PT Inquest

Brought to you by CSMi Returning to sport after ACL reconstruction is kind of a complex mess. Strength issues, coordination, soreness, not to mention the psychological factors. How do these things interact? What matters? What should we measure and how? Join us with special guest Ryan Zarzycki from Arcadia University! Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport Is Associated With Knee Kinematic Asymmetry During Gait Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Zarzycki R, Failla M, Capin JJ, Snyder-Mackler L. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Dec;48(12):968-973. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.8084. Epub 2018 Jul 27. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Produced by: Matt Hunter Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

Therapeutic ultrasound has been relegated to the physical therapy trash heap as "ultraplacebo". But is there an application where it might work? What can we learn about other physical therapy interventions from research on ultrasound? Effect of low-intensity long-duration ultrasound on the symptomatic relief of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study. Draper DO, Klyve D, Ortiz R, Best TM. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Oct 16;13(1):257. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0965-0. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Produced by: Matt Hunter Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

It would be great if we could provide regular, personal follow up communications with our patients but the time commitment becomes huge. But what if you just had a bot send generic patient education text messages? Would that give a sense of connection? Will that improve patient compliance? A Novel, Automated Text-Messaging System Is Effective in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty. Campbell KJ, Louie PK, Bohl DD, et al. JBJS. 2019;101:145-51. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.01505. [Epub ahead of print] Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Produced by: Matt Hunter Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

Some people have cams in their hips, some don't. Some cams are a problem, some aren't. What effects can a cam have on a hip joint? Are these good or bad? What happens after a cam is surgically removed? Hip Joint Torsional Loading Before and After Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery. Ng KCG, El Daou H, Bankes MJK, Rodriguez Y Baena F, Jeffers JRT. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Dec 31:363546518815159. doi: 10.1177/0363546518815159. [Epub ahead of print] Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Produced by: Matt Hunter Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

A home exercise program is not very effective if the patient isn't actually, you know, doing the exercises. Is self-report accurate? What about a home program diary? Does it matter? Does this have any impact on our interpretations of previous literature? Self-Reported Home Exercise Adherence: A Validity and Reliability Study Using Concealed Accelerometers. Nicolson PJA, Hinman RS, Wrigley TV, Stratford PW, Bennell KL. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Jul 27:1-38. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.8275. [Epub ahead of print] Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Produced by: Matt Hunter Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

We thought we were done but THEY KEEP PULLING US BACK IN!!! We are back for a full year of weekly episodes thanks to generous sponsorship from CSMi! Brought to you by CSMi In previous episodes we have explored the controversy around the best rehabilitation after rotator cuff (RTC) repair with many papers concluding that it really doesn't matter. But when can you say that things are not going well? And if things are not going well, what can you do about it? If you have an isokinetic machine, make sure you register your clinic at CybexTest.org to be listed on their database for free! This article is open access at the time of recording so click the link below for free access. Target range of motion at 3 months after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and its effect on the final outcome. Tonotsuka H, Sugaya H, Takahashi N, Kawai N, Sugiyama H, Marumo K. J Orthop Surg.2017 Sep-Dec;25(3):2309499017730423. doi: 10.1177/2309499017730423. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Produced by: Matt Hunter Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

That's right everyone! It's that time of year again! All the PT Podcast Network voices (except for Adam) have gathered together to bring you some podcast holiday cheer! This very special episode is brought to you by My PT Insurance. Head on over to their website at myptins.com/ptinquest to be entered into a drawing for a $250 Amazon gift card (contest ends February 28, 2019). While you are there listeners can get a $20 discount off their already low price for a professional liability policy - starting as low as $149! Click the link for more info! Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

It's time for another season finale and we conclude with a discussion of one of the worst things in modern science, the predatory journal. These are journals that make money by publishing literally ANYTHING as long as you pay your fee. The authors of this editorial did just that, publishing a paper where they claimed that manual therapy was applied to a subject who had been dead for 5 years - and he was revived! We explore the history of demonstrations of how bad articles get into publication. Happy Holidays to everyone and we'll see you in March! Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere. Cook CE, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Nov;48(11):830-832. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.0107. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

Accurate education on pain has become a popular mantra in physical therapy practice, specifically around chronic pain. A common argument is to educate at risk patients early in the process to reduce the likelihood of their pain becoming chronic. But just how effective is this? Does it really make that much of a difference? Is it addressing the driving factors related to these subjects? Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Traeger AC, Lee H, Hübscher M, Skinner IW, Moseley GL, Nicholas MK, Henschke N, Refshauge KM, Blyth FM, Main CJ, Hush JM, Lo S, McAuley JH. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Nov 5. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.3376. [Epub ahead of print] Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission

Here we go again, hating on physical therapy (the theme song does say "I'm my own worst enemy"...) There have been some recent pushes in the physical therapy world to promote what we do, but has this been the most honest, evidence-based approach? What is the difference between "non-evidence-based" and "evidence-based" marketing? Can we do better? Special guest Joshua Zadro from the University of Sydney School of Public Health and the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health is here to help us figure it out! Evidence-based physiotherapy needs evidence-based marketing. Zadro JR, O'Keeffe M, Maher CG. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Oct 27. pii: bjsports-2018-099749. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099749. [Epub ahead of print] The blog post that Erik wrote on the ethics of healthcare marketing. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission