The Bodytrack Academy

Case Study | Mid 30yr old with Long Covid + Auto-immune Flare up

Nicole explains her approach to managing exercise prescription and assessment with a client experiencing the effects of long covid and triggering of an underlying auto-immune condition. She discusses the importance of assessment preparation, allied health collaboration, what tools and resources to use in the assessment when physical testing is off the table and the progress this client has made thus far. 

Listen on for some great tips on how to manage a client with challenging conditions!  

Case Study | 51 Year Old Female Managing Multiple Complex Medical Conditions

In this episode Ash and Nicole will discuss an interesting case study (51, Female) that covers education on how to correctly discuss weight management prescription, behaviour change, biopsychosocial factors and management of stressors. Quite often these types of clients get told to just "lose weight" to improve their health and to be honest it is not that simple and easy.  With a complex health history, hormone changes, kids, work and everyday life, this podcast will provide strategies and suggestions to help highlight how to facilitate successful outcomes through exercise. Key learning outcomes include: 

• Understanding her complex medical history and where to start
• How we manage biopsychosocial factors and how this influences our exercise prescription 
• How we manage a client across a 5 day working week
• How to educate clients appropriately around weight management and losing weight
• If and when to refer to other allied health to ensure safety and successful outcomes

Case Study | 8 year old with ASD and ADHD

In this episode, Jacqui shares her experience and strategies working with an 8-year old client with ASD (Level 3) and ADHD. She discusses ways to navigate an initial assessment with children with high needs, such as difficulty with communication and the behind-the-scenes preparation for his first session and how to be adaptable despite the best plans in place. Great tips and tricks you can utlilise in everyday practice. 

A Client’s Journey: Meet Kate

In this episode, our Bodytrack client Kate sits down with Nicole to share her story and discuss why it's never too late to start exercise. 

 

If you're after an inspiring story that reminds us that "age is just a number" this one is a must listen!

Exercise Oncology: Evidence review on Exercise and Skeletal Metastases

Our Oncology EP's Nicole and Caitlin sit down for another Oncology episode to discuss exercise management and considerations for patients with skeletal metastases. 

They review the recently updated evidence and what this now means for our practice.  Advanced cancer has unique and important considerations especially with the presence of skeletal metastases. Learn how to support these patients holistically and to apply the recommendations from the Expert Consensus. You will also hear about considerations for practical application and some of their patient experiences.

Access to papers mentioned in podcast: 

https://ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1200/OP.21.00454?role=tab

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35710641/

 

Exercise Oncology: Clinical Upskilling Opportunities at Bodytrack

On the podcast, we are joined by prac student Dani who shares her experience completing Bodytrack's Cancer Care speciality practicum. We discuss what the speciality prac entails, how it may help enhance your confidence and skills with oncology patients, and Dani's thoughts on the experience. 

If you are interested in the upskilling opportunities that Bodytrack provides, including our mentorship program for graduates, do not hesitate to contact us for more information

Case Study | Male 42 Acute LBP Rehab Journey

Georgia sits down with Dan Harth to discuss how she managed the recovery journey from an acute onset of lower back pain in a relatively healthy male. We discuss: 

• Initial injury and collaboration with Allied Health 
• Dealing with the physical injury and the psychological effect 
• How to re-address goals and re-assure progress is being made 
• What to do in the first step of rehab and when to progress safely 
• Balancing physical, psyschological and emotional elements on the journey toward rehab and goal achievement 

We hope you enjoy!

Menopause and the EP role

In this episode, Caitlin and Jacqui discuss the systemic changes as a result of menopause and how it fits within the Exercise Physiology scope of practice. We talk about common symptoms of menopause that client's may present with, how to discuss this normal hormonal change within a woman's lifespan and why exercise is crucial to manage menopausal changes. They share experiences of working with women perimenopausal, menopausal and post-menopausal and how opening up the conversation to keep women informed can optimise her health.

 

Resources:

• Jean Hailes https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/about-menopause
• GMHBA's Healthier Together Podcast: Dr Rosie Worsley on perimenopause and menopause
• We talk about sleep so here are some useful resouces *smiling mind app: free mindfulness app to practice daily meditation developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to life. https://www.smilingmind.com.au/

Bodytrack Insight: Practitioner’s view on Culture and Wellbeing

Ash and Josh invite you in to the culture and wellbeing aspects of Bodytrack. 

What do we look for in an employee at Bodytrack? What values bind us for high team performance? What does wellbeing mean to us and why is it important? All these questions will be answered and more. 

Personal Development: Preparing for your First Allied Health Meeting

We chat to Jacqui and Georgia about how they felt preparing for their first allied health meeting. This can be a daunting task for anyone so we want to share our experience and convey a message of embracing the challenge, building confidence and courage and showing you that fear can present in interesting ways, but needs to be overcome to grow.