Runchatlive - ’Putting EVIDENCE back into Running Injury & Performance.’
Runchatlive Podcast, part of website https://www.runchatlive.com/ exists to help RUNNERS of all levels, plus professionals who work with Runners (Coaches, Personal Trainers, Physios, Sports Therapists, etc.) discover evidence based strategies to treat running related injury, reduce injury risk and improve running performance. Host Matt Phillips is joined by internationally respected industry experts to help bring you the results that YOU need. You may also want to check out Matt’s other podcast: ’The Sports Therapy Association Podcast’, recorded LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel.
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RCL66: ’Runchatlive Gait Analysis Presentations at Therapy Expo 2023’
Season 3 · Episode 66
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 • Duration 57:24
'Runchatlive Gait Analysis Presentations At Therapy Expo 2023'
In this special episode of Runchatlive Podcast, Anna Maria Mazzieri (Director of The ST School) steps in as guest host to ask Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive) about his Gait Analysis presentations this November 22nd and 23rd at Therapy Expo in the NEC Birmingham, along with co-presenter Siddharth Hans - co-founder of GaitOn Running Gait Analysis Software:
How the information he delivers on Gait Analysis & Running Injury Management has evolved since his Therapy Expo presentations in 2014, 2015 and 2016
How the polarised nature of social media in 2023 is potentially doing more harm than good when it comes to helping fellow therapists embace new ideas & concepts.
Details of his 'Modern Approach To Gait Analysis' online & face-to-face course
The two day's of speakers & presentations that Matt has organised for the Sports Therapy Association 'STA Update Theatre' at Therapy Expo
How together with Anna Maria's 'Hands on Hub', this year at Therapy Expo is promising to be better than ever in terms of providing quality CPD for soft tissue therapists.
Want to join the live recordings?
If you are a soft tissue therapist who works with runners, we recommend you check out the Sports Therapy Association Podcast (also hosted by Matt Phillips). It is recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member. If you cannot join live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available.
Please Support Our Podcast!
If you appreciate what we do on Runchatlive Podcast, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes.
Questions? Email: matt@runchatlive.com
RCL65: ’Breathwork & Nasal Breathing for Performance’ with special guest David ’Jacko’ Jackson
Season 3 · Episode 65
Sunday, August 13, 2023 • Duration 01:14:02
Is nasal breathing better for running? David 'Jacko' Jackson, former professional rugby player forced to retire in 2013 due to traumatic brain injury, recently ran up & down Mount Snowdon 6 times in 24 hours. He also ran a 216km Ultra Marathon, breathing just through his nose. In this episode of Runchatlive Podcast, he discusses how efficient functional breathing using the nose instead of the mouth can be key in not just recovery from brain injury but also improving athletic performance.
With 316 appearances for Nottingham RFC, and 102 tries across a career of 13 years, David 'Jacko' Jackson was forced to retire in 2013 due to ‘TBI’ - Traumatic Brain Injury. Re–training as a Strength & Conditioning Coach, David co-founded the School of Calisthenics, became a Master Instructor with the Oxygen Advantage, and founded ProBreathwork.com. In this episode, originally recorded for the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, Jacko talks to us about his incredible journey.
Topics discussed (with time stamps):
0:00 Intro
4:30 Welcome David 'Jacko' Jackson
5:55 History of Jacko's concussions & eventual need to retire.
12:00 The lack of understanding in treatment of brain trauma
13:25 How breathwork can improve brain health
20:15 Many people don't understand the basics of breathing
RCL56: ’In-Home Polysomnography’ with special guest Dr Amy M Bender
Season 3 · Episode 56
Sunday, May 1, 2022 • Duration 01:11:11
And so we reach the final part of our 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, being uploaded also to this Runchatlive Podcast. My special guest is Dr Amy M Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, talking about 'In-Home Polysomnography' and sharing the results of my recent five week sleep study using the Cerebra Sleep System.
What is In-Home Polysomnography?
The most comprehensive form of sleep study currently available requires going to a sleep-lab. However, for many the sleeping environment is unnatural and equipment uncomfortable. A popular alternative is the ‘Home Sleep Apnea Test’ (HSAT), which though convenient only measures breathing and respiratory functions, not sleep quality.
Enter the ‘Cerebra Sleep System‘ – an in-home, self applied polysomnogram (PSG) that provides the quality diagnostics of an in-lab study with the convenience of Home Sleep Apnea Testing.
For those of you who like the nitty gritty, Cerebra Sleep System uses the patented algorithm Odds Ratio Product (ORP) that micro analyses the Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal providing a continuous measure of sleep depth, moving beyond conventional scoring methods to dig deeper into brain activity.
