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BC 48: Dr Siobhan Schabrun- Non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of headache

Today’s topic is the relationship of new technology with non – invasive brain stimulation and headache?
Associate Professor Siobhan Schabrun is a Senior Research Scientist at Neuroscience Research Australia. She has an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy and a PhD in neuroscience. She leads a research team that investigates the role of brain plasticity in chronic pain and designs and tests new brain-based therapies for the treatment of pain.
What is non-invasive brain stimulation?
Two main techniques are available for human brain stimulation are transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial current stimulation (tCS). Whats the difference between these two approaches and how do they work?
The traditional definition of an invasive procedure, one which requires an incision or insertion in the body,can have safety issues. Is non-invasive brain stimulation safe?
What do we know about the role of the brain in chronic headache?
What is the evidence for the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in headache?
What is the evidence for the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in chronic pain?
Where is your research heading,Siobhan ? Is there a way to translate your research into clinical practice?
What can we expect from you with your talk at the upcoming NeuroLogic education seminar – Integrative therapies for headaches and migraines
1.A/Prof Schabrun leads a program of research that spans the pipeline from basic science to clinical trials and clinical translation. Her team is always looking for passionate and talented individuals to contribute to research in the field of chronic pain
2.Siobhan  is also a speaker at NeuroLogic Education next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1stto 3rdMarch 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at  https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
 

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BC 47: Dr Roberta Chow- Headaches and the use of laser therapy

Laser therapy is not a commonly used tool so will be interesting to listen to our expert on this topic, esp in relation to headaches.
Dr Roberta Chow is an honorary research associate of the Nerve Research Foundation, Brain and Mind Centre, the University of Sydney. She is also a clinician working in primary care-based pain management.  Her major area of research interest has been in the use of photobiomodulation for pain relief.  She was awarded a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, for the of study laser therapy for neck pain and neural mechanisms underlying these effects. She was later awarded a National Health and Research Council grant to study the effects of laser on nerves. Dr Chow was on the Steering Committee for the development of the National Pain Strategy, designed to guide integrated and innovative planning for pain management across Australia.  She recently received a Government award for her contribution to medicine and the introduction of laser therapy for pain management.
What is laser therapy?
Whats the difference between low level laser therapy and more powerful laser alternatives?
What does it have to offer compared with other treatments?
How does it work for headache?
Can it work with other therapies?
Are there any reasons not to use laser therapy?
Is laser therapy painful?
How long do treatments take?
Dr Chow has used laser therapy for painful conditions including headache since 1988.  She is one of the most experienced practitioners as well as a researcher in the field of laser therapy and has book chapters and international publications on laser therapy for many painful conditions.
Dr Chow  has been invited by Neurologic Education to present at their Conference, ‘The Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine’ to be held in Sydney 1st– 3rdMarch 2019.https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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BC 46: Dr Damian Kristof – Food, headache and what can be done!

Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with 20+ years of experience.
He has extensive media experience with:
TV – New Zealands Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014
Radio -He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating drive time show the Rush hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless
With Podcasting as Co-Founder and Co-Presenter on both The Wellness Guys and 100 Not out
He runs the Power of Food and Crack your stress code seminars around the country.
Here, in this podcast, Damian discusses common food factors associated with headaches, difference between a functional approach vs say  a medical approach of looking at the body overall, assessing headache sufferers, how to help chronic sufferers of headaches
To find Damian , you can look at her website to find out more about the clinic.Appointments can be booked online at vidalifestyles.com
For his gluten free range of breakfast cereals , check foragecereal.com
Damian is a speaker at NeuroLogic Education next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1stto 3rdMarch 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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BC 45: Dr Christabelle Yeoh Headaches and its various nutrition and environmental triggers

