Who's journey is it? - A parents perspective
Young Athlete Podcast
Who's journey is it? In this episode we interview a parent about their experiences raising 2 children over their sporting lives. Both children are now 17 & 19 years of age - we look back at their sporting journey so far, as a family, parent and young athlete.
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Sports Concussion in Young Athletes - Dr Andrew Gardner
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Associate Professor Andrew Gardner is a clinical neuropsychologist, he has researched sports related concussion for over a decade and serves as consultant for a number of national sporting organisations and bodies.
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Reflections on a career. Mark Renshaw - Professional Cyclist
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Mark Renshaw was a professional cyclist for over 16 years and has ridden for some of the best teams on the planet. He is widely regarded as one of the best lead out men ever in pro cycling and formed an almost unbeatable partnership with Mark Cavendish when he was at HTC Highroad.
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Tips to Keep Active & Engaged During COVID-19. Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia
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Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia is a Specialist Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. Loretta established Twelve9teen Sports Physiotherapy in 2009 - a practice dedicated to young athletes.
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Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes - Dr. Stephen Bird
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Dr Stephen Bird is a High Peformance Consultant & Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Wollongong. He has has worked for numerous sporting bodies, including the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and Basketball Scotland. He is currently the Performance Consultant for Coaching & Athlete Development at Basketball NSW
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Athlete availability, health & performance - Dr Paula Charlton
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Dr Paula Charlton is the Performance Health Manager for Triathlon Australia. Her role focuses on the development of systems and processes for ensuring availability and optimal health for elite Australian Triathletes.
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Non Surgical Management of ACL Injuries - Kieran Richardson
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Mr. Kieran Richardson (FACP) is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who provides ACL tear non-surgical management opinion, education and treatment for patients on a weekly basis.
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Young athletes are not little adults - Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia
Young Athlete Podcast
Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia is a Specialist Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. Loretta established Twelve9teen Sports Physiotherapy in 2009 - a practice dedicated to young athletes.
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Hip Pain in Adolescents - Dr. Joanne Kemp
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Dr Joanne Kemp is a Senior Research Fellow at the Latrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Latrobe University, Australia. She is also a titled APA Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist of 25+ years’ experience, and still practices clinically on a weekly basis.
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Nic Gill - All Blacks Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Nic Gill is a professional strength and conditioning coach and consultant with huge expertise in rugby and other sports. He is a staff wellness and fitness consultant for a number of international corporate organisations and also to a limited number of individuals who take their own health and fitness seriously.
info_outlineDr Joanne Kemp is a Senior Research Fellow at the Latrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Latrobe University, Australia. She is also a titled APA Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist of 25+ years’ experience, and still practices clinically on a weekly basis.
She has 60+ peer-reviewed publications in hip pain (OA) in young and middle-aged adults, and the consequence of injury on joint health. She has received over $3 million in grant funding and has been awarded several prizes including best paper for Sports Physiotherapy Australia in 2015 and 2017. She is co-project lead for GLA:D Australia.
Joanne has presented extensively on the management of hip pain and OA in Australia and internationally. She has a particular interest in non-surgical, exercise-based interventions that can slow the progression and reduce the symptoms associated with hip pain and OA.
In this episode we cover;
- Young athletes respond differently to adults
- Young athletes have immature skeletons, that changes as young athletes develop
- The shape of the hip bones can change depending on the loads we put through the hip
- We need to consider how much load we are subjected young athlete
- The importance of the growth plates - these are still open on growing young athletes
- We want young athletes to exercise and move in lots of different ways - not the same way all the time
- 2 main ways that hip pain generally develops in young athletes
- An outline of the key issues that can occur in young athletes and what to look for
- How long should you wait before you take your young athlete to a Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
- When should you get imaging for hip pain?
- FAI - or FAI Syndrome, busting the myths about what it is and what it means
- How and why FAIS develops
- Are there particular sports that predispose young athletes to hip pain?
- The importance of parents as load managers
- Young athletes need an off-season from their main sport to change the loading in their hip
- Ask young athletes the question "Do you want this to be your career?"
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