PT Inquest

Running on a treadmill is not the same as running over ground!!! Or is it? It appears that in most respects it's a wash. But what about regarding loads to the patellofemoral joint and the Achilles tendon? Find out as Rich Willy (the author of the paper) joins Erik and JW to discuss this and more!

Hip Patellofemoral Joint and Achilles Tendon Loads During Overground and Treadmill Running. Willy RW, Halsey L, Hayek A, Johnson H, Willson JD. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Aug;46(8):664-72. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2016.6494. Epub 2016 May 12.

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Clinical depression has a known correlation with chronic pain. Can exercise be an effective treatment for these patients by using it to "treat the depression"? Well, before we can explore that, we need to get a better understanding of the psychological effects of exercise on subjects with clinical depression who DO NOT have pain. Also, JW now has an IQ higher than a sea cucumber!

Hip Strength in "Crawling Out of the Cocoon": Patients' Experiences of a Physical Therapy Exercise Intervention in the Treatment of Major Depression. Danielsson L, Kihlbom B, Rosberg S. Phys Ther. 2016 Aug;96(8):1241-50. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150076. Epub 2016 Feb 4.

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Deficits in quadriceps strength after ACL reconstruction are a well known problem. Is this specific to the quadriceps or is this just an example of general weakness throughout the lower extremity? What about hip strength? Does this change as well? Is JW smarter than a sea cucumber? In this episode we are joined by Ohio State researcher and clinician Matt Ithurburn!

Hip Strength in Patients with Quadriceps Strength Deficits after ACL Reconstruction. Bell DR, Trigsted S, Post EG, Walden CE. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May 26. [Epub ahead of print]

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When treatments don't seem to work for a diagnosis we will often try to see if they work for particular subgroups. Sure, that's a thing, but that is a very difficult thing to determine that demands a very specific process. How have we done with subgroup analysis regarding low back pain? Have JW and Erik found the Ultimate Prime Number?!

A systematic review reveals that the credibility of subgroup claims in low back pain trials was low. Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Moseley AM, Yamato TP, Koes BW, Sun X, Hancock MJ. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Jun 10. pii: S0895-4356(16)30174-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.06.003. [Epub ahead of print]

Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us.

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JW and Erik are having a lovely conversation about Bozeman, handball, and the number 86 when they are rudely interrupted by Adam Meakins from The NAF Physio Podcast to talk about preventing shoulder injuries. Can we prevent overuse shoulder injuries? If we can prevent them, do we know what about the program actually worked? Is it specific to the program? How do numbers needed to treat and time investment play into all of this?

Preventing overuse shoulder injuries among throwing athletes: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in 660 elite handball players. Andersson SH, Bahr R, Clarsen B, Myklebust G. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Jun 16. pii: bjsports-2016-096226. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096226. [Epub ahead of print]

Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us.

Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

JW and Erik are having a lovely conversation about Bozeman, handball, and the number 86 when they are rudely interrupted by Adam Meakins from The NAF Physio Podcast to talk about preventing shoulder injuries. Can we prevent overuse shoulder injuries? If we can prevent them, do we know what about the program actually worked? Is it specific to the program? How do numbers needed to treat and time investment play into all of this?

Preventing overuse shoulder injuries among throwing athletes: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in 660 elite handball players. Andersson SH, Bahr R, Clarsen B, Myklebust G. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Jun 16. pii: bjsports-2016-096226. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096226. [Epub ahead of print]

Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us.

Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

Systematic reviews are a great tool to boil down decades of research into a single paper. But what if those decades of research were full of low quality studies? Can we make strong "Level 1a" statements from that? Well, as long as those statements are vague it looks like you can. What should we do when the evidence doesn't support or refute something? (HINT: Be skeptical!!!)

Running is bad for your knees. It will wear them down and lead to arthritis. We've all heard it and it makes sense, right? But does that really happen? And what does this have to do with Uranus?!

Can we predict injuries in athletes? Is it like screening for disease or is this kind of screening a different animal? Will this episode be the greatest thing since sliced bread?!

What is required for rotator cuff tendinopathy? Scapular stability? Manual therapy? What if you just gave exercises? How about just one exercise? In this episode we explore all of that as Erik explores living in an apartment again for the first time in 15 years.