Luke Nelson - Helping people with running-related injuries

This week on the Physio Foundations podcast I spoke to Dr Luke Nelson, AKA sports Chiro Luke, about the pathway he has been on from new grad practitioner, to highly experienced sports chiropractor and leader within his profession.  Luke is a sports chiropractor with a special interest in helping people manage running related injuries. He is an active member of the Australian sports rehab and sports medicine world and a strong advocate for evidence-based practice and collaboration between professional groups. In part one of our conversation: 0:00 Welcome to Physio Foundations 2:50 Luke’s background and interests 4:40 Develop a thirst for knowledge 5:05 Sports chiro and sports physio – how are they similar? 8:30 The patient comes first 9:10 Interprofessional boundaries and working together to achieve the same things 12:41 What are the most important foundational knowledge and skills that practitioners should focus on? 13:30 Communication – look and listen more than you talk 16:40 Spend time observing other practitioners inside and outside your field 17:50 What got you interested in helping people with running injuries? 21:20 Career crossroads – pick who you want to work with 23:20 Do you have to be a runner to help runners? 24:58 Don’t be lazy – Keep the runner running 30:05 Running is mental – Keep people involved in some way when they are injured Stay tuned for part 2 next week! Read more about Luke: https://www.healthhp.com.au/meet-the-team Follow Luke on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportschiroluke Follow Luke on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/sportschiroluke   Follow and subscribe to Physio Foundations on your favourite podcast app. Join the conversation in the YouTube comments or via social media @PerratonPhysio You can find a video version of this podcast on the Perraton Physio YouTube channel For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Share this episode and tag me in @lukeperraton   Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected] Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition