Paul Fink - Father, Motivational Speaker, Podcast host, Stroke Survivor
Paul Fink survived a large left fronto-temporo-parietal brain haemorrhage secondary to an AVM aneurysm at the age of 34. His attitude to life is one we should all learn from and it continues to help him achieve his goals 8 years on. Paul's new podcast My Stroke of Luck aims to share this wisdom. What he's doing for the stroke community and what he teaches us about providing rehab is impressive. 10.06 Intro 12:35 Current work - public speaking, blog, podcast 15.04 Impact of Paul's blog on stro...
29 Mar 202251min
Professor Steven Wolf - UL rehab, Asking Why, Future of Neuro rehab
Our discussion with Dr Steve Wolf from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. A true legend of the field he shares with us snippets of his illustrious career, his newest research including vagus nerve stimulation to induce cortical neurplasticity, and his predictions for the future of neuro rehab. 3.53 Introduction 5.35 Career Pathway 8.15 History of physio in the US 10.40 Suspended from PT school 14.16 PhD - EMG biofeedback for muscle co-activation 16.55 Foundations of CIMT 18.45 Posturograph...
22 Feb 20221h
Professor Prue Morgan - Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Clinical teaching tips
Professor Prue Morgan is head of department at Monash University, Melbourne - Australia. She is a self professed yes person and expert in adults with cerebral palsy. We discuss her career journey, her passion for cerebral palsy and teaching philosophy. 4:45 - Career path 8:00 - Why cerebral palsy 10:40 - Drop of in care for adults with CP 11:50 - Filling the gaps in CP care 13:00 - Keeping the passion 14:20 - Neuroplastic potential vs compensate for success 16:05 - key principles of working w...
25 Jan 202254min
Dr Annie McCluskey - Stroke rehab UL, sexuality
Dr Annie McCluskey is a powerhouse of the stroke rehabilitation world in Australia. She established the StrokeEd collaboration with her partner Karl Schurr (physiotherapist) as well as making significant research contributions in the areas of sexuality, intimacy and upper limb rehabilitation. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it. 4:50 - Current role 6.23 - COVID story 7:25 - Clinical career 9.15 - StrokeEd collaboration & workshops 13.35 - How the workshops can be...
28 Des 202149min
Ann Rahmann - Older Adults, Vestibular, Aquatic Rehab
Ann is the ultimate clinical expert with decades of clinical experience and a desire to keep bettering herself time and time again. Her latest venture is in the APA Gerontology fellowship specialisation training program. She already has her PhD, a Grad Cert in Physio and is an APA Titled Gerontological Physio. She has held multiple academic university and clinical lead roles, and is on the faculty for Vestibular Education Australia. Her clinical passions are older adult, vestibular and aquati...
23 Nov 202156min
Dharsha Petrie - Functional Neurological Disorder
Dharsha is one of the most experienced FND physios in Australia and her passion for this clinical group is exceptional. There are so many pearls in this episode about education, diagnosis, sustainable carry-over of treatment, prognostic and perpetuating factors, triggers, symptom management plans and more. We also answer listener questions you submitted. 3:40 – Career pathway 8:30 – Career pivot points 9:28 – Why FND? 11:21 Rapid changes in function lead to misconceptions 12:21 – Educate...
26 Okt 20211h 1min
Dr. Marlena Klaic - Implementation Science
This month we're doing what it says on the packet - implementation science! Marlena is an expert in this field having completed her PhD in the field in 2018. An OT by background, she is the Allied Health Research Translation Lead at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Now a post-doctoral researcher, she also has post-graduate quals in clinical rehabilitation (neurological rehabilitation) and is completing her Masters in Applied Statistics.In addition to chatting about implementing research into clinica...
28 Sep 20211h
