Athletic Back Pain with Chris Perkins

In this 13th Episode of The Sports MAP Podcast we chat with Chris Perkins about Athletic Lower Back Pain. Chris is s specialist sports Physiotherapist and has worked at the West Coast Eagles (AFL) for past 16 years. He has also worked extensively with world renowned back pain expert Peter O'Sullivan. In this episode we discuss: Chris's professional Journey The challenges of blending work in professional sport and running a private clinic Managing an athletic lower back pain presentation Subjective cues Objective assessment Common contributing factors and how to address these Managing work load Imaging & red flags The use of non threatening language & communication Gym based exercises and low back pain And more Listen to this Podcast via your favorite platform including Apple, Spotify, Player FM & Stitcher. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Sports MAP Podcast. If you do, please let us know by leaving a review and sharing via Twitter & Facebook. This episode is brought to you by KangaTech & West Coast Health & High Performance (Perth)