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How we view ourselves as health practitioners, will influence the value that others see in us.
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore how changing the way in which we position ourselves and the importance of what we can provide, can also influence the way in which people will treat us.
Value is a perception about the worth of something. While we all provide value in varying ways, it is important to consider what we can do to ensure others respect what we offer and engage with us in ways that allow us to work sustainably and effectively.
In today’s episode Shaun and Bo break down the secret truths about the continuing education market, what you should be wary of, how to spot a good quality course, what the warning signals are, and how to avoid wasting your hard earned dollars. If you’ve ever attended a course or training before that wasn’t what you had hoped it would be, then don’t miss this episode.
Bo and Shaun share their best advice, based on decades of lived experience, to help you get the most out of your career in healthcare.
Like any profession, there are pitfalls that can be avoided, and things that can be focussed on, to help keep you happy and fulfilled for longer.
In this episode Shaun and Bo dive into the topic of the placebo effect in clinical practice. What is the role of patient and practitioner bias in a consultation potentially leading to a perceived cause-and-effect relationship? We discuss why the placebo effect gets a bad reputation and importantly understand how what we say and do, can influence our patient’s expectation and their experience. This will challenge some thoughts and beliefs about therapeutic effects in clinical practice. Enjoy!
Bo and Shaun both live and love manual therapy. Recently they have been challenging some long held misbeliefs, misconceptions and misrepresentations about manual therapy and things that has been claimed that it does over many years. In this episode they are chatting about the positive effects that manual therapy has.
Are we really doing what we are saying we are doing? The word ‘release’ is often used in manual therapy, but what does that really mean? and does it make sense anatomically and physiologically? In this episode, Shaun and Bo discuss 6 things that cannot be ‘released’ with manual therapy techniques. Hold on to your hat, this ride will get bumpy!
If you use massage therapy in your clinical practice or in the work you do with athletes, then this episode is for you.
It has been a long held belief that massage can reduce the risk or even prevent the incidence of injury. But is there any truth in this?
In this episode Bodine and Shaun explore this claim, and the physiology and psychology that play a role in the use of massage for this purpose.
In today’s very special 100th episode of the ACE Audio Podcast, the broader ACE Team have come together to discuss their individual hightlights and lessons learned during their time with ACE.
Our hope is that you can take away something that you’ll be able to adopt and utilise in your own clinics, businesses or lives.
It has been a long road to get to 100 episodes, but we are just getting started!!!
In this episode Shaun and Bo give you some real and usable strategies to build your positive referrals.
This is NOT about sales tactics to drive more bookings, it is about being the best health practitioner you can.
The boys share real life things you can focus on and do, so that your patients don’t just rave about you, but they also get better outcomes from you consultations.
If you want to help more people, and create a practice full of people that have been sent to you with strong positive recommendations, then this is the episode for you.
In today’s episode of the CEO Series of ACE Audio, Shaun chats with the CEO of Massage and Myotherapy Australia, Ann Davey.
Here you’ll discover the benefits and advantages of being a down-to-earth, team focussed collaborator. Ann is without ego, straightforward and real. Her personality is possibly her superpower, as it puts people at ease and inspires trust in all that deal with her.
There are plenty of lessons to take away from today’s interview, so tune in and enjoy!
In this episode of ACE Audio’s CEO Series, Shaun interviews the Co-CEO’s of Myotherapy Australia, Erin Baker and Tessa Verrier.
Being the leader of an organisation can be tough, and doing it as a duo could certainly add layers of complication. Yet, Erin and Tess have found a way to strike a balance that works for them and for the organisation.
Tune in to learn more about balancing partnerships, playing to your strengths and working as a team.
In this, the first episode of the CEO Series, Shaun Brewster interviews the dynamic duo of Brad and Renee Hiskins.
Brad and Renee are a husband and wife partnership that run not one but two successful business in the health field. A multi-location clinical practice, and a product supply business. In this interview, we dive into the challenges, advantages and lessons to be gained from working as a couple in business. What it takes to make it work, why it can be a super power, and what successful people do to start, grow, and flourish in business.
In todays episode Gabrielle is chatting with David Clarke, our 2023 Glen Gardner Scholarship winner, about his experience with applying for this scholarship, how he felt when he found out that he was successful, his journey becoming a clinical, some of the challenges of him being a clinician and some of the huge benefits he has found so far being the winner of the scholarship. David is also sharing some of the best tips for the future applicants!
This episode dives into elbow pain, which is often a challenging pain presentation to manage. Shaun and Bo discuss what it is, the importance of a thorough assessment, differential diagnosis, load management and also, if and where manual therapy fits into in the long term management.
