Exploring the world of sports physiotherapy – with Jodie Dakic

Physio Foundations

Jodie is a highly experienced sports physiotherapist, physiotherapy educator and emerging researcher in the field of women’s health and physical activity. In this episode I spoke to Jodie about her many years’ experience working in elite sport and the series of ground-breaking studies she is doing as part of her PhD looking at the impact of pelvic health on women’s physical activity. We explored the foundations of Jodie's career and her tips for up and coming practitioners who want to follow a similar path. Enjoy!

In this episode:

0:24 About Jodie

3:00 Jodie’s foundations – training, experience and pathway into elite sport, research and physio education

7:20 What do you love about working as a sports physio?

9:55 ‘I enjoy the pressure’. You have to enjoy striving and succeeding despite the pressure.

14:15 The unromantic side of sports physiotherapy

16:22 Other roles of a sports physiotherapist – triage, liaison, medical referral – building resilience and life experience

18:00 Life skills that develop when you travel with and without a sports team and travelling/working on your own

18:57 The sense of team and community within sports teams and the sports medicine team

22:08 Jodie’s PhD – ground-breaking studies of pelvic health and physical activity for female athletes

27:45 ‘I really believe in what I’m doing’ The driving force behind Jodie’s research

31:35 Jodie’s tips for finding your pathway into research – consider your motivating factors

34:50 You could do your PhD with Jodie one day? Just putting that out there…

35:30 Where can we find out more about Jodie and her work?

37:06 Jodie’s tips for starting a career in sports physiotherapy

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