Why is there so much research waste? Why are there lots of redundancies and studies that show effects but don’t actually move our understanding forward? Can anything be done to prevent this for happening...
If all patients get formal rehab right after lumbar disc surgery that would result in better outcomes and reduced overall costs right? Well, that makes sense but it turns out that such a question...
Psychological interventions are becoming popular for treating pain but what is the evidence base for this? Can these interventions stand alone or are they just are part of a bigger picture? Is pain what...
Is research like a language? The data being the words, studies being the sentences, and systematic reviews being paragraphs. But what gives all of this the required structure? You know, the grammar? Statistics! But...
Back again (sorry). This time talking about PFP. A lot of people confuse the subtle differences of all the factors that underlie the heading “strength”. Many are not interchangeable and should be thought about...
Sorry everyone. Erik has a bit too much going on these next couple weeks so we need to take a short 4 week break. We promise to resume with the next 10 episodes after...
Can someone do poorly on static balance tests and NOT be an ACL injury risk? I mean, if they’re having a hard time there they MUST be having issues during sport, right? Can poor...
WE ARE BACK FROM BREAK and bringing with us some biologics! When talking biologics like PRP and “stem cells” sloppy research abounds. This reality isn’t really fair to anyone trying to find a deeper...
We all love evidence-based medicine (EBM) with its three pillars and levels of evidence and science-sounding stuff. But why do we even have it? And does it mean what we think it means? 25...
Meniscal repairs are notorious for having a mix of opinions regarding postoperative precautions. Should we be restricting weight bearing? Range of motion? Both? Neither? Does any of it matter? Why or why not? Wait...