In this episode Shaun discusses why it is nice to be important but more important to be nice. This short discussion provides some insight into how being nice can pay off in the long term. This valuable perspective serves as a useful reminder for all human beings.
In this episode James Barker (Jimmy) provide a ton of clinical insight into the management of tendinopathy. Jimmy discusses, assessment, mechanisms of injury, tendon loading and much more. Jimmy is an expert in tendinopathy management for the lower limb and I can guarantee there will be some great clinical pearls in this episode.
In this episode Shaun and Bo a common misinterpretation about manual therapy and the fact that we are not machines. This episode will challenge ideas and assist practitioners reframing what they do and allows us to appreciate how fascinating and complex the human body is.
In this episode Bodine Ledden dives deep into Greater Trochanteric pain Syndrome (GTPS). This is a very common pain presentation that is often misdiagnosed and mis managed, Bo discusses the importance of understanding and managing this condition. Bo talks through mechanism, signs and symptoms, provocative factors assessment and management. Strap yourselves in for an epic episode!
In this Episode Shaun and Bo discuss Pneumothorax and dry needling. This is a common concern that many clinicians have when dry needling the thoracic spine (and for good reason) however we discuss the incidence, signs and symptoms, management and provide insights as to how a good understanding of anatomy and clinical decision making will keep you and your patient safe. This is a must for any clinician practicing or considering practicing dry needling.
In this episode Bo chats with Brad Hiskins on the topic “What to consider in an initial consultation” Brad discusses key points to provide some structure to an initial examination. This structure will assist clinicians in gathering a thorough history and building a robust physical assessment. There are a lot of great clinical takeaways for recent graduates all the way through to experienced clinicians.
In this episode Bo is joined by Podiatrist Dr Anton Claux. Anton has over 34 years of experience as a Podiatrist. In this episode Anton shares his insights to lower limb pain presentations. If you have any questions or would like to contact Anton, his email address is: ajclaux@gmail.com.
Michael Shacklock is a man who needs no introduction. In this episode Bo and Michael take a deep dive in the nervous system and discuss neurodynamic mobilisation. Michael has an incredible level on knowledge when it comes to neural pain disorders, so strap yourself in for the epic podcast.
In this episode Bo Ledden is joined by a very special guest, Dr Kieran Richardson to chat all about manual therapy and "hands on vs hands off" debate! This has been a hot topic in recent years! Tune in to find out if we can put this debate to bed!
In this episode Shaun explores the utility and power of self-reflection and what it can do to uncover key insights to inform future actions.
Reflection on an action and the outcomes it has produced, extends the potential benefits of that action exponentially.
Today also marks the end and successful completion of Shaun's 31 podcasts in 31 days challenge!
So today's episode is yet another opportunity to reflect on the learnings gained from this experience and how you can apply them for yourselves.
As Clinicians, our job extends beyond just providing solutions to symptoms, it also requires us to dig under the surface to find what really matters.
In today's episode, Shaun provides gives you some easy to apply tools to help you get to the REAL REASON faster.
Enjoy
A quick episode today, but something that I believe is so important to our business and I hope that you find it to be the case for you too.
Caring more sounds straight forward, but there are layers to this.
We hope you can find ways to embed this philosophy into how you do what you do.
Following on from our last episode, Shaun explores a selection of tips and tricks to help you nail your next public speech.
There are so many great opportunities as a health practitioner to use public speaking to benefit your career or your business, and of course the audience who are listening to you.
We hope you find this part 2 of 2 useful.
They say that most people fear public speaking more than they fear death.
It is an extreme comparison, but it is also a very real fear for many.
In this first of two episodes on the topic, Shaun shares some macro tips on how to structure a talk to a group of people to help you really deliver your message and engage with the audience.
As health practitioners, we will get many opportunities to share what we know or what we can do with groups of people, so this is a skill set we need to work on.
Ambition is absolutely necessary for success in business, your career, sporting endeavours or any area of your life. But ambition also has the ability to tip the scales too far in the direction of single mindedness, which can lead to burn out, anxiety, frustration and a long list of other negative outcomes.
In today's episode, Shaun shares his reflections on harnessing his own ambitious tendencies and learning to control it by using a long game view. There is also some interesting insights on will power and neurophysiology.
Enjoy!
Your brand is possibly far more valuable than you realise.
In today's episode Shaun unpacks what your brand really is, how you came to achieve it, and what you can do to shape and strengthen it going forward.
When it comes to business, intentionally and strategically engineering your brand is potentially one of the most important things you'll do.
It is by far the most common cause of knee pain clinically, but what actually is it?
Patellofemoral pain syndrome, Chondromalacia Patellae, Runner's Knee, Patella Tracking... So many names, so many theories.
In today's episode Bo and Shaun dig deep into anterior knee pain, to explore the outdated ideas and replace them with a contemporary view.
