Speakers

Matt Phillips is a Running Injury & Performance Specialist with over ten years of clinical experience in a multidisciplinary practice. He created his website Runchatlive.com and the Runchatlive Podcast to help MSK therapists, coaches & runners move beyond outdated approaches, and adopt a more evidence-informed approach for injury prevention & management. A sought-after speaker at national and international conferences, Matt has contributed to numerous websites and magazines, and delivers his popular CPD course ‘Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach‘. Matt also has a long history of working in further education, helping a diverse range of students & professionals improve their communication skills. He has recently launched a new online CPD course, ‘Communication & Behaviour Change Skills for Clinical Practice‘ , blending evidence-based communication techniques with practical behaviour change models, to provide health care practitioners with a selection of approaches to help clients & patients embrace positive, meaningful behaviour change, and see opportunity in professional advice rather than hinderance & challenge. Full details are available at https://thestschool.co.uk/. Matt is also host of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, now in its fifth year. Recorded live every Tuesday on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube channel since November 2020, the podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.