In this last episode before the hiatus, we explore exercise interventions for chronic low back pain (CLBP). Are they truly effective for the treatment of CLBP? If they are, does the type of...
Desensitization treatments have known effects on sensitivity in healthy controls, but what about in those with chronic pain? Does it matter if the patient has low pain sensitivity or high pain sensitivity? Will...
What hip movements are required for being an elite ice hockey goaltender? Does this make them at a higher risk for hip pathology? Can a person with a cam even GET to an...
What kinds of strength deficits remain after hamstring autograft ACLR? Will the quadriceps fare better? Do they just need more time? Was JW’s poorly told joke left in the episode? (You bet it...
Can the kinesiophobic beliefs of a physical therapist have an influence on the people they are educating? Might this also occur in patient populations? When JW said in a previous episode, “You don’t...
When the literature starts to question an intervention that you use, how long does it take you to abandon it? Is JW a laggard? On the Undiffusion of Established Practices. Davidoff F. JAMA...
Erik and JW have asked for more inquiry into the mechanisms of manual therapy and this article does not disappoint! What about those neurophysiological effects? Are they specific or non-specific? Does it matter?...
We take a look at a meta-analysis on nonsurgical management of lateral epicondylalgia which does not show much difference in the long term. Do short term changes matter? What exactly are we treating?...
We take a skeptical look at ACL injury prevention programs and whether they are doing what we think they are doing. Do we need to think differently? What can we learn from motor learning...
In Episode 46 we look at the effect of bogus visual feedback on chronic neck pain. Nociceptors, central sensitization – is this now something else? What effect does this information have on the care...