We hope you find this one interesting and useful.
Clinical reasoning is that elusive ability to make informed decisions about how to best manager your patients. But how can you learn it...? And how can you teach it...?!
In this episode Shaun offers three things to focus your time and energy on to hone your clinical reasoning.
Volunteering can be a difficult thing to consider, particularly if you need to earn an income, support a family or if you are short on time.
In this episode we dive into the long list of reasons why volunteering is something everyone should consider.
We trust you'll find this episode through provoking and useful.
In this episode Shaun shares a simple but super effective way to kickstart a new clinic, when you don't have money for marketing, don't have connections and don't know where to begin.
This methodology also works well for those who simply want to grow their reputation or client list.
Enjoy!
If you are a business owner who has built a team of people and are wanting to grow your business, then this is the episode for you.
The lessons shared here are have been learned the hard way for me.
As much as we try to build and equip our teams, we also need to recognise where, at times, we may be the thing that is holding the business back.
I hope you find this episode useful, but more importantly, I hope you put it to use.
Shaun Brewster.
Shin Pain, or Shin Splints is a term that gets thrown around a lot in clinical practice, but what is it really?
In this episode Shaun Brewster unpacks the term into easy to understand pathologies, so that the clinician can determine what the mechanism is, how to control the cause and ultimately return the individual to normal function.
We hope this episode provides some insights into lower leg pain.
In today's episode Shaun shares a deeply personal story about the origins and tragedies of his family history. The hope is that from this story you can recognise the unlikely miracle that it is that any of us here today, doing what we are doing.
"My family My motivation" is just one story, but your family's story can be your motivation also. How we view where we came from, can be an incredibly powerful tool to drive us forward so that we can create a story worth passing on to those who come after us.
Some potentially sensitive but important concepts discussed in today's episode.
Fear, anxiety, how we deal with them and what we can do to reframe these states so that we can find a way to move forward.
Using inverted thinking, we can draw out solutions to problems that can sometimes feel unsolvable.
I hope you find this episode really valuable.
Pardon the pun, but this one can be a real "pain in the neck"!
Acute neck pain can be incredibly debilitating, and also a major source of fear or apprehension in patients.
In this episode Bodine and Shaun discuss a range of strategies for you to get better results with you patients.
We've all seen it in clinical practice, and those of us unlucky enough have also experienced it for ourselves.
Plantar fasciopathy can be incredibly difficult to get under control.
In this episode Shaun provides some key things to look for, focus on and to utilise in the management of this condition.
Exercise prescription in the clinical setting should be considered a mainstay of quality health practice. But who feels they can do it effectively?
Giving your patient what they need can be simpler than expected, but there are a number of things to consider.
We hope this episode gives you some insights into how to utilise exercise principles as part of your clinical interventions.
How much should you charge for your service?
It is the question that we all ask at some point, but the answer is not always simple.
In this episode Shaun unpacks the importance of perceived value and why you shouldn't undervalue yourself.
We hope this episode will help you find the right dollar figure for you.
In today's episode Shaun explores a range of different mechanisms of effect that can be achieved with the use of electrotherapy, EMS in particular.
Electrotherapy is a hugely versatile and clinically effective modality that is unfortunately not taught widely in undergraduate programs.
We hope that this episode will expand your awareness around what is possible with the use of EMS.
Our hope is that this episode will save you some marketing pain...
It is a far too common mistake and one that is easily avoided.
In this episode Shaun unpacks what is important to focus on when promoting your clinical practice or business. It is often NOT what you think is important.
Over the years I have coached hundreds of runners from novices to the elite, and their running technique was always an important factor to consider when it came to injuries and pain, but also efficiency.
In this episode I share a few simple yet powerful tweaks that can be applied to your patient's (or your own!) running technique to reduce the incidence of running related pain.
I hope you find this one interesting.
Taken from a recent article I wrote for ACE Journal, this lesson on leadership is perhaps one of the most powerful ways to help build the capability of the people you are leading.
This can be applied to the patients you see clinically, the team members you are responsible for, your children... anyone.
I really hope you can crate opportunities to give this a go.
I harp on about this in just about every course I teach... Because it is important.
We have to recognise the power of the tools we have at our disposal, but we also need to recognise their limitations.
When patient's present to us with "dysfunction", our solution MUST involve some sort of functional intervention. Manual therapy can get us started, but it won't be what gets the job finished.
In this episode Shaun Brewster explores some difficult to dispute ideas about what it takes to get better at things, how you can apply simple methods to achieve big things, and the importance of STARTING instead of waiting for the perfect scenario to happen.
Enjoy!
Do I fiddle with the needle or do I leave it alone?
