Chris Hughen sat down with Airelle Giordano to discuss all things meniscus rehab. We dive into operative versus non-operative meniscal rehab, degenerative versus traumatic tears, rehab considerations for meniscectomies, meniscal repairs, and reconstructions, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/EfVrJpCGsVU Episode Resources: Meniscus Paper: Part 1 Meniscus Paper: Part 2 Airelle’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Jul 01, 2025•47 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Steph Mundt to discuss her journey working her way out of osteoporosis. Steph talks about how she managed her way from osteoporosis to osteopenia, and eventually into a normal bone mineral density range, along with the changes she made in her training, nutrition, and life to accomplish this. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/hjk9bl40188 Episode Resources: Steph’s Instagram Steph’s Website Previous Episode with Steph Steph’s Interview with Greg Lehman Book: Good ...
Jun 24, 2025•43 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Chris Lefever to discuss red flag rehab narratives. We dive into common rehab-related misconceptions, how narratives impact treatment and performance, when and how to address deeply ingrained beliefs, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/VXvh-7gOo-k Episode Resources: Chris’ Instagram --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab --- Rehab & Performance P...
Jun 17, 2025•58 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Eric Helms to discuss how to build muscle during the rehab process. We dive into the variables influencing muscle growth, Eric’s own meniscus rehab, a mock youth athlete case study, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/4ei67ek7CcY Episode Resources: MASS Research Review Iron Culture Podcast Eric’s Instagram Eric’s ResearchGate --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitte...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Q Willey to discuss change of direction. We dive into the requisite strength and tissue qualities, the differences between sitting and folding, the CMAS framework, a tiered approach to plyometrics and change of direction, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/DoFTTRuXO_U Episode Resources: The Science of Multi-Directional Speed The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) Q’s Instagram --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram:...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Kevin Alschuler to discuss uncertainty, coping, and resilience from the perspective of a rehab psychologist. We dive into how patients and clinicians can navigate the challenges of uncertainty, adaptive vs maladaptive coping strategies, normalizing mental health support, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/4C3KXbxngeo Episode Resources: Kevin's Website --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3reh...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Paul Salamh to discuss Frozen Shoulder. We dive into the diagnosis and prognosis of frozen shoulder, management options, setting realistic expectations, addressing common misconceptions, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/E27HKfUZKFw Episode Resources: Salamh, 2025 Previous Episode w/ Paul --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab --- Rehab & Perfor...
May 20, 2025•55 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss the realities of clinical care. We dive into the emotional and physical drains of working in healthcare, staying up-to-date on research, navigating difficult conversations, realizing the spectrum of patient outcomes, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/ltKfv0Z7BOo Episode Resources: Chris’ Instagram Marc’s Instagram --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: ...
May 13, 2025•55 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Rodrigo Scattone Silva to discuss all things achilles tendon pain. We dive into the complexities of diagnosing and managing achilles-related pain, the importance of a thorough assessment, treatment options, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/iDwJiTv7eJg Episode Resources: Traweger, 2025 Scott, 2015 Rodrigo’s Twitter Rodrigo’s Instagram --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: htt...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Stacie Barber to discuss her journey through her husband’s stroke recovery. Stacie shares the difficulties throughout Logan’s rehab, the value of different healthcare professionals, the intensity of neuro rehab, balancing family demands while continuing to manage her own business, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/6QpNDT1OYKM Episode Resources: Stacie’s Instagram Stacie’s Website Logan’s GoFundMe --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3r...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss all things knee valgus. We dive into the common misconceptions of knee valgus, its implications in squatting, running, and sporting contexts, practical recommendations, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/sRgCgrgHvR8 Episode Resources: YouTue Video: Knee Valgus Blog: Knee Valgus Roald Bahr Video --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Alyssa Olenick to debunk common misconceptions around exercise and nutrition for women. We dive into 4 main areas including: resistance training, eating for body comp and performance, training during the menstrual cycle, and exercise during menopause. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/u09C8mHUE4k Episode Resources: Alyssa’s Website Alyssa’s Instagram Alyssa’s YouTube Alyssa’s Podcast --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www....
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Jon Hodges to discuss his current journey of rehabbing his own ACL tear and meniscal root tears. We discuss Jon’s extensive knee injury involving an ACL and MCL rupture, medial and lateral meniscal root tears, non-displaced tibial plateau fracture, and lateral femoral condyle fracture. Jon dives into the current research on meniscal root tears, immediate post-op priorities, reflections on his rehab process so far, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Roula Kotsifaki to discuss ACL Return to Sport Timelines. We dive into her newly published paper titled, “Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?” Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/_jKeML-8qGs Episode Resources: Kotsifaki, 2025 Previous Episode w/ Roula Roula’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twit...
Apr 01, 2025•53 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Casper Nim to discuss all things Spinal Manipulation. We dive into what spinal manipulations definitely aren’t doing, improving manual therapy education, navigating treatment options, the narratives behind an intervention, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/yyPm_2IrOow Episode Resources: Casper’s ResearchGate Nim, 2025 Nim, 2021 --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://tw...
Mar 25, 2025•58 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Enda King to discuss Athletic Hip and Groin Pain. We dive into the initial assessment and differential diagnosis process, creating effective learning environments, challenges during hip and groin rehab, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/LoTNBLA6Ywc Episode Resources: Enda’s Website Enda’s Instagram Enda’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Reh...
