I got a message from a physio called Ollie the other day.

He said something that comes up a lot in the conversations I have when I first start working with a student or new grad physio…

I am delighted to announce the first guest speaker on my upcoming New Grad Physio Lower Limb Injury Summit top sport and private practice physio Gareth Robinson…

When you see any patient for the first time, the first thing you must do is make sure they are in the right place!

The physio room is NOT the place your patient needs to be if they have something sinister going on…

If you have already graduated you will know that there is a big gap between between what you were taught at University…

You may have heard about physio’s assessing the rib-cage as part of their patient assessments.

This might seem complicated…

Red flag questions are a non-negotiable when dealing with any lower back pain patient.

Before you get your hands-on and start your objective assessment you need to screen for any serious pathology…

It’s one job assessing a patient with lower back pain to work out was their problem is…

But an even harder task getting rid of their pain and keeping it away once they leave the clinic room…

Getting it wrong with lower back pain patients can be easy…

And that’s not good!

If you are like most new grads the lower back is an area of the body your fear, worrying that you might miss something serious…

Getting that first opportunity can often be your toughest task.

You have graduated and you just need that clinic or club to give you a shot…

But you just can’t seem to get going.

You submit your CV and letter of application and hear nothing back…

Have you ever found yourself stuck with a patient that has shoulder pain…

Unsure about what to do with them after the you have competed the assessment?

You ask yourself…