EP. 66: Empowering Movement - Integrating S&C into Physiotherapy with Claire Minshull
Description
In this podcast, Dr. Claire Minshull shares her insights on teaching strength and conditioning to physiotherapists, emphasizing the practical application of academic knowledge. She discusses common mistakes in S&C practices, the importance of muscular strength in rehabilitation, and the significance of individualized exercise prescription for optimal outcomes. Claire also explores topics like measuring strength, rate of force development, and emerging technologies in strength training, underlining the need for patient-centered approaches and effective rehabilitation strategies.
Guest
Dr. Claire Minshull is a sport scientist, researcher and visiting professor at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. She has published more than 30 papers mainly on strength and conditioning and runs an educational company called Get Back to Sport
Content
00:00 Intro
01:01 Claire's Journey in S&C
04:58 The issue with S&C in Physio
07:38 S&C Mistakes Physios make
13:36 Hypertrophy & Strength is important
18:43 How to gauge Strength
24:03 Compound vs. Isolation Exercises
27:19 How far to push Patients to Fatigue
33:26 Failure to adapt Exercise Prescription in Clinic
36:04 Rate of Force Development explained
42:47 Cross Education Effect explained
50:41 Tips to create Patient Buy-In to Exercise
55:06 Emerging Technology Highlights in S&C
01:01:56 Claire's closing thoughts
01:03:48 Contact Info
01:04:48 Outro
Bonus Material
Download the referenced transcript including PubMed Links and a high-resolution infographic on this episode as part of your Physiotutors membership on the Physiotutors App.
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