BACKchat — podcast episodes

» Today’s topic is the relationship of new technology with non – invasive brain stimulation and headache?
Associate Professor Siobhan Schabrun is a Senior Research Scientist at Neuroscience Research Australia. She has an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy and a PhD in neuroscience. She leads a research team that investigates the role of brain plasticity in chronic pain and designs and tests new brain-based therapies for the treatment of pain.
What is non-invasive brain stimulation?
Two main techniques are available for human brain stimulation are transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial current stimulation (tCS). Whats the difference between these two approaches and how do they work?
The traditional definition of an invasive procedure, one which requires an incision or insertion in the body,can have safety issues. Is non-invasive brain stimulation safe?
What do we know about the role of the brain in chronic headache?
What is the evidence for the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in headache?
What is the evidence for the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in chronic pain?
Where is your research heading,Siobhan ? Is there a way to translate your research into clinical practice?
What can we expect from you with your talk at the upcoming NeuroLogic education seminar – Integrative therapies for headaches and migraines
1.A/Prof Schabrun leads a program of research that spans the pipeline from basic science to clinical trials and clinical translation. Her team is always looking for passionate and talented individuals to contribute to research in the field of chronic pain
2.Siobhan  is also a speaker at NeuroLogic Education next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1stto 3rdMarch 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at  https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
 



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» Laser therapy is not a commonly used tool so will be interesting to listen to our expert on this topic, esp in relation to headaches.
Dr Roberta Chow is an honorary research associate of the Nerve Research Foundation, Brain and Mind Centre, the University of Sydney. She is also a clinician working in primary care-based pain management.  Her major area of research interest has been in the use of photobiomodulation for pain relief.  She was awarded a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, for the of study laser therapy for neck pain and neural mechanisms underlying these effects. She was later awarded a National Health and Research Council grant to study the effects of laser on nerves. Dr Chow was on the Steering Committee for the development of the National Pain Strategy, designed to guide integrated and innovative planning for pain management across Australia.  She recently received a Government award for her contribution to medicine and the introduction of laser therapy for pain management.
What is laser therapy?
Whats the difference between low level laser therapy and more powerful laser alternatives?
What does it have to offer compared with other treatments?
How does it work for headache?
Can it work with other therapies?
Are there any reasons not to use laser therapy?
Is laser therapy painful?
How long do treatments take?
Dr Chow has used laser therapy for painful conditions including headache since 1988.  She is one of the most experienced practitioners as well as a researcher in the field of laser therapy and has book chapters and international publications on laser therapy for many painful conditions.
Dr Chow  has been invited by Neurologic Education to present at their Conference, ‘The Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine’ to be held in Sydney 1st– 3rdMarch 2019.
https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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» Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with 20+ years of experience.
He has extensive media experience with:
TV – New Zealands Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014
Radio -He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating drive time show the Rush hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless
With Podcasting as Co-Founder and Co-Presenter on both The Wellness Guys and 100 Not out
He runs the Power of Food and Crack your stress code seminars around the country.
Here, in this podcast, Damian discusses common food factors associated with headaches, difference between a functional approach vs say  a medical approach of looking at the body overall, assessing headache sufferers, how to help chronic sufferers of headaches
To find Damian , you can look at her website to find out more about the clinic.Appointments can be booked online at vidalifestyles.com
For his gluten free range of breakfast cereals , check foragecereal.com
Damian is a speaker at NeuroLogic Education next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1stto 3rdMarch 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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» Dr Christabelle Yeoh
Medical practitioner  since 1999 and now  specialising in the area of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine since 2006, with a special interest in nutrition and gut brain health.
Currently- in full time clinical practice, medical director of Next Practice GenBiome, an integrative practice in Edgecliff Sydney, where team based care of multiple modalities are integrated to bring optimised health outcomes. w: genbiome.nextpracticehealth.com
Also currently- on Board of Directors and the chair of ACNEM Australasian college of nutritional and environmental medicine, the oldest and most established organisation bringing NEM education and awareness to doctors and health care practitioners.

Some questions asked on BACKchat podcast ….
What is the difference between your functional approach vs  a medical approach of looking at the body overall?
Are there more GPs looking at changing their practice to use nutrition and environmental medicine?
Determining the cause of chronic headaches and migraines can be like finding a needle in a haystack…whats your general approach in assessment of these cases?
What are the common physical and environmental factors associated with headaches?
What are the common biological and social factors associated with headaches?
Your practice has a team of different practitioners ….which ones do you use in the multi management of headaches?
What would you say to a practitioner or a patient who is struggling to resolve a headache problem?
At the NeuroLogic Education,seminar you are presenting a clinical case…what made you choose this case and how do you see your work fitting in with other presenters  at this seminar?
To find Christabelle,  you can look at her website to find out more about the clinic.Appointments can be booked online.  w: genbiome.nextpracticehealth.com
 Dr Christabelle is a speaker at NeuroLogic Education next seminar event : Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1stto 3rdMarch 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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» Dr Dean Watson, a Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist completed his undergraduate physiotherapy qualification in 1976 and subsequently a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy with Honours, a Masters Degree by original research, and Doctor of Philosophy also by original research.
Dean is the Founder and Director of the Watson Headache® Clinic and Watson® Headache Institute.  He continues to consult, presents courses to manual therapists nationally and internationally, and research the role of cervical afferents in the trigemino cervical nucleus otherwise known as brainstem sensitization environment.
Can you explain to us the concept of brain stem desensitization?
Does your management protocol vary if it is an acute headache or chronic headache?
How do you suggest – for practitioners listeningto this – how you determine when other health practitioners are needed in the management and how to integrate this?
I note that your PhD was completed in 2016 this means you started it in your late 50s – why and how did this come about?
What was the main finding of your PhD research?
You director of the Watson Headache® Clinic and the Watson Headache® Institute.How did the Institute come about and what is its purpose?
You have been on this journey of advocating for the role of cervical dysfunction in primary headache and migraine conditions for nearly 30 years – what is your vision and what do you hope to achieve?

