Patient reported outcome measures (PROM) are commonly used to assess function in patients. But is that what they are actually measuring? Can we alter those scores in a meaningful way just through practicing the...
What do patients believe about knee osteoarthritis and nonsurgical interventions? Where do they get these beliefs? Can we change these beliefs? Even if we do will that make a difference? Misconceptions and the Acceptance...
Exercise works for pain..but why? Probably not for the reasons that we think. Does it matter? What a silly question… Musculoskeletal pain and exercise-challenging existing paradigms and introducing new.Smith BE, Hendrick P, Bateman M,...
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...