The Physio Coach Podcast

with Khalid Maidan (Founder of Clinical Physio) - Developing Clinical Reasoning in MSK Practice

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with Khalid Maidan, specialist MSK physiotherapist and founder of Clinical Physio, to explore clinical reasoning, diagnostic uncertainty and confidence in practice. They discuss moving beyond textbook presentations, developing a consistent assessment structure and forming a working diagnosis with incomplete information. Through clinical examples, they explore communicating uncertainty, creating clear management plans and tailoring rehabilitation to the person. Khalid also shares practical advice on documentation, imposter feelings and early-career development, alongside reflections on building Clinical Physio and navigating career decisions. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Khalid Maidan, specialist MSK physiotherapist and founder of Clinical Physio 📸 Clinical Physio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clinicalphysio/ 🌐 Clinical Physio: https://www.clinicalphysio.com/ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices—from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: https://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for two months free. If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a colleague or leaving a review—it helps us more than you know.

with Chloe Stevens (Women’s Health Physio & PhD Researcher) – Pregnancy, Menopause and Strength Training

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with Chloe Stevens, women’s health physiotherapist, nutritionist and PhD researcher, to challenge some of the most persistent beliefs surrounding exercise during pregnancy, postpartum and menopause. Topics covered: The myths surrounding the “deep core” and postpartum exercise Strength training and cardiovascular exercise during pregnancy Diastasis, C-sections and individualised rehabilitation Menopause, ageing and changes in muscle mass Barriers preventing women from resistance training Creating accessible and supportive exercise environments Menopause nutrition, diet culture and appropriate fuelling Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in midlife Why women should not automatically be treated as fragile ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Chloe Stevens, women’s health physiotherapist, nutritionist and PhD researcher 📸 Chloe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloelewisphysio 🌐 Chloe Stevens Women’s Health: https://www.chloestevenswomenshealth.co.uk/ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices—from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for two months free. If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review—it helps us more than you know.

with Katie Knapton (Chair of Physio First) - Health Coaching, AI and the Future of Physiotherapy

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with Katie Knapton, physiotherapist and Chair of Physio First, to explore whether healthcare professionals are winning individual battles while losing the wider public-health war. Topics covered: The growing public-health crisis and the role of physiotherapy Treating the whole person rather than an isolated injury Health education, health literacy and sustainable behaviour change Using AI without losing human connection in healthcare Underloading rehabilitation and the importance of strength training Katie’s work with Physio First and her vision for the profession ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Katie Knapton, physiotherapist and Chair of Physio First 🌐 Physio First: https://www.physiofirst.org.uk/ 🌐 PhysioFast Online: https://physiofastonline.co.uk/ 🔗 Katie on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/katie-knapton 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices—from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for two months free. If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review—it helps us more than you know.

with Ben Holeyman (Jane App) - Can AI Make You a Better Physio?

In this special episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with Ben Holeyman, Partnerships Manager at Jane App, to explore how technology has changed physiotherapy and what the continued growth of artificial intelligence could mean for clinicians, patients and clinic owners. They discuss the transition from handwritten notes and disconnected clinical systems to online booking, automated communication and AI-assisted documentation. Charlie also shares how technology has helped Better Physio Group reduce its administrative burden, improve cash flow and create a smoother experience for both its clinicians and patients. They explore where AI could enhance clinical practice, the importance of protecting patient data and why technology should support rather than replace human connection. They also consider how AI may change patient expectations, healthcare education and the way people find trusted clinical experts. Topics covered: The evolution of technology in physiotherapy Improving the patient and clinician experience Practice-management software and clinic efficiency Online booking, payments and cash flow AI scribes and clinical documentation Patient-data security and responsible AI use Why AI cannot replace human connection Technology, productivity and work-life balance AI self-diagnosis and healthcare misinformation The future of physiotherapy and patient care ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Ben Holeyman, Partnerships Manager at Jane App 🌐 Jane App: https://jane.app 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices—from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for two months free. If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review—it helps us more than you know.

with Benoy Mathew (Advanced Hip and Running Physiotherapist) – The Hip Conditions Physios Miss