Dr Dean Watson, on behalf of the Watson Headache® Institute presents continuing professional development courses to manual therapists (Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Manual Therapy Doctors) on examination (i.e. determining the relevancy or not of upper cervical afferents) and non high velocity thrust treatment of the upper cervical spine in not only cervicogenic headache but also primary headache and migraine conditions.  For further information please visit the website www.watsonheadache.com.  Dean Watson has been invited by Neurologic Education to present at their Conference, ‘The Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine’ to be held in Sydney 1st– 3rdMarch 2018.   Please check –    https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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» Since becoming a chiropractor Craig Moore completed a Masters of Clinical Trials Research at the University of Sydney and is near the completion of his PhD at the University of Technology Sydney. His PhD study is focussed on the management of headaches and migraine by chiropractors from a public health and epidemiological perspective. His headache research has been published in journals including Spine and BMC Neurology. Craig is a Fellow of the Chiropractic Academy of Research Leadership program (CARL) and a member of the International Headache Society (IHS).
In this episode we discuss the prevalence, burden and impact of common recurrent headaches, its diagnosis, co-morbidities, research on  how chiropractors help or manage people who present headaches and its multi-disciplinary management.
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» Gwen is an Emeritus Professor of Physiotherapy at The University of Queensland and an internationally renowned academic and clinical physiotherapist. In addition to her physiotherapy qualifications, she has a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy, A Masters in Physiotherapy by research, a PhD, a clinical Fellowship of the Australian College of Physiotherapists and is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist.
Her research and clinical interests have centred on the cervical spine with particular interests in the effects of neck pain and injury on the cervical neuromuscular system and their implications for management of neck pain disorders.
In this podcast, Gwen discusses the neck association with headaches, which treatments , the efficacies , the BioPsychoSocial model and some key  primary outcome tools measures.
To hear Gwen speak  further on this topic , Gwen is a keynote speaker at NeuroLogic Education’s  next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1st to 3rd March 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at
https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
Gwen has also released her most recent  text book on the neck :
Jull G, Falla D, Treleaven J, O’Leary S (2018) Management of neck pain disorders: A research informed approach Elsevier, UK
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» Peter Tuchin was employed at Macquarie University for over 27 years and has just recently retired as Associate Professor. Peter’s areas of interest and research include the relationship of posture with neck pain, headaches and migraine, chronic pain syndromes, and the relationship of vertebral artery dissection stroke with chiropractic.
Peter has had over 30 papers accepted for WFC Congresses, and received several international research awards. Peter conducted one of the largest RCT’s on chiropractic and migraine to date (JMPT 2000) .Peter was recently made a member of the WFC Disability and Rehabilitation Committee, which is an international committee with many prestigious members.
Peter has also maintained very successful private practice in Chiropractic and has treated many patients over his 30 years in clinic.
Peter has been President of COCA and recently received Life Membership of COCA in 2017.
Peter discusses with Paul and Bianca the ins and outs of assessing and managing headaches.
 Peter is a keynote speaker at NeuroLogic Education’s  next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1st to 3rd March 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at  https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
Peters new business management project  – the CAM Financial Group – that has been created to help chiropractors with high quality, practice and financial coaching. www.camfinancial.com.au
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» In this episode we discuss Bianca Dobson’s balancing act as a chiropractor, mum , wife and how she handles her day to maximise every moment!
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» Anthony Klarica is the Director of Elite Performance. His training is in Psychology and he has worked in education, organisations and sport for over 25 years. He has developed the Six-Star Wellbeing survey. In sport, he has worked with a wide range of athletes and coaches from juniors to Australian Teams, in the AFL, with Tennis Australia and in Motor-sports. Such roles have placed him in Olympic stadiums, at Centre courts, the MCG on Grand Final day and in race cars at high speeds. Presently he facilitates the leadership, culture and mindset program at Carlton Football Club.
Q1 How did you get into psychology and why sports psychology?
Q2 How has this work changed in the last few decades ..a player of the 90s ,2000s and of more recent times?
Q3 What impact does it have for AFL players to be publicly open with regards to depression?
Q4How does psychology and sport psychology assist athletes and AFL players?
Q5 How do you, coaches and other staff deal with the many different personalities in a large team group, such as an AFL squad?
Q6 Should AFL players be role models?
Q7 How do you, coaches and other staff deal with the younger generation of players entering professional sport in 2018?
Carlton Football Club – www.carltonfc.com.au
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» In this episode we discuss the Wrap, which has the summary of 16 podcasts that we achieved over the course of 2017.
BACKchat explores the 5 pillars of health. It refers to being your best in
oThinking
oMoving
oEating
oSleeping and also in your
oNeurology
BACKchat Podcast 34 ,2017: Dr Kelly Holt – Brain Based fxn and Sensorimotor system on 18th Jan
BACKchat Podcast 35 ,2017: Dr Kelly Holt – Brain Based fxn and Falls Prevention on 8th Feb
BACKchat Podcast 36 ,2017: Dr Brandon Brock – Complete Natural integrative care of children on 1st March
BACKchat Podcast 37 ,2017: Mr Jason Harvey (Hand surgeon) Hand Injury – what to do and what not to do on 22nd March
BACKchat Podcast 38,2017:Gerry Clum – Rubicon, Chiropractic in Australia on 5th April
BACKchat Podcast 39,2017: Anthony Coxon – Anthony’s last BC podcast – Paul Interviewing Anthony of his take on BCs 5 pillars of health on 3rd May
•We wish to thank Anthony for his great work as co-host. Our first show was with Chiropractic Icon – Dr Paul Noone – on the 4th March 2015. In just over two years we have interviewed guests from all around Australia, USA and New Zealand.
•We have interviewed leaders in Chiropractic, surgeons, GPS and an intregative GP , Exercise Physiologist,Naturopaths ,Podoatrists, Psychologists and even a physiotherapist on a chiropractic –centric podcast . Also we have interviewed inspirational individuals – Lisa Cox, Chris Ennis, Rachel Lane, Mandy Mercuri, Wayne Schwass and Glenn Williams.
BACKchat Podcast 40,2017: Kim Fenton – Coming back from PND on 25th May
BACKchat Podcast 41,2017: Wayne Schwass Adolescent health and social media on 25th May
BACKchat Podcast 42,2017:Matt Hall – Sexuality and Sexual Health – Challenging the Stigma on 5th July
BACKchat Podcast 43,2017:Dr Bruce Lipton– Epigenetics, Brain and benhavior on 26th July
BACKchat Podcast 44,2017: Professor Miles Prince – Genomics, cancer management – what’s the future? on 16th August
BACKchat Podcast 45,2017: Dr Luke Nelson – How to safely progress from walking to jogging to running on 6th September
BACKchat Podcast 46,2017: Dr Luke Nelson Sports Injury Rehab and Prevention in runners on 27th September
BACKchat Podcast 47,2017: Dr Brandon Brock Paediatric NeuroDevelopment on 25th October
BACKchat Podcast 48,2017: Dr Brandon Brock Dysautonomia – a clinical conundrum on 8th November
BACKchat Podcast 49,2017: The learnings from the decorated career of AFL legend – Kouta – Anthony Koutoufides on 29th November
SUMMARY
1.Kims – highlight podcast 2017
2.Kellys – highlight podcast 2017
3.Kelly news – Had to choose between Head of Research or BACKChat co host? Thus we are searching for a new Co host.
Thank you for listening to Backchat, in 2017.
If you liked this show, please leave a 5 star rating on iTunes.
We leave you with one thought: “Be the best at what you do,
and you will grow and inspire others around you.”
We look forward to catching up with you on our next BACKchat podcast.
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» Anthony Koutoufides
•Played 278 games at the Carlton Football club, retiring 2007.
•1995 Carlton Premiership player, Club Captain, won two best and fairest and was All Australian player in 1995 and 2000, as well as Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee, in 2014
In your adolescent years, you had to make a big decision to make. You were a state under-16 high jump champion and also competed in the 110m hurdles and the discus. Then you made a choice to switch from track and field athletics to Australian rules football. What influenced your decision?
You bled Carlton as you were there in the junior Squad from 14 yoa and retired at 34 yoa. What was the highlight of your career?
Your most memorable performance for many fans was possibly the final quarter against Essendon in the 1999 preliminary final where we beat the heavily favoured Bombers in a famous come from behind victory in the last quarter. What’s your best recollection of this day?
On the flip side, it wasn’t all ups with your AFL career. You suffered a PCL injury in 2000, in a year where you were in one of the frontrunners for the Brownlow. This injury saw you miss out on the Brownlow that year. The following year, in 2001, you sustained a serious ACL injury and didn’t play again until the end of 2002. How did you cope with these disappointments?
In your autobiography – Kouta – you described the challenges you had with Dennis Pagan. In your biog, you were authentic and honest about your differences in opinion. What’s your thoughts on this period in your footy?
What advice to you give up incoming adolescents who want to play AFL or other elite level sports?
Beyond footy. You are a family man, married to Suzie with three children. In 2006, you won the fifth season of Seven networks Dancing with the Stars. In 2008, you played ‘Kouta the Greek God’ in the Seven Network’s revival of Gladiators.And now you’re launching your newest venture, KoutaFit. Tell us about your latest project – KoutaFit – and what it has to offer.
Your health philosophy is 20% exercise, 80% nutrition and 100% mindset – what does this mean?
http://www.anthonykoutoufides.com
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» Dr Luke Nelson
Luke has been in private practice at Chiropractic Solutions in Bentleigh East since graduating from RMIT in 2003. His post graduate qualifications in sports chiropractic include an International Certified Chiropractic Sports Diploma, a post graduate diploma in Sports Chiropractic and a Masters in Sports Science.
Luke has involvement in a number of organisations including Finance chair of FICS, education chair of Sports Chiropractic Australia and board member of the Victorian State branch of Sports Medicine Australia.  Luke treats elite athletes from a variety of sports including athletics, cricket, AFL, mixed martial arts, triathlon, water polo, tennis and golf. Luke was recently awarded the 2016 Sports Chiropractic Australia outstanding service award.
An avid runner himself, Luke has completed multiple marathons, Iron Man triathlons and ultramarathons. Luke is co-director of Enhance running, whose purpose is to help people enjoy running and avoid injury through teaching running technique.
Do you need to warm up before a run? Some say stretching, some say a light jog …what do you recommend?
What are about warming down recommendations?
If you missed our advice in the earlier podcast, and now you find yourself with an injury, what is your course of action?
What should you look for in a health practitioner  to help with your running injuries?
How does a patient decide to see a GP/Sports Specialist/Sports chiro/Sports physio/Massage or Myo?
Heat or ice …what’s the latest on sports science here?
What about recovery?
What about strength training, most runners tend to stay clear of the weight room?
How to manage Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciopathy. Link with Podcast 14 Tony Massarotti/podiatrist on heel pain and BC 27 Mr Sasha Roshan foot surgeon on heel pain.
How to manage patellofemoral pain (also known as runner’s knee)?
How to manage ITB?
 Luke can be contacted through either social media on Instagram or Twitter at @sportschiroluke, or through his clinic website www.chirosolutions.com.au or at http://bit.ly/Backchat46.
For more information on Enhance running please visit the website www.enhancerunning.com.au
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» Dr Luke Nelson Biog
Luke has been in private practice at Chiropractic Solutions in Bentleigh East since graduating from RMIT in 2003. His post graduate qualifications in sports chiropractic include an International Certified Chiropractic Sports Diploma, a post graduate diploma in Sports Chiropractic and a Masters in Sports Science.
Luke has involvement in a number of organisations including Finance chair of FICS, education chair of Sports Chiropractic Australia and board member of the Victorian State branch of Sports Medicine Australia. Luke treats elite athletes from a variety of sports including athletics, cricket, AFL, mixed martial arts, triathlon, water polo, tennis and golf. Luke was recently awarded the 2016 Sports Chiropractic Australia outstanding service award.
An avid runner himself, Luke has completed multiple marathons, Iron Man triathlons and ultramarathons. Luke is co-director of Enhance running, whose purpose is to help people enjoy running and avoid injury through teaching running technique.
1. Society is getting larger with overweight and obesity ….is getting people to run a possible answer?
2. Before you lace up those runners and get out there for your first run, what are some of the boxes you must tick?
3. How can you transition from walking to running, and then beyond?
4. Is there a particular running surface you should run on?
5. Does how you run matter (running technique)?
6. What can you tell us about running shoes? What’s your thoughts on bare foot running?
PROMO
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» Professor Miles Prince Biog
Professor Prince is the Professor Director of Molecular Oncology and Cancer Immunology at Epworth Healthcare and the Director for the Centre for Blood Cell Therapies at Peter MacCallum Cancer centre. Miles describes himself as a translational researcher – looking for new therapies in the treatment of cancer, particularly in the way the immune system battles cancer. He holds numerous national and international grants, has been awarded an Order of Australia for his work and has published over 400 manuscripts. For more information, please check www.precisionhaematology.com.au or www.snowdome.org.au
Q1 Can you contextulise your career? I read that you initially wanted to be a surgeon but moved into helping patients with blood cancers, in part, because the relationship with the latter can be longer that a brief encounter with a surgeon. Having said this, there are no doubt some difficult situations where sadly you spend a short time with a blood cancer patient, if you can’t help their cancer? What’s your thoughts here?
Q2 What do you mean by the term Genomic Medicine?
Q3 How does Genomic Medicine relate to cancer therapy?
Q4 The traditional medical routes of cancer therapy is chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. How is this new area of genomic medicine going to potentially change the face of cancer management?
Q5 What are the terms personalized medicine and precision medicine?
Q6 Why has personalized medicine become such a focus recently?
Q7 Why do you see as the major breakthroughs that have led us to where we are in personalized medicine
Q8 What are the next challenges in genomics?
Q9 There have been breakthroughs in immune therapies – what is happening there?
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» Bruce’s BIOG
In the 60s, Bruce completed his Science degree majoring in Biology and then went onto complete his PhD at the University of Virginia in Developmental Cell Biology.
He has been principal author of three books and in part of 8 books and been published in many peer reviewed journals
In the last decade he has been in the Visiting Faculty at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic in Auckland.
For more information on Bruce, please check: www.brucelipton.com
Podcast questions
1. What is epigenetics and how does it differ from genetics and genetic determinants?
2. How does epigenetics help the person recognize they are not destined to a death sentence?
3. What do you mean when you refer to behavioural epigenetics?
4. What does the science tell us about how stress effects our brain and how does this relate to epigenetics and behaviour?
5. How do our thoughts – positive or negative – affect our brain and behaviour?
6. How does the brain of a child differ before or after 7 years of age and how this is important when say, for instance, coaching a child in sport?
7. Do you think that our brains are driven by pain or pleasure?
8. What do you predict will be the next emerging science?
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» BACKchat PODCAST Matt Hall 42: Sexuality and Sexual Health – Challenging the Stigma
In 2002 Matt Hall was the first Australian Rules footballer to come out as gay at any level, and in this podcast he discusses overcoming stigma and fear in a time of great uncertainty, and how so much has changed between 2002 and now. In this podcast Matt discusses the importance of educating society, debunking myths and fear campaigns, his inspirations and mentors, and his latest challenge – the Kokoda Stronger Than You Think trek. Matt chats about the AFL PRIDE game, on the 22nd July, between St Kilda and Sydney Swans, and what it means.
Matt is a beyondblue ambassador and Lifeline Crisis counsellor. His story is truly amazing and will challenge all the things you think you know about sexuality, stigma, and living with HIV.
Matt Halls Biog
Matt holds a Master of Business (Sport Management) and Bachelor of Arts qualification. He is a beyondbue Ambassador and part of their Public Speakers Bureau. He volunteers as a Lifeline Crisis Counsellor and sits on the Board of Management for Queensland Positive People. Currently Matt is a Company Director for an Event Management organisation.
Matt details what happened in 1998 that changed legal precedent for HIV positive people worldwide and the moral obligation that his mentor helped him through each stage of the process, as the first person with HIV to be banned from playing Australian Rules football.
A person living with HIV who has an undetectable viral load is non-Infectious – did you know this?
In 2002, Matt came out as being the first footballer playing Australian Rules Football and being gay. What is the difference with support if an AFL player playing at the highest level came out, today? How is AFLW leading the way with anti-homophobia?
Matt chats about what the PRIDE game, on the 22nd July, between St Kilda and Sydney Swans means?
What difference would it be if an AFL player, playing at the highest level came out being gay. It’s interesting to observe that a lesbian has more possibly more acceptance about being gay than a homosexual male.
In 1987, the Grim Reaper advertising campaign raised public awareness about AIDS and the concept of safe sex with contraception. The advertisement depicted the Grim Reaper bowling a ball in a bowling alley knocking over men, women and children pins, which represented AIDS victims. What negative effect did this campaign have on society’s attitudes towards people with HIV?
Matt discusses his latest challenge – The Kokoda Stronger than you Think trek -where 18 HIV positive people and their supporters completed the trek.. This has been organized by Olympian Ji Wallace who won a Silver Medal in trampolining at the Sydney Olympics and is also gay. Ji’s 69-year-old father came on the trek and reflects his father’s change in thinking of not understanding homosexuality to now supporting his son who is gay with HIV. This will be a documentary and discuss the view to squash the theme of HIV stigma and discrimination.
Matts reasoning to be involved with beyondblue as an Ambassador and part of their Public Speakers Bureau,
Currently Matt is a Company Director for an Event Management organisation with a focus on Charities and Not For Profits.
The 2017 AFL Pride Game between the Sydney Swans and St Kilda football clubs on July 22 at the SCG.
PLEASE NOTE: Discussion with depression can resonate negative feelings to those who are suffering with a mental health problem.
Thus we responsibly need to pass on depression helpline details in the two countries where we have great reach:
In Australia www.beyondblue.org.au or call 1300 22 4636
In the USA http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net , Toll Free 800 969 6642
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» Wayne’s Biog
Wayne Schwass is one of the most highly rated performers in the AFL history, playing 282 games at the elite level for fourteen and a half years with the North Melbourne Football Club and the Sydney Swans from 1988 to 2002.
During his successful fourteen years career Wayne achieved the following honours:
Won three Club Best & Fairest awards (1994, 1995 NMFC & 1999 SSFC)
Premiership player with NMFC 1996
All Australian 1999
NMFC Team of the Century
NMFC Hall of Fame

