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PT Inquest

Jason Tuori, Megan Graham, & Chris Juneauptinquest.com
PT Inquest is an online journal club. Hosted by Jason Tuori, Megan Graham, and Chris Juneau, the show looks at an article every week and discusses how it applies to current physical therapy practice.
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224 Longer Explanations Are Not More Caring or Satisfying

Brought to you by CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! In Orthopaedic Speciality Care, Longer Explanations Are Not More Caring or More Satisfying. van Maren K, Brown LE, Cremers T, et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res . 2021 479:12 – p 2601-2607 doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001860 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. Th...

Dec 15, 202150 min

223 Exercise Versus Saline for Knee OA

Brought to you by CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial. Bandak E, Christensen R, Overgaard A, et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases , (2021), doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221129 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world t...

Dec 09, 202144 min

Extrasode: The False Dichotomy of Open vs Closed Kinetic Chain

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post The False Dichotomy of Open vs Closed Kinetic Chain . Brought to you by CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses! Support us on the Patreons! Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: Intro – Take a Chance End Credit Promo – Mining by Moonlight...

Nov 25, 202114 min

222 Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for PFP

Brought to you by CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Comparative effectiveness of treatments for patellofemoral pain: a living systematic review with network meta-analysis. Winters M, Holden S, Lura CB, et al. Br J Sports Med . 2021;55:369-377. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102819 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 w...

Nov 18, 202155 min

221 Methodology Over Metrics

Brought to you by CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Methodology over metrics: current scientific standards are a disservice to patients and society. Van Calster B, Wynants L, Riley RD, et al. JOSPT . 2021;138:219-226. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.05.018 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 a...

Nov 10, 202150 min

220 Has PT Research Reporting Improved?

Brought to you by CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Has Reporting on Physical Therapy Interventions Improved in 2 Decades? An Analysis of 140 Trials Reporting on 225 Interventions. McCambridge AB, Nasser AM, Mehta P, Stubbs PW, Verhagen AP. JOSPT . 2021;51:503-509. doi:10.2519/jospt.2021.10642 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the worl...

Nov 03, 202147 min

219 Entry-Level Students Performing Replications

Special guest Dan Quintana! Brought to you by CSMi – https://csmisolutions.com/ Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Replication studies for undergraduate theses to improve science and education. Quintana DS. BMJ Open . 5,1117–1118(2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01192-8 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 difficu...

Oct 21, 202157 min

218 Perceptions of Pain Consultations

Brought to you by CSMi – https://csmisolutions.com/ Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Taking patients to the ice cream shop but telling them that they cannot have ice cream: a qualitative study of orthopaedic spine clinicians’ perceptions of persistent low back pain consultations. Braeuninger-Weimer KL, Anjarwalla N, McGregor AH, et al. BMJ Open . 2021;11:e052938. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052938 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open sour...

Oct 13, 202156 min

217 Quad Strength and Return to Running After ACLR

Brought to you by CSMi – https://csmisolutions.com/ Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Quadriceps strength to body weight ratio is a significant indicator for initiating jogging after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Iwame T, Matsuura T, Okahisa T, et al. Knee . 2021;28:240-246. doi:10.1016/j.knee.2020.12.010 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 w...

Oct 06, 202146 min

Extrasode Science Is Absurd

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Science Is Absurd . Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses! Support us on the Patreons! Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com

Sep 30, 20218 min

216 Problem with Patient Decision Aids

Problem with patient decision aids. Zadro JR, Traeger AC, Décary S, O’Keeffe M. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine . 2021;26:180-183. doi:10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111371 Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: “The Science of Selling Yourself Short” by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com : MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight...

Sep 21, 202152 min

215 Psychologically Informed Interventions for PFP

Effect of a Psychologically Informed Intervention to Treat Adolescents With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Selhorst M, Fernandez-Fernandez A, Schmitt L, and Hoehn J. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation . 2021;102:1267–1273. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2021.03.016 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 ...

Sep 15, 20211 hr

214 Questionable Research Practices

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses – The Science PT Support us on the Patreons! Are questionable research practices facilitating new discoveries in sport and exercise medicine? The proportion of supported hypotheses is implausibly high. Büttner F, Toomey E, McClean S, et al. Br J Sports Med . 2020;54:1365-1371. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2019-101863 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 y...

Sep 07, 202154 min

Extrasode Feedback Calibration Specialists

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Feedback Calibration Specialists . Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses! Support us on the Patreons! Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com...

Aug 24, 202111 min

213 Ten Commandments for Patient-Centered Treatment

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Ten Commandments for patient-centred treatment. Lehman R, Tejani AM, McCormack J, et al. Br J Gen Pract . 015;65:532–3. doi:10.3399/bjgp15X687001 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 Yo...

Aug 17, 202153 min

212 Lasers Again for Some Reason

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Photobiomodulation therapy is not better than placebo in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Guimarães L de S, Costa L da CM, Araujo AC, et al. Pain . 2021;162:1612–20. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002189 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, i...

Aug 10, 202146 min

Hazards Associated with Communicating Science

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Establishing a taxonomy of potential hazards associated with communicating medical science in the age of disinformation. David Robert Grimes, Laura J Brennan, Robert O’Connor. BMJ Open . 2020;10:e035626. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035626. 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 di...

