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Ep 42: Training the brain after sports injury, with Dr Dustin Grooms Jun 28, 2021

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Quality musculoskeletal rehabilitation covers more than whether the athlete can run, jump, and land without pain or swelling. But how comfortable do you designing a rehabilitation program to train the brain as well as the body? Ohio University’s Dustin Grooms explains how to harness neuroscience in your sports injury rehabilitation programs and shares his tips for using the latest virtual reality technology in the clinic. For more help getting started with virtual reality, check out Dustin’s helpful guide here: https://bit.ly/3zBL9Sl

Ep 41: Life in the FAST lane, with Linda Truong & Christina Le Jun 21, 2021

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Physical therapists Linda Truong and Christina Le share their evidence-based approach to group rehabilitation for athletes of all ages and abilities. The Functional Agility Strength Training (FAST) program is a tailored approach that balances and promotes the physical and mental sides of recovery after serious injury such as ACL tear. Tune in for tips on how you can set up your own group-based program to support patients to reach their sports participation goals.

Ep 40: Concussion CPG wrap-up, with Dr Rob Landel Jun 14, 2021

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Dr Rob Landel boils down the 75 pages of the concussion clinical practice guideline (CPG) into a 25 min podcast episode. He highlights the key points from the CPG—including how to plan and deliver effective assessment (complete with chart), an efficient way to organize clinical information—and offers practical tips on how to educate patients and take irritability into consideration when choosing interventions. Join Chelsea Cooman and Dan Chapman to learn how to best help patients in a multi-disciplinary approach. Link to the CPG: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.0301

Ep 39: Stop, rest, pace—the road ahead for long COVID, with Sabrina Poirier & Dr Simon Décary Jun 08, 2021

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More than 10 million people across the world are living with the long-term consequences of COVID-19. But the crushing fatigue experienced by so many with long COVID—the postexertion malaise—is not new. People have lived with postviral illness and postexertion malaise, and they've faced stigma and harm for decades. Sabrina Poirier and Dr Simon Décary are working tirelessly to ensure the mistakes and harms inflicted on so many people living with postviral illness are not repeated for people living with long COVID. For more, please read the recent JOSPT editorial: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.0106

Ep 38: Is telerehabilitation here to stay? with Prof Kim Bennell May 31, 2021

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Have you pivoted to telerehabilitation during the coronavirus pandemic? Are you wondering what the digital future of musculoskeletal rehabilitation is? Professor Kim Bennell leads a multidisciplinary team designing, implementing, and studying telehealth for musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Join her for a run-down of the key issues to consider when you’re planning and delivering telerehabilitation and an overview of what the research says about its effectiveness.

Ep 37: Working together for better pain neuroscience education, with Dr Saurab Sharma May 24, 2021

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Dr Saurab Sharma knows first hand the challenges and opportunities of working across different cultures and in different resource settings. From his work as a physical therapist in Nepal, to his research at University of Otago, and his current work at Neuroscience Research Australia, Saurab is committed to improving the lives of people living with chronic pain. Tune in as Saurab shares his ideas for improving how clinicians and people living with pain can talk about and understand pain.

Ep 36: Meniscus tears—we don’t know what we don’t know, with Dr James Dreese May 17, 2021

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“If we’ve learned anything from all these different studies, it’s that different meniscus tears behave differently, require different treatment, and ultimately have a different prognosis.” Dr James Dreese is an orthopedic surgeon at MedStar Health in Baltimore, MD, who joined Chelsea and Dan to share his thoughts on how different meniscus tears in different locations in the meniscus might influence the choices you make in rehabilitation.

Ep 35: “Tell me your story,” with Jo Belton and Prof Pete O’Sullivan May 10, 2021

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How do you start a clinical consultation, and what do you do with the information that comes from the patient’s story? Jo Belton and Professor Pete O’Sullivan are tireless advocates for patient-centered care in the truest sense of the phrase. They share their insights on building authentic connections with patients—how to be a human to a human.

Ep 34: Latest evidence for managing ACL injury (new COMPARE trial), with Dr Hege Grindem May 03, 2021

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The Dutch COMPARE trial landed in BMJ at the end of February 2021, adding much needed weight to the nuanced discussion of best treatment for ACL injury: early surgery versus exercise therapy first with the option for late ACL reconstruction if needed. Leading clinician-researcher Dr Hege Grindem dissects the key results and shares her views on who succeeds without ACL reconstruction.

Ep 33: Comorbidity, multimorbidity… wait, what? with Prof Søren Skou Apr 26, 2021

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When 2 in every 3 people with a musculoskeletal condition also have at least one other underlying health condition, it’s time for rehabilitation clinicians to up our game in understanding complex health needs. Thankfully, Professor Søren Skou is here to help. Who is best placed to help patients manage their complex health needs? And is exercise—the veritable polypill—always the answer? Link to the START trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33591346/

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