FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT
Official Podcast Of: The World Federation Of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT)
We are each the expert of our own story and expertise always holds value.
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About the Host:
James Gardiner is an Athletic Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist with over 17 years of professional service. He has worked with athletes from major sports at the professional level (including MLS, NLL, NHL, MLB, MiLB, NCAA, OHL, AHL, CFL, Olympians, World Competitors) and high level amateurs.
In hosting this podcast, James brings insight, passion and a drive to push the profession of Athletic Therapy forward as an integral part of the human performance landscape.
FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT
Session 164 (World Congress - Dublin): Acknowledging the Voice of the Child
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Session 164 (World Congress - Dublin): Acknowledging the Voice of the Child
Expertise in the adolescent space. Gemma and David ran a workshop on the adolescent athlete and how to measure and monitor growth and maturation. An absolute passion project: the topic of adolescence and the developing child is rarely covered in initial training, yet is an area most people get their first job in. Which firstly, leaves practitioners massively vulnerable and this population massively underserved.
Gemma Parry is a dual-qualified Physiotherapist, Sport Rehabilitator, and pracademic holding MSc degrees from the University of Birmingham and the University of Salford. She has worked extensively in elite sport, including as Lead Physiotherapist for GB Short Track Speed Skating at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Team GB at several Youth Olympic Games, and Team England for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Her clinical experience spans roles from boxing to ballet and everything in between, having supported 14 different olympic and Paralympic sports at the UK Sports Institute. Following her PhD, Gemma’s research focuses on MSK profiling and understanding movement quality during growth and maturation in adolescents. She was the driving force behind The Developing Child, an online digital health course co-created with teachers to support those working with young people through critical stages of development
David Hartley is a Graduate Sports Rehabilitator, with an MSc in Strength & Conditioning from the University of Salford. He has worked in professional soccer for over a decade, at senior and academy level, with a special interest in adolescent development and it’s implications on injury risk and physical performance.
The World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy is excited to announce the next International Athletic Training & Therapy Day on February 12th, 2026 (IATTD26)!
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