#24 Physiotherapist’s Role in Acute High-Trauma Including Life-Threatening Injuries with Gina Nelson
In this 24th episode of the Sports MAP Podcast we chat with Director & Head Physio of Q Performance, Gina Nelson. Gina has over 8 years of experience working in elite sport. Past 4 years as the Head Physiotherapist at the Queensland Reds and part of the 2021 team that won Super Rugby AU, Head Physiotherapist for the Australia A (Wallabies) in 2022 for their tour of Fiji, and Head Physiotherapist for the Junior Wallabies team in 2019 who were runners up in the Junior World Cup.
In this episode we cover a range of topics including:
- Gina's background and interest in educating around acute trauma
- Discussion around the physiotherapist's role around acute trauma incidents
- Immediate processes when dealing with neck trauma
- Detailed systems when dealing with high-trauma injury scenarios
- Initial processes when first responder to dislocation-fractures
- Key principles around management of concussion
- Gina's tips and advice around education when dealing with acute trauma injuries
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