Jill Cook and Karim Kahn gave a very interesting lecture on understanding tendinopathy at APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in February 2016. PT Inquest decided to take a deeper look. Can disorganized tendon...
Uncertainty is not just a reality in life it is a reality of professional practice. The ability to embrace uncertainty is known to have a positive effect on critical thinking and avoiding errors...
A couple years ago, Alessandro Lelli described his new test for ACL insufficiency via YouTube. Originally known as “Lelli’s Test”, he first published it in the literature as the “Lever Sign” in late...
Sure, we know that ACLs get torn and the vast majority of those mechanisms are non-contact. So what EXACTLY happens in those knees? We have some plausible ideas like dynamic valgus, but how...
When dealing with a high ankle sprain (syndesmosis injury) Grade I never requires surgery whereas Grade III always requires surgery. But what about Grade II? In this episode we explore predictors of syndesmotic...
Sports-related concussions have been getting more and more attention over the past decade. The growing understanding of the potential for developing chronic brain disease is creating a cause for concern. Are sports medicine...
It’s that time of year again and the PT Podcast Network crew are in the holiday spirit! The gang got together, as best they can scattered across the world, to share a little eggnog...
It is well known that quadriceps strength asymmetries are commonly seen in subjects who have difficulty returning to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), but does that asymmetry correlate to a specific...
Orthopedic surgeons have a lot to consider when they are deciding whether or not to recommend surgery for rotator cuff tears, but how do they implement that decision process in practice? What makes...
There are a maze of treatment options for people with pain, “each backed by enthusiastic and highly motivated advocates, all of whom lay claim to ‘evidence’”. How do clinicians wade through all the different...