The Cerebra Sleep System can measure brain waves (EEG), eye movement (EOG), respiratory data, leg and body movements, pulse oximetry, and heart rate (ECG).
My Five Week Sleep Study using ‘Cerebra Sleep System’
My personal five week sleep study included:
Electroencephalography (EEG/brain waves).
Electrooculography (EOG/eye movements).
Electromyography (EMG/electrical activity of chin muscle).
Daily reaction time tests to track performance.
Questionnaires on perceived sleep quality, disturbances during the night.
Tracking of daily exercise & use of electronics before bedtime.
In this podcast episode, topics discussed included:
What are the benefits but also limitations of common consumer wearables like Fitbit and Oura ring?
How does the Cerebra In-Home Polysomnogram Sleep System differ from the above?
RCL55: ’Sleep: Injury & Performance’ with special guest Dr Jonathan Charest
Season 3 · Episode 55
Thursday, April 21, 2022 • Duration 01:05:08
Our new episodes continue, in association with the 'Sleep Awareness Month' of the Sports Thera[y Association, streamed live at 8pm (GMT +1) every Tuesday in April, to both the STA YouTube Channel and also the Runchatlive Facebook Page,
In this episode, I am joined by special guest Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Services at The Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, in Calgary, Canada. Dr Charest, a published scientific author in the field of sleep research, discusses the impact sleep quality/quantity can have on athletic performance, cognition, health, and mental well-being. He also talks about the role of sleep in reducing risk of injury, and how by delivering education, screening tools, and research-based strategies we can help establish healthy sleep for athletes throughout their career.
Topics discussed include:
Has there been an increase in our understanding of the relationship between sleep and athletic performance over the last few years?
Do athletes sleep worse than non athletic population?
Does going to bed earlier the night before early morning training help?
How relevant are Circadian Rhythms and Chronotypes when it comes to working with athletes?
Are potential future elite athletes slipping through the net because of insufficient sleep?
Do elite athletes for different sports tend to be of the same chronotype?
What are some ways we can help athletes who are suffering from inadequate sleep?
How useful are sleep trackers and wearables to athletes?
How much of a factor is the type of sport when it comes to sleep inadequacy?
Can athletes 'bank' sleep hourse and if so how long do saved hours last?
What strategies can we give to athletes to help them improve their sleep?
RCL54: Sleep Awareness Month Pt2 - ’Sleep Trackers’ with guest Dr Olivia Walch
Season 3 · Episode 54
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 • Duration 01:12:00
After 18 months we're BACK! The response for last week's 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' episode has been fantastic - so very glad it has proved popular amongst the Runchatlive Community. We will continue to stream all episodes of the 'Sleep Awareness Month' LIVE to not just the STA YouTube Channel but also the Runchatlive Facebook Page so if you'd like to watch them live be sure to head to one of these sites at 8pm (GMT +1) every Tuesday in April.
In Part 2 of this month's 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH' on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we talk about 'Sleep Trackables' with special guest Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, a company that develops science-backed apps to help people fix their sleep and circadian rhythms.
With an estimated one in three people in the UK reporting regular sleep complaints, it is not surprising that sleep trackers have become enormously popular over the last few years. On waking up, our faithful Fitbit, Oura Ring or Withings Sleep Analyzer (to name just three) will inform you of the quantity & quality of your night's sleep, but just how accurate are they? Can the information these consumer sleep wearables provide be put to good use, or are they just another modern day gadget causing dependency and anxiety?
Special guest Dr Olivia Walch takes us through such questions to see how marketing claims hold up under the scrutiny of science, and discusses what role they can play in improving sleep health.
Topics discussed include:
What is the difference between sleep trackers and sleep wearables?
How long have sleep trackers/wearables been used to assess sleep quanitity/quality?
How has the technology in sleep wearables changed over time?
How do scoring algorithms work?
How accurate are popular sleep wearables from Garmin, Fitbit, Oura Ring, etc?
Can popular consumer sleep wearables measure stages of sleep?
What is the relationship like between sleep researchers and consumer brands for wearables?
If we see clients/patients are wearing sleep trackers, what sort of conversations should we be having with them?
It's been 18 months but we're BACK! Kind of...
For those of you are unaware, in May 2020 I created the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, a weekly podcast with the mission of Putting the Evidence Back into Sports Therapy and Sports Massage Therapy. It gets streamed LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel and is then uploaded to all popular podcast apps including Spotify.
