Physio Network

In this episode with Dr Chris Bleakley, we discuss his Research Review of a recent article looking at the Ottawa Ankle Rules. We discuss the components of the Ottawa Ankle Rules and how they can be used in your clinical practice to help guide your treatments. We also discuss the clinical accuracy of the Ottawa ankle rules and what the findings of this systematic review were. 

👉 See Chris’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/reviews-bleakley

Dr Chris Bleakley is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer in the Ulster University. He is a leading academic physiotherapist and has published extensively in the field of ankle injuries. Chris enjoys teaching research methods to health science students, and he continues his clinical work at the RE:Play Physiotherapy Clinic in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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In this episode with Dr Julia Treleaven, we cover what to look for in the subjective assessment to distinguish where someone's head and neck symptoms may be coming from. She covered what muscles may be giving us clues and what tests can be helpful. Julia then went into how different sensorimotor control exercises can be helpful as both assessments and treatments.

This episode is closely tied to Julia’s Practical she did with us. With Practicals you can see exactly how top experts assess and treat specific conditions – so you can become a better clinician, faster.

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Dr Julia Treleaven is a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her PhD focusing on the necks influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area in idiopathic neck pain, headache, the elderly and post concussion. 

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In this episode with Charlie, we discuss the definition of sciatica and explore differential diagnoses which can present with a similar presentation to sciatica. He also takes us through what would increase our suspicion of alternative causes of posterior leg pain and when it may be appropriate for us to refer the patient on to further care.   

Want to learn more about Sciatica? Charlie recently did a brilliant Masterclass with us, called “Spine-related leg pain: from root causes to treatment strategies” where he goes into further depth on different causes of posterior leg pain.

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Charlie Clements is a First Contact Physiotherapist for the NHS and based within the United Kingdom. He has a specialist interest towards spinal pathologies and sources of lower limb pain with a passion for delivering evidence-based content across his online platforms. He can be found at @thethreadphysio. 

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In this episode with Dr Leanne Bisset, we discuss the assessment and management of elbow pain. We discuss elbow anatomy and how this makes the joint different from treating other parts of the body. We also discuss acute vs chronic elbow issues and how these need to be treated appropriately and how and when imaging can be used for diagnosis. 

This episode is closely tied to Leanne’s Practical she did with us. With Practicals you can see exactly how top experts assess and treat specific conditions – so you can become a better clinician, faster.

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Dr Leanne Bisset is an Associate Professor and Academic Lead in Physiotherapy at Griffith University. She is also a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists. Dr Bisset's combined academic and clinical track record is underpinned by her clinical and research experience in chronic musculoskeletal pain. 

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In this episode with Robin Kerr, we discuss her Research Review of a recent article which looked at the clinical effectiveness of manual therapy. We discuss how manual therapy has evolved within the Physiotherapy profession and how we can learn to use manual therapy in our clinical practice in addition to other treatments.

See Robin’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/kerr-reviews1

Robin Kerr is an Australian trained physiotherapist with post graduate training in gait lab biomechanics and psychology. Over the last 35 years she has focused on research informed management of running injuries, pelvic floor issues, more recently the focus has shifted to persistent pain management and she continues to see elite athletes.

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In this episode with Dr Christina Le, we discuss her Research Review of a recent article which looked at a bracing protocol vs going brace-free for the first 6 weeks post ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft. We discuss the strengths and limitations of the paper as well as what we as clinicians should take away from the paper and use in our own clinical practice.

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Dr Christina Le is a physiotherapist and completed her PhD in 2022 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. As a clinician, she primarily treats individuals with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Having sustained a previous ACL injury herself, she has developed an interest in understanding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following a sport-related knee injury in youth.

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In this episode, Dr Joanne Kemp discusses the difference in assessment and management between hip and knee Osteoarthritis. We differentiated between back pain, local pain and red flags as well as how there may need to be consideration for flexibility training in the hip vs the knee. 

Want to learn more about Hip Osteoarthritis? Dr Jo Kemp recently did a brilliant Masterclass with us, called Hip Osteoarthritis: Optimising your Assessment and Treatment where she goes into further depth on this topic. You can watch her whole class now with our 7-day free trial: https://physio.network/masterclass-kemp

Dr Joanne Kemp is a Sports Physiotherapist and Senior Research Fellow at Latrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Australia. Her research is focused on hip pain including FAI and early onset hip OA in young and middle-aged adults, and its impact on activity, function and quality of life. 

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In this episode with Adam Johnson, we discuss his Research Review of a recent article looking at 20 variations (regressions and progressions) of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise. We discuss the implications of an individual dropping into a hip flexion pattern, the last 30 degrees of range of the exercise, and the perceived and actual intensity of the exercise the patient is performing.

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Adam has worked in full time football for over eleven seasons now at Reading FC, Millwall FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Stoke City FC in both academy and first team environments. He is currently working as First Team Physiotherapist at Everton FC which involves providing injury rehabilitation support to the first team players at the club.

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In this episode with Dr Amy Arundale, we covered how we might start some change of direction and cutting with our athletes, what outcome measures to look out for and test and some practical milestones around strength, neuromuscular control and confidence.

Want to learn more about HOW to get your patients back to change of direction and cutting sports? Amy Arundale recently did a brilliant Masterclass with us, called “Return to Play” where she goes into further depth on change of direction and cutting sports. You can watch her whole class now with our 7-day free trial: https://physio.network/masterclass-arundale

Amy Arundale, PT, PhD, DPT, SCS is a physical therapist and researcher originally from Fairbanks, Alaska. She received her Bachelor’s Degree with honors from Haverford College. Amy completed her DPT at Duke University, and throughout gained experience working at multiple soccer clubs including the Carolina Railhawks F.C. (now North Carolina F.C.), S.K. Brann (Norway), and the Atlanta Silverbacks. 

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In this episode with Steve Collins we discuss a blog he wrote on the topic of isometrics for tendinopathy and growth adaptation. We talk about the takeaways of multiple different papers using this approach and what intensity, dosage and resistance should be used when prescribing isometric exercises. Finally, we cover how you can use isometrics for power and strength adaptations in specific patient populations.

Steven Collins is a Physiotherapist, Professional titled ASCA Level 2 Strength and Conditioning coach. He works clinically at The Joint Physiotherapy and Allied Health in Nundah, on Brisbane’s Northside, programming and coaching AIS squash athletes and consulting with Norths Devils RLFC.

See Steve’s blog here - https://physio.network/blog-collins

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