The Bodytrack Academy

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.  

Bodytrack Insight: Team Culture Strategies

Dan H chats with ESSA's Lauren Sexton on how to build team culture. What does team culture look like? How do you measure it? How do you balance business deliverables whilst ensuring culture is maintained? 

Some helpful resources on team culture: 

• Simon Sinek - Start with Why
• Simon Sinek - Leaders eat last 
• LIz Wiseman - Rookie Smarts 
• Whitney Johnston - Build an A team

Special Feature: Exercise Right Week 2022

To celebrate Exercise Right Week 2022, we take a different approach on this episode as we ask all of the Bodytrack EP's what Exercise for the Right Reasons means to them and how they achieve it.

Listen out for a vareity of reasons and aks yourself, how do you exercise right?  

Women’s Health: Ways to Upskill

Women's Health specialists Caitlin and Shoshana discuss different formal and informal pathways to assist you in building your knowledge and skills to manage women's health conditions. We talk about the options for postgraduate courses, CPD courses, webinars, and free patient and practitioner resources.

 

A list of preferred resources: 

• Exercise Right Women's Health Ebook: https://exerciseright.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ESSA-Exercise-Womens-Health-eBook.pdf
• Women's Health Collective: https://www.thewomenshealthcollective.com/courses
• Jean Hailes: https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/
• AIS Educational Modules: https://www.ais.gov.au/fphi/education
• QENDO: https://www.qendo.org.au/
• RED-S CAT Screening tool: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/49/7/421.full.pdf
• Pelvic Floor First: https://www.pelvicfloorfirst.org.au/
• Pelvic Health Podcast: https://www.loriforner.com/podcast
• Return to running postpartum guidelines: https://mailchi.mp/38feb9423b2d/returning-to-running-postnatal-guideline
• Screening Tool for Physical Activity/Exercise During Pregnancy: https://www.essa.org.au/Public/ABOUT_ESSA/Pre-Exercise_Screening_Systems.aspx
• Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy – guidelines – brochure https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/physical-activity-and-exercise-during-pregnancy-guidelines-brochure
•  National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) Pre-pregnancy planning and care module https://www.ndss.com.au/health-professionals/support-services/online-learning/
• Plant proof podcast - Managing Menopause with Dr Gemma Newman https://plantproof.com/managing-menopause-with-dr-gemma-newman/

Supervisor Tips for Prac

Holly and Dan reminisce about their own experiences on prac, what they look out for in students (it's not all knowledge and tech skills), what to consider when choosing the right placement site and how to overcome your fear of failure to embrace challenges. They share their top tips on how to nail placement, how to get a job, what you can learn from placement and why it's so much more than ticking off the hours to get accredited.  

Exercise Oncology | Cardio-Oncology

With emerging and improving cancer treatments, we are seeing people living longer than ever as survivors. Cardio-oncology is an emerging field responding to a worrying concern for cancer survivors: cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. In this episode, Caitlin dives into the field of cardio-oncology, the models that explain why patients may be at risk, and our role as Exercise Physiologists. 

 

The multiple hit hypothesis 

 

Gilchrist, Susan & Barac, Ana & Ades, Philip & Alfano, Catherine & Franklin, Barry & Jones, Lee & La Gerche, Andre & Ligibel, Jennifer & Lopez, Gabriel & Madan, Kushal & Oeffinger, Kevin & Salamone, Jeannine & Scott, Jessica & Squires, Ray & Thomas, Randal & Treat-Jacobson, Diane & Wright, Janet. (2019). Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 139. e997-e1012. 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000679. 

 

Compounding risk and protection model 

 

Kirkham, A. A., Beaudry, R. I., Paterson, D. I., Mackey, J. R., & Haykowsky, M. J. (2019). Curing breast cancer and killing the heart: A novel model to explain elevated cardiovascular disease and mortality risk among women with early stage breast cancer. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 62(2), 116–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2019.02.002

Women’s Health | Strength Training

Join Dan & Nicole as they discuss strength training for women. They explore how many women are actually meeting the physical activity guidelines pertaining to resistance training, the social barriers that prevent women from engaging in strength training and the benefits of targeted strength training for women of all ages. 

Links:

Exercise and Women's Health - ESSA ebook