•15 min
This episode, we tackle top advice from other fellow physios on things they wish they knew or thought about prior to starting their new grad work.
Jun 10, 2022•17 min
In this episode, Bri and Dan tackle one of the listener's question (THANK YOU for the question!!) of how we reach a diagnosis, as it's not always a straight path. We talk about nailing your subjective assessment, having your differential diagnosis, what to do if you get stuck, never being afraid to ask for help and just CHILL OUT BRO!!! We chat about a real life experience that Bri had just this morning with a knee!
Jun 08, 2022•16 min
We've all had the patient who comes in with lots and lots going on in their personal life. We know that the experience of pain is much more complicated than a simple structural damage. In this episode, wazza and I delve into how we navigate through a yellow flaggy type consult and how we can best use our skills to help them. Remember, they are also humans and they are able to change and sometimes you are the difference between them forever going down the path of self-wallowing pity and them taki...
Jun 02, 2022•15 min
In this episode we are going to catch up with our 2022 new grad, the amazing "Clean&Jerk King".. Sambo Foran. It's always a laugh and solid banter with this clown. Tune in to find out how he's coping working with proactive and with Dan Chang!!
Jun 01, 2022•10 min
This is a cracker of an episode, as we welcome back to the physio world, BRI SHORT!!! We chat about burn out and the symptoms of burning out and our real life experiences of it. If you listen to this episode and you either burnt out or experiencing burn out symptoms, make sure you reach out to us and we'll give you a virtual hug and tell you it's all going to be ok bro/sis.
May 29, 2022•16 min
Have you ever wondered which accounts to follow on social media for great, thought provoking content and to also help with your daily clinical work?? Here are a list of people we personally follow and we recommend now to YOU listeners! 1.) The Sports Medicine Project - Blake Withers (Podiatrist) and Kelly Kortick (Physiotherapist) 2.) Kneesovertoesguy - Ben Patrick 3.) Newcastle Performance Physio - clinic owned by Dave Renfrew, Kelly Kortick also works there. 4.) The Prehab Guys - great for bui...
May 25, 2022•16 min
BONUS PODDY EPISODE for this week is with Newcastle 4th yr student, Olivia Fanning!! 🎉 We chat about: - Our uni experiences. - Day in the life during JHH prac. - Her advice to students about to do a hospital prac. - Challenges faced during her placement. - TEAM approach with the MDT. - CONFIDENCE as a student!! Enjoy!! 😎
May 22, 2022•16 min
We chat about our favourite movie mistakes and also common mistakes new grad physio make. We talk about reviewing imaging, asking questions and getting another colleague to check your assessment, how the 'real' learning begins when you graduate Uni and letting patients go too soon. ENJOY!!
May 22, 2022•16 min
Part 2 to the pros and cons of working in both private or public to better inform your decision as to where you want to end up as a new grad!
May 18, 2022•12 min
Super stoked to have Jake Forsythe come on the poddy today to chat about his experiences from working in both public hospital system as a physio and in the private sector as a physio. We explore the PROs and CONs to both.
May 15, 2022•17 min
In this episode, we chat about how we go about examining a knee with practical and real life tips! Enjoy!!
May 08, 2022•18 min
In this episode we chat more about how we navigate through being in the grey zone of being a physiotherapist. Enjoy!!
May 01, 2022•17 min
Physio's work in the grey zone. Our job isn't always black and white. There isn't always the 'correct' answer. So how do we navigate that?
Apr 24, 2022•14 min
WORKER'S COMP.... the new private practise swear word. As a new grad, I felt there was SO much to learn and so little time. In this episode, hopefully we can make it a bit easier to understand the mysteries that surround compo. We also touch on how our professions have a HIGH BURN OUR RATE.
Apr 17, 2022•14 min
We meet our very own Amy "Crossfit/triathlon" Queen who is employed as a part time exercise physiologist and full time trash talker. We unveil common questions and mysteries that surround their job and how we as physiotherapists can best work and relate with them.
Apr 10, 2022•15 min
This episode is for those students whom are about to embark on their first ED (emergency department) placement. Macey (a current 4th yr student) gives us her personal gems on how she survived her ED placement. Def share this one for those who are about to do an ED prac.
Apr 03, 2022•16 min
We are going to meet our NEW 'not so new grad' physio, Bri Lock. We are going to find out about her clinical past and get to know her better. She shares insights on her previous jobs and tips on private practise.
Mar 27, 2022•15 min
I am joined by Sam Foran and we yarn about how we go about prescribing exercise to our various different patients. We also go into our own experience with injuries that we've had growing up. And we also figure out who the real alpha male is HAHA
Mar 20, 2022•15 min
Have you ever received an MRI report and feel expected to explain this to your patient.. But you have NO IDEA what to do??? In this episode, we touch on ways we have found to explain certain words such as 'degeneration' or 'arthritis' to a patient. We use the sponge and car analogy!!
Mar 13, 2022•15 min
As a new grad, have you wondered how to best communicate with other health professionals, such as GPs and specialists? In this episode, we touch on our favourite super heroes, how we work as a team in the private practise setting, how to communicate with GPs and surgeons and an example letter to a GP for a torn ACL!!
Mar 06, 2022•16 min
If you are a physio student, then this episode is for YOU!! We are joined by our current student (Amber) who is on her final year placement with us in our private practise. She gives useful and practical tips on how to survive physiotherapy @ uni.
Feb 27, 2022•13 min
In this episode, I interview Sam Foran, our newest, phreshest physio on the team here at Proactive. We will listen to his overall new grad experience at the private practise environment.
Feb 20, 2022•13 min
In this episode, I am joined by Danielle Hand, another fellow physio and we chat about her experiences with applying for a new grad hospital job here in Tamworth Base Hospital. She shared real life tips and tricks to get you started on the process. Hope you enjoy this episode.
Feb 13, 2022•13 min
We get to hear Daniel's experience as an international student from Taiwan and his perspective on Taiwan physios vs Australian physios. It was so interesting to hear the differences. We also chat about his current 4th year placement here at Proactive and his experiences here.
Feb 09, 2022•13 min