Since retiring in 2002, Wayne has established himself as a highly respected AFL broadcaster on TV, radio, on-line, newspaper and internet. Wayne currently works with TripleM Footy and Crocmedia.
Wayne founded the ‘Sunrise Foundation’ in 2006, an organisation he created after becoming one of the first AFL players to speak openly about his experiences with mental health conditions including depression.
The ‘Sunrise Foundation’ while no longer operating was created to deliver preventative education programs to secondary school students between 2007 – 2010. More than 5000 students participated in the ‘Headsmart’ program.
Since retiring, Wayne’s has also become a leading mental health advocate and I will talk more about PUKA UP later in the podcast
1. Wayne details his career shift – from Telstra sales to mental health advocate.
2. Wayne has been very busy in the last week casting his opinion on multiple media outlets regarding Alex Fasolo – elite Collingwood footballer – mentioning his battles with Depression and the courage Alex demonstrated.
3. Wayne details why an inappropriate tweet from a leading football journalist, post Alex’s declaration, equates to the social stigma of depression being maintained.
4.How do we help adolescents dealing with the challenges of social media? The balance between the duration on social media Vs dealing with difficult issues that arise on social media communications.
5. A ex senior coach of the AFL declared that he gave feedback to his young players by texting. What’s Wayne’s view here? Wayne mentions how a coach like Brendon Bolton spends energy on looking after the well being of his players so conversations can occur readily face-to-face.
6. The keyboard warrior Vs a face to face conversation – Kim’s and Wayne’s view. Wayne raises that any conflict on social media is not a private conversation but a public conversation.
7.Whose responsibility is it to raise children in this digital world? Parents or School – listen to Wayne’s view.
8 The American drama series – 13 Reasons Why. Wayne’s gives his view about the need of a framework around this show given its subject matter.
9. How do we support parents in having tough discussions about mental health issues with their children?
10 What are some early signs and symptoms that something is going wrong with your child?
11. Some rules with adolescents in the family home – door closing, iPhones in bedrooms – what are some options?
12. Wayne relates a junior coaching situation where a disruptive boys frustrations was not about his conduct at football but fears about his father being diagnosed with cancer.
13 Where can adolescents go, if they are having trouble with an mental health issue?
Wayne’s Take Home Messages.
What is PUKA UP?
This passion and commitment has been the driving force behind the creation of ‘PukaUp’, a social enterprise that focuses on mental health, emotional wellbeing and importantly suicide prevention.
PukaUp is committed to educating the Australian community about good mental health, the value of emotional wellbeing and most importantly the critical importance of suicide prevention.
The PukaUp vision is to “create the environments for every person to have open and honest conversations about mental health & emotional wellbeing”.
For more details
@pukaup (Facebook)
@wayneschwass (Instagram & Twitter)
www.pukaup.com
Discussion with depression can resonate negative feelings to those who are suffering with a mental health problem.
Thus we responsibly need to pass on depression helpline details in the two countries where we have great reach:
In Australia beyondblue  www.beyondblue.org.au or call 1300 22 4636
In the USA www.mentalhealthamerica.net , Toll Free 800 969 6642
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» Today’s BACKchat is a BACKchat podcast with a BIG difference… on BC podcast 39 we said goodbye to Dr Anthony Coxon as our co host.