There are a hundred different ways in which you can apply the modality of dry needling, and depending on the outcome you are aiming at, the methods you use should differ.
But do you consider the specific physiological effects of the needle stimulation and how you can modulate those effects in they way you stimulate the tissue?
In this episode Shaun walks through three layers of effect in a dry needling application and questions the various different approaches that we may be using clinically.
They say that the better quality of question you ask, the better quality of answer you get. I'd have to agree.
Regardless of the area of your life that you apply this concept to, it holds true.
In this episode Shaun shares a question asking framework to help you see past your own indecisiveness, lack of clarity or whatever may be making you feel stuck.
Check out this short episode to discover a simple and easy way to find your way to decisions or answers that will serve you best.
Cupping Therapy is often a misunderstood modality.
False explanations and misleading language is regularly used to rationalise the markings (bruises) are are sometimes left behind after cupping therapy has been applied.
In this episode Shaun explains from a western and also an eastern perspective what the markings may be indicating.
From this snack sized episode, we hope you can take away some useful factoids to help you better serve your patient population.
As we roll on with our challenge of 31 podcast episodes in 31 days, today Shaun talks about the benefits of focussing on a niche population in your business.
It is widely accepted that marketing to a more narrow set of people can be much more successful than promoting your services to anyone and everyone. In this episode we explore why this is the case, how to implement this approach and what the upside is when you do it well.
Enjoy!
Welcome to 2024 everyone!
In this episode of ACE Audio, Shaun Brewster walks you through why New Year's Resolutions often don't work, and what needs to happen for a goal to be achieved.
One of Shaun's goals for this year is related to this podcast, and releasing 31 episodes in 31 days is part of the strategy he has employed to help him reach a specific target this year.
We hope you can take away some useful ideas from this episode to apply to different parts of your life, business or career.
In this episode, Shaun Brewster chats with Dalton Yates about the sometimes self-imposed barriers to becoming a well rounded and effective health practitioner.
This conversation includes ideas and philosophies that can be applied to all facets of life, not just our careers.
The underpinning idea is that we have to sometimes step outside our comfort zones to be able to really find our way to a career or life that allows us to do what we love more fully.
Tune in and check out this episode, we hope you can take away some gold from this to apply to your own personal situation.
It is such an important step in the clinical reasoning process. Developing a thorough and comprehensive DDx will help prevent you from overlooking serious pathologies, it will ensure you consider all possibilities and it will make you a more effective clinician. In this episode Shaun and Bodine pull apart the process required for developing a differential diagnoses list, what you should do with it, and why it is so important.
It is far too easy to fall into the trap of jumping to conclusions quickly, without weighing up the evidence that your patient presents to you in clinic with. The tried and true DDx process is the one thing that will help you ensure you aren’t wasting your patient’s (or your) time with assessment and treatment that gets you nowhere. It may also be the thing that helps identify a potentially sinister underlying pathology that could result in something quite serious.
Today Shaun and Bo talked about something that really needs to be discussed.
The idea of us identifying when it is no longer in the patients best interests OR our best interests for them to come and see us again.
There are a multitude of reasons why we SHOULDN’T be seeing certain patients, and there are some great strategies for helping them move on to find better outcomes.
In this episode we drop a stack of important concepts and ideas that we really hope you all can put to good use.
Enjoy!
In this episode Shaun and Bo unpack some of the (how else can we put it….?) dumb things that us health practitioners say at times.
While we have a bit of a laugh at some of these statements, we also have to take this idea seriously. Making outdated, uninformed or biased statements about what we claim to be achieving with manual therapy can be damaging to our profession, to our patients and to our own reputations.
We hope that this episode helps us highlight and challenge our own words, the way we describe things and the claims we make. Our goal is to foster a culture thoughtfulness, progressive thinking and updated and improved models of patient care.
We hope you find this one as entertaining as we did!
Setting clear expectations for the patient in each clinical interaction can make an enormous difference.
In this episode Bodine and Shaun explore not just WHY expectations are important, but WHAT you can practically do in each consultation to ensure you are setting each patient up for success.
Far too often, patient compliance or satisfaction can be impacted by a lack of obvious direction at the beginning. Here we provide simple, easy to follow steps to ensure we as health practitioners are doing the very best by our patients.
To mark our 50th podcast / vlog, we thought we’d give you all a snapshot of the first 4 years of ACE!
Today Shaun and Bo recap how ACE began, where the boys started their careers and all the challenges along the way.
It is incredible look back on what got us here, and also to know that there is still so much more to come.
Thank you to everyone who has followed us for the first 50, we look forward to bringing you many more years of education and inspiration.
Concussion is a topic we should all have a good knowledge of as clinicians.
