Ltb Podcast

Adam Meakins: The Problem With The Most Popular Physiotherapy Treatments

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Synopsis

In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Adam Meakins on. Adam, @adammeakins on Instagram, is well known for his evidence-based approach to physiotherapy, strong views and his willingness to call out some of what he describes as nonsense surrounding his profession. He's got a novel approach to helping his patients and in this episode, they get into how he describes physiotherapy, the line between personal training and physio, finding good physios, the problem with manual therapy and a lot of other popular rehab techniques as well as a number of analogies to help you think about the myths surrounding injury and pain. Timestamps are below.       Timestamps: [01.47] - how he explains what physiotherapy is? [03.39] - how would he help a trainer think about physiotherapy if they've only had positive experiences with treatments like acupuncture, massage and ultrasound? [08.47] - The over and under-treatment paradox of healthcare [10.37] - How he re-educates patients who believe in treatments that have no