Episode Details

In this episode I interview Matt Stieler, who is a lifelong hiker, a physiotherapist and a knee specialist. We dive deep into knee pain while hiking and he shares some absolutely amazing information from his professional perspective.

You will learn:

• What the dreaded hiker's knee actually is
  
• A few hiking techniques to reduce pain while on the trail
• What overuse injuries and how you can avoid them on the trail
• Why you DON'T want to be using a 'band-aid for an arterial spurt'
• If you can ever get back to full strength after a knee reconstruction
• What the IT Band is and how it affects the knee
  
• And much, much more...

To download the free Hiker's Knee Prevention Guide mentioned in this episode: https://bit.ly/2Eqyusn

Matt is a lifelong hiker, a physiotherapist and knee specialist. He works at Orion Family Physiotherapy in Springfield Queensland. They are all about empowering people to get out and live life again. They are a "healthcare that cares"