Our two new Co-Hosts :

Dr Kelly Holt
Kelly is currently the Dean of Research at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic. Besides his chiropractic degree he also holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in physiology and a PhD in Health Science from the University of Auckland.

Dr Kim Fenton
Kim balances full time work with raising her two primary school aged children – Kiana and Geneva. Kim has had a varied professional background, starting in medical research , and then completed her PhD, before moving into the pharmaceutical industry. She then started her own business, where for over half a decade, she helped executives better harness their emotional intelligence in business coaching. For the past five years she has worked in the child care industry at an administration capacity, currently holding the position of Head of Commercial Operations for a national child care organisation.

For our audience to learn more about my two new co hosts …you have already got to know Kelly when we interviewed him on BC 34 and 35. Now its time, we get Kelly to work , as co host , and we interview Kim on a challenging part of her life that she went through . This will be very authentic so that listeners with post natal depression can be helped.
Had you had any previous experience with depression before, or with postnatal depression specifically?
Did you realize at the time that there was something wrong, and if so, did you ever suspect it was postnatal depression?
What were you thinking when you were diagnosed with postnatal depression?
Do you think your depression was caused by any one factor?
Was there any assistance available to you to help you manage your diagnosis at the time?
Were your family and friends supportive? Did they understand what was happening to you?
How did you eventually recover?
Has this experience altered your view of postnatal depression?
Three take home messages from Kim.
Discussion with depression can resonate negative feelings to those who are suffering with a mental health problem.
Thus we responsibly need to pass on depression helpline details in the three countries where we have great reach:
In Australia beyondblue at  www.beyondblue.org.au or call 1300 22 4636
In New Zealand , www.depression.org.nz or call 0800 111 757
In USA, www.postpartum.net or call 1800 944 4773
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» This is a podcast with a difference, check a new intro and extro.
It is also , with some sadness , Anthony’s last BACKchat podcast.
Paul asks Anthony on his take on the 5 pillars of health – Thinking, Moving, Eating, Sleeping and Neurology. Anthony blends answers from those shows relevant to these topics as well as his anecdotal experiences.
We wish to thank Anthony for his great work as co-host. Our first show was with Chiropractic Icon – Dr Paul Noone – on the 4th March 2015. In just over two years we have interviewed guests from all around Australia, USA and New Zealand.
We have interviewed leaders in Chiropractic (in alphabetical order)– Matt Antonucci , Brandon Brock, Krista Burns, Professor Ted Carrick, Gerry Clum , Kelly Holt, Genevieve Keating , Peter McGlynn , Russell Mottram ,Paul Noone, ,Marc Pick, Carlo Rinaudo, David Traster and Scott Wustenberg.
We have interviewed Surgeons in Mr David De La Harpe, Jason Harvey and Sasha Roshan , as well as GPs Drs Margaret Beavis, Terrence Heng , as well as Integrative doctor, Dr Tania Ash.
We have interviewed Exercise Physiologist (and Chiro) Tim Robards, Naturopath (and Chiro) – Damian Kristof, Podiatrist – Tony Massarotti, Psychologists – Dr Richard Chambers and Dr Stephen Mackenzie and Physiotherapist –Varsha Bhikha.
We have interviewed inspirational individuals – Lisa Cox, Chris Ennis, Rachel Lane, Mandy Mercuri, Wayne Schwass and Glenn Williams.

BACKchat will move forward with two new co-hosts so have a listen to hear who will join us in BACKchat 30.
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» Today’s BACKchat is a BACKchat podcast with a difference… as I am discussing an area of Chiropractic that influences the professions politics and education in Australia.
I will preface by releasing a Facebook post I sent to some Australian FB forums :
The Rubicon conference is coming to Melbourne on April 8th and 9th, 2017.
Rubicon states :
“We invite you to join your colleagues from around the world as we gather in Melbourne for the annual conference of The Rubicon Group. We are pleased to be visiting Australia as we support the efforts related to the development and implementation of the Australian College of Chiropractic in Adelaide, South Australia.”
For some, there is uncertainty about the role of the Rubicon group . BACKchat podcast has asked to interview an Executive Director of Rubicon -Dr Gerry Clum – for an open discussion, transparency and look to answer some misconceptions. Gerry has kindly accepted.
I asked some forums – from all persuasions – to submit some questions and I have included some in the podcast. We have made the final call on this based on the duration of the podcast – we can’t be here for hours – and keeping this to relevance to Australia.
So firstly, a Biog of Dr Gerry Clum
Dr. Gerry Clum is a 1973 graduate of the Palmer College of Chiropractic who has been active in the educational and infrastructure aspects of the chiropractic profession throughout his entire career. Dr. Clum served for 30 years as the president of Life Chiropractic College West in the San Francisco area and presently holds a faculty appointment at Life University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA and serves as the Executive Director of a collaboration of seven chiropractic institutions from three continents known as The Rubicon Group. Dr. Clum has served as an officer or member of the board of directors of the Council on Chiropractic Education (US), the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, the World Federation of Chiropractic, the International Chiropractors Association, the Integrated Health Policy Consortium and the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress.
Q1 For some background, thirty years at the helm as the president of Life Chiropractic College West will tell me you have seen Chiropractic flourish – struggle and everything in between in the USA. What’s your view on the way that Chiropractic has been like in the USA over these decades and heading as we speak?
Q2 What’s been the win/losses for Chiropractic in the USA and what can we learn from this in Australia?
Q3 We have all heard of the Sackett triad to improve patient outcomes that include clinical experience AND patient values and expectations AND best available clinical evidence. How do we reconcile the paucity of Chiropractic research between these other two elements?
Q4 For Chiropractic students in first year Chiropractic , who probably don’t understand the divisions in chiropractic , the profession has had its splits. Historically, it was the straights vs mixers and now I guess we have the hard core evidence based Vs the hard core vitalists and the rest of the profession , somewhere in between. With your career in education , what’s your interpretation of this chiropractic landscape , Gerry?
Q5 With the formulation of Rubicon – what was the trigger in its creation?
Q6 If we turn to the Australian landscape, we have a situation of the four universities with RMIT, Macquarie ,Murdoch and CQU . Why do you think there is a need for the development of a private college in Australia?
Q7 Chiropractors have been criticized with not being collaborative…I think some comes that our teaching clinics for students are not in settings that necessarily involve podiatrists, psychologists, exercise physiologists or even physiotherapists or even GPs etc .What is your view of chiropractors being collaborative vs working in silos?
As we know in life we have supporters and adversaries, when anyone takes a strong strand on something. What I really appreciate here Gerry is that we have met only once very briefly years ago when you were in Australia. Hence there is no background connection.
I have said to you there is uncertainty by some Australians chiropractors and groups on the objectives of Rubicon and you have said to me you would like these questions answered.
These are the questions – unedited with the name of the author attached – as I mentioned would happen on the post.
Q8 From Chiropractor – Stewart Ward. Why does the Rubicon feel it has the mandate to interfere with Australian educational standards?
Q9 From Chiropractor – Alex Fielding. What is Rubicon’s definition of subluxation and what high impact research does it know of discussing its impact on human health
Q10 From Chiropractor – Andrew Fielding. What is Rubicon’s views of the biopsychosocial model of health care?
Q11 From Chiropractor – Andrew Fielding. Why does Rubicon attempt to limit chiropractic’s scope to purely subluxation, given the paucity of evidence regarding the subluxations existence?
Q12 From Chiropractor – Andrew Fielding. What has Rubicon done to improve the educational standards of chiropractors?
Q13 From Chiropractor Mike Swain. Does the traditional principles of Chiropractic mean to advocate practice/education standards from 1895?
Q14 From Chiropractor – Matthew Bulman. What is the Rubicon’s position on commonly accepted public health measures, specifically vaccination? Does the new school in Adelaide plan to incorporate commonly accepted public health measures, such as the benefits of vaccination, into its curriculum.
If it views vaccination as a non-chiropractic issue, does it support the government’s position that vaccination according to best evidence is an effective means for promoting public health?
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» Jason’s  BIOG :

