In episode 3 of season 8 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Diagnosing painful sacroiliac joints: A validity study of a McKenzie evaluation and sacroiliac provocation tests” with Dr. Mark Laslett. You’ll hear him share what was in the literature and why he and his coauthors had the opportunity to conduct this study, specifics on the procedure of clinical examination of the spine and SI joint, the injection process, the results, and what they mean from a clinical utility perspective for SI joint provocation tests, the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 12 with Angela Cadogan: Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Examination and Imaging Findings for Identifying Subacromial Pain
In episode 12 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Examination and Imaging Findings for Identifying Subacromial Pain” with Angela Cadogan. You’ll hear her share the backstory to why she and her co-authors conducted the study, specifics important to understand regarding the methods, the key findings including what is correlated to a higher likelihood of subacromial impingement, how the loss of motion with particular directions of shoulder motion, how this impacts the popular discussion of whether impingement exists in the first place the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 7 with Lance Mabry: Physical Therapists Are Routinely Performing the Requisite Skills to Directly Refer for Musculoskeletal Imaging: An Observational Study
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 5, Episode 16 with Nathan Savage: The Relationship Between History and Physical Examination Findings and the Outcome of Electrodiagnostic Testing in Patients With Sciatica
In episode 16 of season 5 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “The Relationship Between History and Physical Examination Findings and the Outcome of Electrodiagnostic Testing in Patients With Sciatica Referred to Physical Therapy” Dr. Nathan Savage. He shares what prompted this study, the results and association or lack of association with examination and patient history for patients with sciatica of electrodiagnostic testing with sciatica, how this should impact our care and education for our patients, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.