BJSM Podcast

Don’t forget the long game after knee injury – OPTIKNEE consensus with Jackie Whittaker EP #520

In this BJSM podcast Jackie Whittaker discusses the OPTIKNEE consensus clinical and research recommendations. Jackie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of British Columbia. The OPTIKNEE initiative aims to shine the light on post-traumatic osteoarthritis after traumatic knee injury – who is most at risk, what should we be measuring and how, and what interventions should we be using? Jackie encourages clinicians to think about knee and overall health beyond the short-game of injury rehab and return to sport. There are some great tips on how you can set up patients at risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to self-manage in the long-term.
OPTIKNEE Consensus Statement https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36379676
OPTIKNEE website and links to systematic reviews: bit.ly/OPTIKNEE

Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion with Dr. Irfan Asif EP# 519

Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion with Dr. Irfan Asif EP# 519
On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Irfan Asif, MD, to discuss the topic of Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion.
Dr. Asif, who is the Chair of the AMSSM Collaborative Research Network, helped lead the 2021 Research Summit, which produced several publications and educational resources related to Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion. In this conversation, he addresses the following topics and questions:
• A refresher on the 2021 Research Summit and the significant outcomes from that event
• How the Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion Core Curricula originated
• More details about the interactive and freely available Exercise Medicine & Physical Activity Promotion Modules
• How can physicians and other medical faculty integrate these resources into their clinical practices?
• Providing information about the upcoming 2023 Research Summit on Justice, Equity and Inclusion, which takes place in April 2023
• Future publications, deliverables and other opportunities stemming from the 2021 Research Summit
Additional Resources
Exercise Medicine & Physical Activity Promotion Modules tinyurl.com/exercisemodules
Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion: Core Curricula for US Medical Schools, Residencies and Sports Medicine Fellowships https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/56/7/369.full.pdf

Running repairs with James Alexander, get up to speed with the latest research. EP#518

BJSM’s Dr. Liam West talks to James Alexander about running related knee injuries and what options the current published literature support for managing & preventing these injuries. James & his colleagues have just published a systematic review in the area, and he gives the clinical relevance of his findings within the podcast. You can access their paper using the link below, in addition to other related content.
Review. Strategies to prevent and manage running-related knee injuries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/09/23/bjsports-2022-105553.abstract
Infographic. Running Myth: recreational running causes knee osteoarthritis:https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/6/357
Infographic. Running myth: switching to a non-rearfoot strike reduces injury risk and improves running economy:https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/3/175
Infographic running myth: static stretching reduces injury risk in runners:https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/17/1058
Infographic. Running myth: strength training should be high repetition low load to improve running performance:https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/13/813

Less Pain. Better performance using contemporary science to improve both in all athletes EP#517

In this BJSM podcast Brooke Patterson hosts Prof Lorimer Moseley AO and Dr Ebonie Rio, physiotherapists and international leaders in pain science. This is a fascinating discussion about how we increase our ability as clinicians and to “own the modern science” and explain pain to patients. We discuss the “warm-up phenomena” with painful tendons, the competing demands of self-protection and performance, and how we can help change the internal conversations that patients have about their pain.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in MSK Medicine with Dr. Adam Tenforde EP #516

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD to discuss the topic of Exercise for Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Dr. Tenforde recently published a research about best practices for ESWT, which is used in a variety of clinical applications including the management of musculoskeletal conditions. In this conversation, he addresses the following topics and questions about shockwave therapy:
· What is ESWT?
· The origins of shockwave therapy use and some of its additional applications
· Describing the process of shockwave therapy and its effects
· Some of the factors to consider when performing ESWT, especially to clinicians who have never used this treatment option before
· Understanding the different types of shockwave therapy and how they can be used to treat injuries
· What types of providers can administer ESWT, and what are the recommended treatment protocols for medical teams?
· What is the reimbursement status of shockwave therapy for providers?
· What are some of the medical conditions that are best treated by ESWT, in both the lower and upper extremities?
Additional Resources
Best practices for extracorporeal shockwave therapy in musculoskeletal medicine: Clinical application and training consideration. PM&R 2022 May;14(5):611-619. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12790. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.12790
Bone stress injuries. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022 Apr 28;8(1):26. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00352-y. PMID: 3548413
A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on the Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis. Life (Basel). 2021 Nov 24;11(12):1287. doi: 10.3390/life11121287.

