The EP Growth Podcast

Pain is something almost every Exercise Physiologist works with; but understanding pain and knowing how to talk about it with patients are two very different things.In this episode, Chris is joined by Accredited Exercise Physiologist Martin Tisdell, who draws on his experience working in multidisciplinary pain management to explore what modern pain science actually means for EP practice.

What actually changes as you go from being a new graduate EP to an experienced clinician?It’s easy to assume the answer is simply more knowledge and more experience. But over time, some of the biggest changes are actually in how you think, make decisions and respond when you don’t have all the answers.In this episode of the EP Growth Podcast, we explore five shifts that can help you develop from an inexperienced EP into a more confident and capable clinician.

When should you actually progress an exercise and what should you change when you do?For early-career EPs, exercise progression can quickly become more complicated than it needs to be. More weight? More reps? A harder exercise? Something completely different?In this episode, we simplify the decision.If you sometimes find yourself standing beside a client wondering "what do I progress from here?", this episode is for you.

As Exercise Physiologists, we spend a lot of time educating our patients. We explain pain, prescribe exercises and provide evidence-based advice; but what happens when none of it leads to change?In this episode, I explore one of the biggest lessons I've learnt in clinical practice: knowledge alone rarely changes behaviour.We'll discuss why clients don't always follow through, the common barriers that sit beneath "non-compliance", and how changing the questions we ask can dramatically improve engagement and long-term outcomes.

Technical skills might earn you your degree, but they're only part of what makes a great Exercise Physiologist.In this episode, I'm joined by Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Partnerships & Engagement Manager, Martin Tisdell, to explore the communication, relationship and professional skills that university doesn't always prepare us for.Over the past few episodes, we've discussed building rapport, communication and client buy-in. In this conversation, we take that one step further and explore how those same skills extend beyond the treatment room to colleagues, GPs, employers, insurers and every other stakeholder involved in a client's care.