In episode 7 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Physical Therapists Are Routinely Performing the Requisite Skills to Directly Refer for Musculoskeletal Imaging: An Observational Study ” with Dr. Lance Mabry. You’ll hear him elaborate on some background of physical therapist capability of safely referring for imaging, the potential benefits of PTs taking on this role, specifics on the methods and how the survey was administered, the results, the clinical implications, and big takeaways
Season 7, Episode 6 with Lance Mabry: Safety Events and Privilege Utilization Rates in Advanced Practice Physical Therapy Compared to Traditional Primary Care: An Observational Study
In episode 6 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Safety Events and Privilege Utilization Rates in Advanced Practice Physical Therapy Compared to Traditional Primary Care: An Observational Study” with Dr. Lance Mabry. You’ll hear him elaborate on the utilization of these ten categories of services and treatment delivered in the two groups, which services were utilized more or less by the physical therapy group compared to the family health group, how this fits within the idea that PTs are or aren’t suitable and safe as first-line providers for musculoskeletal disorder management, the clinical implications, and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 5 with Pascale Granicher: Prehabilitation Improves Knee Functioning Before and Within the First Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis
In episode 5 of season 7 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Prehabilitation Improves Knee Functioning Before and Within the First Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis” with Dr. Pascale Granicher. She shares some specifics on the studies which met the inclusion criteria, which parameters measured showed some favor for the prehab intervention group, the clinical implications, and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 4 with Pascale Granicher: Do athletes benefit from preoperative physical therapy before ACL-reconstruction?
In episode 4 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Do athletes benefit from preoperative physical therapy before ACL reconstruction?” with Dr. Pascale Granicher. She shares some specifics on what the literature suggests is related to whether an athlete returns to a sport or not, and how factors like psychological factors, knee-specific factors, patient-specific factors, and timing of surgery may impact a return to sport. She also shares any relationship between prehabilitation to a return to sport and her recommended clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 3 with Jean-Philippe: Quantitative MRI to Characterize the Nucleus Pulposus Morphological and Biomechanical Variation According to Sagittal Bending Load and Radial Fissure...
In episode 3 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Quantitative MRI to Characterize the Nucleus Pulposus Morphological and Biomechanical Variation According to Sagittal Bending Load and Radial Fissure, an ex vivo Ovine Specimen Proof-of-Concept Study” with Dr. Jean-Philippe Deneuville. He shares how this and his prior systematic review was part of his doctorate work, more specifics on the method of this lamb specimen model, the loads placed on the model, and the nuclear migration exhibited on both the intact, healthy disc and the disc with the fissure, the clinical implications, and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 2 with Jean-Philippe Deneuville: The Dynamic Disc Model, A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis
In episode 2 of season 7 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “The Dynamic Disc Model, a systematic review with meta-analysis” with Dr. Jean-Philippe Deneuville. He shares how this paper was part of his doctorate work, the previous literature related to the disc model, some of the specific studies included in this review, the support for the use of the disc model of nuclear material migration upon loading, his recommended clinical implications, and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 1 with Christina Abdel Shaheed: Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain
In episode 1 of season 7 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain” with Dr. Christina Abdel Shaheed. She shares some of what prompted this study, how patterns of prescribing opioids vary across the globe, some specifics on the studies included in this review, and how she would advise the reader who cares for patients with low back pain who are prescribed opioids might use this paper to advocate for their patient, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 16 with Christina Abdel Shaheed: Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain: systematic review
In episode 16 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain: systematic review” with Dr. Christina Abdel Shaheed. She shares what TENS is and its intent, what the evidence says about TENS for chronic low back pain, the interpretations she’d advise in situations like this where there is simply a lack of evidence for an intervention, how TENS may be viewed as an alternative intervention to opioids, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 15 with Christina Abdel Shaheed: Efficacy, safety, and dose-dependence of the analgesic effects of opioid therapy for people with osteoarthritis
In episode 15 of season 6 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Efficacy, safety, and dose-dependence of the analgesic effects of opioid therapy for people with osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis” with Dr. Christina Abdel Shaheed. She shares some of what prompted this study, the dilemma related to the use of opioids for patients with osteoarthritis, the results of the placebo-controlled studies which were included in this systematic review, the responsibility she feels clinicians have in informing the public of these results, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 14 with Joshua Zadro: Development of a Patient Decision Aid on Subacromial Decompression Surgery and Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery: An International Mixed-Methods Study
In episode 14 of season 6 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Development of a patient decision aid on subacromial decompression surgery and rotator cuff repair surgery: an international mixed-methods study” with Dr. Joshua Zadro. He explains from where the idea of this paper came, some specifics as to what is included in the decision aid itself, what was identified as to when a shoulder surgery is appropriate, and some of the differing opinions of the aid from patients versus various clinicians, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 13 with Lori Michener: Observational Scapular Dyskinesis: Known-Groups Validity in Patients With and Without Shoulder Pain
