How To Talk To Pro Wrestlers with Big John Rehab

This may come as a surprise, but one of my biggest passionsthroughout life has been professional wrestling, and as we are in the week of Wrestlemania 42 I’ve got THE Physio for British Wrestling, Big John Rehab, to talk through how to communicate with professional wrestler patients as well as athletes in general.We discuss:(00:00:00) – What Drew John Towards Wrestling(00:03:25) – When Did He Start Treating Wrestlers As A Clinician?(00:06:35) – The Importance Of Knowing Your Sport(00:10:56) – The Importance Of Adapting The Conversation ToThe Environment(00:12:20) – John’s Journey In Basketball(00:15:19) – Do Wrestler’s Have A Certain Personality Type(00:16:30) – Does Communication Change With Famous Athletes(00:20:35) – How To Tell Wrestlers When They Shouldn’tWrestle(00:22:57) – Do Wrestlers Hide Injuries?(00:26:07) – How To Have Discussions With Wrestlers On Adapting Their Style(00:31:52) – Are Audiences More Dubious About Real Injuries?(00:32:51) – John’s Hardest Clinical Conversations(00:40:51) – Advice To Clinicians On Social Media(00:48:01) – John & Ben’s Wrestlemania 42 Predictions You can find Big John on Instagram @bigjohnrehab or onLinkedInYou can find Ben across Social Media @BWhybrowPhysio oremail [email protected] Where you can see Ben:Upcoming Free Webinar with Modern Pain Care, April 25thhttps://modernpaincare.com/webinarNorth East Musculoskeletal Society Conference – September 19th, Durham.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-east-musculoskeletal-conference-2026-tickets-1981008464645Therapy Show – November 25th, Birminghamhttps://www.therapyshow.co.uk/