Recognising and knowing how to best manage or co-manage a concussion can make a huge difference in outcomes for the patient.
Physiotherapist Jessica Poval is an expert on this topic and other neurological presentations and we are thrilled to have her on this episode.
Jess lays out the nuts and bolts of concussion, what we should look for, the related physiology, assessment strategies and also some easy to apply management approaches.
We highly urge you to check out this episode and to develop a greater appreciation and understanding of this condition.
If you’d like to contact Jess or learn more about what she does, you can do so at jessica@brainhub.com.au or go to https://brainhub.com.au/jess-getstarted/
Enjoy!
In this episode Shaun is joined by Dalton Yates and Amanda Kilminster, both members of the ACE teacher development program.
Dalton and Amanda reflect on the things that they have learned through their time with ACE and from their experiences as practitioners, that they wished they had learned when they were at university / college, training to be a health practitioner.
We often hear from therapists that most of the important knowledge and skills that they use clinically, were actually developed later in their career. So here we highlight the things that could be useful for you the listener to focus on, so that you can progress faster, be more effective and be the best practitioner you can be.
In this episode Shaun and Bo discuss the many and varied uses of dry needles that go beyond the traditional approach to trigger point therapy.
It is important to consider that there are a large number of potential physiological effects when we introduce a needle to the body. Not only that, but there are many ways in which we can use the needle to impact physiology that go well beyond just decreasing pain or reducing muscle tension.
Listen in as the boys delve into the current understanding of these mechanisms and look to what else is possible with this powerful and versatile tool.
In this episode Shaun and Bo ask you the listener, to consider what might be lacking in the way you view, assess and manage clinical presentations.
Understanding the clinical features, importance and implications of neurological presentations, is critical in providing a well rounded and comprehensive consultation.
While the nervous system can seem daunting and confusing to work with, to ignore it really does leave a gaping hole in the way we manage our patients.
Listen in to discover how you can fill the gaps in your knowledge and skill, to help you help even more people with the work you do.
In this episode Shaun hits Bo with some questions on shoulder pain.
They explore the common presentations we see clinically, the misconceptions around shoulder pathology and what you can do to become better at treating shoulder pain.
Shoulders are notorious for being a fickle beast to tame, and will often leave the health practitioner wondering what they are missing when it comes to diagnosis and treatment.
Listen in as the boys unpack shoulder pain to help you help more people, more often.
In this week’s episode we talk all about referrals and the importance of establishing a diverse referral network. This is a common challenge for many practitioners when starting out in the health industry so tune in for some tips and strategies for building a referral network.
A bit of a left-of-centre topic, but so so important if you want to do your best for your patients, or to produce the best outcomes in your business.
Generosity is far too often seen in the wrong light, but in today’s episode we explore practical and easy to implement strategies that have generosity at their core.
We hope this conversation sparks some creative ideas in your mind too, that can help you stand out from the crowd, provide a better service, and build a business, reputation or following that will be truly unique.
In today’s episode we explore some commonly presenting ankle and foot related presentations, how to identify them, some suggestions for management, and some tips on avoiding them in the first place.
Enjoy!
So many of the stories we’ve been told about what manual therapy does, have been proven to be wrong, yet many of these beliefs still exist in the minds of practitioners and patients.
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore what WAS the commonly held beliefs about how massage, manipulation and other forms of manual therapy work. They also unpack the newer and evidence informed mechanisms that the science holds to be true.
We hope this episode helps you the listener, to consider and possibly challenge what you believe, and the narratives you use with patients in helping them understand what it is that you do.
This may very well be one of the most common traps, and important to recognise problems in the work we do clinically.
Tunnel vision will lead us to look for answers to the wrong questions. Such as, “how do I treat XYZ problem”? When really, we need to ask better questions, like “what are the predisposing factors for XYZ problem?”, and “how are the related tissues affected by XYZ problem?”. When we understand the relevant pathophysiology for a condition, we can then clinically reason our way to a solution.
Tunnel vision will prevent us from seeing solutions because we aren’t looking at the full picture.
We hope you enjoy today’s podcast and would love to hear your feedback.
Pain, Suffering and Self-Mastery with Dave Miller is a must listen to conversation where two different health disciplines come together to discuss the complex but amazing psychology and physiology that can either amplify or diminish the human pain experience.
In this episode Shaun talks to Dave Miller, a Personal Trainer, endurance athlete, avid fan of stoic philosophy and secret pain science nerd.
This chat has something for everyone.
Enjoy!
Dosage! It is something not often emphasised in manual therapy training, but something that is absolutely crucial to effective clinical outcomes.
What do we mean by dosage…? We mean the amount of time you would spend applying a treatment modality, the intensity and the regularity.
