Prescribe with Purpose for Improved Outcomes
Current best-practice guidelines for the management of musculoskeletal pain recommend that clients should be screened for the presence of psychobehavioural factors, as their presence can significantly influence the treatment outcome of an individual experiencing musculoskeletal pain. Kinesiophobia, fear-avoidance behaviours & catastrophisation are all behaviours that are deemed to be a yellow flag.
Recent literature has identified that clients suffering plantar heel pain, arthritis & tendinopathy can all display these behaviours, creating unique barriers for clinicians when it comes to formulating successful management plans.
Using a musculoskeletal pathology as an example (Achilles tendinopathy or PHP), will walk clinicians through the formulation of an exercise program (and can bounce off how and why the yellow flags might chance a few pieces of the puzzle). Including goal setting, physical assessment & functional testing, exercise selection & dosage
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Talysha is an Adelaide-based podiatrist who works in private musculoskeletal practice & is also the head of The Progressive Podiatry Project – an education platform for podiatrists that helps clinicians improve their knowledge, skills & confidence in the assessment and management musculoskeletal pathologies.
Graduating from Western Sydney University in 2007 & completing post-graduate studies in clinical rehabilitation through Flinders University in 2015, she has a keen interest in chronic & complex musculoskeletal pathology management.
Throughout her career, she has worked in a number of healthcare settings including over 10 years in private biomechanical practice, in private hospital post-operative rehabilitation units & in workers’ compensation case management. This unique blend of clinical practice has allowed Talysha to develop extensive knowledge & experience in managing chronic & complex musculoskeletal pathologies.