JOSPT Insights
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy brings you the JOSPT Insights podcast every Monday. On each episode, experienced clinicians and researchers unpack musculoskeletal rehabilitation topics in under 30 minutes. Guests share clinical tips and research discoveries with host Dr Clare Ardern, Editor-in-Chief of JOSPT. Sports physical therapists Dr Chelsea Cooman and Dr Dan Chapman are frequent co-hosts.
Episodes
- Ep 268: Profile of a sports medicine leader, with Dr Amber Donaldson
There are many outstanding leaders in the sports medicine and musculoskeletal rehabilitation world. How did they get there? What decisions did they make that have got them to where they are today? In today's episode, Dr Amber Donaldson sha…
- Ep 267: Clean air for musculoskeletal health, with Débora Petry Moecke
Dr. Débora Petry Moecke explains the implications of air pollution, particularly from wildfires, on health and how to support clean air practices in clinical settings to protect patients.
- Ep 266: One more shoulder press for good measure, with Dr Federico Pozzi
Dr. Federico Pozzi joins Dan and Marquis to discuss his research on rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. The episode explores which strengthening interventions are most effective and provides advice for clinicians on designing rehabilitatio…
- Ep 265: Helping girls rule the rugby world, with Dr Isla Shill
Dr Isla Shill discusses research focused on preventing injuries, including concussion, in girl
- Ep 264: Treat the person, not the scan! With Dr Thomas Ibounig
Dr. Thomas Ibounig joins JOSPT Insights to discuss a systematic review on rotator cuff imaging abnormalities in asymptomatic shoulders. The episode explores the prevalence of these findings and how clinicians can apply this knowledge when…
- Ep 263: Psychologically-informed care for tendinopathy, with Jack Mest
Physiotherapist Jack Mest explains how to screen for and address psychological factors in patients with tendinopathy on JOSPT Insights Ep 263. Mest
- Ep 262: Digital rehabilitation - the future is now! With Dr Bruno Saragiotto
Dr. Bruno Saragiotto discusses the increasing prominence and future of telerehabilitation in musculoskeletal care, particularly for chronic pain conditions, highlighting technology's role in improving patient outcomes.
- Ep 261: Rolling with resistance - learning CFT, with Dr JP Caneiro
Dr. J.P. Caneiro returns to JOSPT Insights to discuss the patient-centered Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) approach. The discussion focuses on what is involved in learning CFT, which aims to help people in pain.
- Ep 260: Precision physical therapy, with Dr Trevor Lentz
Dr. Trevor Lentz explains clinical phenotyping as a method for identifying patterns and guiding clinical decisions in physical therapy, particularly for tailoring musculoskeletal care. The episode touches on challenges in implementing this…
- Ep 259: CFT is a mindset (part 2), with Drs Ruth Chang & JP Caneiro
In part two of this discussion, Drs Ruth Chang and JP Caneiro further explore Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT), an approach that helps individuals with pain examine their beliefs through curiosity. The episode delves into how CFT can be…
- Ep 258: CFT is a mindset, not a treatment modality (part 1), with Drs Ruth Chang & JP Caneiro
Drs. Ruth Chang and JP Caneiro explain Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT), highlighting its success in a JOSPT network meta-analysis for chronic low back pain. They discuss how CFT functions and its integration into clinical practice. Inde…
- Ep 257: Reflecting on contemporary manual therapy, with Dr Jodi Young
Manual therapy is one of those topics that seems to quickly descend to polarised debates in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Today, we're talking about what manual therapy looks like and does in the 2020s. Dr Jodi Young explains the mechani…
- Ep 256: REPRISE - Return to sport after complex meniscus injury, with Dr Arielle Giordano
JOSPT Insights Ep 256 revisits the management of knee injury, specifically focusing on return to sport after complex meniscus injury and surgery. Dr. Arielle Giordano discusses the EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation Consensus regarding non-surg…
- Ep 255: What if clinicians trusted patients in pain? With Joletta Belton and Dr Ben Darlow
Joletta Belton and Dr. Ben Darlow discuss the importance of clinicians trusting patients in pain, challenging the biomedical bias that often devalues patients' lived experiences in favor of objective tests. They advocate for acknowledging…
- Ep 254: Managing sport-related concussion in youth athletes, with Lisbeth Lund Pedersen
This JOSPT Insights episode reviews the epidemiology and management of youth sport-related concussion, discussing findings from the HAAPY study and potential differences in concussion risk for female athletes.
