The New Grad Physio

by Andy Barker

If you have already qualified you will know how scarily different life as a New Grad Physio really is, very different to what you were told by your University lecturers. If you are still studying, you no doubt have already heard the many challenges New Grad Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists and Sports Rehabilitators face and how overwhelmed and unprepared they are to work with Real Patients in the Real World.This book will guide you through the challenges you will face, the same challenges you MUST overcome if you are to become a competent, confident and competitive therapist, gain consistent positive patient outcomes and be able to enjoy your life as a New Grad Physio.It will show you…How to become COMPETENT, so you have the clinical skill-sets needed to understand your patient assessments, provide hands-on treatment and prescribe rehab exercises that take away patient’s pain and get them back to full function.How to become CONFIDENT, so you can easily build patient rapport, gain respect and recognition from your patients and senior staff and learn how to communicate your clinical message well, so patients believe what you are saying and adhere to your treatment plan.How to become COMPETITIVE, so you can stand out from the crowd, get ahead of your peers to get the job you want and fly up the promotion ladder faster than anyone thought possible.Andy Barker is a Consultant Physiotherapist, Private Practice Owner and The Founder of The New Grad Physio.Andy’s own New Grad journey saw him progress from student therapist to his own ‘Dream Job,’ as the Head Physiotherapist at the Leeds Rhinos just 15 months after graduating and more recently, transitioned into working within International football, despite having no background working in the sport.This book will show you WHAT you need to know to do the same and HOW you can start YOUR own successful New Grad journey…

192 pages, Paperback

Published March 27, 2019

About the author

Andy Barker is a retired Navy Lieutenant with 32 years of service spanning roles from Fleet Marine Force Corpsman to Independent Duty Corpsman, supporting special operations, surface and submarine forces, and finally as a Nurse Corps Officer specializing in Emergency and Trauma Care.

His military career took him across the globe and into some of the most demanding environments the Navy has to offer.

A lifelong martial artist with black belts in Judo and Japanese Jujutsu and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Andy has competed internationally and brings the same discipline to his writing that he applied to his medical practice and martial arts training.

Andy's debut military thriller, The Adler Compound, explores the invisible wounds carried by those who serve in the shadows—veterans struggling with PTSD, moral injury, and the weight of duty.

Drawing from his own experiences working alongside special operations forces, he writes about the complexities of sacrifice, the brotherhood forged in combat, and the difficult transition back to civilian life.

When he's not writing, Andy runs the YouTube channel "Outdoor Adventures with Doc," holds an amateur radio license (KF0RDW), and coaches youth baseball. He lives in Missouri with his wife and children, alongside Alma, his 14-year-old Belgian Malinois service dog and retired military working dog.