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 Listen to this Podcast via your favourite platform including Apple, Spotify, Player FM & Stitcher.  We hope you enjoy this episode of the Sports MAP Podcast. If you do, please let us know by leaving a review and sharing via Twitter & Facebook