Life Is Curious Podcast Ep. 5 Julian Roach

My guest today is none other than Julian Roach, an experienced and well-travelled physiotherapist currently based in Toronto, Canada. 

As a longterm clinical practitioner, former athlete, family man and businessman, Julian brings an interesting and deep expertise to the topic of exercise, health and performance as it pertains particular to the area of physiotherapy, but also in the context of achieving the best outcomes for a variety of different people and cases. 

We discuss the influence of having lived in multiple countries and the lessons learned from experience as well as what the future may hold for physiotherapy. 

I enjoyed this discussion immensely and look forward to sharing with you all.

To find out more about Julian or get in touch with him:

IG: Julianroachpt

Twitter: BajanPhysio1 

Facebook: Julian Roach 

website: www.julianroach.com 

Physelite: www.physelite.com

Show Notes

• 00:55 Introduction to whose Julian is

• 03:30 Julian’s background and formative years (and some cricketing references)

• 05:40 The power of having a broad range of influences growing up and it building into your personal vision

• 09:30 Differences of ways of doing things in different countries and thinking of best practices 

• 12:00 Dealing with the gap between the ideal  and the reality (with focus on physiotherapy treatment plan)

• 18:00 Barriers to achieving the perfect outcomes from physiotherapy - compliance barriers or clinician responsibility?

• 28:00 Understanding when a person is a good fit for you as a client and when not and why this is important

• 32:00 The standard model of physiotherapy / healthcare as Julian has experienced it over time and how he is doing it it differently today. 

• 39:30 The important components of Julian’s model of care.

• 41:30 What is the basis of physiotherapy rehabilitation - and what has changed now for Julian compared to the past

• 47:30 Most important part of physiotherapy facility

• 51:30 Expanding people´s goals beyond just step one of solving the immediate problem

• 55:00 What is the real role of the physiotherapist 

• 56:15 How things will move forward to only best care practices will be the norm

• 59:00 The future, will technology and progress help to improve the level of care?

• 1:07:30 A “fantasy” best day for Julian 

• 1:11:00 Current ideal day for Julian

• 1:16:30 How to find out more or connect with Julian