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The Platform Podcast Ep. 129 | Therapeutic Alliance, Agent Pimento & Chiropractor

Two of Australia's best Strength Coaches, Brandon Greco and Jonny "Bbad" Nelson delve deep into everything powerlifting and interview some of the best lifters in who they are beyond the platform.Dr Nick Papastamatis is the owner of Balance Health & Performance, a Chiro by trade with four clinics in NSW and now one in QLD, Dr Nick is on a mission to make a difference by inspiring change through education.

Brando and Nick sit down to an absolute brilliant conversation going through all things pain vs pleasure, why we change and how we see the industries developing in the future.

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The Mind Muscle Project Ep. 94 | Why CrossFit will never be safe and what needs to change

This week we have a panel of guests Ev Dalecki from Dalecki Strength and Nick from Balance Health and Performance. In this episode we reflect on the safety and movement aspects of CrossFit. We discuss what is holding the sport back from massive next level growth and why it will continue to fail in so many areas if things don't change.

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GrowthRX Podcast | Talking all things culture and values based teams

The perfect webinar for clinic owners who are struggling with culture, practitioners looking to contribute more towards positive growth, or those wanting to incorporate values based leadership into their organisations.

Dr Nick Papastamatis - Chiropractor, Clinic Owner, Business Mentor & GRx Leader. His personal mission.. “Educating people to inspire change within.”

👊🏻 Delivering valuable insight for all practitioners ranging from students and new graduates, through to mentors.

✅ Dr Nick will join me to discuss ‘Establishing a Great Culture & Values Based Team.’

➡️ What is culture and why is it important?

➡️ The importance of actions and beliefs on team performance and behaviors.

➡️ How to best align morals and values, with guiding principles.

➡️ Things to look out for in a dangerous or weak culture.

Take home actionable advice to inspire practitioners in private practice of all experience levels, encourage better workplaces and promote high value care.

👏🏻 Nick shares his own personal experience and years of post-graduate study to offer support and strategies for growth.

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The Balance Experience Podcast | All Episodes

Interviews, discussions and insights from a Physio and a Chiro on chronic pain, injury and rehabilitation. Join us as we explore our patients' stories on dealing with chronic pain and injury, how they manage, what's worked and what hasn’t and how we as practitioners have helped. The Balance Experience Podcast is brought to you by Nick Papastamatis and Jac Simmonds, who discuss current topics, evidence and share our opinions on everything Chiro/Physio/Rehab related.

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We need more “She-E-Os”

When a woman wants to progress in her career, her path is riddled with obstacles that a man simply will not face.

In so many instances in history, we see the typical embodiment of a “leader” as someone who portrays ‘agentic’ traits… Someone who focuses on “self-affirmation, individualised direction, self protection and self-assertion” (1).. To translate – someone competitive, controlling, direct, secretive, pragmatic… I suppose you could relate this type of person to your typical corporate ‘Shark’.

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Employees Do Exactly What You Show Them

There is a saying… “Employees do exactly what you show them”. I’m not sure if there is anything more humbling than seeing your bad habits being mirrored by your team. The standards that you set in the clinic are the ones you allow yourself to get away with. So if you have expectations of your team, then you’d better start by upholding them yourself. Now how does this relate to training your team members Well, they need, not only to understand what you expect, they also need to understand why that’s your expectation, and that reason cannot be arbitrary.

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Compex EMS for Good Thoracic Spine Posture - Balance Health and Performance

Nick Papastamatis from Balance Health and Performance in Sydney explains that a common dysfunction with the front squat is the inability to maintain a good thoracic spine posture. This means that the squats are lacking the ability for the spine to extend. If you place Compex EMS on the spinal muscles and squat down you can activate those long spinal muscles so that we can stay more upright. Find our more in this video.

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