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09/10/2025

Working as an independent consultant with healthcare clinics, individual clinicians and providing second opinions with patients, one of the major issues I see is a lack of consistent delivery of comprehensive yet succinct Treatment Management Plans.

These have been shown to improve patient satisfaction, outcomes and adherence to rehabilitation (Rossettini et al 2020), as well as assisting business KPI’s (Ferguson 2023).

Having trained 100’s of clinicians in using plans, I have seen the many benefits that rapidly they can have for patients and practices. Without a consistent Treatment Planning system, clinicians run the risk of coming across as waffly, unconvincing and even boring! 😴

Does your clinic have a predictable Treatment Management Planning system?

Is your staff consistent with delivering them, and are they fully booked?

If you’re a patient, how would you feel if you weren’t given a plan after seeing a therapist for your pain and injury concerns?

Feel free to comment below!

Get free information on Treatment Planning via the Global website below 👇

If you’re interested in implementing these systems for you and your team, comment PLAN below, reach out via direct message or go to the website:

globalspecialist.physio/treatmentplan

26/09/2025

Global Specialist Physiotherapy is very excited to announce that Ms. Emilie Noble will be consulting with us!

Emilie is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist registered with the College of Physiotherapists of British Columbia, Canada and works with athletes locally in Whistler, BC.

Emilie is pleased to use her experience as a downhill skier and soccer player to strengthen her physiotherapy practice and help her patients get back to doing what they love most. Whether it is returning to the slopes, the field or simply climbing the stairs, Emilie likes to collaborate with her patients to set task-oriented and functional rehabilitation goals. Emilie has experience with a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries, concussion rehabilitation, running injury management, and has a particular interest in ACL recovery, both surgical and non-surgical/healing.

Having experienced the injury herself, Emilie brings a unique perspective to ACL recovery, and she is passionate about ensuring her clients have a thorough understanding of their injury and options. Emilie currently works as an advocate for ACL non-surgical management in her local region where she runs presentations on the research demonstrating ACL healing to local healthcare providers. She has also worked to collaborate with physicians including Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgeons on ACL healing management. Emilie is looking forward to expanding her advocacy work more with Global.

Meet the rest of the Global team here:

https://globalspecialistphysio.com/meet-us-1

For more information about our services, go to:

globalspecialistphysio.com

18/09/2025

Global Specialist Physiotherapy is very excited to announce that Mr. Ciarán Caldwell will be consulting with us!

Ciarán is an Irish-born physiotherapist who graduated from the University of Ulster in 2008 before relocating to Australia in 2009. Since then, he has worked exclusively in private practice and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy in 2017.

With a strong commitment to lifelong learning, Ciarán has pursued further postgraduate qualifications in advanced paediatric developmental physiotherapy, male cancer rehabilitation, and lower limb tendinopathy. He is currently undertaking specialist training in ADHD-focused physiotherapy, reflecting his dedication to broadening the scope of evidence-based care for his patients.

Ciarán has a particular passion for non-surgical rehabilitation of ACL and meniscus injuries. Having personally navigated his own ACL injury rehab and successfully returned to sport without surgery, he brings both professional expertise and lived experience to his practice. Nearly 20 years on, he continues to enjoy soccer, swimming, and skiing, and draws on this journey to inspire and guide patients considering non-operative rehabilitation pathways. His collaboration with Dr. Kieran Richardson has been pivotal for him in bridging the gap between research evidence and confident clinical application in this area.

Meet the rest of the Global team here:

https://globalspecialistphysio.com/meet-us-1

For more information about our services, or for a free initial consultation about our Professional Development or Formal Mentoring services, go to:

globalspecialistphysio.com

16/09/2025

One impactful revelation to me on my journey of offering expert non-surgical management of ACL tears is the realisation that there is no randomised control trial or systematic evidence showing ACL ruptures have no capacity to heal.

We have known since at least 1994 (Ihara et al) that ACL ruptures have the potential to heal with a weight-bearing bracing protocol, confirmed with repeat arthroscopy.

The same lead author utilised follow-up MRI’s to confirm healing of the rupture’s ligament in a case series over 3, 11 and 24 months.

Our soon to be published BLEX (block extension, continue exercise) paper builds upon previous ACL healing papers to form a pragmatic, Physiotherapist-led approach with a wide inclusion criteria and flexible delivery of care via both face-to-face and telehealth methods.

For more information on the background to this approach, please watch my full 51-minute lecture from 2023 through the YouTube link below:

https://youtu.be/XY-9dK-Y_S0?si=b2CxkCEqo5zLH64S

For training on ACL and meniscus non-surgical management, or for independent expert non-surgical opinion on a knee injury like this, go to:

globalspecialistphysio.com/acl

11/09/2025

Global Specialist Physiotherapy is very excited to announce that Mr. Sam Taylor will be consulting with us!