Tackling the big issues and training smarter in female collision sports with Kathryn Dane. EP#515

Kathryn Dane is a physiotherapist and is a professional Irish rugby union player, and PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin. We discuss her first PhD publication on the physical, technical, tactical demands and preparatory strategies in female field collision sports. Kathryn draws on her experience as an athlete, clinician, and researcher, and what practitioners should consider when designing training programs for female field collision sports.
Physical and Technical Demands and Preparatory Strategies in Female Field Collision Sports: A Scoping Review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35767989/

Hip joint imaging findings in football players and their relevance in injury management EP#514

Dr. Joshua Heerey chats on this podcast to BJSM’s Dr. Liam West about hip joint imaging. Josh gives us a sneak peek into the findings from the “Femoroacetabular impingement & hip OsteoathRitis Cohort (FORCe) study & how they may help clinicians manage their patients with hip and groin pain. The podcast is heavily based around clinical scenarios that are commonly faced in the clinic or sports team settings.
Dr Heerey is a physiotherapist and Hip Osteoarthritis Research and Development Lead at La Trobe University’s Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Heerey obtained his PhD in 2021, with his research programme focusing on understanding the relationship between hip joint imaging findings and pain, and risk factors for development of early hip osteoarthritis in football players. He has published numerous articles examining the diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular hip conditions and is a current member of the International Hip-Related Pain Research Network and Young Athlete’s Hip Research Collaboration, which are multi-disciplinary international research teams created to improve the care of people living with hip and groin conditions.
Dr Heerey works clinically at Lifecare Prahran Sports Medicine Clinic. He has a particular interest in the management of longstanding hip and groin conditions
Relevant links:
- Heerey et al. What is the prevalence of imaging-defined intra-articular hip pathologies in people with and without pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2018;52(9):581-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098264
- Heerey et al. What is the prevalence of hip intra-articular pathologies and osteoarthritis in active athletes with hip and groin pain compared with those without? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2019;49:951-972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01092-y
- Heerey et al. Prevalence of early hip OA features in high- impact athletes. The femoroacetabular impingement and hip osteoarthritis cohort (FORCe) study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2021; 29(3): 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.12.013
- Heerey et al. The size and prevalence of bony hip morphology do not differ between football players with and without hip and/or groin pain: Findings from the FORCe cohort. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021; 51(3): 115-125. https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9622
- Heerey et al. Cam morphology is associated with MRI-defined cartilage defects and labral tears: a case–control study of 237 young adult football players with and without hip and groin pain. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2021;7:e001199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001199

Publication to the pitch – we all have a role. Professor Benita Olivier. EP# 513

In this podcast we host Professor Benita Olivier (Twitter @BenitaOlivier). Benita is a lecturer in musculoskeletal physiotherapy at the University of the Witwatersrand and is the Director of the Wits Cricket Research Hub. Benita provides great practical tips for clinicians and researchers to create time and increase access to evidence-based information to bridge the gap between publication and the pitch. We also discuss some of the emerging research in African athletes, and what we can learn from Kenyan endurance runners.

Wits Cricket Research Hub https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIenu_8XdRB7ttG3lGMLcMw
Facebook: @witscricketresearchhub https://www.facebook.com/witscricketresearchhub
Instagram: @witscricketresearchhub https://www.instagram.com/witscricketresearchhub/
Twitter: @WitsCricketRH https://twitter.com/WitsCricketRH
LinkedIn: WITS Cricket Research Hub https://www.linkedin.com/company/wits-cricket-research-hub/

Knowledge and adherence towards evidence-based sports Physiotherapy standards among physiotherapists in Kenya https://www.ijmhr.org/IntJPhysiotherRes/IJPR.2020.171

A prevalence of running-related injuries among professional endurance runners in the Rift Valley, Kenya https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajsm/article/view/10690

Musculoskeletal predictors of non-contact injury in cricketers e Few and far between? A longitudinal cohort study https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1466853X1830021X

Exercise for Post-Menopausal Women with Dr. NiCole Keith. EP#512

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by sports medicine researcher and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, Dr. NiCole Keith, PhD to discuss the topic of Exercise for Post-Menopausal Women.
Dr. NiCole Keith (T: @nicolekeithphd) is a Professor from the Department of Kinesiology and associate dean of faculty affairs in the School of Health & Human Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research interests include physical activity and health equity. In addition to serving as the current president of the ACSM she has previously served as the vice president of membership, communication, and policy and serves on both the Exercise is Medicine and American Fitness Index advisory boards.
In this 20 -minute conversation Dr. Keith addresses the following topics:
· Discussing the different stages of menopause and the importance of physical activity during these stages
· Creating effective exercise prescriptions, including the best physical activity recommendations and strategies
· The best types of exercises for post-menopausal women and several alternatives, based on potential health and risk factors
· Addressing health disparities between genders and communities, and making sure individuals can safely engage in physical activity

AIS Female Performance & Health Initiative with Dr. Rachel Harris EP#511

The Women in Sport Congress, happening in Melbourne 17-19 August 2022, is looking to start conversations on how we can optimise women’s performance programmes and overall health within a sporting context. Dr. Rachel Harris is a Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician based in Perth, Australia, who is the project lead for the AIS Female Performance & Health Imitative (FPHI) and is co-organising the Women in Sport Congress. During the podcast she discusses strategies we need to employ to keep women and girls engaged in physical activity with some bonus content on tips to get involved in Para-Sport!
Links
https://www.ais.gov.au/fphi
https://womeninsportcongress.org.au/