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 whether or not lack of eccentric hip strength is a risk factor for developing patellofemoral pain in novice runners. How hard is it to do a prospective study like...
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...
In Episode 45 we look at kinesiophobia as a predictor of failure to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). What is kinesiophobia? How does it interact with all of the other issues...
In this PT Inquest Extrasode, Erik explores the the concepts of validity and soundness by sharing the post “When A Valid Argument Can Be False“. Music for this Extrasode: “The Science of Selling...