Category: Episodes

Episode 428: Shockwave Therapy for Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Physiotherapy Compared With Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled TrialRich A, Ford J, Cook J, et al.Am J Sports Med. 2025;53(14):3396-3407. doi:10.1177/03635465251391134 Due to copyright laws, unless the...

Episode 427: Velocity-Based Training

On this episode we were joined by special guest researcher Steven Hirsch! A Critical Appraisal of Using Barbell Velocity Data to Regulate TrainingHirsch SM, Chapman CJ, Singh H, et al.J Strength Cond Res. 2025;39(3):360-372....

Episode 426: Neuroinflammatory Markers and Sport Concussion

On this episode we were joined by special guest physical therapist Olivia Abdoo! Microglial activation persists beyond clinical recovery following sport concussion in collegiate athletesNeumann KD, Seshadri V, Thompson XD, et al.Front Neurol. 2023;14:1127708....

Episode 425: Pain Memory and Isometric Strength

Differing Effects of Nociception and Pain Memory on Isometric Muscle Strength in Participants With and Without a History of Injury: A Quasi-Experimental StudySueki DG, Dunleavy K, Puentedura EJ, et al.Am J Phys Med Rehabil....

Episode 424: The Lateral Gastrocnemius and Achilles Tendinopathy

Selective triceps surae weakness in Achilles tendinopathy: it is time to look beyond the soleusFernandes GL, Orssatto LB, Hug F, et al.Sportrxiv. 2025 Pre-print. doi:10.51224/SRXIV.633 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open...

Episode 423: Heavy Slow Resistance Training for Gluteal Tendinopathy

Heavy Slow Resistance Training Combined with Patient Education in Patients with Gluteal Tendinopathy: A Feasibility StudyGrigat JM, Kjeldsen T, Jørgensen SL, et al.Musculoskelet Sci Pract. Published online September 2025:103425. doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103425 Due to copyright laws,...

Episode 422: Collegiate Basketball Jump Normative Data

On this episode we were joined by special guest researcher Drake Berberet from Hawkin Dynamics! Unlocking Basketball Athletic Performance: Force Plate-Derived Countermovement Jump Normative Reference Values From Seven NCAA Division-I Power Five Men’s College...

Episode 421: Tendon Strain and Exercise Parameters

Personalized tendon loading reduces muscle‐tendon imbalances in male adolescent elite athletesDomroes T, Weidlich K, Bohm S, et al.Scandinavian Med Sci Sports. 2024;34(1):e14555. doi:10.1111/sms.14555 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we...

Episode 420: Proposed Injury Prevention Program Mechanisms

Why does it work? Proposed biomedical effect mechanisms of exercise-based injury prevention programmes in football (Soccer) and handball: a scoping review of 104 studiesMoen C, Myklebust G, Munkvold E, et al.Br J Sports Med....

Episode 419: Deceleration and ACL Injury Variables

Is There a Performance‐Injury Conflict Between Maximum Horizontal Deceleration and Surrogates of Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury?Lin J, Dos’Santos T, Li W, et al.Eur J Sport Sci. 2025;25(8):e70014. doi:10.1002/ejsc.70014 Due to copyright laws, unless...