From the outset my new grad journey might look like a dream…

Gaining my dream job as the Head Physio at the Leeds Rhinos less than 15 months after graduating.

What is the best way to manage an athlete or patient following a concussion?

All the recent evidence around concussion points towards a safe, but early return to exercise, and not a prolonged rest period, that was previously prescribed…

When you treat an acute injury are you following RICE…

PRICE…

POLICE or the more recent…

Do you do your NHS rotations?

Go straight into private practice…

Or try get your foot in the door sport straight away?

When the knee starts to grumble it can be hard to get on top of patient symptoms and sometimes even harder to stop these symptoms coming back…

Hip pain can be tricky to get on top of and often even harder to keep symptoms away…

With many patient’s symptoms quickly returning as soon as they restart higher level activities like running, the gym or sport…

Ankle injuries are common but some injuries are missed, often mis-diagnosed as something else…

And this is the big reason why what appear to be simple ankle ‘sprains’ or tendon issues can be tricky to manage…

Whether it’s your first job after graduating or the next job you are applying for, picking the right career path can be tough…

Especially when you are first starting out!

When you use a standing forward flexion test or toe touch, what do you actually look for?

Pain?

Restriction?

Injuries to the hamstring, groin, calf and quad muscles injuries are so common…

And almost as common are re-injuries to these muscle groups!

Despite all the evidence and medical developments over the last half century, worryingly, recent evidence actually suggests things are getting worse!

If you are not sure what the patients problem is, it is almost impossible for you to plan and prescribe the right treatment techniques and rehab exercises.

It’s who you know…not what you know?

Right?

I used to believe this myself…