JOSPT Insights

Dr Marcie Harris-Hayes joins Drs Dan Chapman and Chelsea Cooman to share her extensive knowledge of hip-related groin pain. We dive into 3 of her papers to get to the bottom of 3 important questions: What counts as hip-related groin pain? Can physical therapy help? Which treatment interventions are most effective for improving function?

2021 has been a big year for trials studying the benefits of different approaches to rehabilitation for rotator cuff–related shoulder pain. Keeping up with the latest research can feel a bit like chasing your tail—today, Professor Lori Michener is here to help! We look at the latest research, explain what it all means, and how to apply it tomorrow in the clinic. GRASP trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34265255/ SExSI trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34048281/

Join Kate Mahony—sports physical therapist and Head of Performance Health at the New South Wales Institute of Sport—for a post-Olympics wrap-up of the achievements and advocacy of women athletes, clinicians and coaches in sport. Kate shares her tips for supporting women athletes to help them perform at their best and her advice for clinicians who aspire to work in elite sport.

The podcast discusses effective rehab strategies for runners with bone stress injuries, including managing load, using healing supplements, maintaining fitness, addressing muscle function, recommencing and progressing running, and reducing the risk of subsequent injury. Part 2 covers key principles 5 and 6, emphasizing the importance of a gradual return-to-run program and preventing future injuries through holistic approaches.

Dr. Stuart Warden shares key rehab principles for runners with bone stress injuries. Topics include differentiating between stress reactions and fractures, safe cross-training, healing supplements, maintaining fitness, and addressing muscle function. Stay tuned for Part 2 covering running progression and injury prevention.

Delivering quality musculoskeletal rehabilitation practice is a balancing act of art and science. Dr Jason Beneciuk, physical therapist and clinical research scientist at Brooks Rehabilitation and University of Florida, understands the challenges—and he’s here to offer practical solutions. Find the article "What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like?" (Lin et al 2020) here: https://bit.ly/3kMtFxM

Concussion can loom as an intimidating and daunting challenge—there’s much to consider from headaches to heart rates, vision to vestibular function. Dr Kathryn Schneider is at the front line of clinical practice and research in return-to-sport after concussion. Today, she shares her tips to help the JOSPT community feel confident, not confused, about concussion. For more, check out the Berlin Concussion in Sport Consensus: https://bit.ly/3wGHosc

Dr Tracy Blake joins us from a pre-Olympics training camp to give us an inside look at how she and her high-performance team have supported Canada’s men’s volleyball team to reach Tokyo in peak condition. Lockdowns, travel bubbles, COVID tests, and long stints living out of a suitcase: the life of a pandemic-era team physical therapist.

Dr Todd Davenport joins Drs Chelsea Cooman and Dan Chapman to share the headlines from the fresh, updated clinical practice guideline (CPG) for lateral ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability. We discuss the advantages of prophylactic bracing, how ankle dorsiflexion influences mechanics, the importance of neurodynamic control, and why ice is no longer #1. Download the CPG here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.0302

How many times have you reached for the explanation that pain hurts when the brain concludes that the body’s tissues need protecting from an external threat? Specialist clinician and pain educator Laura Rathbone wants to challenge the nociception view of pain and invite clinicians to cultivate a philosophy of pain. For more, check out these links: NoiJam blog: https://bit.ly/35RFH02 Philosophers Chatting with Clinicians podcast: https://spoti.fi/3quCL31 The Words Matter Podcast: http://www.wordsmatter-education.com/blog Why pain experience is not a controlled hallucination of the body: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/18770/