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with advanced hip and running physiotherapist Benoy Mathew to explore commonly missed hip conditions, complex clinical reasoning and the rehabilitation of hip and running-related injuries. They discuss why hip dysplasia is frequently missed in young active women, how to identify femoral neck bone-stress injuries and why common MRI findings may not explain a patient’s symptoms. They also explore shockwave therapy, running with osteoarthritis, prehabilitation and why complex patients often need support from a wider multidisciplinary team. Topics covered: Commonly missed hip and groin conditions Hip dysplasia in young active women The limitations of relying on MRI findings Femoral neck bone-stress injuries in runners Sporting history, menstrual history and peak bone mass Proximal ITB syndrome Ischiofemoral impingement Osteitis pubis and referred pain Pudendal neuralgia Shockwave therapy and tendon rehabilitation Running with hip osteoarthritis Returning to running following hip surgery Prehabilitation and criteria-based rehabilitation Developing expertise through experience and mentorship Pelvic health, nutrition and multidisciplinary care The physiotherapist’s role as a health coach Specialist versus generalist practice ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Benoy Mathew 🌐 Website: https://www.instagram.com/function2fitness/ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices—from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for two months free. If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review—it helps us more than you know.

with Dr Oliver Thomson (Osteopath and Researcher) - The Problem With Evidence-Based Practice

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with London-based osteopath, researcher and educator Dr Oliver Thomson to explore evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning and the realities of delivering patient-centred MSK care. They discuss why research doesn’t always map neatly onto the individual in front of us, what really makes someone skilled at manual therapy and how clinicians can balance evidence, experience and patient preferences. They also explore the similarities between physiotherapy and osteopathy, the importance of language and the ethical challenges of providing care in private practice. Topics covered: Evidence-based practice and clinical uncertainty Why research doesn’t always translate neatly to individual patients Experience, reflection and the development of clinical expertise The value and limitations of manual therapy What makes someone genuinely skilled with their hands The importance of touch, communication and clinical performance How language can reassure patients—or create fear Clinical reasoning, pattern recognition and patient-centred care The similarities between physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic Professional identity within MSK healthcare Patient choice, shared decision-making and treatment preferences The ethics of overtreatment and running a private practice ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Dr Oliver Thomson 🌐 Website: https://www.droliverthomson.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droliver_t/ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices—from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for two months free. If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review—it helps us more than you know.

with Rebecca Christenson - Everything You Need to Know About Ankle Rehab

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with specialist Foot & Ankle Physiotherapist Rebecca Christenson to explore what really drives successful rehabilitation. Using Charlie's own ankle injury and surgical recovery as the foundation for the conversation, they discuss how expert clinicians balance science, experience and coaching to help patients recover with confidence. Topics covered: Acute ankle sprains, bone bruising & why early protection matters Returning to running after injury Why flare-ups aren't failure—and how to manage them Tendon rehabilitation: overload vs underload Achilles tendinopathy & insertional tendon pain Clinical reasoning, patient expectations & reading the person, not just the injury Working with surgeons and making evidence-based rehabilitation decisions What decades of specialist practice have taught Rebecca about becoming a better clinician ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Rebecca Christenson 🌐 Website: https://puresportsmed.com/team/rebecca-christenson/ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo Use the code PHYSIOCOACH2MO for 2 months free If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Rodger Duckworth (Trauma Physiotherapist) – Why Great Clinicians Stay Curious

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with trauma physiotherapist Rodger Duckworth to explore trauma, chronic pain, manual therapy, the nervous system, and why the best clinicians never stop being curious. Topics covered: Manual therapy, therapeutic touch & the therapeutic alliance Trauma, the autonomic nervous system & chronic pain Why some patients don't recover as expected Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & long-term health Clinical reasoning, intuition & pattern recognition Rodger's personal health journey and how it transformed his practice ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Rodger Duckworth 🌐 Website: https://www.rdphysio.com/ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Mehmet Gem (The Hip Physio) - Everything You Need to Know About Hip Pain

