Talking Physiotherapy Podcast
Episodes
Episode 44 - Why Your Best Clinical Tool is You
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We spend years mastering anatomy and pathology, but often minutes on our own mindset. This episode explores the vital intersection of personal growth ...
Episode 43 - Stepping out of the Premier League and into VALD with Luke Van Zyl
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Connor is joined by Luke Van Zyl to discuss Luke's journey all the way from graduating as a Physiotherapist to working in the Pre...
Episode 42 - 5 Non-Clinical Tips to Bulletproof your Interview Performance
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Sam Dickinson back to the podcast. Tune in to learn how you can control those pre-interview nerves, create a great first i...
Episode 41 - Lewis' Research into endurance training and CVD
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we dive into a brand new paper published by our very own Lewis Cowan titled: The effect of endurance (low intensity) training on managing...
Episode 40 - Delphi Agreement: Bone Stress Injuries
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off the New Year we have brought together an episode talking through Hoenig et al. 2024 International Delphi Consensus on Bone Stress Injuries...
Episode 39 - The Doha Agreement
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the Doha agreement written by Weir et al. (2015). We give general overview of what the Doha Agreement is and why it was ne...
Episode 38 - Pathway to Paris with Bex Knight
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Talking Physiotherapy Podcast. This week we are joined by Bex Knight to discuss her pathway from NHS to her debut Olympic Games. ...
Episode 37 - Five Ring Fever with Paul Talty
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Talking Physio Podcast. In this episode we welcome Head of Physical Performance for Swim Ireland Paul Talty. Paul is fresh back f...
Episode 36 - Managing Hip & Groin Injuries
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Talking Physiotherapy Podcast. In this episode we discuss managing acute and chronic hip and groin injuries in both professional s...
Episode 35 - New Disso, New Job, New Zealand!?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to an internal episode with Lewis, Connor and Frank where we have a more relaxed conversation to catch up and discuss recent events and c...
Episode 34 - All things FCP with Sam Dickinson
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful chat with Sam where we discuss the different aspects of the FCP role. https://www.sdrfunphysio.com/ https://www.neoniq.co....
Episode 33 - Westside is the best side - Andrew McCauley
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 33 - Westside is the best side - Andrew McCauley Welcome to an engaging conversation with Andrew McCauley! In this episode, we delve into v...
Episode 32 - The good, the bad and the Canadian with Dalton Laino
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful chat where we discuss Dalton's experiences from student to new grad to running his own clinic. We tackle issues such as ...
Episode 31 - Introducing our Newest Member
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year from Talking Physiotherapy. We are kicking off 2024 by introducing Frank McCartan to the team as Head of Social Media. In this episode ...
Episode 30 - Working in Sports Performance v NHS v Professional Football
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the 3 of us meet to discuss the differences in working schedules, case load/type and admin work between roles in 3 different areas of physio...
Episode 29 - Emergency First Aid and Extra Qualifications
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the 3 of us sync up to discuss the rationale behind our recent name change. We also discuss the various emergency first aid qualifications r...
Episode 28 - Settling into Employment as a New Grad
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Student Physio Podcast Lewis is joined by his manager Helen McElroy to discuss his first few months of work as a new graduate. The pa...
Episode 27 - Value of CPD: Student & Graduate
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode all 3 hosts get together to discuss the different ways we feel we gained an advantage through CPD and other ventures as a student and sin...
Episode 26 - A Little Update
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast we are providing everyone with a quick update on our job roles, the CPD content we will be providing in the coming months wit...
Episode 25 - Unpicking the Shoulder with Matthew Walmsley
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Matt Walmley an advanced MSK physio with a special interest in the shoulder. We dive in to all aspects of the shoulder asse...
Episode 24 - Expert by Experience Geoff Render; Living with a Stroke
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we are joined by expert by experience Geoff Render to discuss his experiences and challenges of living with a stroke. Geoff offers an ...