- Ep 253: What's in and what's out of the revised CPG for hip osteoarthritis? With Dr Thomas Koc Jr
In JOSPT Insights Ep 253, host Dan and Marquis speak with Dr Thomas Koc Jr., lead author of the updated clinical practice guideline for hip osteoarthritis. They discuss changes in best practices, including updated evidence for dry needling…
- Ep 252: Getting a good night's sleep, with Dr Mark Shepherd
Dr. Mark Shepherd joins JOSPT Insights to discuss the importance of sleep for everyday function, recovery, and musculoskeletal pain management. The episode covers practical strategies for assessing sleep, identifying sleep disorders, and i…
- Ep 251: REPRISE - Best practice in managing patellofemoral pain, with Dr Brad Neal
Dr Brad Neal discusses best practices for managing patellofemoral pain, drawing on his PhD research in biomechanics and extensive experience in elite sport and healthcare settings.
- Ep 250: REPRISE - Saving the meniscus, with Dr Arielle Giordano
JOSPT Insights presents an episode featuring Dr. Arielle Giordano discussing the EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation Consensus. The discussion covers rehabilitation approaches after meniscus surgery, based on research evidence and clinical exper…
- Ep 249: Calf injuries—complex, not complicated, with Dr Brady Green
Dr. Brady Green shares research and clinical expertise on managing calf injuries in elite and subelite athletes. The episode covers the epidemiology of calf strains and how musculoskeletal rehabilitation specialists can apply this informat…
- Ep 248: Shoulder pain—what’s in a name? With Dr Amy McDevitt
This episode features Dr. Amy McDevitt discussing rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) as a patient-centered alternative to structural labels. They explore how imaging often mismatches symptoms, the importance of language in patient…
- Ep 247: Shaping a career of influence, with Dr Seth Peterson
Dr Seth Peterson explains the role of "local opinion leaders" among clinicians in driving change in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. He discusses how these trusted voices translate research into practice and shares strategies for clinicians…
- Ep 246: MTSS needs a new name - make no bones about it, with Laura Anderson
Laura Anderson, a physiotherapist, proposes renaming shin splints and medial tibial stress syndrome to "load-induced medial leg pain" (LIMP). The episode covers diagnosing and managing shin pain in athletes, including loading, red flags, a…
- Ep 245: Pelvic health and performing artists, with Jessica Frydenberg
Jessica Frydenberg, a pelvic health physiotherapist, discusses the high prevalence of pelvic floor symptoms, including urinary leakage, among performing artists. She explains why these artists are susceptible and what clinicians should kno…
- Ep 244: How physical therapists get paid, with Dr Chris Bise
In episode 244 of JOSPT Insights, Dr. Chris Bise, an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh with 25 years of experience, explains how physical therapists are paid and the implications of healthcare funding models on patient ca…
- Ep 243: Health economics explainer for the clinician (part 2), with Dr Codie Primeau
This episode, the second part of a health economics explainer for clinicians, builds on the previous discussion of assessing the quality of health economics analyses. It delves into determining the perspective from which
- Ep 242: Health economics explainer for the clinician (part 1), with Dr Codie Primeau
This episode features Dr Codie Primeau discussing health economics in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, focusing on how clinicians can read and apply health economics analyses to practice and research decisions. This is the first of a two-pa…
- Ep 241: Chatbots for orthopaedic PT - ready for prime time? With Drs Mark Vorensky & Daniel Peredo
Drs Mark Vorensky and Daniel Peredo discuss the application of generative AI, like ChatGPT, in orthopaedic physical therapy. They explore prompt engineering, the method of crafting instructions for AI to improve output quality in clinical…
- Ep 240: Swapping the gym for the field - return-to-run after injury, with Andrew Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell, a sports physiotherapist, outlines his 5-element criteria-based approach for helping athletes return to running post-injury. His experience spans professional football leagues and the English Premier League.
- Ep 239: Patellofemoral pain research round-up, with Drs Erin Macri & Harvi Hart
Drs Erin Macri and Harvi Hart discuss current research in patellofemoral pain management, covering its implications for clinical practice. The discussion takes place ahead of the International Patellofemoral Research Network meeting.
- Ep 238: Walking back to musculoskeletal health, with Dr Tash Pocovi
Dr Tash Pocovi explains her research into a walking and education program designed to prevent recurrent episodes of low back pain, focusing on improving management and prevention strategies.
- Ep 237: REPRISE - what's new in treating Achilles tendinopathy, with Dr Ruth Chimenti
Dr Ruth Chimenti, a co-author of the revised clinical practice guideline for midportion Achilles tendinopathy, discusses key updates from the 2018 guideline. The episode covers exercise recommendations, patient education strategies, and mo…
- Ep 236: REPRISE - there's more to the ankle than the ATFL, with Liz Bayley
In episode 236 of JOSPT Insights, guest Liz Bayley, a dance-specialist physiotherapist, shares her approach to diagnosing, managing, and preventing ankle pain in active people. The discussion includes diagnostic methods, the role of imagin…
- Ep 235: REPRISE - best practice for managing rotator cuff tendinopathy, with Dr François Desmeules
Professor François Desmeules explains a clinical practice guideline on rotator cuff tendinopathy, synthesizing evidence for diagnosis, non-surgical management, and prognosis, including return to sport.