Mar 18, 2025•59 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Beau Tyrrell to discuss all things Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, commonly referred to as Shin Splints. Beau dives into the importance of ruling out a bone stress injury, recovery timelines, management strategies, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/qE-GNFlMd3E Episode Resources: Beau’s Instagram Winters, 2017 Winters, 2018 Milgrom, 2020 --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: ht...
Mar 11, 2025•57 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Chad Cook to discuss all things shared and specific mechanisms. We dive into a variety of topics including: non-specific effects, natural history, clinician bias, patient variability in treatment response, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/hcasjnLLEE0 Episode Resources: Shared and Specific Mechanisms for MSK Conditions Paper Shared and Specific Mechanisms for Chronic Neck Pain: Study Protocol Chad’s ResearchGate Chad’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTu...
Mar 04, 2025•59 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss all things tendon rehab. We dive into the evolution of tendon pain terminology, the role of inflammation, loading protocols, clinical applications, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/mF5CtFnVtO4 Episode Resources: Video: How to Rehab Tendon Injuries and Pain Article: How to Rehab Tendon Injuries and Pain --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twi...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Erik Meira to discuss all things early stage ACL rehabilitation. We dive into a variety of topics including: swelling and calming the knee down, restoring range of motion, cyclops lesions, gait training, waking up the quads, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/eTFFS38be3k Episode Resources: Prior Episodes with Erik: #31 , #77 , #116 Erik’s Website: The Science PT PT Inquest Podcast --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: h...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka and Nathan Henderson to discuss whether or not rehab should be pain free. We dive into when and how much pain is acceptable during rehab, conditions and contexts when it is appropriate to minimize (or even completely avoid) pain, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/e7aayZcA2Kw Episode Resources: Article: Should Rehab Be Pain-Free? Article: How to Train Around Pain or Injuries Article: Goldilocks Principle of Rehab --- Follow Us: YouTube...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Megan Graham to discuss all things ACL Rehab. We dive into Megan’s reflections on managing ACL’s throughout the course of her PhD program and clinical career. Megan touches on: muscle atrophy, E-stim, evolving views on late stage rehab, injury prevention, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/-hsRrU6S5AI Episode Resources: PT Inquest Podcast Megan’s ResearchGate Megan’s Instagram Megan’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab ...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr
Chris Hughen sat down with Nicole Surdyka to discuss rehabbing the youth athlete. We dive into the differences Nicole has noticed working within professional and collegiate sport settings versus the pediatric and youth athlete populations. Nicole highlights the differences in communication styles, parental dynamics, time availability and constraints, training age considerations, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/PMnireYKhOs Episode Resources: Prior Episodes w/ Nicole: #160 ...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Ruth Chimenti to discuss Achilles Tendinopathy. We dive into the recently revised Clinical Practice Guideline on mid portion achilles tendinopathy, treatment options, continued uncertainties, common misconceptions, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/qNUow-leX5Q Episode Resources: Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy CPG Previous Episode on Achilles Tendinopathy: #93 w/ Karin Silbernagel --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram:...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Rob Gray to discuss what it means to be an “Ecological” Coach. We dive into a constraints-led approach, guidelines for effective coaching, common mistakes in skill acquisition, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/EM2gpS8udS4 Episode Resources: Rob’s Website Rob’s Podcast Rob’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab --- Rehab & Performance ...
Jan 14, 2025•38 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Greg Lehman to discuss his perspective on objective force testing. This conversation was sparked by a recent instagram post of Greg’s, “Do you suck as a clinician if you don’t use objective force testing?” We dive into Greg’s views on when objective testing is and is not beneficial, the importance of clinical decision making, explaining the role of exercise as a treatment option, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Pa_pfJt8oUM Episode Resources: Gre...
Jan 07, 2025•47 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss all things home exercise programs. We dive into 6 mistakes that are commonly made when creating and implementing a home exercise plan. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/yAFaAnpaV0U Episode Resources: E3 Rehab Mentorship Calls --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab --- Rehab & Performance Programs: https://store.e3rehab.com/ Newsletter: ...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Jared Powell to discuss his recent publication, “Dear Newly Graduated Physical Therapist”: A Direct Message Containing Advice We Wish We Had Received. We dive into Jared’s experience and journey as a new grad physio, navigating early career challenges, the role of uncertainty in clinical practice, the value of mentorships, navigating social media, essential resources for new grads, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/4a_CtonF6tI Episode Resources: D...
Dec 24, 2024•58 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Alec Blenis to discuss all things abdominal training. We touch on some of the more common camps and narratives around core training, productive ways to actually load the abs throughout a training week, progression strategies, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/c3paUUAHa2k Episode Resources: Alec’s Instagram Alec’s YouTube Video w/ Eugene Teo Core Stability Debunking Episode Prior Episode w/ Alec --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3reh...
Dec 17, 2024•42 min
Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of continuing education courses. We highlight major red flags to identify with continuing ed courses, what to look for and be skeptical of, recommendations for learning and consuming new information, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/2SbkVGYUceQ More Debunking Episodes: #109 Core Stability #114 Leg Extensions #120 Imaging Myths #124 Gluteal Amnesia #130 Shoulder Impingement --- Follow Us: You...
Dec 10, 2024•55 min
