Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

When assessing and treating neck pain patients, there are a lot of tests and treatments to choose from. If you choose treatments that aren't suitable for your patient's presentation, your patient won't progress, or worse, you'll aggravate their symptoms. How can you thoroughly assess your neck pain patients, and use the information from your assessment to choose treatments that help improve their...

When patients have a running injury, such as knee pain or Achilles tendinopathy, do we need to include strength training in their rehab? Discover when strength training is an important part of comprehensive running injury rehab in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio), and explore: Whether strength is important in runners. Whether patients that are stronger are less likely to develop running...

Patients may develop stiffness following rotator cuff repair or other shoulder surgery, particularly with longer periods of immobilisation. On the other hand, some patients may fail rehab without sufficient immobilisation. How can you identify which patients are likely to develop stiffness and will benefit from early mobilisation? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Spe...

Can you solve this case of a badminton player with a five year history of posterior shoulder pain and shoulder fatigue with overhead movements? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist). Discover the diagnosis and why the patient hasn't improved with rehabilitation, as Jo reveals the case study and: Subjective clues to help diagnose this condition. Questions to as...

When your patient with Achilles tendon pain isn't progressing as well as you hoped, could Plantaris be implicated in their pain? Find out in this latest Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom, where you'll discover: Plantaris anatomy and relationship to the Achilles tendon. Common symptoms when Plantaris is causing Achilles tendon pain. How to differentiate Achilles tendin...

Immobilisation following a humeral fracture or shoulder surgery quickly results in muscle atrophy and decreased shoulder strength and proprioception. How can you limit strength deficits that develop while patients are in a sling? During this period of immobilisation, cross education (CE) can help retain shoulder strength. This improved shoulder strength and proprioception after the immobilisation...

What do foam rolling and stretching do to the ITB? Are they effective in the treatment of ITB syndrome? Find out in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio). The handout for this podcast is an article referenced in the podcast. There is no additional transcript or handout available.   Free running injury assessment & treatment video series available now Links associated with this episode: Succe...

Is subscapularis the forgotten part of the rotator cuff? Do we ever need to target it individually? If we do what are the best options for exercises? Find out which patients with torn or painful shoulders benefit from targeted subscapularis rehab in this episode of the Physio Edge Shoulder success podcast with Jo Gibson. You'll discover: Rotator cuff & subscapularis anatomy & function. Role and fu...

Are vaccinations associated with shoulder pain? Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) has received a lot of attention on social media as vaccination levels have increased. If your patient has shoulder pain after a vaccine, what does this mean for treatment? Also in this podcast, how can you identify non-musculoskeletal causes of shoulder pain related to NSAID use or viscera? Fi...

How can you accurately assess neck pain patients and choose the most effective treatment to help resolve their pain and prevent recurrence? Find out in part 1 of this two part podcast series with  Emeritus Professor Gwendolen Jull , and explore: How to accurately assess patients movements, muscular control, strength, posture, and palpate the cervical spine to identify the source of neck symptoms a...

Pec minor cops the blame for shoulder pain, scapular dyskinesia and all sorts of upper limb pain and "dysfunction". Is pec minor shortness or "tightness" really responsible for shoulder pain? In this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), you'll discover whether the latest evidence supports pec minor as a major cause of shoulder pain, or whether pec minor is an innocent victim...

Stress fractures and bone stress injuries in running patients need to be identified early, to allow recovery before the injury worsens and requires extensive time away from running. When should you suspect a stress fracture or a bone stress injury (BSI) in your running patients? Find out in the podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio), and explore: How to identify stress fractures & BSI's in your pa...

Patients with atraumatic sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) instability may have pain during overhead activities, throwing or playing sport. How can you diagnose and successfully rehabilitate SCJ instability? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), and explore: Assessment & diagnosis Which bony surfaces, ligaments and muscles provide stability at the SCJ. Why do pati...

How can you rehab patients with an acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injury, or end of range elevation shoulder pain, long term shoulder pain, clavicular osteolysis, or osteoarthritis? What exercises and manual therapy can you use in your rehab program? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), and discover: Common ACJ mechanisms of injury A recap of ACJ injury class...

How can you diagnose posterior shoulder, neck and supraclavicular pain in your weightlifting patients and throwing athletes? Could a bone stress injury be responsible for your patients pain? Explore how to assess, diagnose and rehab shoulder pain from bone stress injuries in weightlifters or throwing athletes in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist). Discover: Bone stress...

Time for some detective work - can you diagnose the cause of this man's shoulder pain? Listen out for the clues in this interesting case study. When your shoulder pain patient has bilateral shoulder pain after starting a gym program, difficulty lifting their arms overhead due to weakness, significant bilateral scapular winging and muscle atrophy, what are your potential diagnoses? Find out in this...

When paediatric or skeletally immature patients have shoulder pain, what diagnoses should be kept in mind? What are the potential diagnoses following trauma, in overuse injuries or "little leaguers shoulder"? What assessment and imaging is required in these patients? Find out in this podcast/video with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), and explore: What growth plate injuries may occur...

What are the best rehab options for patients with an irreparable rotator cuff tear? Can we predict which patients will do well and how long rehab will take? Find out in this video/podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), discussing rehab options, a patient case study and the latest evidence for massive rotator cuff tear (MRCT) rehab. Discover: When patients are unable to have su...

When swimmers and overhead athletes have superior & anterior shoulder pain, what are your likely diagnoses? How can you successfully treat shoulder pain that improves with rest from sport, then comes back each time they return to training or sport? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), where you'll discover: What are your likely diagnoses? Distal clavicular o...

When your female patient has shoulder pain, how can you identify if the cause is musculoskeletal, or related to women's health issues? Find out in this video/podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist). You'll explore two separate case studies of female shoulder pain patients with different diagnoses, that'll help you discover: Which female reproductive issues can cause shoulder pai...

Are eccentric exercises useful in subacromial shoulder pain rehab? When shoulder pain rehab has stalled, and patients aren't improving, will eccentric exercises help? Are eccentric exercises the missing component in successful rehab programs for recalcitrant shoulder pain? Find out in this discussion with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist). Also discover: Should eccentric exercises be i...

An unusual cause of shoulder pain - what's the diagnosis? Solve this patient case study with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist) and discover musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal causes of shoulder pain that are important to keep in mind when features don't fit. Free webinar "5 common mistakes therapists make with shoulder pain, and what to do about them" with Jo Gibson Register now f...

When is shoulder pain from the C/sp? When a patient presents with shoulder pain and stiffness, how can C/Sp referral be identified? If a patient has full neck range of movement, and neck movements don't reproduce shoulder pain, can their pain still be from the C/sp? Recent research shows that including treatment of the C/sp can improve results in up to ⅓ of shoulder pain patients. In this video wi...

When your patient has neck and arm pain, or low back and leg pain from neural tissue pain disorders (NTPD) such as peripheral nerve sensitisation (PNS), how will you treat them? Pain associated with PNS can occasionally be mild and non-irritable, but more often than not, it's severe, highly irritable, and easy to stir up. How can you provide treatment that settles their pain, without stirring them...

Explore cervical radiculopathy, central sensitisation, achilles tendinopathy, hip & groin pain, & strength tests for athletes with Simon Olivotto, Dave Toomey, Paula Peralta & Nick Kendrick. The Clinical Edge Senior Physio Education & Presentation team and I sat down to answer Clinical Edge member questions, and we wanted to share this one with you, so you can benefit from it too. In this Q&A, we...