Dr Christabelle Yeoh
Medical practitioner  since 1999 and now  specialising in the area of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine since 2006, with a special interest in nutrition and gut brain health.
Currently- in full time clinical practice, medical director of Next Practice GenBiome, an integrative practice in Edgecliff Sydney, where team based care of multiple modalities are integrated to bring optimised health outcomes. w: genbiome.nextpracticehealth.com
Also currently- on Board of Directors and the chair of ACNEM Australasian college of nutritional and environmental medicine, the oldest and most established organisation bringing NEM education and awareness to doctors and health care practitioners.
Some questions asked on BACKchat podcast ….
What is the difference between your functional approach vs  a medical approach of looking at the body overall?
Are there more GPs looking at changing their practice to use nutrition and environmental medicine?
Determining the cause of chronic headaches and migraines can be like finding a needle in a haystack…whats your general approach in assessment of these cases?
What are the common physical and environmental factors associated with headaches?
What are the common biological and social factors associated with headaches?
Your practice has a team of different practitioners ….which ones do you use in the multi management of headaches?
What would you say to a practitioner or a patient who is struggling to resolve a headache problem?
At the NeuroLogic Education,seminar you are presenting a clinical case…what made you choose this case and how do you see your work fitting in with other presenters  at this seminar?
To find Christabelle,  you can look at her website to find out more about the clinic.Appointments can be booked online.  w: genbiome.nextpracticehealth.com
 Dr Christabelle is a speaker at NeuroLogic Education next seminar event : Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1stto 3rdMarch 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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BC 44: Dr Dean Watson- Headache and brain stem desensitization

Dr Dean Watson, a Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist completed his undergraduate physiotherapy qualification in 1976 and subsequently a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy with Honours, a Masters Degree by original research, and Doctor of Philosophy also by original research.
Dean is the Founder and Director of the Watson Headache® Clinic and Watson® Headache Institute.  He continues to consult, presents courses to manual therapists nationally and internationally, and research the role of cervical afferents in the trigemino cervical nucleus otherwise known as brainstem sensitization environment.
Can you explain to us the concept of brain stem desensitization?
Does your management protocol vary if it is an acute headache or chronic headache?
How do you suggest – for practitioners listeningto this – how you determine when other health practitioners are needed in the management and how to integrate this?
I note that your PhD was completed in 2016 this means you started it in your late 50s – why and how did this come about?
What was the main finding of your PhD research?
You director of the Watson Headache® Clinic and the Watson Headache® Institute.How did the Institute come about and what is its purpose?
You have been on this journey of advocating for the role of cervical dysfunction in primary headache and migraine conditions for nearly 30 years – what is your vision and what do you hope to achieve?
Dr Dean Watson, on behalf of the Watson Headache® Institute presents continuing professional development courses to manual therapists (Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Manual Therapy Doctors) on examination (i.e. determining the relevancy or not of upper cervical afferents) and non high velocity thrust treatment of the upper cervical spine in not only cervicogenic headache but also primary headache and migraine conditions.  For further information please visit the website www.watsonheadache.com.  Dean Watson has been invited by Neurologic Education to present at their Conference, ‘The Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine’ to be held in Sydney 1st– 3rdMarch 2018.   Please check –    https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
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BC 43: Dr Craig Moore Headache – Research with practical applications

Since becoming a chiropractor Craig Moore completed a Masters of Clinical Trials Research at the University of Sydney and is near the completion of his PhD at the University of Technology Sydney. His PhD study is focussed on the management of headaches and migraine by chiropractors from a public health and epidemiological perspective. His headache research has been published in journals including Spine and BMC Neurology. Craig is a Fellow of the Chiropractic Academy of Research Leadership program (CARL) and a member of the International Headache Society (IHS).
In this episode we discuss the prevalence, burden and impact of common recurrent headaches, its diagnosis, co-morbidities, research on  how chiropractors help or manage people who present headaches and its multi-disciplinary management.
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BC 42: Emeritus Professor Gwen Jull – Headache – local contributors to a big problem

Gwen is an Emeritus Professor of Physiotherapy at The University of Queensland and an internationally renowned academic and clinical physiotherapist. In addition to her physiotherapy qualifications, she has a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy, A Masters in Physiotherapy by research, a PhD, a clinical Fellowship of the Australian College of Physiotherapists and is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist.
Her research and clinical interests have centred on the cervical spine with particular interests in the effects of neck pain and injury on the cervical neuromuscular system and their implications for management of neck pain disorders.
In this podcast, Gwen discusses the neck association with headaches, which treatments , the efficacies , the BioPsychoSocial model and some key  primary outcome tools measures.
To hear Gwen speak  further on this topic , Gwen is a keynote speaker at NeuroLogic Education’s  next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1st to 3rd March 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at
https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
Gwen has also released her most recent  text book on the neck :
Jull G, Falla D, Treleaven J, O’Leary S (2018) Management of neck pain disorders: A research informed approach Elsevier, UK
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BC 41: Peter Dr Peter Tuchin – Headaches assessment and management – A chiropractic view.

