Integrated Performance Training's Podcast
"Welcome to the podcast of Integrated Performance Training. In this podcast we interview physical coaches, physiotherapists and personal trainers who are Bram Swinnen ambassadors. These ambassadors followed a course, given by Bram Swinnen. Here we discuss their insights on different physical topics. My name is Karel Vanhulsel and welcome to today's podcast. "
Integrated Performance Training's Podcast
Olivier Meul: getting the most out of every rehab
Olivier Meul is a Belgian physical therapist, who has worked with Beerschot for 3 years, SK Lierse for 3 years and 1 year in KV Kortrijk. He had also short working passages in Beijing and in Egypt (1ste league). Now he’s working for the National Futsal Team. Besides that, he is the owner of two big sports rehab & performance centers, one in Temse and the other in Sint-Gillis-Waas.
Here were some topics we discussed:
· Change of career plan
· “Getting the most out of every rehab”
o working during the Ramadan period in Egypt
o From +40°C in Egypt to -40°C in China
o Pooltable as treatment table for physiotherapy
o Being not allowed in the rehab room of the club
o 4 coach changes in one season!
· “Physical coaches should have an opinion”
· Looking out for your own career as a physiotherapist
· Getting quality in all aspects of your life
· “A physiotherapist, also working in a private setting, is actually an advantage for a club”
· Use of rehab protocols