In this episode, we chat with Dr Heather Linden who discusses her role as the senior director of medicine in the UFC and the unique nature of working with athletes within this sport. We explore:

• The unique role of working with a UFC athlete
• Specific injuries seen in this athlete population
• The mindset of these athletes and how to utilise this in an athlete’s rehabilitation
• The pathway of working with the UFC

Dr. Heather Linden serves as the Senior Director of Physical Therapy at the UFC Performance Institute (UFCPI). She oversees the sports medicine departments at both UFCPI locations in Las Vegas, NV, and Shanghai, China. In 2022, Heather received the prestigious “Trainer of the Year” honor at the World MMA Awards. Prior to her role with the UFC, she was part of the Sports Medicine Division at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and also led an outpatient orthopedic clinic in Los Angeles.

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In this episode, we break down motivational interviewing into bite sized useful skills that you can implement with your patients in the clinic. We discuss:

• Microskills of motivational interviewing
• The different stages of change
• How to facilitate a conversation with your patient
• Unhelpful beliefs and the impact this can have on a patient’s pain

Dr Tim Anstiss is a medical doctor, educator, coach and coach trainer. After working various NHS jobs including in cardiology, orthopaedics, psychiatry and occupational health, Tim developed and led an MSc in Exercise and Behavioural Medicine at Thames Valley University. Tim has trained thousands of health professionals in motivational interviewing and health coaching, has been involved in several national and international behaviour change initiatives and has written several book chapters on different coaching approaches.

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In this episode with John Osborne we explore all things plantar heel pain. We discuss:

• Is a foot and ankle strengthening regime helpful for this patient population?
• Current research in this realm
• The short foot exercise: is it still relevant to use?
• Calf raises: are they helpful for this patient population?
• Discrepancies in morphology and capacity between people with plantar heel pain and those without

John is currently completing his PhD about the association of muscle strength and plantar heel pain. He has had a systematic review published in Journal of Orthopaedic Sports Physiotherapy in 2019 titled Muscle Function and Muscle Size Differences in People With and Without Plantar Heel Pain: A Systematic Review. The focus of John’s PhD includes exercise prescription for plantar heel pain, which muscles function during exercises for the foot and ankle and the association of foot muscle strength and size to plantar heel pain.

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