JOSPT Insights

“Concussion is a clinical diagnosis only.” As a concussion physical therapy specialist and someone with lived experience of concussion, Dr Jessica Schwartz provides sage advice about assessing concussion (orthopaedic, neurological, vestibular system, exercise tolerance) and progressing rehabilitation after concussion. She also shares her top tips for structuring your concussion assessment to help you prioritize rehabilitation.

Leading clinician-researcher Prof Ann Cools irons out the wrinkles of the rotator cuff and helps confidently design a quality exercise therapy program for people with degenerative rotator cuff tear. What are the main goals of exercise therapy? What types of exercises should you choose? Which exercises should you avoid? Tune in for answers to these questions and practical tips.

”Load management is not simply about resting”. Sport scientist and dual PhD Professor Tim Gabbett shares his philosophy on training load management and recovery and explains why athletes should be training smarter and harder. How do you know if an athlete has trained too much? What are the next major developments in training load monitoring? Listen to this episode for some answers.

”My hip hurts when I sit, sleep, and walk up stairs—what is the problem?” Dr Alison Grimaldi joins Dr Chelsea Cooman and Dr Dan Chapman to take a deep dive into gluteal tendinopathy: how to accurately diagnose lateral hip pain, typical symptoms to watch out for, and the best objective tests and measures. Dr Grimaldi shares her gluteal tendon loading progression, and expert tips on rehabilitation including patient education, gait cues, and posture adjustments.

“Do I really need this test, treatment, or procedure?” is the patient’s question. What is your answer? Orthopaedic physical therapy leader Professor Chad Cook wrestles the elephant in the treatment room: that there is too much measurement, too much diagnosis, and too much treatment in orthopaedic and sports practice. Tune in for top tips on how to avoid perpetuating too much musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Quadriceps are Queen. Knee and ACL rehabilitation leader Professor Lynn Snyder-Mackler is a vocal advocate for quality rehabilitation. What should you include in an ACL rehabilitation program? How should you measure quadriceps strength? Which return-to-sport tests should you choose? In today’s episode, we disentangle fact from fiction.

The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy presents JOSPT Insights. Join host and Editor-in-Chief of JOSPT Dr Clare Ardern as she talks with experienced musculoskeletal rehabilitation clinicians and researchers, who share clinical tips and research discoveries. Sports physical therapists Dr Chelsea Cooman and Dr Dan Chapman are frequent co-hosts. Subscribe to receive new episodes as soon as they are available, every other Monday.