Getting this right is challenging, as it requires the clinician to consider multiple factors relating to the patient, but also to do with the modality and the mechanisms of effect at play.
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore the key factors that help us determine how to figure out how much of something we should use in our clinical treatments.
We have all experienced it and it frustrates us all…
When a patient doesn’t take your advice, doesn’t follow your instructions, doesn’t do the exercises you gave them or doesn’t modify their activity as directed.
PATIENT COMPLIANCE is the topic of today’s discussion.
In this episode Shaun and Bo give you a stack of tips and ideas that you can implement into your clinical practice to ensure your patients get the best outcomes and you get greater satisfaction from your work.
We hope this one is helpful for you all!
In this episode Shaun and Bo reflect on a recent experience that Shaun had during a recent consultation as a patient. Here they discuss the importance of listening to the patient’s story, getting to understand their concerns and building rapport.
The results we achieve for our patients begin with this crucial first step and it is far more valuable than many may realise.
Listen in to how it can go so wrong and what you can do to make sure you get it right!
Tune in as we explore the answers to the most commonly asked questions about dry needling.
These questions are regularly asked by the health practitioners that we train in dry needling. The questions are valid and the answers are important, so we thought we would record an episode on the topic!
To be the best clinician, you have to understand your tools completely, and our goal is to help you do that.
Leadership is such a critical skill for us to develop.
We may not all end up being a leader in business, but we will be leaders for our patients, leaders for our children, leaders in our social groups and leaders in many other facets of our lives.
The skills and mindset required of great leaders are not something we are born with, so we have to work at it.
In this episode Shaun explores some of the lessons in leadership that have been taught to him by his leaders, and some that he has learned through experience leading his own teams.
There is sure to be something in here for everyone.
Enjoy!
Posture is often used by clinicians to make all sorts of claims regarding sources of dysfunction or sources of pain. But does it really matter as much as we were taught?
Perhaps a better question is does it matter at all?
This episode is likely to challenge a lot of beliefs and force listeners to question the way in which they use observational assessment to drive decision making in the clinical setting.
Enjoy this episode as Bodine and Shaun dig deeper into the Posture question and explore what the research says, what clinical experience says and what misrepresentations we may have been told at school.
After having read about this concept some time ago, I realised it holds so much truth and is something we should all recognise as we work towards building our businesses or our careers.
You can be Fast, you can be Cheap or you can be Good. What you can’t be is more than one of these things at a time.
Our job is to figure our which one we want to be and why. This choice will influence or even dictate the path that will be available to you after that decision.
In this episode Shaun Brewster explores the advantages and disadvantages of each choice and what it will mean for those who choose them in clinical practice.
Some food for thought for you today!
Now don’t get us wrong, delivering manual therapy as a passive treatment for your patient is still a valuable thing, but if your goal is to solve a longer term problem for them or work towards improving their health or resilience, then there needs to be another dimension to what you do.
In this episode, Shaun and Bo explore the many and varied benefits of taking your treatment from passive to active and getting your patient involved in the process of their healing.
We’ve all seen these things before, but who of us is guilty of them?
Dry Needling is an incredibly powerful modality, but often it is used improperly, ineffectively or even dangerously.
This episode is all about what NOT to do when it comes to using Dry Needling in your clinical practice.
Tune in to find out how to avoid making some simple mistakes and you’ll be shocked when you hear about some of the crazy stuff that the boys at ACE have seen in their many years of teaching and using Dry Needling clinically.
In this episode Shaun and Bo interview Dr Tino D’Angelo about his thoughts on the division between Acupuncture and Dry Needling.
For a long time now, there has been in some circles, some resistance by Acupuncturists to accept and recognise Dry Needling as a valid and different modality, separate to the TCM approach to needling painful points on the body.
Likewise, there is often misunderstandings around the true differences between Acupuncture and Dry Needling with regard to principles and the foundational science.
Tino is an expert on this topic, as someone who holds degrees in both Acupuncture AND Musculoskeletal Therapy.
Tune in and listen to this thought provoking and enlightening interview.
If you have any questions for Dr Tino D'Angelo, he can be contacted at Tino D'Angelo tino_dangelo@optusnet.com.au
Do you work for yourself / by yourself, or do you work with a group of other practitioners in a multi-practitioner clinic?
There are advantages for both scenarios, but solo practitioner has the potential to miss out on some important experiences and opportunities unless they create them for themselves.
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore the potential pitfalls of working along and how to avoid them.
Lots of tips and suggestions for getting the most out of your work and your career in this episode!!
Taking a "long game" view in business is what will not only make your more successful, but will help you achieve even more satisfaction.
In this episode Bodine interviews Shaun about his long game approach to starting and building businesses. Several stories and examples are given to help listeners apply this lessons to their own businesses or careers.