Episode 23 - Professional Rugby Union Experiences with Chris Jenkins
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Chris Jenkins on The Student Physio Podcast. Chris is a well established physiotherapist from the Rugby Union scene having ...
Episode 22 - Recounting Research Projects with Meg Brown and Esme Dodwell
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. This episode dives into the primary research project. We are jo...
Episode 21 - Dissecting Dissertations
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Student Physio Podcast we provide an update on what has been happening over the last few months and officially launch our new sponsor...
ACL Series: Episode 1 - ACL Clinical Pathway with Helen McElroy
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new series on The Student Physio Podcast about the ACL. A 3 part series delving into one of the most common injuries in our profession. I...
Episode 20 - How Physio's Affect Climate Change with Jen McNesfield
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Connor Wright. This week we had the pleasure of being joined by student leader J...
Episode 19 - International Students with Adeem Haq and Dany Sardon
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Adeem Haq and Dany Sardon two students from the University of Bradford enrolled...
Episode 18 - Physios in Sport with Stephen Mutch
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Stephen Mutch. In this episode, we discuss an origin story, our new relationshi...
Episode 17 - Innovation within Physiotherapy with Claire Graham and Michael Hellawell
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. This week we are joined by Claire Graham and Michael Hellawell. In this episode we discuss an origin story...
Episode 16 - Settling into First Year with Antonia Mungai and Sahiba Khalid
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. To kick off the New Year we are joined by Antonia Mungai from the University of Salford and Sahiba Khalid ...
Episode 15 - Chronic and Persistent Pain with Thomas Marshall
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan we are joined by Physiotherapy lecturer Thomas Marshall. Tom quali...
Episode 14 - Nutrition & Physiotherapy with Ben Steele-Turner
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Lewis Cowan we are joined by physiotherapist and nutritionist Ben Steele-Turne...
Episode 13 - Placement Reflections
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. After a busy summer and well earned break we are back with our first episode of the new academic year. Thi...
Episode 12 - Mentoring, Culture and Case study with Justin Lim
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright we are joined by Justin Lim a graduate from the BSc physiotherap...
Episode 11 - Manchester United Football Club with Dr Tom Hughes
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright with Lewis Cowan as Co-Host, we are joined by Dr. Tom Hughes who is the Senior Phy...
Episode 10 - Graduation and beyond with Dexter Sparrow and Joseph Kvedas
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Lewis Cowan we are joined by Dexter Sparrow and Joseph Kvedas from the BSc and...
Episode 9 - Animal Therapy with Sarah Rennison
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Connor Wright, we are joined by Sarah Rennison who is both a practicing MSK phys...
Episode 8 - Consultant Physio and Case Study with Andy Barker
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright as co-host, we are joined by Consultant Physiotherapist Andy Bar...
Episode 7 - Sports Medicine Podiatry with Suzanne Hamilton
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Brad Carrigan as co-host we are joined by Sports Medicine Podiatrist Suzanne Ham...
Episode 6 - Getting Ready for Band 5 Life with James Armstrong
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Bradley Carrigan and Connor Wright, this week we are joined by James Armstrong who is a rotation...
Episode 5 - Professional Football Experiences with Andy Henson
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan, we are joined by Andy Henson who is Head of Academy Physio at Don...
Episode 4 - Acute Inpatient Services with Dean Walker
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Lewis Cowan and Brad Carrigan we are joined by Dean Walker who is a member of the acute inpatien...
Episode 3 - Sports Trauma and All Things Concussion
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Brad Carrigan and Connor Wright we are joined by one of our lecturer's Ally Briggs. In this epis...
Episode 2 - An Insight into Non-Clinical Placement
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Student Physio Podcast. Hosted by Connor Wright and Lewis Cowan we are joined by two 3rd year students Abbie Seaton and Colm Manni...
Episode 1 - Welcome and Student COVID Experiences
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to our Podcast and its creators, followed by our very first episode where Connor Wright is the host and discusses COVID-19 placement e...