Sam is an experienced Physiotherapist with a strong clinical focus on injury assessment, non-surgical management pathways, and persistent pain rehabilitation. He is recognised for providing clear second opinions in complex musculoskeletal cases, combining advanced pain science, strength & conditioning, and psychologically informed practice to guide long-term recovery and performance.

He has particular expertise in golf performance and injury management, non-surgical ACL rehabilitation, and the rehabilitation of complex or failed surgical cases. He is currently working on publishing a paper on non-surgical ACL graft healing using a novel modified bracing intervention.

Through his role with Golf Australia and EDGA, Sam has been appointed by the International Golf Federation to write International Paralympic-compliant code outlining Minimum Impairment Criteria and Sports Classification in preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics.

Meet the rest of the Global team here:

https://globalspecialistphysio.com/meet-us-1

For more information about our services, go to:

globalspecialistphysio.com

03/09/2025

Global Specialist Physiotherapy is very excited to announce that Dr. Bailey Tadlock will be consulting with us!

Bailey is a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist who has experience working in various private practice settings within the United States, most predominantly with athletes of varying skill levels and ages. Her areas of interest include injury management of overhead and tactical athletes and non-operative management of various musculoskeletal conditions. She also has prior training in sports nutrition, which has fostered a special interest in nutrition’s influence on performance and rehabilitative outcomes.

Bailey utilises a research-based, holistic care approach that considers both the physical and psychosocial influences on patient outcomes, which allows her to create the most comprehensive and personalized plan of care possible to achieve long-term outcomes.

In addition to her clinical work, Bailey has a passion for mentoring the next generation of physiotherapists. She has spent several years as a clinical instructor, working with current students on developing hands-on skills, as well as improving clinical reasoning and exercise prescription skills.

She has special interests in:

• Nutritional considerations for optimising rehab/recovery
• Return to sport testing/protocols
• Use of non-exercise modalities for tendinopathy
• Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of common injuries in overhead athletes

Meet the rest of the Global team here:

https://globalspecialistphysio.com/meet-us-1

For more information about our services, go to:

globalspecialistphysio.com

28/08/2025

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Want non-surgical opinion on your pain + injury, to avoid unnecessary surgery? Comment Non-op below or go to:
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globalspecialist.physio/clinic

17/08/2025

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Want non-surgical opinion on your pain + injury, to avoid unnecessary surgery?

Go to:
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globalspecialist.physio/clinic

12/08/2025

I've had a few patients use ChatGPT to discover Global's services recently🤖

Have you found similar trends in your practice?

What are your thoughts on patients using AI in this way?

Feel free to share your experiences and opinions below👇

07/08/2025

Patients love clinicians who summarise their initial consultation assessment findings and recommended management in a written, simplified and understandable way, so they personally can have a better understanding of the short- and long-term direction of their care, as well as their family and friends.

Want the best, contemporary evidence-based Treatment Plan system implemented in your clinic, which has worked for 100’s of practitioners, to get the best clinical and KPI outcomes for your patients? Comment “Plan” below, reach out via direct message or go the Global Specialist Physiotherapy plan website for more info and free content:
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globalspecialistphysio.com/treatmentplan

11/07/2025

Who can relate? 🫣😆🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

29/06/2025

Working in second opinion, patients present to me wanting an outside look on their pain and injury concerns. One question I’ll ask patients is:

“What is the current plan?”

It’s remarkable how frequently clients will respond with:

“I actually don’t know.”

This is not a criticism of every clinician, as they often have had no undergraduate university training in management planning, with even some postgraduate institutions giving very little focus to this key component of the initial clinical exam.

Empirical evidence shows patients want and need a plan. This can be communicated in a simple way, written/electronically and verbally at the end of the first session, encapsulating the differential diagnosis, recommended dosage of appointments and short- and long-term prognosis.

The point of difference with Global Specialist Physiotherapy’s Treatment Plan Implementation System, which has been utilised by 100’s of healthcare professionals and clinics, is the focus on the latest evidence-based content to maximise both business and clinical KPI’s.

For a free Treatment Plan example, free articles and videos to share with your team and if you’re interested in online or face-to-face Treatment Planning training or 1-on-1 mentoring, reach out via direct message or go to the Global Treatment Planning website for a free initial consultation:

globalspecialistphysio.com/treatmentplan

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Having worked in a hospital setting as a new graduate, Kieran encountered a system with many patients in severe pain, some who had sustained orthopaedic trauma and others who opted for elective procedures. He worked methodically to rehabilitate these patients back to their normal lives.

Later, working in private practice as a first-contact practitioner, Kieran further identified effective strategies and patterns of management that had not been widely explored or made known within the profession. Using them to treat patients' pain, he saw substantial improvements in their conditions.

This started a quest to find high-quality scientific evidence that validated the techniques and systems that he has used clinically to reduce patients pain, so they could avoid unnecessary imaging, medication, injection therapies and elective surgery.