Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit podcast

Carl Stubbs is a physiotherapist and PhD candidate investigating psychological outcome measures in people with tendinopathy.  In this episode, Carl discussed his diverse career in the military and special forces, in psychological health and in physiotherapy practice and research.  We discussed Carl’s PhD research so far including his work in developing a core set of outcome measures for psychological and psychosocial outcome measures for future tendinopathy clinical trials.  Thanks Carl for a great conversation.

Carl discussed these two papers:

Which Psychological and Psychosocial Constructs Are Important to Measure in Future Tendinopathy Clinical Trials? A Modified International Delphi Study With Expert Clinician/Researchers and People With Tendinopathy

The strength of association between psychological factors and clinical outcome in tendinopathy: A systematic review:

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Andy Smyth joins Luke and Pat to discuss his research on rotator cuff related shoulder pain and how the care provided by practitioners aligns with recommended practice. We also discussed emerging research in AI technology and our perspectives of using AI in clinical practice.  

Andy discussed this paper ‘Physiotherapists deliver management broadly consistent with recommended practice in rotator cuff tendinopathy: An observational study’: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468781219304266

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On this episode Luke Perraton talks to Pat Vallance about his PhD research investigating pain and tendinopathy.

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On this episode Luke Perraton talks to Pat Vallance from MMRU and Monash University Physiotherapy about the 2022 Sports Medicine Australia national conference.

Pat gives us a summary of the latest research from sports medicine, exercise physiology and physical activity researchers.

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This fortnight’s @MonashMRU podcast features Scot Morrison. Scot is a board certified orthopaedic physical therapist and certified strength coach. Scot talks to Luke about the measurement of strength, torque and rate of force development in clinical practice, including how to ensure you are measuring the right thing and measuring it well.

Grab a pen and paper for this one, the episode is filled with great tips for upgrading your strength assessments in the clinic and mastering the fundamental principles of strength assessment in rehabilitation.

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Find out more about Scot here:  https://physiopraxis.co/about

Scot’s Therapeutic Exercise database: https://physiopraxis.co/physiotherexdatabase/

Scot’s torque calculator: https://physiopraxis.co/torque-calculation-app/

Scot mentioned the PRAXIS 3-500 Ergonomic Force Gauge

He also mentioned the TinDeq dynamometer: https://tindeq.com/

Follow Scot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotmorrsn

Follow Scot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physio_praxis/?hl=en

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This fortnight’s @MonashMRU podcast features Torrens University program director, PhD student and MMRU member Tim Trevail. Tim spoke to Luke about his PhD research journey including his motivations to start a PhD, why he did his PhD part time and the experience he is gaining during his PhD.

Stay tuned for part two of this discussion coming up some time this year.  We will follow up with a deeper dive into Tim’s PhD findings which focus on physical activity, load and clinical outcomes for people with gluteal tendinopathy.

Find out more about Tim at timtrevail.com

Follow Tim on Twitter twitter.com/trevail

Tim consults at Complete Sports Care in Hawthorn, Australia https://www.completesportscare.com.au/team/tim-trevail/

Tim’s podcast: https://www.timtrevail.com/podcast

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This fortnight’s episode of the MMRU podcast features physiotherapist and PhD candidate Eman Merza. Eman explains how mechanical loading is associated with Achilles tendon volume and the studies that she designed to measure changes in Achilles tendon volume in response to exercise.

If you find this episode interesting, stay tuned for part two of our conversation later this year where Eman will talk about the results of her studies. Eman will answer the questions of what load parameters lead to the greatest changes in Achilles tendon volume and how tendon volume changes relate to patient outcomes.

You can contact Eman directly on [email protected]

Follow Eman on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eman-Merza-2

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Balance exercise needs to be challenging to be effective, so it is important to consider how we measure balance exercise intensity.

But how would you go about measuring the intensity of balance exercise?

On this fortnight's episode of the @MonashMRU podcast Dr Mel Farlie talks about the Balance Intensity Scale, how and why it was developed and how practitioners and patients can use this scale to measure the intensity of balance exercise.

Dr Mel Farlie is a physiotherapist with experience primarily in the field of gerontology, with an interest in measuring balance in clinical populations. Her research focuses on the measurement of balance and the intensity of balance exercise. Mel works in Monash University Physiotherapy as an educator and early career researcher and is a member of the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit. 

Here are links to the studies that were discussed on this episode.

https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/99/10/1394/5531450?login=true

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955313701991

You can contact Mel directly if you can't access the articles or if you have any questions about the balance intensity scale or her research: [email protected]

The best way to get more information about the balance intensity scale itself is to visit the website and sign up for updates about the scale and its implementation

https://www.monash.edu/medicine/balance-intensity-scale

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In this episode, MMRU researcher and physiotherapist Josh Naunton talks to Dr Dawson Kidgell and A/Prof Peter Malliaras about two large and important trials that were published in 2021 in the area of shoulder pain: The GRASP and SExSI trials.

Links to studies here:

GRASP trial:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673621008461

SExSI trial:  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03635465211016008

Dr Dawson Kidgell is a senior lecturer and the advanced research coordinator in the Department of Physiotherapy at Monash University. Dawson is an expert and leading researcher in the area of neurophysiology of exercise and has over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He specialises in the technique of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) which is a non-invasive method of measuring the functional properties (neuroplasticity) of the human brain, in particular the primary motor cortex.

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For many clinicians, the pathway from clinical practice to research involves a major effort and change of direction, networking with a lot of people and gaining a lot of new skills. For many clinicians, ‘how do I get into research’ is a question without a clear answer.

In this episode, MMRU co-host Luke Perraton talks to Monash University Physiotherapy graduate Brian Kim about his experiences in conducting and publishing research during his undergraduate training.  Brian gives us some great tips for getting the most out of your university research training, taking what you know about research into the clinic with you and finding ways into research as a clinician. If you are a clinician who is interested in being involved in research, this episode is for you.

It was a really interesting conversation. If you want to ask a question or add a comment you share the episode and tag us @MonashMRU

This episode was hosted by Luke Perraton from the department of physiotherapy at Monash univeristy and MMRU: @LukePerraton  twitter.com/LukePerraton

Follow Brian on Twitter @briankimwk    

Listen to Brian’s journey from a student to a clinician on the Physio Foundations podcast  https://www.perraton.physio/physiofoundations

View Brian’s clinical profile:  http://physioworkscranbourne.com.au/meet-the-team/brian-kim/

Follow Brian on Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/brian-kim-8365a6158/?originalSubdomain=au

If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke on [email protected] or via Twitter @LukePerraton

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