Building Function
Listen in as Brad and the team of Exercise Physiologists at Specialised Health and Reva Wellness breakdown the barriers to improving the function of those with chronic health conditions such as cancer, chronic fatigue and mental health. Our aim is not only to help patients with these conditions come out the other side stronger than ever but to also empower those who work in the rehabilitation and insurance industry to understand what else they can do to support their clients along the road to recovery.
Episodes
22 episodes
Exercise Physiology & the Path to Recovery: A look into NextStep NZ
In this episode of 'Building Function,' we take a dive into the world of NextStep New Zealand - a rehabilitation facility in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. We'll explore who they are, the individuals they assist, and their unique approach to b...
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Episode 23
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26:54
A lifestyle approach to medicine, with 'Your Lifestyle Medics'
Meet Marissa and Taisia, general practitioners who've taken a fascinating detour into the world of lifestyle medicine.In this episode, we sit down for a chat with these two about what sparked their shift from typical medical practice to...
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Episode 22
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43:56
Navigating and Advocating for CFS/ME: A Conversation with Fiona Charlton
In this episode of the Building Function Podcast, we had the privilege of interviewing Fiona Charlton, a remarkable individual who, despite living with chronic illness, continues to make a positive impact. Fiona, is the President of ANZMES (The...
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Episode 21
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43:08
Building Effective Remote Teams with Lisa George
Join us on Episode 20 of the Building Function Podcast, as we dive into the world of building effective remote teams. Our special guest today is Lisa George, the visionary founder of Momentum Rehab, a leading remote team of Occupational Therapi...
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Episode 20
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34:47
Overcoming Chronic Pain: A Conversation with Cara Leyton
In this episode of the Building Function podcast, host Tessa sits down with Cara Leyton, founder of the corrective movement business, Intension. With a personal history of chronic pain, Cara spent her Master's degree studying lower back pain an...
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Episode 18
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30:06
Chronic Pain with Daniel Arbilla
Today, we are delving into the topic of chronic pain, why it is such a complex condition to work with, and some of the things we wish we knew when we first started practising as EP’s. We talk about the difference between trying to ‘fix’ someone...
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1:02:20
RED-S with Dr Katie Schofield
“Connecting the dots between psychology and physiology in female elite sports”In this episode Yolanda speaks to Dr Katie Schofield, Sport Scientist and Performance Nutritionist from Cambridge, New Zealand. Katie represented New Ze...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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47:31
Volunteering and Lifeline with Alicia Gibbs
***Disclaimer: If you or anyone you know are experiencing any mental health symptoms, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.“If it’s important to us, we need to make the time”In today’s episode ...
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Episode 15
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56:16
The World of Pharmacy with Nicolette Ellis
Today we’re talking to Nicolette Ellis, an advanced practice pharmacist with specialised clinical experience in persistent pain, cancer pain, Substance Use Disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and mental health conditions.Nicolette is a Pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:01:14
Mindfulness and Meditation
On today’s podcast the team delves into the topic of mindfulness and meditation. Yolanda, Tessa and Dan discuss what mindfulness entails, and how they came to be aware of and practice mindfulness themselves. We discuss som...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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43:35
Exercise Oncology with Jessica Allan
On today’s podcast we talk to Jessica Allan, a fellow exercise physiologist out of Christchurch who is currently undertaking some important exercise-based research in cancer populations with her colleague, Dr Linda Buss.We disc...
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Episode 12
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29:33
CancerAid with Dr Jonny Lo
On today’s podcast we talk to the inimitable Dr Jonny Lo about all-things surfing and his background in medicine and technology, as well as discussing the recent CancerAid Study!Dr Jonny Lo has had an incredible career to date and brings...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:54
POTS and other Invisible Illnesses with Jennifer Smallridge
“There’s an issue with the software, not the hardware”On today’s podcast we talk to fellow Specialised Health Exercise Physiologist Jennifer Smallridge about all things invisible illnesses! These include but are not limited to conditions...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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39:53
Chronic Pain in the New World with Anjelo Ratnachandra
Anjelo Ratnachandra is the founder of Beyond Pain and an award-winning practitioner who established one of the first private chronic pain physiotherapy services in Australia. Anjelo and his team based in Melbourne help patients with chronic pai...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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56:38
The Psychology / Exercise Relationship with Api Taiapa
Today, our NZ-based EP Tessa Nielsen takes the mike to interview a good friend of hers - Api Taiapa - who works as an organisational psychologist in the Air Force in Blenheim, NZ. Api gives us some great insight into his favourite ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:31
Preventing Burnout with Exercise Physiologist Georgia Devine
Georgia Devine is a Melbourne based Exercise Physiologist working within the Specialised Health team, however, Georgia is one of those remarkable individuals who manages to go ahead and continue studying and so is currently working her way thro...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:17
A Biokineticist in New Zealand
In this episode, we were lucky enough to rope in Carmyn Barnes to come and have a chat with us about her experience working in the field of Exercise Physiology in New Zealand!Carmyn studied and worked as an Exercise Physiologist (known a...
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54:45
Learn to teach and learn to learn with Brad McGregor
This was an absolute pleasure of a conversation that was immensely enjoyable for me and i'm sure you'll love it too.Brad McGregor is a lifetime learner and passionate teacher of all topics related to fitness, strength, conditioning and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:04:13
The new frontier of fatigue management
In this episode we discuss our novel approach to fatigue management which involves helping patients to track various biometric factors such as step count, heart rate and our "hero" metric, Heart Rate Variability, in order to better quantify the...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:05:53
The Alarming Statistics Surrounding Mental Health!
Whether it's related to the pandemic or whether we were already trending this way, the incidence of mental health conditions is on the rise. In the general public, there is more awareness of what the symptoms of mental ill-health are, there are...
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Episode 3
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42:07
How and Why Do Exercise Physiologists Adopt a BPS approach to their Rehab Programs?
Ever since George Engel theorised about the Biopsychosocial approach to rehabilitation in 1977 it's fair to say that the model has caught fire in the rehab world. The number of studies published on PubMed each year, focusing on the BPS model, h...
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Episode 2
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42:48