In episode 13 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Observational Scapular Dyskinesis: Known-Groups Validity in Patients With and Without Shoulder Pain” with Dr. Lori Michener. She explains specific on the methods, some limitations in the design, the conclusions she encourages the reader to takeaway related to scapular movement, how she’s use this study to educate her patients, additional clinical implications and big takeaways, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 12 with Joshua Zadro: Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non-specific low back pain: A randomized scenario-based experiment
In episode 12 of season 6 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Effect of diagnostic labeling on management intentions for non-specific low back pain: A randomized scenario-based experiment” with Dr. Joshua Zadro. He explains how this paper was similar and different than his label impact on shoulder patients paper highlighted in S6E11, any unexpected results, why the need for imaging was chosen as the primary outcome, and what patient-type might be more influenced baby the labels chosen as their diagnosis, the clinical implications, and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 11 with Joshua Zadro: Diagnostic Labels for Rotator Cuff Disease Can Increase People’s Perceived Need for Shoulder Surgery
In episode 11 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Diagnostic Labels for Rotator Cuff Disease Can Increase People’s Perceived Need for Shoulder Surgery: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial” with Dr. Joshua Zadro. He explains the details on what was in the literature previously including the variability of terms used to label it, what prompted he and his coauthors to conduct and publish it, specifics on how these surveys were delivered, there important results found, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 10 with Wayne Wescott: Effects of Resistance Exercise and Protein on Body Composition Following Weight Loss
In episode 10 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Effects of Resistance Exercise and Protein on Body Composition Following Weight Loss” with Dr. Wayne Westcott. He explains the details on how this paper was a continuation of his paper highlighted in S6E10, how these subjects maintained body weight loss, the change in body composition which occurred including an increase in lean mss, the importance of lean mass gain, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 9 with Wayne Westcott: Exercise and Nutrition Effects on Body Composition and Blood Measures in Overweight Adults
In episode 9 of season 6 of Inside the Science, we're highlighting the study, “Exercise and Nutrition Effects on Body Composition and Blood Measures in Overweight Adults” with Dr. Wayne Westcott. He explains the details on what was included in the aerobic and resistance exercise, the more important data which were found, how these results compare to other attempts to reduce weight and improve body composition the clinical implications, and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 8 with Mark Hancock: Risk factors for a recurrence of low back pain
In episode 8 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Risk factors for a recurrence of low back pain” with Dr. Mark Hancock. He explains the context of this topic and what prompted he and his coauthors to conduct and publish it, the criteria required for participants to be included, the history findings and MRI abnormalities associated with those who show a greater likelihood to have low bak pain recurrence, what he feels we should do with this information, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 7 with David Hunter: Multi-centre RCT comparing arthroscopic hip surgery to physiotherapist-led care for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome on hip cartilage metabolism
In episode 7 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “ Multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing arthroscopic hip surgery to physiotherapist-led care for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome on hip cartilage metabolism: the Australian FASHIoN trial” with Dr. David Hunter. He explain what exactly was measured and how, how the primary outcome of joint cartilage status and change was used to control placebo effect, how we should interpret this in everyday clinical consideration, what actually was favored between arthroscopy and physiotherapy-led care, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 6 with Ravi Rastogi: Exploring indicators of extremity pain of spinal source as identified by MDT: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study
In episode 6 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Exploring indicators of extremity pain of spinal source as identified by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT): a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study” with Mr Ravi Rastogi. He explains the context of this follow up study from the original EXPOSS study from 2019, a closer look at the questions and physical exam findings which were gathered as potential as predictors of the source of symptoms being from the spine versus the extremities, how he interprets and uses this paper, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 5 with Mark Hancock: Association of Lumbar MRI Findings with Current and Future Back Pain in a Population-Based Cohort Study
In episode 5 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Association of Lumbar MRI Findings with Current and Future Back Pain in a Population-Based Cohort Study” with Dr. Mark Hancock. He explains the context of this topic and what prompted it what the more important data to retain from this study is, some specifics on how MRI findings were or weren’t associated current and future low back pain, some other papers which he’d also recommend on this topic, how he educates his patients on what positive MRI may or may not mean, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 4 with David Hunter: Is a stepped-care intervention effective in overweight and obese people with medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis? A randomized controlled trial
In episode 4 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Is a stepped-care intervention effective in overweight and obese people with medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis? A randomized controlled trial” with Dr. David Hunter. He explains what prompted this work, how this study attempted to mimic clinical practice, why the criteria of subjects being obese was included, more on the methods, how subjects were stepped into the second phase, what qualified as disease remission, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.