JOSPT Insights

In Part 1 of this 2-part podcast, Dr Dan Lorenz joins Drs Dan Chapman and Chelsea Cooman to dig into what quality rehab looks like in the late stages after an ACL reconstruction. Dr Lorenz covers the importance of loading, including where to start, how to load for the demands of the sport, and how it can look different at 4 vs 8 months. He shares his criteria for returning to run, prerunning drills, when and how to progress into plyometrics, and a peek into what he thinks the early stages should look like to prepare for later success.

A young handball player walks into your clinic tomorrow—she tells you her shoulder pain is bad, and getting worse. What should she do?

Sports physical therapist Suzanne Gard is here to help untangle shoulder instability. Tune in for tips on assessing and treating shoulder instability and building strong and supportive lines of communication with youth athletes.

The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) World Congress will take place in Denmark in August 2022. Head to http://www.ifspt.org to find out more.

Dr Caitlin McGee is back for the second of a two-part episode to outline the challenges and opportunities for diversity and inclusion in esports. Like many industries, esports is grappling with a past that did not embrace the rich and diverse gaming community as much as it could have. How is change happening, and who is driving it?

Dr McGee is the co-owner and Performance & Esports Medicine Director of 1HP, a company that provides health and performance services to esports players, teams, and organizations.

For more on the role for the musculoskeletal rehabilitation practitioner in esports, check out Dr McGee's recent editorial in JOSPT: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.0109

Ease your way into the billion-dollar esports industry in this first of a two-part episode as Dr Caitlin McGee explains what esports are and the common musculoskeletal problems seen in gamers, then walks through how she approaches an initial clinical evaluation. Dr McGee is the co-owner and Performance & Esports Medicine Director of 1HP, a company that provides health and performance services to esports players, teams, and organizations.

For more on the role for the musculoskeletal rehabilitation practitioner in esports, check out Dr McGee's recent editorial in JOSPT: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.0109

Dr Marcie Harris-Hayes joins Drs Dan Chapman and Chelsea Cooman to share her extensive knowledge of hip-related groin pain. We dive into 3 of her papers to get to the bottom of 3 important questions: What counts as hip-related groin pain? Can physical therapy help? Which treatment interventions are most effective for improving function?

2021 has been a big year for trials studying the benefits of different approaches to rehabilitation for rotator cuff–related shoulder pain. Keeping up with the latest research can feel a bit like chasing your tail—today, Professor Lori Michener is here to help! We look at the latest research, explain what it all means, and how to apply it tomorrow in the clinic.

GRASP trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34265255/

SExSI trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34048281/

Join Kate Mahony—sports physical therapist and Head of Performance Health at the New South Wales Institute of Sport—for a post-Olympics wrap-up of the achievements and advocacy of women athletes, clinicians and coaches in sport. Kate shares her tips for supporting women athletes to help them perform at their best and her advice for clinicians who aspire to work in elite sport.

Can you tell a bone stress reaction from a stress fracture? What is safe cross-training for the athlete with bone stress injury? Dr Stuart Warden returns with Drs Chelsea Cooman and Dan Chapman to map out key principles for rehabilitation of low-risk bone stress injuries: (1) manage load, (2) consider healing supplements, (3) maintain fitness, (4) address muscle function, (5) recommence and progress running, and (6) reduce risk of subsequent injury. Part 1 covered key rehabilitation principles 1-4; this episode, Part 2, covers key principles 5 and 6.

Check out the article on the JOSPT website: https://bit.ly/3BLt4Cz

Can you tell a bone stress reaction from a stress fracture? What is safe cross-training for the athlete with bone stress injury? Dr Stuart Warden joins Drs Chelsea Cooman and Dan Chapman to map out the key principles for rehabilitation of low-risk bone stress injuries: (1) manage load, (2) consider healing supplements, (3) maintain fitness, (4) address muscle function, (5) recommence and progress running, and (6) reduce risk of subsequent injury. This episode, Part 1, covers key rehabilitation principles 1-4; stay tuned for Part 2, which covers key principles 5 and 6.

Check out the article on the JOSPT website: https://bit.ly/3BLt4Cz

Delivering quality musculoskeletal rehabilitation practice is a balancing act of art and science. Dr Jason Beneciuk, physical therapist and clinical research scientist at Brooks Rehabilitation and University of Florida, understands the challenges—and he’s here to offer practical solutions.

Find the article "What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like?" (Lin et al 2020) here: https://bit.ly/3kMtFxM