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The NAF Physio Podcast

The NAF Physio Podcast

Adam Meakins 100 Episodes Mar 18, 2026

A physiotherapy podcast hosted by Adam Meakins, offering an unconventional and outspoken take on the profession. The show features strong opinions and profanity-laden commentary, living up to its promise of being different from typical medical podcasts. Listeners should expect candid discussion and a no-holds-barred approach to physio topics.

Episodes

077 Changing other peoples behaviour to exercise
077 Changing other peoples behaviour to exercise Mar 18, 2026 51:15 Its been nearly a year since the last episode but we are back with a banger Trying to help people change their behaviour to exercise is incredibly difficult and often not done well at all In this joint BCP/NAF episode, Adam and Ben talk about how to best do it
076 Whats The Big Deal About Non Specific Pain
076 Whats The Big Deal About Non Specific Pain Apr 1, 2025 46:50 We are back... again! After a 6 month break, the NAF is back, but this is a little different than usual as it's a shared podcast with The Better Clinician Project Every month, Adam and Ben sit down to discuss a hot topic on the Better Clinician Project on their monthly podcast called Thoughtful Thursday This month's topic is why does the term non-specific pain cause so much controversy and difficu
075 Talking About Older Females Lifting Heavy Sh*t with Dr Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf
075 Talking About Older Females Lifting Heavy Sh*t with Dr Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf Aug 11, 2024 01:12:56 In this episode of the NAF Adam talks with two of his favorite people from across the pond in the USA and the hosts of his new favorite podcast Movement Logic and thats Dr Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf They discuss their work on promoting heavy lifting in the older female population and their recent excellent breakdown of Stu McGills recent podcasts  To find out more about their online program
074 Talking About Strength and Conditioning with Claire Minshull
074 Talking About Strength and Conditioning with Claire Minshull Jul 16, 2024 47:56 In this episode of the NAF Adam talks with Claire about what Strength and Conditioning means, some of its benefits and limitations in MSK rehab, and some thoughts on the recent kickback by some therapists against it. We also find out what Octo-push is and if you can be a basketball player at 5 foot 7 Claire can be found on Twitter/X here and on Instagram here Her website can be found here   
073 Talking About Performing and Dance with Liz Bayley
073 Talking About Performing and Dance with Liz Bayley Jun 19, 2024 55:50 After an extended podcast break Adam talks with Liz Bayley about pain, injury, and rehab in performers and dancers. Liz has years of experience as a professional dancer and with working as a physio with performers and dancers.  In this episode we discuss the joys and difficulties of working with dancers, the most common myths and misconceptions about injury and dancers, and finally if Adam could d
UPDATE: Its been a while!
UPDATE: Its been a while! May 29, 2024 11:10 In this short update, Adam explains why the NAF hasn't been around for 18 months... and whats going to happen with it in the future... that's if you're still interested?
072 Talking About ACL Healing with Dr Steph Filbay
072 Talking About ACL Healing with Dr Steph Filbay Feb 12, 2023 45:52 In this episode, Adam and Greg are joined by Dr Steph Filbay to discuss her research on non-surgical healing of fully ruptured ACLs To follow Steph click here To find out more about Rehab Guru click here To become a NAF Podcast Patreon click here
Extrasode 24: Why you suck at change and what you can do about it?
Extrasode 24: Why you suck at change and what you can do about it? Jan 2, 2023 12:02 In this extrasode Adam takes a look at why so many of us fail with our New Years resolutions and what we can try and do to succeed. To read the blog click here To find out more about Rehab Guru click here To become a NAF Physio Podcast Patreon click here
071 Talking about ACLs, NKT, and hope for 2023
071 Talking about ACLs, NKT, and hope for 2023 Dec 14, 2022 47:30 In this last episode of the year, Greg and Adam review some recent literature on spontaneous ACL healing, the cult that is NKT and some promising signs for 2023. To find out about Rehab Guru click here To become a NAF Podcast Patreon click here
Extrasode 23: Clinical Magic Tricks
Extrasode 23: Clinical Magic Tricks Nov 3, 2022 15:12 In this episode, Adam takes a look at some of the claims and issues around symptom modification tests, as well as a rant about academic arrogance To read the blog click here To find out more about Rehab Guru click here To become a NAF Podcast Patreon click here
070 Talking About Exercise for Pain with Dr Michael Rathleff
070 Talking About Exercise for Pain with Dr Michael Rathleff Oct 27, 2022 44:53 In this months episode Adam and Greg are joined by Dr Michael Rathleff to discuss his work and thoughts on exercise for pain. To find out more about Michaels work click here To find out more about Rehab Guru click here To become a NAF Podcast Patreon click here
Extrasode 22: Steps to Success
Extrasode 22: Steps to Success Oct 9, 2022 13:02 In this months extrasode Adam talks about his experiences with trying to walk a bit more. To read the blog click here To become a NAF Patreon click here To find out more about Rehab Guru click here

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