Sports Medicine Project
Blake Withers
Join Blake as he dives into the world of Sports Medicine — from injuries and injections to running and performance. Perfect for clinicians and healthcare enthusiasts, this fortnightly podcast blends real-life clinical insights with evidence-based discussions to help you treat smarter and work better. With a background in research, biomechanics, and podiatry, Blake shares practical tips you can actually use to improve patient outcomes and stay up to date. If you’ve ever felt like you’re drowning in conflicting advice on how to manage injuries — this podcast will cut through the noise.
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Mar 10, 2024 • 1h 7min
100 - Charting the Athletic & Clinical Journey: Insights into Structure, Injuries, and Triumphs in Women's Sports – Essential Insights for Clinicians & Athletes (THANK YOU FOR 100!!)
Send us a Text Message.Chatting about:How does structure affect the risk of injury and pathology? MRI detailing Type 1 and Type 2 muscle fibers and what this means for injury and performanceACL risk in femalesWhy do females get injured more?When to stop running with pain?Should you run with pain?When should a navicular stress fracture go into a boot and for how long? (Corrected "aboot" to "boot")Approaching women's sports discussions (Changed "sprites" to "sports")Surfing for females in ...
Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 43min
99 - Unlocking Pain Mysteries: In-Depth Neuroscientific Discussions with Luke Bongiorno and Brendan Mouat
Send us a Text Message.Papers referenced: Female Strength Training: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37948036/#:~:text=These%20studies%20indicated%20that%20concurrent,were%20reported%20in%20individual%20studies.Achilles RCT: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36095045/NOI group - https://www.noigroup.com/We feature two prominent speakers: Luke Bongiorno, Director of Noigroup, and Brendan Mouatt, Accredited Exercise Physiologist. The speakers delve into profound questions about pain, the purp...
Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 46min
98 - Steve Collins - Beyond Sets & Reps - Unveiling Expert Strategies in Exercise Prescription with Physio Pro Steven Collins
Send us a Text Message.Steven Collins, a Physiotherapist and ASCA Level 2 Strength and Conditioning coach, delved into the intricacies of exercise prescription and programming for rehab and performance on the podcast. He addressed the challenge of appropriate dosing for patients, emphasizing the common issue of underloading. Understanding the 'why' behind exercises emerged as crucial, with insights on overcoming compliance barriers. Collins highlighted the significance of integrating strength...
Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 24min
97- Revolutionising Treatments: Dr. Chad Cook Unveils Manual Therapy, Exercise Hacks, and the Psyche Makeover
Send us a Text Message.Join our Patreon:https://patreon.com/SportsMedicineProject?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkDr Chad Cook profile:https://medschool.duke.edu/personnel/chad-e-cook-pt-phd-mba-faptahttps://twitter.com/chadcookptWe cover:Challenges in behavior change at patient-practitioner level.Emphasis on social norms and health policies influencing desired outcomes.Do Health professionals' roles extend beyon...
Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 1min
96 - Everything we learned from our guests in 2023 and whats in store for 2024
Send us a Text Message.Enjoy listening our Podcast Highlights of 2023:We can't wait for 2024! Cracking year of guests already lined up!Brief Summary:Rich Willy: Emphasizes biomechanics' importance close to the ground and the impact of energy availability as you move away. Discusses the unique load distribution in the sacrum and its connection to low energy availability.Peter Malliaris: Challenges the notion of heavy resistance for tendinopathy management, highlighting the significance of tend...
Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 26min
95. John Osborne - Exploring Plantar Heel Pain: Factors, Exercises, Recovery Insights, Strengthening & Offloading
Send us a Text Message.G'day legends!First 18 minutes we discuss Acupuncture for Achilles pain, Adjuncts for tendinopathy heel pain care, Big toe OA and cavus feet.Skip to 18 mins to get straight to John Osbourne talking heel pain.In-depth exploration of Plantar Heel Pain (PHP)Examination of factors accompanying PHP, including considerations of tight calves, flat feet, and the impact of footwear.Insightful discussion on the nuanced relationship between exercise, pain, and movement in the effe...
Nov 16, 2023 • 1h 30min
94. Dr. Keith Baar - Rethinking Tendon Management, Treatment & Pathophysiology
Send us a Text Message.Dam! You're all going to love this!Welcome Dr Keith Baar. If you see tendons in clinic, you need to listen to this!What does Keith do? (In his own words)The goal of my laboratory is to understand the molecular determinants of musculoskeletal development and the role of exercise in improving health and performance. To achieve this goal, we work on muscle, tendon, and ligaments from 2- and 3-dimensional tissue culture, in vivo wild type and genetically modified animals, a...
Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 28min
93. Dr. Tim Gabbett. Training Load, Injury Risk and Psychological Resilience
Send us a Text Message.Link to Dr Tim Gabbet's websitehttps://gabbettperformance.com.au/profile/Welcome to our podcast featuring Dr. Tim Gabbett, a seasoned applied sport scientist with a remarkable 25 years of experience working alongside athletes and coaches from diverse sports backgrounds. Tim's expertise spans the spectrum of high-performance strategies, from effectively overloading rehabilitation and training programs to maintaining athletes' skills under pressure and fatigue. Whether yo...
Oct 16, 2023 • 53min
92. What have we learnt from Explain Pain? (part 1)
Send us a Text Message.It's been an interesting journey learning about pain. We were both exposed to it at different times and we think about it differently. If pain has been something you've found interesting or perhaps you've struggled to understand its origins, you'll enjoy this podcast.Book link:https://www.noigroup.com/product/explain-pain-second-edition/Support the Show.Clinical content to help you day to day:https://patreon.com/SportsMedicineProject?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_so...
Oct 2, 2023 • 49min
91. The continuum model of tendon pathology (Paper Review)
Send us a Text Message.Paper review:Revisiting the continuum model of tendon pathology: what is its merit in clinical practice and research? J L Cook, E Rio, C R Purdam, S I DockingWe discuss this paper in length working from function and pain, tendon pathology and and we how think it comes about to describing relevant clinical elements (pain, function and structure) to begin to build a better understanding of the condition. It is a great paper with lots of clinical translation.Paper link bel...
