The Physio Pulse Podcast

James holds the fort this week and discusses a recent paper from 2025 looking at ambient voice technology with AI generation for writing notes in the NHS

over 2000 patients

does it deliver what it promises?

https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/documents/AAI_Phase_4_NHSE_Final_Report_1.3.pdf

We bring back physio beefs and discuss an editorial from JOSPT about diagnosis and the pros and cons of pathoanatomical diagnoses.

Should we be using pathoanatomical terms or avoiding this?

Please note, nothing in this episode is intended to be medical advice.

Jack returns to Physio Pulse to discuss

• ​Have we forgotten how to have robust debate?
• ​What is the solution?
• ​And what led Alistair Brownlee to block James...

We discuss the upcoming MSK awards which aims to promote success and innovation within MSK - BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE https://mskawards.com/

The first 10 minutes of this episode are essentially making fun on James' throw, which is essential viewing on @physiopulsepodcast instagram page.

We also go deep into a paper comparing sham exercise (upper limb exercises) versus eccentric loading for people presenting with Achilles tendinopathy. The results of which might surprise you!

Please note, nothing within this episode is intended to be medical advice.

We chat about movement variability, biomechanics and rehab informed by a great paper that looked at these variables in participants with Athletic Groin Pain.

Please note, this episode is not intended to be medical advice.

We discuss a recent case of an Achilles rupture.

Why are they sometimes missed?

Where does our testing miss the point?

... and Jeff offends every football fan

Is three sets per exercise better than one set for women with patellofemoral pain?

We look at a randomised controlled trial that asks just that!

Please note, this episode is not intended to be medical advice.

James is left to run the Pod

Jeff has some... very unusual answers to a listener question

What happens when you scan over a 1000 shoulders in a health adult population?

Does this redefine what a normal shoulder is?

And how normal is a rotator cuff tear?

Incidental Rotator Cuff Abnormalities on MRI

Ibounig et al 2026

Could we be in the middle of the biggest breakthrough in MSK medicine?

James and Jeff check out the 2026 paper - Neuroimmune interactions in musculoskeletal conditions: An introduction for clinicianshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103469

We dive into a paper looking at a relatively novel measurement of quadriceps tendon alignment which has been associated with lateral patella tracking and lateral facet patellofemoral osteoarthritic changes.

Is it just the tendon or the whole muscle? Does VMO volume differ with tendon position? We then go on to discuss investigating recalcitrant anterior knee pain and the reasoning for this.

James takes some well deserved heat for missing two weeks.

Please note, this episode is not intended to be medical advice.