In Part 3 of our focus this month 'Common Frustrations For MSK Clinicians', host Matt Phillips is joined by special guests Ben Cormack of Cor-Kinetic, and Adam Meakins 'The Sports Physio'. Ben & Adam are founders of 'The Better Clinician Project (BCP)', an online continuing professional development (CPD) and education platform for healthcare and rehabilitation professionals, providing accessible and evidence‑based education for clinicians.

With a focus on critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and practical decision‑making, the course reveals to Ben & Adam many of the common frustrations felt by MSK clinicians, and in this episode they talking about four of top frustrations and how practitioners can overcome them:

• How to find trustworthy information
• How to tolerate diagnostic uncertainty
• Balancing clinical freedom with workplace or financial constraints
• Dealing with other clinicians erroneous narratives

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆.

Also discussed is this episode is the much anticipated return of Adam & Ben to Therapy Show this year (formerly known as Therapy Expo), November 25th & 26th at the NEC Birmingham. The Better Clinician Project are having a stand this year where attendees can meet and chat with Ben & Adam, and Ben will be speaking on Day 2 (Thursday 26th Nov) in Theatre A, 11:45am to 12:15pm: “Exercise for Back Pain: It might not work the way you think!”

Chapter Markers

• 00:00:00 - Welcome to the STA Clinician Podcast
• 00:03:14 - Welcome Ben Cormack & Adam Meakins
• 00:06:01 - Understanding the Better Clinician Project
• 00:15:17 - Common Frustrations in Clinical Practice
• 00:28:11 - Navigating Uncertainty in Diagnosis
• 00:37:59 - Practicing Autonomy in Treatment
• 00:42:59 - Dealing with Erroneous Narratives
• 00:52:23 - Upcoming Events and Projects

Useful Links

• Better Clinician Project Website - betterclinicianproject.com
• Ben Cormack Website: Cor-kinetic.co.uk
• Adam Meakins Website: Adammeakins.com

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