We practice what we preach at ACE, and this video will give you an insight into exactly how we do it.
Listen in today as Shaun and Bodine talk about hip and pelvic pain, and the common mistakes that therapists make when assessing and treating it.
The hip and pelvis can be a complex and confounding area of the body to manage, and it is easy at times to fall into the traps created by assumptions or by misunderstanding the presentations.
Today, Bo walks us through some tips to help you provide a more informed and comprehensive assessment and treatment for your patients.
And if you are interested in learning more, you can check out the ACE Hip and Pelvis Course on our website. Just go to the ACE Online page to get all the details.
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Today we flip things around as Shaun Brewster is interviewed by Jackie Tann from the Bodies Build Better Podcast.
Jackie asks loads of questions about how manual therapy does what it does.
We discuss cupping, dry needling, massage, recovery, injuries and more.
If you are a manual therapy nerd, you are going to love this one.
Check out Jackie's podcast here
In this episode the boys dig into such a critical component of every effective consultation.
The process of conducting a thorough patient history and subjective assessment is far more valuable than it often gets credit for.
Physical and objective assessment regularly takes the focus in a patient consultation, but we can actually gather far more information and often more valuable information from asking the right questions and allowing for data gathering through conversation.
We are in a unique situation in that we get to spend more time with our patients than many other practitioners in the medical field, and because of that we have the opportunity to really dive deep and uncover details that help us be much more targeted in our treatment plans and treatment delivery.
Enjoy!
In this episode we introduce one of the newest members of the ACE team, Isabella Glebicka.
Izzy is in charge of our Marketing and Communications department and also brings with her a Masters in Psychology and a deep interest in consumer behaviour.
Listen in as she shares her thoughts and ideas on marketing for your clinical practice.
Enjoy!
Today we flipped the format a little and Bodine interviewed Shaun about his experience as both a competitive runner and a running coach, from the perspective of running related injuries.
It is a sport that is enjoyed (or perhaps non enjoyed...) by millions of people around the world, and one that produces an incredibly high incidence of injury.
Understanding what your running clients can do to reduce the risk of injury and in doing so, improve their running performance is super important for the therapist dealing with this populations.
Listen in as Shaun shares a few tips on the topic.
Overservicing patients is an important topic for so many reasons...
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore the various reasons why therapists AND patients fall into this trap, and discuss why it is a major problem for the patient but also from a legal and ethics perspective for the therapist.
Treatment packages, paying in advance, scheduling multiple appointments at once and chasing rebooking rates can all be a cause for overservicing.
This is one that every therapist needs to listen to.
Today's chat is a bit of a reality check.
It's far too easy for us all to make excuses for the gaps in our knowledge or skill.
In today's world there are zero excuses for not being able to access the information we need, and we owe it to our patients to ensure we show up ready to help them with whatever they require.
Shaun & Bo will walk you through ways in which you can fill the gaps in your knowledge or ability, how to change your mindset to one of accountability and put the pressure on to stop making those excuses.
Get ready for a bit of a rant as the boys dish out their philosophy on Therapist Ownership!
"Almost everything that walks through your clinic door is a result of a tissue capacity problem".
In this episode Shaun and Bo dive into the Issues with our Tissues :-)
The ability for our various tissues (muscle, tendon, ligament, bone, fascia) to withstand stress is ultimately the reason for so many of the pain presentations and dysfunctions that we face in clinical practice. This discussion explores many of the misconceptions and misunderstandings around why we get injured and what we can do to help people overcome those injuries and prevent them from occurring again.
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore some common misrepresentations of manual therapy in the treatment of myofascial tissue, what mechanisms are ACTUALLY at play, and how we are effective at reducing pain and improving function.
Recorded on the road in transit to an airport drop-off... these guys never miss a chance to nerd out on the stuff that makes them tick.
The good old R-I-C-E protocol has been disproven in recent years, but should we be throwing the ice out with the bathwater (?).
In this, our first ACE Debate, we challenge the concept of ice / cryotherapy in clinical practice from both sides.
The premise of the ACE Debate is that our community (YOU) provide a topic for discussion and we research it, prepare opposing arguments, and present the information regardless of our own bias, thoughts on the topic or opinion.
Welcome back from the Christmas and New Year break everyone.
In this episode Shaun and Bo explore what it takes to learn effectively.
As a therapist, our patients rely on us staying up to date, knowing how to manage their presentations and being at the top of our game.
Some of us prefer learning from others, some prefer to self-teach, others prefer formal education... No matter your preference, this episode will open your eyes to several falsely held beliefs and also give you direction on how to learn better.
Today Shaun and Bo talk through 23 lessons learned over Shaun's 23 years in clinical practice.