Though it's not specifically about running related injury & performance, many of the topics covered will be useful to YOU, the listeners of Runchatlive Podcast, as we're essentially talking about issues that affect pain & performance. As is the case for Runchatlive, our listeners include health care professionals across the spectrum as well as active people of all levels looking for evidence informed strategies to stay fit and healthy!
This April 2022, we have a 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH', and because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, each weekly episode is being recorded live on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also the Runchatlive Facebook Page AND being uploaded to the Runchatlive Podcast feed for YOUR listening pleasure.
The four episodes are:
'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' - April 5th with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher
'Sleep Trackers' - April 12th with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics.
'Sleep: Injury & Performance' - April 19th with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
'In-Home Polysomnogram' - April 26th with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.
Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!
About This Week's Guest
is a 5th year Clinical Psychology PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary research program focuses on advancing the classification, assessment, and treatment of unexplained excessive daytime sleepiness. Jesse also has unique expertise in the capabilities & shortcomings of commercially available sleep tracking technology. He has a longstanding affiliation with the Sleep Research Society and previously served as the Sleep Research Society Trainee Member At-Large, while currently assisting efforts on the Communications Committee.
In this episode, Jesse introduces the many areas of sleep that will surface over the coming month and discusses why sleep is currenty being labelled 'The Silent Epidemic.' We are also delighted to be joined (40 minutes in) by next week's guest .
Paul Ingraham: Muscle Knots and Trigger Points - Run Chat Live #52
Season 2 · Episode 52
Friday, October 9, 2020 • Duration 01:11:36
Visit a massage therapist and chances are you will be told you have muscle knots and maybe even 'Trigger Points'. Much of the therapist's work will strive to 'undo' these knots, maybe using 'Trigger Point Therapy'. But how much evidence is there that these knots are responsible for pain. What effect does 'releasing' them have? As runners, can we benefit from such 'release'?
Ep.52 of Run Chat Live Podcast brings you the undisputed forefather of putting evidence back into therapeutical care - Mr Paul Ingraham. If you are as yet aware of Paul Ingraham’s work via painscience.com, formerly known as saveyourself.ca, then buckle yourself in for an episode that is going to change your life. Though taste is obviously a personal thing, as far as writing style, humour & educational skills go, Paul Ingraham is still after many, many years one of Run Chat Live's TOP RECOMMENDATIONS for clinicians (and patients) looking to open the door to becoming more evidence based.
RUNCHATIVE INTERNATIONAL RUNNING CONFERENCE 2020
Oct 29th & 30th - ONLINE!
Simultaneous Translation into Spanish!
10 fantastic speakers including:
Matt Fitzgerald, Kevin Maggs, Ben Cormack, Tom Goom, Alice Sanvito, Claire Minshull, Trevor Prior, Emma Brockwell, Nick Knight & Jess Bruce, Mike James.
Alice Sanvito: Massage Therapy - How to be Evidence Based
Episode 51
Saturday, September 19, 2020 • Duration 01:11:03
Despite the popularity of massage, many of the common assumptions of what is happening physiologically are poorly evidenced. In this episode of Runchatlive, internationally acclaimed massage therapist Alice Sanvito talks to us about what massage does & doesn’t do for runners, and how therapists can make it work better.
We also discuss both therapists and runners can learn & evolve without feeling anger & frustration. Alice Sanvito is one of ten speakers presenting at this year's Runchatlive International Running Conference, Oct 29th & 30th Online. As one of just four therapists in the USA selected by Zhenya Kurashova Wine to be trained as instructors for the Kurashova Institute for the Study of Physical Medicine, Alice Sanvito has a great amount of experience in massage therapy, with a no nonsense science-based approach that makes her a leading figure in a number of online communities. Look out for her hashtag #shitmassagetherapistssay
RUNCHATIVE INTERNATIONAL RUNNING CONFERENCE 2020
Oct 29th & 30th - ONLINE!
Simultaneous Translation into Spanish!
10 fantastic speakers including:
Matt Fitzgerald, Kevin Maggs, Ben Cormack, Tom Goom, Alice Sanvito, Claire Minshull, Trevor Prior, Emma Brockwell, Nick Knight & Jess Bruce, Mike James.
JOIN US FOR FUTURE EPISODES!
Runchatlive episodes are recorded LIVE on Thursdays at 8pm (UK time) on our Facebook Page: www.Facebook.com/MattPhillipsRCL. Details of up and coming episodes are posted at www.runchatlive.com.