Aug 03, 202157 min

Extrasode Cultural Influences on Injury Risk

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Cultural Influences on Injury Risk. The post explores the idea that the difference in ACL injury incidence between male and female athletes may have more to do with gender norms rather than something genetic. Learn more about/Buy Erik’s courses! Support us on the Patreons! Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com...

Jul 27, 202119 min

210 More Exercise for Shoulder Impingement

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Effectiveness of Adding a Large Dose of Shoulder Strengthening to Current Nonoperative Care for Subacromial Impingement: A Pragmatic, Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial (SExSI Trial). Mikkel Bek Clausen, Per Hölmich, Michael Rathleff, Thomas Bandholm, Karl Bang Christensen, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, Kristian Thorborg. Am J Sports Med . doi: 10.1177/03635465211016008. Epub 2021 May 28. Due to copyrig...

Jul 20, 202153 min

209 Reassurance And Mediation Analysis

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised trial. Aidan G Cashin, Hopin Lee, Adrian C Traeger, Markus Hübscher, Ian W Skinner, James H McAuley. J of Physiotherapy . 2021 July;67:197-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2021.06.007. Epub 2021 Jun 19. An introduction to mediation analyses of randomized co...

Jul 13, 202149 min

208 Anteromedial Hip Strengthening for PFP

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Anteromedial versus posterolateral hip musculature strengthening with dose-controlled in women with patellofemoral pain: A randomized controlled trial. Gabriel Peixoto Leão Almeida, Helena Larissa das Neves Rodrigues, Bruno Augusto Lima Coelho, Carlos Augusto Silva Rodrigues, Pedro Olavo de Paula Lima. Phys Ther Sport . 2021 May;49:149-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.02.016. Epub 2021 Mar 2. Due to copyrig...

Jul 06, 202146 min

Extrasode: Does Exercise Need to Be Fun?

In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Does Exercise Need to Be Fun? It explores what we mean by "fun" and whether or not there is a better word that might get more at the root of the problem we are addressing as physical therapists. For more info go to thesciencept.com Intro music for PT Inquest Extrasode is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com...

Jun 29, 202112 min

207: Step Rate and Bone Stress Injury

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! Lower step rate is associated with a higher risk of bone stress injury: a prospective study of collegiate cross country runners. Kliethermes SA, Stiffler-Joachim MR, Wille CM, et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine . Published Online First: 14 May 2021. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103833 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world...

Jun 22, 202146 min

206 Exercise for CLBP

Learn more about/Buy Erik’s new course – Foundations of Practice Support us on the Patreons! In this episode we talk about the mechanisms proposed in the literature regarding the effects of exercise on chronic low back pain. Why is exercise prescribed for people with chronic low back pain? A review of the mechanisms of benefit proposed by clinical trialists. Annika Wun, Paul Kollias, Harry Jeong, Rodrigo Rizzo, Aidan Cashin, Matthew Bagg, James McAuley, Matthew Jones. Musculoskelet Sci Pract . F...

Jun 15, 202151 min

205 ACL Confidence

Support us on the Patreons! In this episode we discuss an article that found that being confident after ACLR was a factor for increased risk of 2nd ACL injury. Confidence, ability to meet return to sport criteria, and second ACL injury risk associations after ACL‐reconstruction. Mark V Paterno, Staci Thomas, Karen Thatcher VanEtten, Laura C Schmitt. J Orthop Res . 2021 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/jor.25071. Online ahead of print. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legall...

Jun 08, 202146 min

Hiatus

Just a quick episode letting everyone know that we are taking an indefinite hiatus from the show. We'll keep you posted... Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission...

Apr 14, 202112 min

204 Changes Coming and an RCT on Hip Surgery

Support us on the Patreons! Changes are coming! We want to have YOU on the show! It’s very simple, just fill out this online form and let us know your idea. In this episode we discuss an article that randomized osteochondroplasty in hip arthroscopy patients. Osteochondroplasty and labral repair for the treatment of young adults with femoroacetabular impingement. Femoroacetabular Impingement Randomized Controlled Trial (FIRST) Investigators. Am J Sports Med . 2021 Jan;49(1):25-34. doi: 10.1177/03...

Jan 21, 202150 min

203 The World Needs All The Rehabs

Support us on the Patreons! Did you see that Lancet article that says that all the world needs the rehabs?! So did we! Does this mean physical therapists are going to be swimming in business/money in the future? Or that we need to get a whole lot more efficient in what we do? Also, is this the end of PT Inquest??? [dramatic music] Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Al...

Dec 10, 202052 min

202 Bad Science w/ James Heathers

Support us on Patreon! On this episode we chat with James Heathers from the Everything Hertz podcast. We talk about his new job in the physical therapy world working for Cipher Skin and discuss some of the ways that the published literature has gone astray. PSYCHOLOGY. Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Open Science Collaboration. Science . 2015 Aug 28;349(6251):aac4716. doi: 10.1126/science.aac4716. High Replicability of Newly-Discovered Social-behavioral Findings is Achie...

Nov 03, 20201 hr 26 min
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