JOSPT Insights

How do you make the most of the information available to you about sports injuries while you focus on building a strong trust relationship with the athlete? Dr Nicol van Dyk—medical research lead with the Irish Rugby Football Union—brings his trademark innovative thinking and practical advice to JOSPT Insights. We draw on Nicol’s extensive experience in sports medicine research and practice to walk step-by-step through simple solutions to diagnosing and managing hamstring injuries. ------------------------ RESOURCES ------------------------ 2016 Bern Consensus on return to sport: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27226389/ Early versus delayed rehabilitation after acute muscle injury: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28953439/ Rehabilitation after acute hamstring injury: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.8895 Clinical Practice Guideline Hamstring Injury in Athletes: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.0301 Biology of muscle tissue healing: https://skeletalmusclejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13395-017-0142-x Steven Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People

How confident do you feel to design and deliver a quality rehabilitation program for someone who has had a total knee replacement? Today, Professor Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, who is one of the leading lights in clinical research in this field, shares her tips for clinical success and an update on the open research questions in the field. Professor Stevens-Lapsley gives us the inside running on the work going on to help provide answers to those important clinical questions. -------------------------- Clinical practice guidelines for physical therapy after total knee replacement: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32542403/

Tune in for a view of baseball injuries across the lifespan and across the field positions with clinician-scientists Dr Ellen Shanley and Dr Chuck Thigpen. We cover what the clinician can expect in early season vs. late season injuries, how baseball injuries have changed, the changes in injuries across the athlete’s lifespan, and how communicating well with athletes and coaches will make lasting changes in injury rates.

We're premiering a new series focused on JOSPT Cases—a teaching tool to help develop your clinical reasoning and highlight how to apply evidence in your practice. Today, Dr Kimiko Yamada explains an orthopedic case from JOSPT Cases. She outlines how JOSPT Cases works, how you can subscribe, and how you can submit your own cases to be highlighted in future editions. To visit JOSPT Cases you can follow the link here: https://www.jospt.org/loi/jospt-cases

You've probably read clinical practice guidelines that tell you to screen for so-called yellow flags. But how do you approach screening? Today, Dr Trevor Lentz shares a practical, 3-step framework on how to screen for yellow flags, and that important next step—what to do with the information. Learn more about screening for yellow flags in orthopaedic physical therapy: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.10570 Downlad the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) tool: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2016.6487

Sports Corner is a brand-new series from JOSPT Insights! Dan and Chelsea talk with experts in a specific sport, and ask them to share their knowledge on how to deliver best care for athletes. Dr Tim Stone is a physical therapist who specializes in treating lacrosse players, and is an athlete himself. He details the demands of lacrosse by position and shares tips on how to handle “lax back”.

Why do we hurt, and why does pain persist for some people? Today, Dr Tasha Stanton—clinical pain neuroscientist and physiotherapist from the University of South Australia—is exploring ways to hijack the complex processes going on in our body for good. All in the name of managing pain better. ------------------- DR STANTON'S RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS NOI Group: https://www.noigroup.com/ Pain Chats: https://painchats.com/ HealthSkills Blog (Dr Bronnie Lennox Thompson): https://healthskills.wordpress.com/

JOSPT Pain Science in Practice is a new series that aims to decode the basic science of pain and how it applies to your clinical practice. Dr Morten Høgh—physiotherapist, educator and researcher—leads the series, and today he explains how #JOSPTPainScienceInPractice will help you help the patients you work with. We're co-developing #JOSPTPainScienceInPractice with you! Let us know what you want to read about. Follow the discussion on social media (Twitter: @JOSPT, @MH_DK, #JOSPTPainScienceInPractice). You can read the first article in the series here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.10992.

We couldn't interview 2 experts in running and running shoes without talking about the shoe that's taking the running world by storm: the Nike Vaporfly. Dr Nathan Brown and Dr Matt Klein walk you through the technology that's in the Vaporfly, and explain what makes this shoe different to most other running shoes on the market today. Visit www.doctorsofrunning.com to connect with Nathan and Matt.

Stack height, drop, rocker soles, cushioning and more. Join Dr Nathan Brown and Dr Matt Klein—runners and physical therapists—for the low-down on the latest in running shoe construction and technology: what really works and how to help runners choose the best shoe for them. More on the effects of motion-control shoes: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9710. More on monitoring training load in runners: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9533. Visit www.doctorsofrunning.com to connect with Nathan and Matt.