The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast

On this episode of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast, the boys welcome Ryan Mc Laughlin. Ryan is a VALD Regional Marketing Manager in Performance. Ryan has an extensive background in Sport Science and Strength and Conditioning in team sport. Ryan has worked with athletes in Rugby, Soccer and Gaelic Football from his time in his home country of Ireland, and since moving to Canada he has expanded his interests to Hockey. SPONSOR: We have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code. Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

The boys have a broad discussion on shooting mechanics and rehab in this week's episode!SPONSOR: We have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code. Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

Welcome back! The boys have another episode, this time to discuss what they believe to be important for players during the season. SPONSOR: We have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code. Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

The boys are back this week to discuss Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) research, use in a hockey population, and their own opinions and uses of BFR. SPONSOR: We have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code. Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

We are back to wrap up Summer 2025 with a few discussions - from recent articles to recent endeavours we recap our summer. SPONSOR: We have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code. Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

On today's episode, Ben and Tom discuss the influence physiotherapists may have on skating. Head over to our Instagram (@thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast) where Thomas lays this out in a "Skating Quadrants" framework. SPONSOR: We have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code. Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

We are back! This week, we discuss how we communicate with parents of hockey kids during an injury or rehab. Minor hockey for many is an incredible time and creates lots of memories, but can have its challenges with injury, and helping navigate the player and parent(s) through it is of utmost importance. SPONSOR: we have been lucky enough to get a sponsorship through SportsMAP, and they have given our listeners a discount code! Listen to this podcast for the discount code! Check them out at sportsmap.com.auEmail us at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.com with any questions or feedbackInstagram: @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcastX: @thehockeyphysiopodThis podcast was produced and hosted by Ben Dooley & Thomas Scarr, co-founders of The Hockey Physiotherapy Podcast.

We're back with Episode 20! On today's episode we review the Warwick Agreement on Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAI syndrome): an International Consensus Statement by Griffin et al. (2016)Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.comCheck us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod

First interview of 2025! We talk all things ACL with Dr. Justin Losciale. Justin is a wealth of knowledge as well as his research and clinical experience, and gave us a great deal of insight on current literature. Tune in for lots of great information applicable to your practice! Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiotherapypod@gmail.comCheck us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopodADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% off your next order!

On this episode, Ben and Tom have a discussion about the annoying injury in the hockey world that is lace bite. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% off your next order!

Happy Holidays everyone! We bring back the wish list, and discuss some goals for 2025. We want to thank you all for listening in 2024, and hope you have a safe and happy holiday season. See you in the New Year! Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% off your next order

On this episode, Ben and Tom catch up with Jon Geller, Business Development Manager with VALD Performance. We discuss the great products of VALD, as well as discussion of on- and off-ice testing. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% off your next order

On today's episode, Ben and Tom share their thoughts on hip mobility in the hockey player population. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% off your next order

On this episode, Ben and Tom discuss a variety of topics with Joe Sawicki, Director of Sports Medicine at Shattuck-St. Mary's. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% off your next order

On this episode, Ben and Tom MCL injuries, current literature, and more. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysipod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod. ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% your next order.

On this episode, Ben and Tom discuss patients they have had with interesting injuries, and the things they have learned from them. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysipod@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and on X @hockeyphysiopod. ADAPT NUTRITION: Check it out at adaptnutrition.co and use the code PHYSIO10 for 10% your next order.

On this episode, Ben and Tom discuss some of the screening tools and measurements they use in-season, and periodically with their teams. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com. Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and X @hockeyphysiopod

On today’s episode, Ben and Tom discuss bony injuries of the foot and ankle (primarily) from pucks. Please give us any feedback at thehockeyphysiopod@gmail.com. Check us on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and X @hockeyphysiopod

Back to back shoulder episodes! On today’s episode, Ben and Tom dive back in to shoulder pathologies: this time with acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries

We’re back for 2024! On today’s episode, Ben and Tom discuss Bankart lesions and repairs. Research mentioned in today’s podcast: Defroda, S., Mehta, N., and Owens, B. Physical Therapy Protocols for Arthroscopic Bankart Repair. Sports Health. 2018 Jan 3, 10(3): 250–258doi: 10.1177/1941738117750553 Gaunt, B., Shaffer, M., Sauers, E., Michener, L., Mccluskey, G., Thigpen, C. The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists’ Consensus Rehabilitation Guideline for Arthroscopic Anterior Capsulolabral Repair of the Shoulder. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2010;40(3):155-168. doi:10.2519/jospt.2010.3186 Ialenti MN, Mulvihill JD, Feinstein M, Zhang AL, Feeley BT. 2017. Return to Play Following Shoulder Stabilization: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Orthop J Sports Med. 2017 Sep 14;5(9):2325967117726055. doi: 10.1177/2325967117726055. PMID: 28944249; PMCID: PMC5602217. Kasik CS, Rosen MR, Saper MG, Zondervan RL. High rate of return to sport in adolescent athletes following anterior shoulder stabilisation: a systematic review. J ISAKOS. 2019 Jan;4(1):33-40. doi: 10.1136/jisakos-2018-000224. Epub 2018 Nov 10. PMID: 31044093; PMCID: PMC6487304. Provencher MT, Sanchez G, Bernhardson AS, Peebles LA, Haber DB, Murphy CP, Sanchez A. The Instability Severity Index Score Revisited: Evaluation of 217 Consecutive Cases of Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Jul 29;7(7 suppl5):2325967119S00269. doi: 10.1177/2325967119S00269. PMCID: PMC6668005. Saper MG, Milchteim C, Zondervan RL, Andrews JR, Ostrander RV. Outcomes After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair in Adolescent Athletes Participating in Collision and Contact Sports. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;5(3). doi:10.1177/2325967117697950 Schwank A, Blazey P, Asker M, Møller M, Hägglund M, Gard S, Skazalski C, Haugsbø Andersson S, Horsley I, Whiteley R, Cools AM, Bizzini M, Ardern CL. 2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Jan;52(1):11-28. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.10952. PMID: 34972489. Swindell HW, McCormick KL, Tedesco LJ, Herndon CL, Ahmad CS, Levine WN, Popkin CA. Shoulder instability, performance, and return to play in National Hockey League players. JSES Int. 2020 Sep 22;4(4):786-791. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2020.08.008. PMID: 33345216; PMCID: PMC7738589. Wilk KE, Bagwell MS, Davies GJ, Arrigo CA. RETURN TO SPORT PARTICIPATION CRITERIA FOLLOWING SHOULDER INJURY: A CLINICAL COMMENTARY. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Aug;15(4):624-642. PMID: 33354395; PMCID: PMC7735686. White, Alex E. BA; Patel, Nirav K. MD, FRCS; Hadley, Christopher J. BS; Dodson, Christopher C. MD. An Algorithmic Approach to the Management of Shoulder Instability. JAAOS: Global Research and Reviews 3(12):p e19.00168, December 2019. | DOI: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00168 Ben Ashworth’s website: https://athleticshoulder.com Mike Reinold’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sports-physical-therapy-podcast/id1618458855