STA145 Focus on CPD Part 2: ’Therapeutic Movement & Exercise’ with Ben Cormack

'Therapeutic Movement & Exercise' - Part 2 of this month's Focus on CPD here on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, and in this episode our special guest is Ben Cormack, founder of Cor-Kinetic and one half of 'Better Clinician Project' (with Adam Meakins).

Ben Cormack and host Matt Phillips are joined by three former attendees of Ben's very popular 'Therapetic Movement & Exercise' CPD course which has now been taught in over 30 countries of the world. 
• Imi Testa of Back on Track Soft Tissue Therapy
• Sarah Jones of Affinity Bodyworks
• Theo Clitherow 

Together they discuss what Ben's 'Therapetic Movement & Exercise' CPD course can offer soft tissue therapists, and help YOU make a decision as to whether it may be a valuable source of CPD!

Other Episodes in This Series 
Ep144 - Dr Gary Mendoza - 'Behaviour Change and Motivational Interviewing' 
Ep146 (to be recorded live April 24) - 'Gait Analysis for Runners - A Modern Approach' with Matt Phillips (host of STA Podcast) 

Topics in this episode:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 4:30 - Ben Cormack - two decades of practice
  
• 8:37 - What makes the 'Therapetic Movement & Exercise' CPD course unique?  
• 13:20 - Imi Testa: why did you choose Ben's course?
• 20:00 - Ben: The greatest skill of a good clinician is to be flexible with clients  
• 22:22 - Theo Clitherow: why did you choose Ben's course?
• 26:00 - Ben: The importance of understanding different conditions and being up to date. 
• 28:47 - Sarah Jones: why did you choose Ben's course?
• 33:30 - To Ben: what type of clinician comes to your course?  
• 36:30 - To Ben: how important is a knowledge of pain science?  
• 40:28 - To Imi, Sarah, Theo: Have you ever had problems trying to explain pain?
• 49:00 - To Ben: How is the course divided up?
• 53:13 - Question from the live lounge: "How do we explain the client's pain without it being taken as dismissive?"
• 54:45 - Details of UK dates for Ben's course - September 23rd & 24th in London, and possibly at The ST School in December
• 56:40 - 'The Better Clinician Project' with Ben Cormack & Adam Meakins  

Useful Links:

• Ben Cormack Website: https://www.cor-kinetic.co.uk/
• Better Clinician Project Website: https://www.betterclinicianproject.com/
• Ben Cormack on Twitter: @CorKinetic
• Ben Cormack on Instagram: @CorKinetic
• Imi Testa on Facebook: Back on Track Soft Tissue Therapy  
• Sarah Jones on Facebook: Affinity Bodyworks

Our sincere thanks to Ben Cormack, Imi Testa, Sarah Jones and Theo Clitherow for giving up their time to be guests on the show! 

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