Reading Rehab

We conclude our conversation on the article "Progressing On-Court Rehabilitation After Injury: The Control-Chaos Continuum Adapted to Basketball" by Taberner et al. This was published in September 2023 in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. This article has a lot of awesome figures and tables, be sure to check it out! The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.g...

The squad is back with a slam dunk of an article! We discuss "Progressing On-Court Rehabilitation After Injury: The Control-Chaos Continuum Adapted to Basketball" by Taberner et al. This was published in September 2023 in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. This article has a lot of awesome figures and tables, be sure to check it out! The abstract can be found here: https://pubm...

Big changes in the lives of the squad has made it difficult to get together to record until now. Bryan recently accepted a position to work with USA Rugby! Mike started his first travel PT contract in Virginia, and Pat started his third clinical rotation! Despite our busy schedules, we are still dedicated to providing quality content. So, let's finish the conversation we started a few weeks ago ab...

This week we are looking at a new article: "Clarifying High Performance and the Role, Responsibilities, and Requisite Attributes of the High-Performance Director in American Professional Sport." This was published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal in August 2023.  The abstract can be found here: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/abstract/2023/08000/clarifying_high_performance_and_the_role,....

We are back after a long hiatus due to the vacation, engagement, and a botched recording! Mike and Pat continue the conversation on "Adaptations in athletic performance and muscle architecture are not meaningfully conditioned by training free weight versus machine based exercises" by Hernandez-Belmonte et al. This was published in the Scandanavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports in March...

After taking a week off so Mike and Bryan could focus on the NPTE, the gang is back talking about a new article: "Adaptations in athletic performance and muscle architecture are not meaningfully conditioned by training free weight versus machine based exercises" by Hernandez-Belmonte et al. This was published in the Scandanavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports in March 2023.  The abstrac...

We continue our discussion of the shoulder! We discuss the "2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels" from JOSPT in January 2022.  The article can be found here:  https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/jospt.2022.10952 If you want to give feedback on the episode, or if you are interested in making a gu...

We haven't talked about the shoulders in a while, so here we are! The shoulder episode! We discuss the "2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels" from JOSPT in January 2022.  The article can be found here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/jospt.2022.10952 If you want to give feedback on the episo...

It's our second week of talking about "Clinical Recovery from Concussion - Return to School and Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" by Putukian et al. AND the new Sport Concussion Assessment Tool - 6 (SCAT6) ANDDD the new Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool - 6 (SCOAT6)! All of these were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in June of 2023. The article can be found he...

These next two weeks we are going to be talking about "Clinical Recovery from Concussion - Return to School and Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" by Putukian et al.  AND the new Sport Concussion Assessment Tool - 6 (SCAT6)! Both of these were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in June of 2023. The article can be found here: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/798 The SC...

We're talking about "A Proposed Return-to-Sport Program for Patients with Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy: Rationale and Implementation" an article published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy in November 2015. The abstract can be found here:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26390272/ . If you want to give feedback on the episode, or if you are interested in making a guest a...

We're talking about "A Proposed Return-to-Sport Program for Patients with Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy: Rationale and Implementation" an article published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy in November 2015. The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26390272/ . If you want to give feedback on the episode, or if you are interested in making a guest ap...

We're still talking about this article from the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy published in 2017: "Comparison of hamstring muscle activation during high speed running and various hamstring strengthening exercises" by van den Tillaar et al.  This article is  open access  and can be found here:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5685404/ If you want to  give feedback  on...

The whole squad is back with a quick overview of this artcile from the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy published in 2017: "Comparison of hamstring muscle activation during high speed running and various hamstring strengthening exercises" by van den Tillaar et al. Stay tuned next week for a longer discussion about clinical application! This article is open access and can be found h...

Mike and Bryan expand on last week's article, reflecting on previous clinical experience and suggesting tips to apply this data clinically. If you want to  give feedback  on the episode, or if you are interested in making a guest appearance, be sure to follow and DM us on our Instagram: @readingrehabpod. The  article abstract  can be found here:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36688716/ The  free...

Hot off the press! We are talking about "Age-, Sex-, and Graft-Specific Reference Values from 783 Adolescent Patients at 5 to 7 Months After ACL Reconstruction: IKDC, Pedi-IKDC, KOOS, ACL-RSI, Single-Leg Hop, and Thigh Strength", an article published April 2023 in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT).  If you want to give feedback on the episode, or if you are interested i...

The gang is joined by special guest Sarah Smith who talks about her experiences volunteering with adaptive recreation opportunities in the Rochester, NY area throughout her time in PT school. This is a must listen podcast!    We are continuing our discussion from last week on the recent article published in PTJ "Perspectives on Health With Spinal Cord Injury Now and in the Future: A Qualitative De...

We are branching out from the MSK space! Today we talk about our key takeways from the recent article published in PTJ "Perspectives on Health With Spinal Cord Injury Now and in the Future: A Qualitative Descriptive Study." Next week should be a fun one as we talk about the clinical applications of this article!   The article can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/103/4/pzad011/70...

We go through a case study of an injury prevention program that Mike made for college freshmen cross country runners. Hopefully you learn something! This article is open access and can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30131332/

Listen to Mike talk too much about this article: "Strength training as superior, dose-dependent, and safe prevention of acute and overuse sports injuries: a systematic review, qualitative analysis and meta-analysis." Don't worry, Bryan and Pat talk a bit too.   This article is open access and can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30131332/

It depends. That's all.   The article is not open access, but the abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36918403/

We're back. We talked. We conquered. This article discussion is about "Gluteal Muscle Forces During Hip-Focused Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Exercises" which was published (in print) April 2023 (today) in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise. While the glute min may not have singing and dancing mice, it may well be the next Cinderella.   The article is not open access, but the abstrac...

Mike, Pat, and Bryan continuing discussing this article: "What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review" which was published in British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2020.    You can access the journal here: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/2/79

Mike, Pat, and Bryan discuss this article: "What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review" which was published in British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2020.    You can access the journal here: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/2/79

Well, this started as a conversation about use of external focus of attention in ACL rehab. Then we took some winding roads. Good conversation: definitely worth a listen.   This article is open access, and can be found here:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34909262/   If you liked what you listened to, please like/subscribe/follow/whatever you need to do to show support. Feedback can be DM'd on I...