If you prefer to watch or listen in your own time, here are some options:
Dr. Guillaume Millet: Ultra Trail Running - How To train to reduce fatigue
Season 2 · Episode 50
Monday, September 14, 2020 • Duration 01:28:20
In the previous episode of Runchatlive, we had the honor of talking with Dr. Benno Nigg - founder, creator & director of the Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, a multi-disciplinary research center with approximately 200 researchers & assistants working in every aspect of the understanding of movement and exercise.
In Episode 50, we are delighted to bring you Dr. Guillaume Millet, who from 2013 to 2018 worked at the Human Performance Laboratory directing the Neuromuscular Fatigue research team. Now back in France, Dr. Millet is Professor of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Kinesiology at Jean Monnet University, Saint-Étienne and the director of the LIBM laboratory (Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology).
His general research area investigates the physiological, neurophysiological and biomechanical factors associated with fatigue, including that associated with extreme (ultra-endurance, hypoxia) exercise, and in this episode of Runchatlive talks about training & fatigue in Ultra Trail Running.
We should add, Dr. Millet is himself no stranger to extreme exercise, with over 30 years experience competing in endurance sports including ultra-trail running, XC skiing and adventure races. The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® (UTMB) is widely regarded as one of the most difficult foot races in the world with a distance of approximately 106 miles and a total elevation gain of around 32,940 ft. - Dr. Millet has placed 3 times in the top 6.
RUNCHATIVE INTERNATIONAL RUNNING CONFERENCE 2020
Oct 29th & 30th - ONLINE!
Simultaneous Translation into Spanish!
10 fantastic speakers including:
Matt Fitzgerald, Kevin Maggs, Ben Cormack, Tom Goom, Alice Sanvito, Claire Minshull, Trevor Prior, Emma Brockwell, Nick Knight & Jess Bruce, Mike James.
JOIN US FOR FUTURE EPISODES!
Runchatlive episodes are recorded LIVE on Thursdays at 8pm (UK time) on our Facebook Page: . Details of up and coming episodes are posted at www.runchatlive.com.
Dr. Benno Nigg: Running Shoes - 40 years of research
Season 2 · Episode 49
Friday, September 4, 2020 • Duration 01:15:03
Regarded by many as the important contributor to running related research over the past 40 years, Dr. Benno Nigg is Founder & director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary, a multi-disciplinary Research Center concentrating on the study of the human body and its locomotion. He has received many awards and recognitions, including the Olympic Order, honorary degrees from the Universities of Salzburg and Innsbruck and an honorary professorship from the University of Shanghai.
In this episode of Runchatlive, he will be discussing the SCIENCE behind modern running shoes. What role have shoes truly played in the performance explosion we have witnessed since Eliud Kipchoge became the first man to break two hours for the marathon. 2019 also brought us twice as many men running under 2:10 and twice as many women under 2:27 compared to 2016. Eight of the twelve fastest men’s marathons in history have been run in the last year. How much of a factor has this new breed of shoe played? And more importantly, what is it in the shoe that could have made this possible?
With over 25,000 publications on human locomotion, in particular with relation to products such as orthoses, shoe insoles, sport shoes, surfaces and sport equipment, Dr. Nigg will be giving us an inside look at his latest study that appeared this August in the British Journal of Sports Medicine: 'The teeter-totter effect: A new mechanism to understand shoe-related improvements in long-distance running.'
An incredible hour, thank you once again Dr. Benno Nigg for giving us his time.
RUNCHATIVE INTERNATIONAL RUNNING CONFERENCE 2020
Oct 29th & 30th - ONLINE!
Simultaneous Translation into Spanish!
10 fantastic speakers including:
Matt Fitzgerald, Kevin Maggs, Ben Cormack, Tom Goom, Alice Sanvito, Claire Minshull, Trevor Prior, Emma Brockwell, Nick Knight & Jess Bruce, Mike James.
JOIN US FOR FUTURE EPISODES!
Runchatlive episodes are recorded LIVE on Thursdays at 8pm (UK time) on our Facebook Page: . Details of up and coming episodes are posted at www.runchatlive.com.
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Our sincere thanks to David 'Jacko' Jackson for giving up his time to be a guest on the show!
Want to join the live recordings?
If you are a soft tissue therapist who works with runners, we recommend you check out the Sports Therapy Association Podcast (also hosted by Matt Phillips). It is recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member. If you cannot join live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available.
Please Support Our Podcast!
If you appreciate what we do on Runchatlive Podcast, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes.
Questions?
Email: matt@runchatlive.com
How useful is the data regarding the different stages of sleep, e.g. REM, N-REM, Deep Sleep, etc.?
How did Matt Phillips find sleeping with the Cerebra headset on?
How useful was it being held accountable each day by filling in questionnaires?