- Ep 234: Return to sport after meniscus injury, with Dr Arielle Giordano
JOSPT Insights Episode 234 explores non-surgical management and return to sport strategies for meniscus injuries, including insights from Dr. Arielle Giordano regarding the EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation Consensus.
- Ep 233: Using clinical practice guidelines—the art and science, with Dr Maggie Horn
Dr. Maggie Horn shares her research on how clinicians adhere to Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), detailing methods used to evaluate adherence to the neck pain CPG and the implications of the findings.
- Ep 232: Exercise therapy "wears down" my joint - myth or fact? With Dr Alessio Bricca
Dr. Alessio Bricca discusses the prevalent analogy of osteoarthritic joints as broken-down machines and addresses patient concerns that prescribed exercise therapy might harm already worn joints. The episode examines the evidence to refute…
- Ep 231: Training through the adolescent growth spurt (part 2), with Dr Sara Lynn Terrell
In part 2 of this discussion, Dr Sara Lynn Terrell covers appropriate training loads for youth athletes. The episode details how to plan, monitor, and progress loading programs, and integrate strength and conditioning principles.
- Ep 230: Training for healthy hips in adolescent athletes (part 1), with Dr Sara Lynn Terrell
This episode, part 1 of a two-part series, discusses training load and hip health in adolescent athletes. Dr. Sara Lynn Terrell shares her expertise on preventing primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome in young at…
- Ep 229: Best practice in managing patellofemoral pain, with Dr Brad Neal
Dr Brad Neal shares insights on the best practices for managing patellofemoral pain, drawing from his extensive experience in elite sport and his PhD research in biomechanics.
- Ep 228: The worst pain is unexplained, with Dr Paul Mintken
In episode 228 of JOSPT Insights, Dr. Paul Mintken, an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist, explains methods for helping patients understand and manage unexplained pain.
- Ep 227: SPORTS CORNER: Concussion challenge in the UFC, with Dr Olivia Abdoo
In Part 2 of a conversation with Dr Olivia Abdoo, the discussion focuses on concussion as a common injury in mixed martial arts (MMA). Dr Abdoo shares insights on educating athletes and stakeholders about concussion, ensuring safe particip…
- Ep 226: A CALMeR Cuff, with Dr Kathryn Fahy
Dr. Kathryn Fahy explains the CALMeR Cuff pathway, designed to guide the care of individuals with large to massive rotator cuff tears. This pathway was developed collaboratively with patients, clinicians, and researchers.
- Ep 225: OA in the ballet (dancer)? with Dr Melanie Fuller
Dr. Melanie Fuller discusses the prevalence of osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal injuries in dancers, based on her nearly 20 years of clinical and research work with this population.
- Ep 224: Saving the meniscus, with Dr Arielle Giordano
Dr. Arielle Giordano discusses the EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus, sharing key messages on rehabilitation approaches following meniscus surgery, based on current research and clinical expertise.
- Ep 223: SPORTS CORNER: Ultimate Physical Therapy for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), with Dr Olivia Abdoo
Dr. Olivia Abdoo joins JOSPT Insights for a discussion on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and mixed martial arts (MMA). The episode covers the complex physical demands and injury patterns in these sports, providing insights for cl…
- Ep 222: Where to next for research on shoulder pain? with Kristian Lyng
Kristian Lyng details a collaborative research initiative on shoulder pain, involving over 600 patients, clinicians, and carers to identify research priorities. The discussion covers engaging patients in musculoskeletal research and the ch…
- Ep 221: Does it matter how you apply spinal manipulative therapy? With Dr Casper Nim
In JOSPT Insights Ep 221, Dr. Casper Nim explores whether the specific application of spinal manipulative therapy influences patient outcomes for spine pain management. The discussion references research on manipulative therapy techniques…
- Ep 220: There's more to the ankle than the ATFL, with Liz Bayley
In episode 220 of JOSPT Insights, Liz Bayley, a dance-specialist physiotherapist, shares her approach to diagnosing, managing, and preventing ankle pain in active people. The discussion covers diagnostic methods, the role of imaging, and s…
- Ep 219: Are women less likely than men to return to sport after hip arthroscopy? With Dr Matthew King
JOSPT Insights features Dr. Matthew King discussing a systematic review of return to sport outcomes after hip arthroscopy. The analysis, covering over 5000 participants across 45 studies, examined differences based on sex and gender, as we…