Our hope is that everyone can find at least one lesson that will help them in some small way to give more and get more from the work they do.
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) is one of those conditions that every therapist needs to understand and know how to work with.
There are many factors to consider and it goes well beyond the bony changes that are often seen on imaging.
In this episode Bo and Shaun dive into this condition, discussing causes, symptoms, assessment and treatment.
This is an important discussion topic for anyone who is looking for a treatment protocol to follow for a specific clinical presentation...
It is human nature to look for a recipe for success, but more often than not, success is achieved through deep understanding of the problem and an appreciation for the human in front of you.
There are no short cuts, there are no simple 1-2-3 procedures to follow.
Respect the human body and become a master of your craft instead.
Our ability to learn, our emotions, pain and our nervous system are intricately linked.
In this episode Bo walks us through an article he wrote some time ago about how our experiences and our internal mental and emotional environment can influence our pain, and ultimately how we can use that to reduce pain.
There are some key insights in this one that will be helpful for every kind of therapist.
Check it out!
It is an occupational hazard in most jobs, and is certainly a trap that many of us Therapists fall into...
Burn out, staleness, lack of motivation, and ultimately drop-out.
This is a discussion that has to happen, and something we all need to put time into thinking about. Even more importantly, it is something we need to take action on to avoid.
We hope this is helpful!
Its been a hot topic of debate for years.... Is Dry Needling simply a sub-skill within the skill set of an Acupuncturist? Or is Dry Needling a different, separate and unique modality that is separate to Acupuncture's approach to using needles for the purpose of treating tender points on the body?
How are they similar, and what are the differences?
In this episode Shaun chats with two highly qualified experts in the field to get both side of the story, and to hopefully add some depth and detail to the conversation.
For any practitioner of Dry Needling OR Acupuncture, this one is not to be missed!
Shaun and Bo sat down to talk all things Trigger Points.
It's a huge topic and not one that can be summarised easily. There are however a number of key insights that all therapists need to have to be able to better understand what those little lumps actually represent AND what we can do to help manage them.
Enjoy!!
In this short and sharp episode Shaun shares the words from an article he wrote several months ago about the importance of recognising the hour value to anything you are trying to achieve.
Everything worthwhile takes time, that is a fact that can't be refuted. Let this episode be a reminder of what is possible if you are willing to commit the right amount of time to something.
Joining us again today is Mr Brad Hiskins talking about nerve pain.
Brad's explanations and insights will provide you with some great clarity and understanding about the nervous system and why we all need to learn to work with the nervous system more effectively.
Brad's extensive clinical career spanning over 3 decades, his experience working with some of the worlds best athletes and his time as an educator has given him a vast amount of knowledge and understanding.
Enjoy!
Jessica Clark is a passionate and driven Soft Tissue Therapist based in Canberra.
In this episode Bo chats with Jess while she is hotel quarantine after having just returned from the Tokyo Paralympics.
Jess will walk you through what it is like to support elite athletes at the greatest sporting event on the planet.
Listeners will get so much from Jess's approach to her work, opportunities that present themselves and how she makes it all fit.
Check out Jess's clinic at www.myogen.com.au
Enjoy!
They don't come much more experienced than Brad Hiskins.
Soft Tissue Therapist extraordinaire, veteran therapist at 5 Olympic Games and 2 Commonwealth Games, educator, founder and Director of Clinic 88 in Canberra and a well respected leader of our industry.
In this episode Bo chats to Brad about his very interesting take on spinal asymmetry and some of the unique observations and discoveries that he has made over the course of his 30+ years in clinical practice.
You will be sure to take away some great insights from this.
In this episode Bodine Ledden shares his explanation for why massage feels good, but also how and why we feel pain.
His explanation will walk you through the physiological processes that take place so that we can "feel" things, both nice and not so nice.
Today Shaun and Bo discuss the often mismanaged and poorly understood Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS).
As an industry our understanding of this presentation has changed dramatically over the past 50 or so years. There are a multitude of factors at play and recognising how each part of the puzzle can fit together is critical if we are to help our patients when they present with this very common cause of knee pain.
Cupping Therapy (Myofascial Cupping, Decompression Therapy, etc) is so often misunderstood.
The conversation between Shaun Brewster and Bodine Ledden from ACE, dives deep into the science behind this modality, the mechanisms at play and help clinicians better understand why this technique achieves what it does.
We promise that these 24 minutes will expand your understanding of Cupping Therapy!
In this short and snappy episode, Shaun takes you through a strategy that has served him well in all of his businesses.
Doing The Unreasonable is a both a way of thinking, and a way of doing.
A short introduction to what ACE Audio is all about.
Stay tuned for loads more value packed content for your ears!