The Magic of Movement for our Mind with Dr Brendon Stubbs

Send us Fan MailIn S 2 E 10 I am delighted to welcome Dr Brendon Stubbs BSc ( Hons) Physiotherapy Msc ( Neuro-rehabilitation ),PhD( Pain Medicine and Rehab) .             Dr Stubbs is a clinical-academic researcher with main interests in physical activity and mental health, ageing and meta-research. He has a fascinating skill set as both clinician and practising mental health physiotherapist and leading researcher nationally and internationally on the role of physical activity and movement in prevention and adjunctive treatment for mental health and wellbeing. He works with collaborators world wide and has published over 500 academic papers in leading journals across multiple scientific fields.            I first listened to Brendon on another podcast and was fascinated by his work and translational research to help clinicians and patients in clinical practice.        In this conversation Brendon speaks about his own career journey to date. He summarises his encyclopaedic knowledge on this topic of movement and physical activity for our  mental wellbeing looking at prevention, adjective treatment in the common mental health disorders and the underpinning neurobiological, genetic and psychosocial factors contributing to why movement is such a powerful tool.  Brendon refers to the magic of movement and we learn how it can quite literally change our brain.             As both academic researcher and  practising clinician, Brendon is very familiar with the challenges of, not only, doing high quality research in his field, but also in translating this into practice. He shares some practical applications and advice for clinicians, patients and indeed all of us looking to incorporate more movement into our lives.         We discuss the current recommendations for movement physical and mental health and how less can be more particularly getting started.  I throughly enjoyed this conversation and encourage you to follow Brendon and his work on the links discussed here and listed below.More about Dr Brendon Stubbs and key links :https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/brendon-stubbshttps://twitter.com/brendonstubbshttps://www.instagram.com/brendon.stubbs/Book: Exercise Based Interventions for Mental Illness by Dr Brendon Stubbs and Dr Simon Rosenbaumhttps://www.elsevier.com/books/exercise-based-interventions-for-mental-illness/stubbs/978-0-12-812605-9Other Links :https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-joy-of-movement-9780525534129Subscribe to the podcast :https://www.themindfullmedicpodcast.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-mind-full-medic-podcast/id1513559414Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care professional. Moreover views expressed here are our own and do not  necessarily reflect those of  our employers or other official organisations.  The  podcast host  declares that there are no conflicts of interest.The Mind Full Medic Podcast is proudly sponsored by the MBA NSW-ACT Find out more about the charitable organisation supporting doctors and their families and/ or donate today at www.mbansw.org.auDisclaimer: The content in this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care professional. Moreover views expressed here are our own and do not  necessarily reflect those of  our employers or other official organisations.