Screening and return to play protocols for physiotherapists with Nathan Mill (Head of Medical Services at St Helens RFC)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to Head of Medical Services at St Helens Rugby Football Club, Nathan Mill. Nathan is a physiotherapist who has a post graduate qualification in strength and conditioning and at St Helens, has a big input in the physical preparation of his players. Nathan has a very keen interest in pre-participation screening and discussion around this formed the basis of this chat.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Nathan Mill (background, experience, and current role)?
•  Screening tools
  • CMJ asymmetry
  • Jumps as part of the pre-participation screen
  • Other pre-participation screens
• Physio / S&C integration
  • Injury reduction strategies in rugby league
• RTP protocols
  • Benchmarking
  • Use of technology in the process
  • Physio / S&C crossover

Nathan can be found on Twitter @PhysioMill

This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar.

This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com/podcast.

Enjoy

PP