Peter Tuchin was employed at Macquarie University for over 27 years and has just recently retired as Associate Professor. Peter’s areas of interest and research include the relationship of posture with neck pain, headaches and migraine, chronic pain syndromes, and the relationship of vertebral artery dissection stroke with chiropractic.
Peter has had over 30 papers accepted for WFC Congresses, and received several international research awards. Peter conducted one of the largest RCT’s on chiropractic and migraine to date (JMPT 2000) .Peter was recently made a member of the WFC Disability and Rehabilitation Committee, which is an international committee with many prestigious members.
Peter has also maintained very successful private practice in Chiropractic and has treated many patients over his 30 years in clinic.
Peter has been President of COCA and recently received Life Membership of COCA in 2017.
Peter discusses with Paul and Bianca the ins and outs of assessing and managing headaches.
 Peter is a keynote speaker at NeuroLogic Education’s  next seminar event :  Integrative Therapies for Headache and Migraine from 1st to 3rd March 2019 at CQU at 400 Kent St  Sydney with details at  https://neurologiceducation.com.au/event_landing/integrative-therapies-headache-migraine/
Peters new business management project  – the CAM Financial Group – that has been created to help chiropractors with high quality, practice and financial coaching. www.camfinancial.com.au
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BC 40: Does family/work balance really exist? with Dr Bianca Dobson

In this episode we discuss Bianca Dobson’s balancing act as a chiropractor, mum , wife and how she handles her day to maximise every moment!
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BC 39: Anthony Klarica – Psychology of an Elite AFL athlete

Anthony Klarica is the Director of Elite Performance. His training is in Psychology and he has worked in education, organisations and sport for over 25 years. He has developed the Six-Star Wellbeing survey. In sport, he has worked with a wide range of athletes and coaches from juniors to Australian Teams, in the AFL, with Tennis Australia and in Motor-sports. Such roles have placed him in Olympic stadiums, at Centre courts, the MCG on Grand Final day and in race cars at high speeds. Presently he facilitates the leadership, culture and mindset program at Carlton Football Club.
Q1 How did you get into psychology and why sports psychology?
Q2 How has this work changed in the last few decades ..a player of the 90s ,2000s and of more recent times?
Q3 What impact does it have for AFL players to be publicly open with regards to depression?
Q4How does psychology and sport psychology assist athletes and AFL players?
Q5 How do you, coaches and other staff deal with the many different personalities in a large team group, such as an AFL squad?
Q6 Should AFL players be role models?
Q7 How do you, coaches and other staff deal with the younger generation of players entering professional sport in 2018?
Carlton Football Club – www.carltonfc.com.au
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BC 38: The Wrap – Paul, Kim and Kelly discuss the pivotal moments of the 2017 BACKchat podcast series