Biography
Jason is originally from the Northern Beaches of Sydney where he went to medical school and completed his  internship. After his intern year, he  moved to the United States where he did general surgery In Boston and Orthopaedic training in Los Angeles.
Jason completed a fellowship in hand & peripheral nerve surgery at North Shore Hospital in Sydney. Jason is currently the Director of Training in Orthopaedics at Dandenong Hospital and has a private practice at OrthoSport Victoria
What is the most common condition you sees but may not operate on?
What are some special tests you will organize to confirm the diagnosis of the condition of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome?
What is the criterion for surgery admission?
What is the biggest misconception in hand surgery, especially when speaking about hand arthritis?
What is the most frustrating thing you deal with as a hand surgeon?
What is the favourite part of your job with cases you surgically manage?
What do you think the next big innovation in hand surgery will be?
What are your thoughts about PRP and stem cell interventions?
If you could change one thing about your surgical job, what would it be?
What is your favorite operation?
Do you use 3D printing/modelling much in hand surgery?
Jason works in a group practice, OrthoSport Victoria in Richmond, – www.osv.com.au and also has a public appointment at Dandenong Hospital
The post BC 27: Mr Jason Harvey (Hand Surgeon) – Hand injury – what to do and what not to do! appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

» Dr Brandon Brock’s BIOG:
Dr. Brandon Brock is an American Chiropractor that specializes in neurological rehabilitation. Brandon works as a clinician at multiple healthcare facilities including Cerebrum Health Centers and is a clinical educator and curriculum developer with Functional Neurology Seminars, along with completing education at his own site DrBrockLectures.com.
Brandon is also a Nurse Practitioner that utilizes conventional medicine and procedural practices for patient care. Dr. Brock is currently doing a doctorate in clinical implementation and quality improvement from Duke University and a post doctorate program as a global clinical research scholar from Harvard University. His blended education, clinical implementation experience, research knowledge, educational expertise and patient treatment approach makes him multi-dimensional from the perspective of patient care.
What are the top three things that children are dealing with right now when it comes to proper development and health outside of third world countries.
What are some signs that your child may exhibit that suggests a child may need to see a healthcare professional in order to get a diagnosis for a condition that could lead to treatment?
What are some things that you can do from a dietary and lifestyle perspective to help a child develop appropriately from a neurological perspective, given there is no major illness, genetic disorder or other pathology
What are some things that you can do from a nutritional or supplemental perspective to help a child develop appropriately from a neurological perspective, given there is no major illness, genetic disorder or other pathology.
What are common medication classes used in childhood developmental disorders and what are the pros and the cons?
What are some alternative practices being utilized that offer promising changes from an implementation perspective and may demonstrate efficacy as research and various controlled studies are performed
What are important factors in education that will help the brain of a child develop symmetrically, appropriately and hopefully reach it’s genetic potential?
What sports or athletic activities should parents or guardians be cautious of as it relates to protecting a child from have neurological compromise during development? What about using one’s head in soccer?
Brandon’s next speaking engagement in Australia is as follows:
Mindd International Forum 2017 Program, 20-21 May, UNSW Sydney
Brandon Brock, DC  is the keynote speaker and  will lead a Masterclass in Functional Neurology and Nutrition with a focus on a brain-based approach to chronic infections and auto-immune conditions.
Mindd Foundation is a not-for-profit health promotion trust (founded in 2005) and dedicated to expediting effective Integrative healthcare to Australian children.
For more details, please check – www.mindd.org
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» BACKchat is about being your best. It does this by exploring the 5 pillars of health.
In this podcast, Paul and Anthony discuss key moments from each of the sixteen BACKchat podcasts in 2016.
BACKchat refers to being your best in
Thinking
Moving
Eating
Sleeping and also in your
Neurology

BC 17 Dr Peter McGlynn (Chiropractor,PhD Candidate)
Integrating Public Health measures into private practice.
BC18 Dr Carlo Rinaudo (Chiropractor, PhD Candidate)
Dizziness and Vestibular Rehabilitation.
BC19 Tim Robards (Chiropractor)
Exercise, strength and Longevity
BC20 Richard Chambers PhD (Clinical Psychologist)
Mindfulness – how it influences everything we do.
BC 21 and BC 22 : Dr Damien Kristof (Chiropractor)
Food Mythology
BC 23 Wayne Schwass
The importance of authentic mindset to combat clinical depression
BC24 Glenn Williams
Life Vs Work Balance – It’s your choice.
BC25 David Traster (Chiropractor)
Balance, Brain and the Body .
BC 26 Rachel Lane
Aged Care – Who Cares?
BC 27 Sasha Roshan (Foot Orthopedic Surgeon)
Heel Pain – Conservative or Cut?
BC 28 Dr Terrance Heng (General Practitioner/Chiropractor)
Natural or pharmaceutical – when to use what when dealing with neuromusculoskeletal pain?
BC 29 Varsha Bhika (Physiotherapist)
Urinary Incontinence – overcoming the stigma associated with this condition.
BC 30 David de la Harpe (Spinal Orthopaedic Surgeon)
When is back surgery the right option?
BC 31 Krista Burns (Chiropractor)
Better posture for brighter futures”
BC 32 Russell Mottram (Chiropractor)
The ins and outs of the TMJ/Jaw.
In summary – Paul’s highlight show Vs Anthony’s highlight show.
To stay abreast with updates with BACKchat, please go to our Facebook page – www.facebook.com/backchatpodcast.
If you liked this show, please leave a 5 star rating on iTunes.
We leave you with one thought:
“Be the best at what you do, and you will grow and inspire others around you.”
We look forward to catching up with you on our next BACKchat podcast.
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» Dr Russell Mottram is a chiropractor and member of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (Aust). Russell is a sessional lecturer at RMIT for Cranio-mandibular disorders. He is a co-author of a chapter in Multi-disciplinary textbook “Headache, Orofacial Pain and Bruxism” published by Elsevier 2010. He is a current Principal of TMJcare, in both Melbourne and Ocean Grove. This is a referral-based practice working with Jaw, Head, Face Pain and Dysfunction.
What is the “TMJ” vs what is TMD?
Many patients get a lot of headaches. How do I know if my headaches are caused by jaw problems?
My jaw clicks when I eat and talk. What causes that? Is it serious? Will it get worse if I don’t do anything about it?
Who is the best type of practitioner to see about my jaw problem?
My dentist says that I grind my teeth at night. Is that likely to cause a jaw joint problem and how can I prevent it?
What is a typical screen that Russell does with the TMJ?
Could orthodontics be helpful for my jaw problem?
What are the ways you, as a Chiropractor, would treat my Jaw problem?
Dr Russell Mottram has much experience in the treatment of Jaw, Head and Face pain and dysfunction. If you require an accurate assessment and the best in treatment and advice about management of your TMJ condition, please check TMJcare.com.au. Russell works with a multidisciplinary team including dentists that also have vast experience in the dental management of TMJ disorder.
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» David’s BIOG:
David de la Harpe
BappSc BSc MBBS MS FRACS
David is the only Orthopaedic Surgeon in Australia who is also a qualified Chiropractor. He graduated with honours in Obstetrics, Psychiatry and Paediatrics from the University of Melbourne Medical School. He was awarded the Stirling Prize for Clinical Surgery in his final year. His intern training was based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and registrar training at Royal Melbourne, Royal Children’s Austin, Box Hill, Ballarat, Dandenong, Alfred and Geelong Hospitals. He qualified for Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1999.In 1999 he undertook a Spinal Fellowship at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham England.David specializes in spinal surgery including keyhole microdiscectomy. He currently operates at Epworth Hospital, Richmond.
What is the typical day to day running as a surgeon? How much time are you consulting and how much time are you in surgery?
What are the red flags for the health practitioner to refer to a spinal surgeon. On the contrary, what are the indicators when NOT to perform surgery?
What is a reasonable timeframe that conservative care be explored before a surgical opinion?
A delay in the surgery depends on what key aspect with a patient?
What are common surgical procedures – Discectomy Vs Disc replacement?
What is a disc, facet joint and spondylolisthesis? When is disc fusion performed?
What are the indicators of facet joint blocks?
What and when is manipulation under anesthetic performed?
What’s the difference between the spinal and surgeon and neurosurgeon?
NB We apologise about the echo on Paul’s voice. The best was done to edit this but no more could be done. We have made a decision to still release the podcast because the content is otherwise very valuable to our BACKchat listeners.
The post BC 23: David De La Harpe (Orthopaedic Surgeon) – When is back surgery the right option? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

