Following an algorithm in medicine (and other high consequence professions) is shown to result in better outcomes. But isn’t that just like following a cookbook? Or is it more about making sure that we...
Doing a manipulation on the thoracic spine may help people with cervical radiculopathy but there are a lot of questions to answer here. This paper has an odd presentation of the data and generates...
Is there a lack of diversity in orthopedics? Is improving diversity around gender the same challenge as improving diversity around race? Why are some areas of medicine improving while others are still having issues?...
Does the weight of an athlete matter when considering how much force they can handle? Is obesity the cause of disease or just something else that was caused by the cause of disease; whatever...
In previous episodes we have talked about many issues around biologics research. This article takes an honest look at PRP for patellar tendinopathy by including two different preparations AND a placebo group. How did...
There is a lot of health misinformation out there from simple “wellness” advice to anti-vaccination zealots, but what do we as medical providers do about it? Is it time to wage war? How high...
There are studies that show that a hip focused exercise program helps for PFP; there are others that show that a knee focused exercise program also works. Is one better than the other? What...
“You hate on everything! What do you even do with your patients? Why so negative?” We’ve heard it all before, and so have the authors of this paper. This open source article explores and...
Historically is has been typical to expect to return from an ACL reconstruction around 6 months after surgery. We know know that such suggestions are not very well founded. What can a study with...
When we say that a patient is “strong”, what does that mean exactly? Can a single muscle do well on one strength test but poorly on another? Are some tests more “functional”? Sometimes it...