Reading Rehab

Article title: "Not all weak squeezes are created equal: a clinical reasoning framework for interpreting low hip adduction force" The article can be found here: https://sportperfsci.com/not-all-weak-squeezes-are-created-equal-a-clinical-reasoning-framework-for-interpreting-low-hip-adduction-force/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on...

Article title: "One of these things is not like the others: disentangling the concepts of range of motion versus flexibility, and flexibility training versus stretching" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41879914/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article re...

Article title: "Return to cycling after a multiple pelvic fracture: a case report of a strength and conditioning based approach to rehabilitation" The article can be found here: https://www.jsc-journal.com/index.php/JSC/article/view/861 As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommen...

Article title: "Single-step and cumulative knee loading during high cadence running" The article can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021929026001594 As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Article title: "Fabricated citations: an audit across 2.5 million biomedical papers" The article can be found here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00603-3/fulltext As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Article title: "Which metrics can I monitor? Test-retest reliability of countermovement jump and countermovement rebound jump force-time metrics in youth soccer players in season" The article can be found here: https://journal.iusca.org/index.php/Journal/article/view/418 As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod....

Article title: "Effects of lower-leg fascial flossing on flexibility and performance in collegiate distance runners: ultrasound evaluation of fascial gliding" The article can be found here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13046454/pdf/ijspt_2026_21_4_158518.pdf As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod. ...

Article title: "Equity in training load, research design considerations for intervention assessment in sports science and physical therapy" The article can be found here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12354113/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.  If you have any article recommendations be sure...

Article title: "Jump height lies: force-time CMJ metrics reveal hidden neuromuscular responses in elite football" The article can be found here: https://sportperfsci.com/jump-height-lies-force-time-cmj-metrics-reveal-hidden-neuromuscular-responses-in-elite-football/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If...

Article title: "When sample size is tiny, outcomes rare and clinical pictures fuzzy - Practicals ways to survive statistical pitfalls" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41235476/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them...

Article title: "What is the prevalence of extra-articular and intra-articular magnetic resonance imaging findings in football players with and without hip and/or groin pain?" The article can be found here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/11207000261416847 As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.  ...

Article title: "Depression, anxiety, and stress in doctor of physical therapy students: analysis of incidence and lived experiences" The article can be found here: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Depression%2C-Anxiety%2C-and-Stress-in-Doctor-of-of-and-Bogardus-Blackinton/cc5e02cc3d32fe00bb6aadd7e866334644303d13 As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podc...

Article title: "Evidence-based treatment algorithm for Freiberg disease" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37815268/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Article title: "Maximizing adaptations in concurrent training: an umbrella review of meta-analyses" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41762427/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Article title: "Bullshit makes the art grow profounder" The article can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366828165_Bullshit_makes_the_art_grow_profounder As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Article title: "The influence of quadriceps strength and rate of torque development on the recovery of knee biomechanics during running after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37681433/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have...

Article title: "Optimal load for managing low risk tibial and metatarsal bone stress injuries in runners" The article can be found here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9982 As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.  If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Data Nerds is a new series that we are introducing which will be alternating weeks with our usual journal club podcast. In this series, we share cases from our clinical practice where we utilize objective testing to inform our decision making, with most attention paid to the results of the tests and interpretation of the information. Therefore, this works best when you can see the numbers. Luckily...

Article title: "Restoring ankle dorsiflexion range of motion in athletes: an individualized clinical decision-making system" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41200427/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If you have any article recommendations be sure to send them our way!

Despite talking about this article for 35 minutes, we don't have any clinical takeaways. Article title: "Movement variability and loading characteristics in athletes with athletic groin pain" The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36338351/ As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehabpod.   If y...

In this solo-cast, Mike walks down memory lane to an article that somewhat set him down the wrong path during grad school. Hopefully he does a good job reflecting on his experiences and suggesting how students and new grads can learn from his mistakes.  Article title: "Treatment-based classification for low back pain: systematic review with meta-analysis" The article can be found here: https://pub...

We're following up on our discussion from last week about conservative management of osteochondral lesions to discuss post-operative rehabilitation following osteochondral transplantation. Big takeaways from our conversation: due to the generally a wide range in timelines following these surgeries, size and location of the lesion could be a better prognostic indicator than type of surgical graft....

Mike and Pat throw it back to an article from 2018 going over surgical and nonsurgical management of patellar chondral and osteochondral defects. Check out the episode for the full conversation! The article can be found here:  https://aoj.amegroups.org/article/view/4405/html As always, if you enjoy what you hear, be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast platform and on Instagram @readingrehab...

Mike and Pat recap their favorite articles that they read this year. Enjoy the 2 for 1 episode! The articles can be found below (Zanini et al., 2025) Strength training improves running economy durability and fatigued high-intensity performance in well-trained male runners: a randomized control trial:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/389430543_Strength_Training_Improves_Running_Economy_Dur...

Data Nerds is a new series that we are introducing which will be alternating weeks with our usual journal club podcast. In this series, we share cases from our clinical practice where we utilize objective testing to inform our decision making, with most attention paid to the results of the tests and interpretation of the information. Therefore, this works best when you can see the numbers. Luckily...