» Varsha’s BIOG :
Musculoskeletal physiotherapist who completed a bachelor degree at Monash University in 2013 and  is currently completing post graduate studies in pelvic floor physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne
Work at Back In Motion, Wantirna South, where main focus is women’s health and pre and post-pregnancy related issues
What is Urinary incontinence? What is the difference between stress and urge incontinence?
Who is at risk of incontinence?
What are the signs/type of urine leakage?
What are the pelvic floor muscles and what is the assessment of the pelvic floor assessment ?
  What can physiotherapy do for incontinence?
What tips can you give to prevent incontinence?
How do people get in touch with a pelvic floor physiotherapist? What study does a pelvic floor physiotherapist do?
Varsha is a Physiotherapist from the Back In Motion Health Group –Wantirna South – and with her keen interest in Clinical Pilates and  Women’s Health can be contacted via the http://www.backinmotion.com.au/practice /wantirnasouth.
The post BC 22: Varsha Bhikha (Physiotherapist) – Urinary Incontinence – overcoming the stigma associated with this condition appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

» Dr Terence Heng is a GP and chiropractor practising in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. He is involved in AHPRA panel boards, GP registrar examinations, GP supervisor and medical student teaching. Special interests in musculoskeletal medicine, skin cancer and urgent care medicine. Other portfolio includes surgical assisting in a variety of specialties including orthopaedics and general surgery and Locum Emergency Department doctor for small country hospitals.
The navigation of Terence going from Chiropractic to his medical degree
What are the differences between neuropathic pain vs musculoskeletal pain.
What are the natural vs pharmaceutical options and some different classes of drugs?
When do you decide that maybe a natural option maybe used ahead of a pharmaceutical option?
What about drug – nutrient interactions?
What are common pitfalls in prescribing medication?
What are the red flags a patient is doctor shopping?
What are the long-term issues with opioid prescription?
Will I end up getting addicted to my pain medication?
Dr Heng discussing collaboration of chiropractic
The psychology of Dr Heng discussing how he copes with back-to-back, heart sinking, stressful consultations.
Are there any interventional methods that, from a medical perspective, lie between pharmaceuticals and surgery that are provided?
How do I come off / stop my pain medication?
Three Take Home Messages
Vermont Health Care and Nunawading Clinic are linked practices that work together and serve the community 7 days a week. We have doctors with a variety of interests. Please check vermonthealthcare.com.au and nunawadingclinic.com.au respectively.
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» Sasha’s Biog :
Sasha completed his schooling and medical studies in Melbourne, graduating with honours prior to undertaking his specialty training in orthopaedic surgery in NSW. Upon completion of his orthopaedic training Sasha then undertook dedicated fellowships in foot and ankle surgery in both Australia and France followed by a fellowship in hip and knee reconstruction in Canada. Sasha is currently practicing in Melbourne with both private and public appointments and has a special interest in lower limb reconstructive surgery.
1. When is a specialist a Mr or a Dr. What is a Fellowship?
2. Before surgery, what informed consent and preparation does a patient have to be aware of? The list is comprehensive.
3. What is the risk: benefit ratio when talking surgery?
4. What are the main causes of heel pain?
5. Are there any red flags to watch out for?
6. What tests should patients have for investigation of their heel pain?
7. What is plantar fasciitis and what are the characteristic features of it?
8. How is plantar fasciitis treated?
9. What are the traps?  What about if conservative treatment fails?
10. What are the surgical options for plantar fasciitis?
11. What about more recent treatment modalities? (such as PRP)
12. What are the treatment options for some of the other causes of heel pain? Eg heel spur
13. What is the latest position statement of stem cell therapy just released, in the last week, by the Australian College of Sports Physicians.
14. Three take home messages.
Sasha’s orthopaedic practice is based in East Melbourne however both his consulting and operating activities do extend out to the eastern and western suburbs of Melbourne. His extensive fellowship training allows him to assess and manage all lower limb conditions including acute injuries as well as chronic conditions and deformity correction.
For contact details and further information please visit sasharoshan.com.au
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» RACHEL’S BIOG :
Rachel is the Principal of Aged Care Gurus and co-author of a number books including the very popular “Aged Care, Who Cares?” with Noel Whittaker. Rachel oversees a national network of financial advisers dedicated to providing quality advice to older Australians and their families. Rachel has been working in financial services for 17 years and specialising in retirement and aged care for more than a decade. She holds a Masters in Financial Planning.
1. When does and individual or family need to start thinking about their home environment and planning for the twilight years?
2. What is ACAS or ACAT in assessing the home? Why this assessment is important earlier than later?
3. Discussion of the various levels of assistance from a few modifications to ones home, right through to high care nursing home.
4. Receiving aged care doesn’t mean you are in a nursing home.
5. The three types of Power of Attorney – medical, financial and guardianship.
6. The difficulty for the elderly in letting the reigns go – either a trusted advisor advocates for you (someone you know) or the courts might (someone you don’t know), when you can’t make decisions for yourself.
7. Two times of retirement communities – retirement village or land lease community. What’s the difference?
8. Aged care facilities are not homogenous. Eg dementia patients – Diversional and Behavioural therapy vs medications management.
9. Traps in transition from the family home to aged care
To find out more about Rachel’s services and her book “Aged Care, Who Cares” you can go to http://www.agedcaregurus.com.au/
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» Glenn Williams Biog:
Glenn is the founder of nLIVEn, an executive and business coaching practice in Melbourne. He is dedicated to assisting CEOs and boards of directors take a more strategic approach to successfully navigating change – both in business and in life. Glenn has collaborated with a broad cross section of executives from a diverse array of industries, both locally and internationally. Together, they sought to understand and overcome the challenges executives face in managing and leading their enterprises, as well as their lives outside the office. From high-tech start-ups to mature public companies, from charities to Fortune 500 companies, Glenn found a common set of challenges prevail. To find out more about Glenn and his products and services, please visit to www.nliven.com.au.
Today Glenn will help us explore the topic of “Work vs Life – It’s your choice”
What is work life balance and why is it important?
Does work/life balance need to change depending on your stage of life?
What is the work/life balance sheet and how does it work? Are you part of the Feed me or Eat me, cycle?
Adapting to change is clearly vital for a successful and fulfilled life. How do we keep up – or more importantly – do will really need to?
There were 3Rs in school of reading,writing and arithmetic. What are the 3Rs framework of work-life balance: Responsibility, Resilience and Responsiveness.
Is the approach different if you’re a business owner or an employee? I suppose they might have different challenges in creating work life balance?
Quality Vs Quantity Time.
Goal setting and the 3 Rs.
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» Biography of Wayne Schwass Retired Elite AFL Athlete
Wayne played 282 games for the Kangaroos and Swans, spanning a fifteen year AFL career from 1988 to 2002. Wayne was a premiership player with the Kangaroos in 1996 and won two best and fairest for the Kangaroos in 1994 and 1995 and for the Swans in 1999. He was in the Team of the century for the Kangaroos and was an All Australian in 1999.
Wayne also suffered from clinical depression for most of his career. Wayne is candid, real, open book and articulate about what needs to be done to get through depression.
Some points discussed:
Overcoming the fallacy that men don’t cry is a badge of honour.
Working through denial and stigma associated with this condition.
The epiphany that changed Wayne’s life and helped help  get on the road to seek help. Wayne opened up which he says – “was one of the greatest things of his life.”
We have called this podcast – The importance of an authentic mindset. Wayne explains the role of being authentic here.
Three take home tips
Ask for help
Don’t live a lie
Be authentic

For more help with mental health, please contact:
Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au and call 1300 22 46 36
Wayne has been very honest and transparent in this podcast. If this has created some deep emotions, Lifelines phone for immediate support is 13 11 14 in Australia.
For overseas listeners, please check your directory for an equivalent support number.
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» Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has extensive media experience with the TV – New Zealand’s Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014. He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating radio drive time show the Rush hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless .Damian has been on over 400 podcasts with the Wellness Guys (and also as Co Founder)  and a 100 Not Out.
FOOD MYTHS
Are coffee and tea good for me?  The response to caffeine may depend on your liver. What about decaffeinated coffee?