In this episode we discuss the Wrap, which has the summary of 16 podcasts that we achieved over the course of 2017.
BACKchat explores the 5 pillars of health. It refers to being your best in
o Thinking
o Moving
o Eating
o Sleeping and also in your
o Neurology
BACKchat Podcast 34 ,2017: Dr Kelly Holt – Brain Based fxn and Sensorimotor system on 18th Jan
BACKchat Podcast 35 ,2017: Dr Kelly Holt – Brain Based fxn and Falls Prevention on 8th Feb
BACKchat Podcast 36 ,2017: Dr Brandon Brock – Complete Natural integrative care of children on 1st March
BACKchat Podcast 37 ,2017: Mr Jason Harvey (Hand surgeon) Hand Injury – what to do and what not to do on 22nd March
BACKchat Podcast 38,2017:Gerry Clum – Rubicon, Chiropractic in Australia on 5th April
BACKchat Podcast 39,2017: Anthony Coxon – Anthony’s last BC podcast – Paul Interviewing Anthony of his take on BCs 5 pillars of health on 3rd May
• We wish to thank Anthony for his great work as co-host. Our first show was with Chiropractic Icon – Dr Paul Noone – on the 4th March 2015. In just over two years we have interviewed guests from all around Australia, USA and New Zealand.
• We have interviewed leaders in Chiropractic, surgeons, GPS and an intregative GP , Exercise Physiologist,Naturopaths ,Podoatrists, Psychologists and even a physiotherapist on a chiropractic –centric podcast . Also we have interviewed inspirational individuals – Lisa Cox, Chris Ennis, Rachel Lane, Mandy Mercuri, Wayne Schwass and Glenn Williams.
BACKchat Podcast 40,2017: Kim Fenton – Coming back from PND on 25th May
BACKchat Podcast 41,2017: Wayne Schwass Adolescent health and social media on 25th May
BACKchat Podcast 42,2017:Matt Hall – Sexuality and Sexual Health – Challenging the Stigma on 5th July
BACKchat Podcast 43,2017:Dr Bruce Lipton– Epigenetics, Brain and benhavior on 26th July
BACKchat Podcast 44,2017: Professor Miles Prince – Genomics, cancer management – what’s the future? on 16th August
BACKchat Podcast 45,2017: Dr Luke Nelson – How to safely progress from walking to jogging to running on 6th September
BACKchat Podcast 46,2017: Dr Luke Nelson Sports Injury Rehab and Prevention in runners on 27th September
BACKchat Podcast 47,2017: Dr Brandon Brock Paediatric NeuroDevelopment on 25th October
BACKchat Podcast 48,2017: Dr Brandon Brock Dysautonomia – a clinical conundrum on 8th November
BACKchat Podcast 49,2017: The learnings from the decorated career of AFL legend – Kouta – Anthony Koutoufides on 29th November
SUMMARY
1. Kims – highlight podcast 2017
2. Kellys – highlight podcast 2017
3. Kelly news – Had to choose between Head of Research or BACKChat co host? Thus we are searching for a new Co host.
Thank you for listening to Backchat, in 2017.
If you liked this show, please leave a 5 star rating on iTunes.
We leave you with one thought: “Be the best at what you do,
and you will grow and inspire others around you.”
We look forward to catching up with you on our next BACKchat podcast.
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BC 37: The learnings from the decorated career of AFL legend Kouta – Anthony Koutoufides

Anthony Koutoufides
• Played 278 games at the Carlton Football club, retiring 2007.
• 1995 Carlton Premiership player, Club Captain, won two best and fairest and was All Australian player in 1995 and 2000, as well as Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee, in 2014
In your adolescent years, you had to make a big decision to make. You were a state under-16 high jump champion and also competed in the 110m hurdles and the discus. Then you made a choice to switch from track and field athletics to Australian rules football. What influenced your decision?
You bled Carlton as you were there in the junior Squad from 14 yoa and retired at 34 yoa. What was the highlight of your career?
Your most memorable performance for many fans was possibly the final quarter against Essendon in the 1999 preliminary final where we beat the heavily favoured Bombers in a famous come from behind victory in the last quarter. What’s your best recollection of this day?
On the flip side, it wasn’t all ups with your AFL career. You suffered a PCL injury in 2000, in a year where you were in one of the frontrunners for the Brownlow. This injury saw you miss out on the Brownlow that year. The following year, in 2001, you sustained a serious ACL injury and didn’t play again until the end of 2002. How did you cope with these disappointments?
In your autobiography – Kouta – you described the challenges you had with Dennis Pagan. In your biog, you were authentic and honest about your differences in opinion. What’s your thoughts on this period in your footy?
What advice to you give up incoming adolescents who want to play AFL or other elite level sports?
Beyond footy. You are a family man, married to Suzie with three children. In 2006, you won the fifth season of Seven networks Dancing with the Stars. In 2008, you played ‘Kouta the Greek God’ in the Seven Network’s revival of Gladiators.And now you’re launching your newest venture, KoutaFit. Tell us about your latest project – KoutaFit – and what it has to offer.
Your health philosophy is 20% exercise, 80% nutrition and 100% mindset – what does this mean?
http://www.anthonykoutoufides.com
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