Injury Management, Longevity and the Power of Reframing a Setback | Risteard Byrne

Welcome back to another episode of The Kaizen Performance Podcast
In today's episode, we hade the pleasure of chatting to Risteard Byrne, a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach.
Risteard is a wealth of knowledge and experience in high performance settings, including an impressive tenure at the UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic spanning nine years and over 10,000 clients, progressing through the ranks to become a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and lead their shoulder rehabilitation service.
Risteard has broad experience working with athletes at elite and sub-elite levels across various sports. He was the Lead Physiotherapist for Dublin Senior Hurling for the 2022/23 season and the Cavan Senior Footballers for three seasons, including 2020, when they became Ulster Senior Champions. He has also been the Physiotherapist for Terenure College Junior and Senior Cup Rugby Squads over the last seven years. Risteard has been the Lead Physiotherapist with RTE’s Ireland’s Fittest Family over the last seven seasons.
His keen interest in high-performance sports stems from his background as a player with the Irish U18, U19, U20, and Club Rugby International teams. He was part of the Ireland U20 6 Rugby Squad in 2010 who became 6 Nations champions. He has ten years of experience playing Rugby in the AlL with Terenure RFC and UCD RFC including captaining UCD RFC in 2013/14 season where they finished 3rd in Division 1A. He has experience consulting with elite and professional athletes from various sports, including Rugby, Gaelic Football, Hurling, horse racing, soccer, MMA, gymnastics, weightlifting, volleyball and hockey. These experiences form a unique depth to his understanding of high-performance athletes’ needs.
Expect to hear:
The power of a multi-disciplinary team
Why injury can often be an opportunity
How consistency is more powerful than intensity
The parallels between elite sport and healthy ageing
Risteard's 4 core pillars for longevity
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Big love as always,
Paddy & Mark
The 1% Better Movement