Fish is supposed to be good for us – but what is the potential risk with contamination from  mercury levels

Do we eat too much meat ? Can the over consumption of meat be a cancer trigger ? Do we eat  too few  vegetables ?

What is the pros and cons of genetically modified foods?

 What’s the best way to cook?  The pros and cons of using the microwave.

Cooking in oil (or water) – what happens to oils when you heat them?

Butter vs Margarine. What is better than both?

To Paleo or not to Paleo?

Watch the scientists getting too involved in your food.

For more information about Damian, his events and all that he does. visit www.damiankristof.com. For more information on his incredibly nutritious breakfast and healthy snack foods Forage, visit www.foragecereal.com
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» Damian’s Biog
Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has extensive media experience with the TV – New Zealand’s Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014. He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating radio drive time show the Rush Hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless .Damian has contributed to over 400 podcasts with the Wellness Guys and a 100 Not Out.
 
FOOD MYTHS
Fats – What are they?  How did the low fat diet come about?  Are fats really bad from us?
Gluten free – Coeliacs vs gluten intolerant?  What is gluten and what foods have gluten in them. Is gluten free really dangerous? What is the research coming from Harvard University on gluten?
Protein powders – are they good for you?  Athletes?  Are some better than others? Whey Proteins – Yes /No.
Electrolyte drinks – Gatorade, etc – AFL footballers drink them while still on the field after a game?  Good marketing or good nutrition?
How much water do we really need? What formula prescription for water intake per day based on body weight?  Can you drink too much water?
For more information about Damian, his events and all that he does.  visitwww.damiankristof.com. For more information on his incredibly nutritious and yummy breakfast and healthy snack foods Forage, visit www.foragecereal.com
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» Biography of Dr Richard Chambers Clinical Psychologist,Mindfulness Consultantx
Dr Richard Chambers is a clinical psychologist and internationally-recognised expert in mindfulness. Richard works at Monash University, spearheading a university-wide mindfulness initiative which is a world first. He has been teaching and researching mindfulness for over 12 years and is actively involved in research studies at The University of Melbourne, Orygen Youth Health, LaTrobe University, Sydney University, UNSW and Charles Darwin University.
What is mindfulness and how does it effect our physical and mental wellbeing?
What are the consequences of  people spending  a lot of time in default mode?
The importance of pausing in a busy day,
How does being mindful help with our performance and productivity?
What is the connection between curiosity and mindfulness?
BACKchat podcast 01 – with Dr Paul Noone – was on the subject of neuroplasticity.  What is the relationship with mindfulness and neuroplasticity ?
Explaining how mindfulness connects with relationships – be it personal or business?
As today is a digital world,are there any apps that can help with mindfulness?
What are three action steps to maintain a healthy mindset?
Practical of a  Mindfulness – Caution – Do not listen to when driving.
Richard helped develop Smiling Mind, a free mindfulness app with 1 million downloads. He also collaborated in the creation of the popular Mindfulness for Wellbeing & Sustainable Performance free online course. He has published two books, Mindful Learning and Mindful Relationships and a number of journal articles.
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» Biography of Dr. Tim Robards Chiropractor B.Sc(Ex.Sc) B.Med.Sc, M.Chiro
A successful Sydney Chiropractor, it was through his appearances on Channel TEN’s ratings winners The Bachelor and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here that Tim was introduced to Australian and New Zealand audiences. It’s with this growing profile he’s committed to spreading a message of clean living with his newly launched program,The Robards Method.
The Bachelor Lowdown – Anthony answers Mimi’s (his daughter) questions about the Bachelor, Anna, Paparazzi.There are NO troubles in Paradise unlike what that “source said”. How Tim was selected on the show and the demands of his media profile.
2.Tim’s inspiration that led him into Chiropractic
3.Why people struggle with incorporating movement into their lifestyle
4.Tim’s philosophy on healthcare
5.How to motivate when you are not motivated to exercise
6.The best way to train for the best results
7.The biggest mistakes that Tim sees with his clients
8.The difference between The Robards Method  to other programs going around and how it links with Chiropractic
9.Tim’s personal impactful experience – when he was a teenager – that has helped him deal with the very busy lifestyle he leads today.
10.The Robards method is a functional movement, sustainable nutrition and mindfulness  program that has levels of progression from basic, intermediate to advanced levels, much like belts in karate. For more information , check www. therobardsmethod.com
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» Dr Peter McGlynn Biography  – a chiropractor of 30 years clinical experience with post-graduate qualifications in functional neurology and a Masters in Public Health. Peter is currently a PhD candidate (Public Health) at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) looking at nutrition and maternal and child health in Papua New Guinea.  He is interested in the integration of research, public health and clinical practice in both developed and developing settings.

What is Public Health?

What public health initiatives are relevant to private practitioners like chiropractors, as well as other health professionals?

What skills can health practitioners bring to public health?

Patient empowerment and public health. How does this relate to maintenance or wellness care?

What are the areas of controversy within public health?

What are some of the ingredients of successful public health campaigns?

What gets the message across – using pain or pleasure methods?

Tackling the obesity issue in a developed country.

Practice Development –  Choose the specialty and then work on collaborations for the rest!

Three take home messages to learn from this podcast.

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» In this podcast , Paul and Anthony discuss key moments from each of first fifteen BACKchat podcasts in 2015.

BACKchat PODCAST 1,2015 : DR Paul Noone (Chiropractor)  – Inaugural podcast : Understanding Neurology on 4th March,2015

BACKchat PODCAST 2,2015 : Dr Scott Wustenberg (Chiropractor) – Eating and Autism.

BACKchat PODCAST 3,2015 : Dr Margaret Beavis (GP)- Exercise and Living Longer.*Paul mistakenly references exercise at 30 minutes ,five times per day. This should have been per week.

BACKchat Podcast 4,2015 : Dr Tania Ash (Integrative GP) – Is your home making you sick?

BACKchat Podcast 5,2015 : Lisa Cox – Recovery from severe brain trauma.

BACKchat Podcast 6,2015 : Dr Genevieve Keating (Chiropractor) – Positive Neurodevelopment from a baby to a child

BACKchat Podcast 7,2015 : Professor Ted Carrick (Functional Neurologist) – Past state of Functional Neurology

BACKchat Podcast 8,2015: Professor Ted Carrick (Functional Neurologist) – Present state of Functional Neurology

BACKchat Podcast 9,2015: Professor Ted Carrick (Functional Neurologist)  – Future and Research of Functional Neurology

BACKchat Podcast 10,2015: Dr Marc Pick (Chiropractor) :Live at the 7th Annual AAFN annual conference, Sydney

BACKchat Podcast 11,2015: Mandy Mecuri on the Recovery from Chronic Pain

BACKchat Podcast 12,2015: Dr Stephen McKenzie (Psychologist) On Mindfulness

BACKchat Podcast 13,2015: Chris Ennis on Ceres Fair Food Organic Food

BACKchat Podcast 14,2015: Tony Massarotti (Sports Podiatrist) The Why, What and What’s done for Heel Pain.

BACKchat Podcast 15,2015: Dr Matthew Antonucci (Functional Neurologist) on Neurological Performance

Thank you for listening to Backchat, in 2015.

If you liked this show, please leave a 5 star rating on iTunes.

We leave you with one thought: “Be the best at what you do, and you will grow and inspire others around you.”