What was Matt's Sleep Study expecting to find by removing caffeine consumption after week one?
A look at the results from Matt's five week Sleep Study including:
- General Insights (sleep efficiency, sleep latency, reported sleep quality, and more)
- Actual sleep time per night
- Amount of waking up after going to sleep
- Effect of removing caffeine: evening sleepiness, reaction time, attention lapses
Take home messages from the study & Sleep Awareness Month
About This Week's Guest
Dr. Amy Bender is Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, a digital health company in Canada focused on improving access to advanced digital sleep analysis and diagnostic sleep technology. She is a highly respected researcher with written publications, interviews for stories in Oprah Magazine and public speaking appearances including Ted Med talk. Dr Bender has worked with the National Hockey League, Canadian national team athletes & Olympic athletes, and is no stranger to sport herself with pastimes including mountaineering and Ironman Triathlon.
A huge thanks to all of our special guests during the 'Sleep Awareness Month':
Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher
Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics
Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra
Please Support Our Podcasts!
If you appreciate what we do on Runchatlive Podcast and the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes.
About This Week's Guest
Dr. Jonathan Charest is the director of Athlete Sleep Services and a behavioral sleep medicine specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human Performance as well as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. A published scientific author in the field of sleep research, Dr Charest Focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes, and possesses expertise in behavioral sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders as well as the specific reality of the athletic population. As an ex-athlete, he believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment.
A huge thanks to Dr Jonathan Charest for giving up his time to join us!
JOIN US FOR MORE EPISODES!
Because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, this month's 'Sleep Awareness' series is being recorded LIVE on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also Runchatlive Facebook Page!
APRIL 5th - 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher - recording available on all popular podcast apps!
APRIL 12th - 'Sleep Trackers' with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics - recording available on all popular podcast apps!
APRIL 19th - 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
APRIL 26th - 'In-Home Polysomnogram' with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.
Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!
What is the Sports Therapy Association Podcast?
For those of you are unaware, in May 2020 I created the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, a weekly podcast with the mission of Putting the Evidence Back into Sports Therapy and Sports Massage Therapy. It gets streamed LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel and is then uploaded to all popular podcast apps including Spotify.
Though it's not specifically about running related injury & performance, many of the topics covered will be useful to YOU, the listeners of Runchatlive Podcast, as we're essentially talking about issues that affect pain & performance. As is the case for Runchatlive, our listeners include health care professionals across the spectrum as well as active people of all levels looking for evidence informed strategies to stay fit and healthy!
Please Support Our Podcasts!
If you appreciate what we do on Runchatlive Podcast and the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes.
Can sleep trackers cause 'orthosomnia' - the obsession for 'perfect' sleep?
Using sleep wearables to measure sleep consistency.
Controlling light exposure: one of the easiest & most accessible ways to improve sleep quality/quanity
About This Week's Guest
Dr Olivia Walch has been studying the mathematics of sleep for the last ten years, getting her Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 2016. She is the CEO of Arcascope, a company dedicated to making science-backed apps to help people fix their sleep and circadian rhythms. Olivia is also co-editor of Political Geometry, a volume on the mathematics of gerrymandering, with Moon Duchin.
A huge thanks to Dr Olivia Walch for giving up her time to join us!
What is the Sports Therapy Association Podcast?
For those of you are unaware, in May 2020 I created the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, a weekly podcast with the mission of Putting the Evidence Back into Sports Therapy and Sports Massage Therapy. It gets streamed LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel and is then uploaded to all popular podcast apps including Spotify.
Though it's not specifically about running related injury & performance, many of the topics covered will be useful to YOU, the listeners of Runchatlive Podcast, as we're essentially talking about issues that affect pain & performance. As is the case for Runchatlive, our listeners include health care professionals across the spectrum as well as active people of all levels looking for evidence informed strategies to stay fit and healthy!
This April 2022, we have a 'SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH', and because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, each weekly episode is being recorded live on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also the Runchatlive Facebook Page AND being uploaded to the Runchatlive Podcast feed for YOUR listening pleasure.
The four episodes are:
'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' - April 5th with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher
'Sleep Trackers' - April 12th with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics.
'Sleep: Injury & Performance' - April 19th with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
'In-Home Polysomnogram' - April 26th with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.
Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!
A huge thanks to Jesse Cook and Dr Olivia Walch for giving up their time to join us!
NEXT WEEK!
Our Sleep Awareness Month continues! Join us Tuesday April 12th for ‘Sleep Trackers’ with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics.
JOIN via the STA YouTube Channel OR the Runchatlive Facebook Page
