Pelvic Pain Unplugged: Expert Insights with Dr Sandy Hilton
In this episode Dr Sandy Hilton shares with us how we can approach pelvic pain in a more healthy manner as young clinicians. Including how we can help people without internal assessments and even without internal treatments. She describes it as a spectrum of information gathering. 👉🏻 See Sandy’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/reviews-hilton Sandy graduated from Pacific University (Oregon) in 1988 with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy and a Doctor of Physical Thera...
29 Nov 202315min
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Ottawa Ankle Rules with Dr Chris Bleakley
In this episode with Dr Chris Bleakley, we discuss his Research Review of a recent article looking at the Ottawa Ankle Rules. We discuss the components of the Ottawa Ankle Rules and how they can be used in your clinical practice to help guide your treatments. We also discuss the clinical accuracy of the Ottawa ankle rules and what the findings of this systematic review were. 👉 See Chris’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/reviews-bleakley Dr Chris Bleakley is a ...
22 Nov 202313min
From symptoms to solutions: a guide to neck pain and dizziness with Dr Julia Treleaven
In this episode with Dr Julia Treleaven, we cover what to look for in the subjective assessment to distinguish where someone's head and neck symptoms may be coming from. She covered what muscles may be giving us clues and what tests can be helpful. Julia then went into how different sensorimotor control exercises can be helpful as both assessments and treatments. This episode is closely tied to Julia’s Practical she did with us. With Practicals you can see exactly how top experts assess and ...
8 Nov 202317min
Differential diagnosis of posterior leg pain with Charlie Clements
In this episode with Charlie, we discuss the definition of sciatica and explore differential diagnoses which can present with a similar presentation to sciatica. He also takes us through what would increase our suspicion of alternative causes of posterior leg pain and when it may be appropriate for us to refer the patient on to further care. Want to learn more about Sciatica? Charlie recently did a brilliant Masterclass with us, called “Spine-related leg pain: from root causes t...
1 Nov 202312min
Why accurate diagnosis of elbow pain matters with Dr Leanne Bisset
In this episode with Dr Leanne Bisset, we discuss the assessment and management of elbow pain. We discuss elbow anatomy and how this makes the joint different from treating other parts of the body. We also discuss acute vs chronic elbow issues and how these need to be treated appropriately and how and when imaging can be used for diagnosis. This episode is closely tied to Leanne’s Practical she did with us. With Practicals you can see exactly how top experts assess and treat specific c...
25 Okt 202312min
Modern manual therapy with Robin Kerr
In this episode with Robin Kerr, we discuss her Research Review of a recent article which looked at the clinical effectiveness of manual therapy. We discuss how manual therapy has evolved within the Physiotherapy profession and how we can learn to use manual therapy in our clinical practice in addition to other treatments. See Robin’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/kerr-reviews1 Robin Kerr is an Australian trained physiotherapist with post graduate training in gait lab...
11 Okt 202317min
To brace or not to brace after ACL reconstruction with Dr Christina Le
In this episode with Dr Christina Le, we discuss her Research Review of a recent article which looked at a bracing protocol vs going brace-free for the first 6 weeks post ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft. We discuss the strengths and limitations of the paper as well as what we as clinicians should take away from the paper and use in our own clinical practice. See Christina’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/reviews-le Dr Christina Le is a physiotherapist and co...
4 Okt 202312min
Hip vs. Knee OA: Unraveling the differences with Dr. Joanne Kemp
In this episode, Dr Joanne Kemp discusses the difference in assessment and management between hip and knee Osteoarthritis. We differentiated between back pain, local pain and red flags as well as how there may need to be consideration for flexibility training in the hip vs the knee. Want to learn more about Hip Osteoarthritis? Dr Jo Kemp recently did a brilliant Masterclass with us, called Hip Osteoarthritis: Optimising your Assessment and Treatment where she goes into further depth on...
27 Sep 202316min