We look forward to catching up with you on our next BACKchat podcast.
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» Dr. Antonucci is a board certified chiropractic neurologist currently seeing patients at his Plasticity Brain Center in Orlando Florida. He completed a 2-year residency under Professor Carrick, training in the rehabilitation of complex neurological conditions. Dr. Antonucci continued to engage in the advancement of his knowledge through completing 1-year fellowships in each of the following: childhood developmental disorder, vestibular rehabilitation, neurochemistry and nutrition, as well as a 2-year fellowship in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.

How do you define performance and the performance continuum, everywhere from a patient with Parkinson’s to an athlete?

How does performance differ to wellness?

Explain the under usage of Balance in health care but its importance as a neurological biomarker.

Balance, as the sixth sense and the BESS Test.

How Dr Antonucci uses Balance in practice?

The 5 components that are critical in performance as defined by Dr Antonucci.

How Dr Antonucci schedules his patients looking for neuroplastic change via the 3×5 rule?

What is the future of Neuro Rehabilitation?

The importance of the other C word…not just Chiropractic. but Collaboration

The phone call that changed Dr Antonucci’s career

Three take home messages to optimize one’s performance.



Check www.PlasticityBrainCenters.com for the Plasticity Brain Centers newly opened  $2 million facility, focused on clinical applications of neuroscience in rehabilitation and performance opitimization.
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» Tony Massarotti is a sports podiatrist who holds a Bachelor of Podiatry and Masters of Health Science (Podiatry). He is a member of the Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and an associate member of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine.  Tony is Founder and director of Eastern Foot Care which has seven podiatrists and two sites in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
 
What is the Podiatrist Qualification in Australia?

What is plantar fasciitis and what are the most common causes?

What is the stereotypical presentation of plantar fasciitis?

What is the chronic ramifications of untreated, neglected heel pain?

What bed side Vs  gait analysis VS special tests do you use for diagnosis of heel pain?

What are the pros and cons of minimalist type footwear vs structured footwear?

What is a heel spur seen on a foot x-ray?

How does one differentiate between non –podiatric causes of foot pain? Where does the scope of practice of podiatry and chiropractic intersect?

What are the treatment strategies for plantar fasciitis including shockwave therapy, blood injections/prp and soft Vs hard orthoses?

What are three take home messages to alleviate heel pain?

For any further questions, you can contact Tony via www.easternfootcare.com.au

If you liked this show, please leave a 5 star rating on iTunes.
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» 1.    What is the Ceres Fair Food business?
2.    Ceres supporting Victorian organic farmers where the food ends up in one thousand households using Food Hosts.
3.    Why Coles and Woolworths cant compete with the local CoOp?
4.    What is Organic food?
5.    What steps do farmers need to take to ensure they are certified organic? 
6.    What is Fair Foods carbon credit offsets in Cambodia?
7.    Why should people eat organic food?
8.    How does Fair Food benefit asylum seekers coming into Australia?
9.    Three take home messages from this podcast
10. For more information, check – http://www.ceresfairfood.org.au
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» Welcome to our health expert – Dr Stephen McKenzie PhD Psychologist and Mindfulness expert,
Author of two books: 1) “Mindfulness for Life” (with Dr Craig Hassed) and 2) “Mindfulness at Work”
What is Mindfulness?
The importance of being of being aware and accepting of our awareness
Heartfulness = Mindfulness
Meditation is formalized mindfulness
Vipassana meditation – “To see things as they really are”
Our culture forces us to be so busy doing ‘Stress’ …we need time to be ‘Present’
Mindfulness is not something you learn, it’s something you remember
Health advantages of mindfulness
Body Scan Meditation – a live example of mindfulness but DO NOT PERFORM THIS WHILE DRIVING
Top 3 mindfulness take home tips
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» Natural management of chronic pain including food, mindfulness, exercise and most importantly self management.
Dealing, twice, in adolescence with surgery and scoliosis.
The power of one sentence that can change your life.
The multi disciplinary management needed for the best results in a chronic pain management
Stop catastrophising. Move to mindfulness and pacing.
The concept of minimal pain movement capabilities.
The dangers of fear avoidance and withdrawal behavior
You can have pain without suffering
Respond to pain, don’t react to it.
Mandy’s day to day routine to manage her chronic pain.1
1.The health investment required to overcome chronic pain.
12.Success with chronic pain is with small steps, not one big movement.
13.Take Home Pearls
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» 1. Paul Bergamo and Anthony Coxon welcome Dr Marc Pick to the 7th Annual AAFN Symposium, in Sydney, Australia
2. Dr Pick explains his life before chiropractic
3. Non-pharmaceutical approaches to depression.
4. Tonic eye movements and the sedentary posture
5. The relationship of the spinal adjustment and the cerebellum
6. Efferent copy and feed forward mechanisms with the cerebellum
7. The environment and genetics
8. Semi-circular canals and scoliosis
9. The Chiropractic ‘water-bed’ adjusting table
10. Where is chiropractic today and what does chiropractic have to do now to ensure longevity in the future?
11. Spinal subluxation
12. One of the secrets to Dr Picks career success
13. A different way to Practice Build
14. The Pearl to enhance your Balance
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» What defines a first world problem?
Lisa – “I do not use my disability as an excuse”
Lisa – “Do what you can with what you have”
Recovery Goals- relearning to eat, stand and walk after being in intensive care
Value of your family when your life is on the line
Lisa is a Synapse Ambassador. Synapse strives to reconnect the lives of those most at risk within our community, affected by a Brain Disorder.
What is Acquired Brain Injury? What is the invisible disability?
Are you ready for BANGONABEANIE 2015?
BANGONABEANIE is the National campaign for Brain Injury Awareness Week (17 – 23 August 2015) and buying just one beanie will show the 1 in 12 Australians with a Brain Injury they are not alone
Lisa is an author of two books on body image with Wombat Publishers: “Media Muscle” and “Does this bum look big in this ad?”
Real gratitude – what it means?
Lisa – “True Inspiration is self inspiration – drawing on your own resources”
Visualisation in Rehabilitation
Three take home gems –
Celebrate the small stuff
Focus on what you have, not want you don’t
You control your destiny

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» Health Expert Biography:
Dr Tania Ash is the founder and medical director of Vitality Hub clinics in Prahran and Malvern. A Melbourne University medicine graduate, she has 21 years of clinical experience, including 11 years as an Integrative Medical Specialist, and a Fellow of A5M (Australasian Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine). One of her passions is evaluating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and she now specializes in treating patients acutely unwell from mould and Lyme disease.
Key Covering points of this Podcast:

What are Biotoxins?

How does Mould lead to disease?

What is Lyme Disease?

Why is Fibromyalgia a red flag for biotoxin illness?

The problem of water damaged building

What is an Integrative Medical Doctor?

Mould assessment by a Microbiologist and Building Biologists

Adrenal Fatigue

What makes Dr Tania Ash Tic(k)?

Three key Practical Take Home Tips
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» In this podcast, BACKchat interviews Dr Margaret Beavis. Margaret is a Melbourne General Practitioner of 25 years experience, a senior examiner with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and teaches in the Medical Faculty at Melbourne University. She has recently completed a Masters in Public Health at Deakin University and published late last year, her research on the Health and Economic Benefits of Physical Activity in Melbourne Commuters, in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
Margaret’s research shows how one simple lifestyle changes can:
Help overcome mild to moderate hypertension and depression, which in some cases, can be used instead of an anti hypertensive or anti depressant.
Help reduce heart attacks, depression and breast cancer by 20%.
Help reduce diabetes, stroke and bowel cancer by 30%.
Help can save up to 272 lives per year.
Help can save up to $365 million per year.
Listen to Dr Margaret Beavis as she explains how this simple exercise prescription can help achieve all of the above.

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» During our first podcast, we interviewed one of Australia’s leading authorities in Functional Neurology – Dr Paul Noone.Here Paul discusses one of the five pillars of health – YOUR NEUROLOGY – and how to be your best.The 1990’s was designated the “Decade of the Brain” to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research.The nervous system is fundamental to our health and  performance as it regulates and controls every voluntary and involuntary action of the body.Dr Noone discusses with us , in our inaugural BACKchat podcast, the emerging field of brain health and how we can optimize our neurology.He provides a picture for us of how currently Functional Neurology is in Australia , and what the future may hold.Dr Noone walks us through the term neuroplasticity and what a functional neurology consultation will look like in twenty years time.This revolutionary and visionary view of neurology is both fascinating and inspiring to those of us striving to be the best we can be!

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