PT Inquest

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Ten Commandments for patient-centred treatment. Lehman R, Tejani AM, McCormack J, et al. Br J Gen Pract . 015;65:532–3. doi:10.3399/bjgp15X687001 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are...

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Photobiomodulation therapy is not better than placebo in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Guimarães L de S, Costa L da CM, Araujo AC, et al. Pain . 2021;162:1612–20. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002189 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open...

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Establishing a taxonomy of potential hazards associated with communicating medical science in the age of disinformation. David Robert Grimes, Laura J Brennan, Robert O'Connor. BMJ Open . 2020;10:e035626. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035626. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot l...

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post  Cultural Influences on Injury Risk.  The post explores the idea that the difference in ACL injury incidence between male and female athletes may have more to do with gender norms rather than something genetic. Learn more about/Buy Erik's courses! Support us on the Patreons! Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod –  incompetech...

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Effectiveness of Adding a Large Dose of Shoulder Strengthening to Current Nonoperative Care for Subacromial Impingement: A Pragmatic, Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial (SExSI Trial). Mikkel Bek Clausen, Per Hölmich, Michael Rathleff, Thomas Bandholm, Karl Bang Christensen, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis,...

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised trial. Aidan G Cashin, Hopin Lee, Adrian C Traeger, Markus Hübscher, Ian W Skinner, James H McAuley. J of Physiotherapy . 2021 July;67:197-200. doi:...

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Anteromedial versus posterolateral hip musculature strengthening with dose-controlled in women with patellofemoral pain: A randomized controlled trial. Gabriel Peixoto Leão Almeida, Helena Larissa das Neves Rodrigues, Bruno Augusto Lima Coelho, Carlos Augusto Silva Rodrigues, Pedro Olavo de Paula Lima. Ph...

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Does Exercise Need to Be Fun? It explores what we mean by "fun" and whether or not there is a better word that might get more at the root of the problem we are addressing as physical therapists. For more info go to thesciencept.com Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course –  Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Lower step rate is associated with a higher risk of bone stress injury: a prospective study of collegiate cross country runners. Kliethermes SA, Stiffler-Joachim MR, Wille CM, et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine . Published Online First: 14 May 2021. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103833 Due to copyrigh...

Learn more about/Buy Erik's new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! In this episode we talk about the mechanisms proposed in the literature regarding the effects of exercise on chronic low back pain. Why is exercise prescribed for people with chronic low back pain? A review of the mechanisms of benefit proposed by clinical trialists. Annika Wun, Paul Kollias, Harry Jeong,...

Support us on the Patreons! In this episode we discuss an article that found that being confident after ACLR was a factor for increased risk of 2nd ACL injury. Confidence, ability to meet return to sport criteria, and second ACL injury risk associations after ACL‐reconstruction. Mark V Paterno, Staci Thomas, Karen Thatcher VanEtten, Laura C Schmitt. J Orthop Res . 2021 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/jor.250...

Just a quick episode letting everyone know that we are taking an indefinite hiatus from the show. We'll keep you posted... Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

Support us on the Patreons! Changes are coming! We want to have YOU on the show! It's very simple, just fill out this online form and let us know your idea. In this episode we discuss an article that randomized osteochondroplasty in hip arthroscopy patients. Osteochondroplasty and labral repair for the treatment of young adults with femoroacetabular impingement. Femoroacetabular Impingement Random...

The gang is all here (except Greg) for another festive dump of holiday cheer! Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Support us on the Patreons! Did you see that Lancet article that says that all the world needs the rehabs?! So did we! Does this mean physical therapists are going to be swimming in business/money in the future? Or that we need to get a whole lot more efficient in what we do? Also, is this the end of PT Inquest??? [dramatic music] Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global...

Support us on Patreon! On this episode we chat with James Heathers from the Everything Hertz podcast. We talk about his new job in the physical therapy world working for Cipher Skin and discuss some of the ways that the published literature has gone astray. PSYCHOLOGY. Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Open Science Collaboration. Science . 2015 Aug 28;349(6251):aac4716. doi:...

Support us on Patreon! How do patients engage with pain medications? How much of this is influenced by their medical providers? How do we make sure that patients are in more control of their pain? Does this article really provide a good faith exploration of these issues? Can We Eliminate Opioid Medications for Postoperative Pain Control? A Prospective, Surgeon-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial...

Support us on Patreon! The literature around dry needling has some...issues...to say the least. But is it just dry needling? Or is this common around other PT interventions? How should we investigate some of these ideas? Should some of them be investigated at all? Join us along with study author Giovanni Ferreira to find out more! Dry Needling Combined With Guideline-Based Physical Therapy Provide...

Support us on Patreon! What does it take for an athlete to change direction? Does it matter how fast they are going? What about the angle of cut? What implications does this have for athletes who are returning to sport after injury? Listen in to our discussion on all things change of direction with special guest Richard Clarke! Richard Clarke can be found on Twitter: @RICH_AgilityLab Role of the P...

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Muscle Interventions After ACLR . It explores what the true goals may be for interventions around restoring the quad in these subjects. With special guest voice from @LauraOpstedal Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

Support us on Patreon! Systemic racism is a topic that we have covered before on PT Inquest, but it has recently become the focus of worldwide attention. In this episode, we talked with Tim Vidale and Deidra Debnam from the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy's (AASPT) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee to discuss some of the current conversations around race. We hope that th...

We are bringing back the "Extrasodes"! They were a thing we used to do in 2014... In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Brave New Profession that he wrote right after the COVID-19 lockdowns. It lays out a reimagining of who we are and how we should be reimbursed as professionals. Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

In this episode we discuss the possible effects of exercise for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Are there non-specific effects but also specific effects? Can intensity of the workout change this? Which direction do the causation arrows point? Check our website: ptinquest.com Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/ptinquest Erik's courses and blog: thesciencept.com Enter "ptinquest" at checkout for 10% off E...

In this episode we go back to reviewing articles. We discuss the differences in therapist perceptions and patient perceptions of care, specifically in regards to telehealth. Are we more dissatisfied than our patients? Therapeutic Alliance Between Physical Therapists and Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Consulting Via Telephone: A Longitudinal Study. Lawford BJ, Bennell KL, Campbell PK, Kasza J, H...

Support us on Patreon! In this episode JW and Erik talk about what it means to be a PT practicing, or not practicing, during this COVID-19 pandemic. There is discussion about social responsibility, immunity, disease spread, and the luxury of quarantining yourself in a submarine at the bottom of Lake Michigan. This episode is NOT available for continuing education credit. Music for PT Inquest: "The...