Miscellaneous
In this episode, Connor welcomes Andy Barker of the @NewGradPhysio. Andy was a full-time physiotherapist with professional rugby league club Leeds Rhinos from 2010-2018 (7 of those years as head physio). He was dropped in the deep end 15-months into his tenure when he was made head physio of the club. Now he runs his own business @NewGradPhysio helping young physio's progress their career and he has a physiotherapy practice in Leeds. This episode is one of the best yet with some amazing information around injury, rehab and warm-ups. The topics we cover are: Andy's background, education and experience His favourite coaching experience(s) What the most common joint or muscle issues Andy sees in his practice and why this is the case What are the common assumptions around injury that people ALWAYS get wrong Are there any particular prehab/warm up strategies that Andy has found to be really effective in reducing injury risk Does Andy this mini-bands are useful? Are there any common "release" techniques people can use themselves? You can find out more about the New Grad Physio here: www.newgradphysio.com, follow Andy on Instagram @NewGradPhysio and if you have any questions for Andy you can email him andy@newgradphysio.com. If you enjoyed this episode then don't forget to download your 5 essential home training tips here: https://go.athleticstrengthuk.co.uk/get