The Physio Pulse Podcast

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Ben Whybrow the host of the Clinical Communication Podcast to discuss...- Communication tips- Difficult conversations - How to handle conflict ... and cake...Hope you enjoy!

James is back and reminding Jeff this isn't an ACL podcast... Today we are discussing the famous GRASP trial looking at Education, Progressive Exercise and Steroid injections for RCRSP. What are the true take aways from this study? Don't forget to check out Jeff's upcoming live webinar on his Instagram page

Fin Murphy, an expert in ACL rehabilitation from ACL Rehab Online, shares his experiences traveling the globe rehabbing ACLs virtually. He discusses the intricacies of various graft types, emphasizing personalized rehab approaches and the impacts of different techniques on recovery. With humor and camaraderie, he explores ACL graft choices, challenges in knee recovery, and the importance of adapting exercise prescriptions. Fin highlights the balance between patient expectations and effective strategies for rehabilitation, making for an engaging and informative conversation.

Dylan Carmody joins us this week to talk to us about: Anatomical and Functional considerations we need to understand when rehabilitating the calf complexWhat objective tests we can use to help guide our rehabilitation and adviceRehabilitation tips and tricksJames' cross sectionally challenged calves.Check out his amazing value calf force profiling book here!

This week we are discussing the new secondary analysis of the KANON study from this year...Do conservatively managed ACL's that show healing actually get better outcomes long term?https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03635465251339061?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org

This week we discuss one of Jeff's go-to papers on everything to do with meniscectomy. We also touch on high tibial osteotomy and chondral cartilage surgery!This is the last week of Jeff's launch sale for 'The Force Awakens: How to REALLY use biomechanics in clinical practice' - enter code LAUNCH20 at the checkout through the link in his instagram bio!Find the paper we discussed on this episode HEREPlease note, this episode does not constitute medical advice.

Apologies for missing last week...But we are back with one of James' favourite ever studies looking at sham exercise vs strengthening for GTPSDefinitely a study that raises a lot of talking points, hope you enjoy!

This week we are re-releasing our first ever proper episode on two RCT's exploring the question of whether there is a difference between ACL reconstruction and non-operative management!Please note, this epidsode does not constitute medical advice.

We're always told to avoid dorsiflexion with insertional Achilles tendinopathies, but is this accurate?We discuss the 2025 paper - Effectiveness of reducing tendon compression in the rehabilitation of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trialhttps://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/9/640.long

Jeff discusses a rationale he can see to justify the use of a bosu ball, despite not actually using them himself!Paper for affordances and chronic pain HERE Embodied pain HEREEnactive biopsychosocial model HEREPlease note, this episode does not constitute medical advice.