In this special live audience episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with hip specialist Mehmet Gem (@the.hip.physio) to explore the realities of hip pain, labral tears, FAI, hip dysplasia, surgery decisions, rehabilitation, and what it takes to become a true expert in a niche area of physiotherapy. Topics covered: Hip impingement (FAI) & labral tears Hip dysplasia & instability When surgery is — and isn't — the right option How to choose the right surgeon The role of physiotherapy before surgery Why communication is a clinician's greatest skill Getting comfortable with uncertainty in practice Online physiotherapy & specialist consulting Building The Hip Physio brand Audience Q&A on complex hip cases ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Mehmet Gem 📸 Follow Mehmet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.hip.physio 🌐 Learn more: https://www.thehipphysio.com 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: https://www.instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Yasmin Palfrey (Advanced Practice Physiotherapist) - What Physios Get Wrong About Female Hip Pain

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Yasmin Palfrey to explore female hip pain, hip dysplasia, women's health, and the realities of building a specialist physiotherapy career. Topics covered: Hip dysplasia & female hip pain Why some diagnoses are commonly missed Endometriosis, hormones & musculoskeletal health Why women are often underloaded in rehab Strength training myths and recovery Imposter syndrome & building confidence in healthcare ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Yasmin Palfrey 🌐 Website: https://thefitnessphysio.com 📸 Follow Yasmin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefitnessphysio_ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with William Wayland (Elite Performance Coach) - Why Physios Underload Rehab

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with performance consultant William Wayland to explore the gap between rehab and true athletic performance. From movement quality and strength training to modern golf performance and return-to-play principles, this conversation challenges how we approach loading, rehab, and athletic development. Topics covered: Rehab vs performance Why physios often underload rehab Does technique matter? Strength training for golfers Ground reaction force & athletic performance Objective testing in rehab Mobility, movement & hip rotation Evidence-based practice vs coaching intuition Athletic development principles BOSU balls, Nordics & rehab trends ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: William Wayland Follow William on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachwwayland You can also find William's Hinge Mastery Course here: https://coach-wayland-collective.circle.so/hingemastery 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Tim Beames (International Teacher and Author) - Chronic Pain Explained

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with chronic pain specialist Tim Beames to explore the true nature of pain. From research on learned behaviour to modern frameworks like predictive processing and embodied cognition, this conversation challenges traditional physiotherapy thinking. Topics covered: Chronic pain & biopsychosocial model Early life experiences and pain Predictive processing explained Why pain isn’t always linked to damage Clinician burnout & emotional load Treating the whole person ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Tim Beames: https://timbeames.com/ Follow Tim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timbeamespain 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Rob Beaven (The Physio Community's Favourite Chiropractor) - Why Great Clinicians Question Everything

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with chiropractor Rob Beaven to explore what modern MSK practice really looks like — and why the best clinicians don’t just treat, they adapt, question, and coach. From clinical identity and traditional models to patient communication and behaviour change, this conversation unpacks how great practitioners think beyond labels and focus on what actually helps people get better. 🎧 Topics include: • Why “because it’s always been done that way” limits clinical progress • The rise of the “expert generalist” in MSK care • Differences (and similarities) between physio and chiropractic • Why patient beliefs and expectations shape outcomes • How to improve adherence and real-world rehab success • The role of communication in effective treatment • Why adding value matters more than adding techniques • How to make rehab fit into a patient’s real life ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterphysiogroup ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Rob Beaven: https://dyerstclinic.com/ Follow Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robthechiro 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Ben Lombard - Bone Stress Injuries, Recovery & Running Performance

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with running specialist physiotherapist Ben Lombard to unpack the real reasons behind the rise in running injuries. From bone stress injuries and under-recovery to social media influence and training mistakes — we dive deep into why more runners are breaking down… and what actually works to keep them healthy. 🎧 Topics include: • Why “under-recovery” is the real problem for most runners • The truth about bone stress injuries and how they develop • How social media is quietly driving overtraining • Why strength alone isn’t enough for running performance • The biggest mistakes runners make with training and rehab ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterneverends ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Ben Lombard: https://www.benlombardphysiotherapy.com/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlombardphysiotherapy 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know.

with Simon Cabot - Why Pain Persists: Stress, Nervous System & Recovery

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with our very own pain specialist Simon Cabot to unpack the real drivers behind chronic pain. From stress and the nervous system to “pain memories” and the mind-body connection — this conversation goes deep into why some injuries don’t heal the way we expect… and what actually works. 🎧 Topics include: • Why stress creates real, physical pain • The biggest shift that changed Simon’s career • Pain as a protector (not just damage) • Why “one-size-fits-all” treatment doesn’t work • How beliefs alone can sometimes eliminate pain ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterneverends ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Simon Cabot: https://www.betterneverends.com Follow Simon Cabot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.paincoach 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK: http://instagram.com/janeapp_uk 📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps more us more than you know.

with Alex Morrell - Why Great Physios Think Like Coaches

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, host Charlie Goodchild sits down with Alex Morrell, physiotherapist, clinic owner, and former sports physio, to explore the realities of modern physiotherapy careers. Alex shares his journey from early academic failure, into professional rugby environments, and ultimately into building a multi-service clinic focused on performance, systems, and long-term outcomes — not quick fixes. This conversation explores the crossover between physiotherapy, coaching, and business, and how clinicians can build careers that are both impactful and sustainable. This episode dives deep into: Failure as a driver for growth The realities of sports physio vs private practice Push seasons, pull seasons & avoiding burnout Why rehab needs to be harder Testing as a tool for behaviour change Performance beyond “pain-free” Mentorship, systems & business scalability Building clinics that run without you Redefining success through family & lifestyle ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterneverends ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: Alex Morrell Follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@alexmorrellphysio If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a colleague or leaving a review — it helps more people find the podcast.

Physiotherapy Needs To Change - Matt Todman (Founder of Six Physio)

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, host Charlie Goodchild sits down with Matt Todman, physiotherapist and founder of Six Physio, to explore nearly three decades of experience in private practice. Matt shares his journey into physiotherapy, why he believes the profession needed disrupting, and how Six Physio grew by focusing on communication, culture, and patient experience rather than quick fixes or volume-based care. This conversation dives deep into: Why physios struggle to value their work The art vs science of physiotherapy Communication as a clinical skill The 80–20 rule in rehab Building clinic culture that actually lasts Leadership, people, and long-term outcomes If you’re a physio, clinic owner, or healthcare professional looking to improve both your clinical impact and business thinking, this episode is essential listening. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterneverends ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a colleague or leaving a review — it helps more people find the podcast.

with Adrian D'Costa (Founder of The Running Room) - Building a Values-Driven Physio Business

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, host Charlie Goodchild is joined by Adrian D’Costa, physiotherapist and founder of The Running Room in London. Adrian shares his journey from early-career physio to building one of the UK’s leading running rehabilitation clinics, alongside the lessons he’s learned from working with runners, mentoring clinicians, and navigating clinic ownership. This conversation goes beyond protocols and explores how great physios actually think. You’ll hear about: • How to work effectively with runners (even if you’re not a runner yourself) • Why many running rehabs fail and how underloading holds patients back • Load management vs technique in injury and performance • The role of strength & conditioning in MSK physio • Building clinical reasoning instead of relying on templates • The realities of opening and growing a physio clinic • Advice for early-career physiotherapists This episode is ideal for physiotherapists, rehab professionals, coaches, and runners who want to better understand injury, performance, and modern healthcare. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterneverends ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Physio-Coach-Podcast 🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://www.betterneverends.com 🎧 Guest: The Running Room (London): https://www.therunningroom.net Follow Adrian D’Costa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningroom If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps more us more than you know.

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with Steve Mayers - Why Great Physios Ask Better Questions

The best physios don’t just treat — they coach. In the first Physio Coach Podcast of 2026, Charlie Goodchild is joined by London-based psychologist Dr Steve Mayers to explore the art of asking better questions. Looking at motivational interviewing, self-discovery, reflective practice, authenticity, AI in healthcare, and why strong therapeutic relationships matter more than technique alone. Dr Steve Mayers is a psychologist based in London, working with individuals, athletes, and professionals. Learn more at 👉 https://drstevemayers.com

with Liz Bayley (Dance / Foot & Ankle Specialist Physio) - Why Dancers Get Injured: Foot Mechanics, Bone Stress & The Realities of Rehab

Charlie sits down with Liz Bayley — specialist dance and sport physio, foot & ankle expert, and one of the most experienced clinicians working in UK dance and musical theatre today. Liz shares her journey into dance physio, the realities of treating elite performers, how to manage hypermobility and bone stress injuries, why foot strength matters more than we think, and how to handle high-pressure performance decisions… all with honesty, clarity and depth.