In this solo-cast, Mike walks down memory lane to an article that somewhat set him down the wrong path during grad school. Hopefully he does a good job reflecting on his experiences and suggesting how students and new grads can learn from his mistakes.

Article title: "Treatment-based classification for low back pain: systematic review with meta-analysis"

The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35067217/

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We're following up on our discussion from last week about conservative management of osteochondral lesions to discuss post-operative rehabilitation following osteochondral transplantation. Big takeaways from our conversation: due to the generally a wide range in timelines following these surgeries, size and location of the lesion could be a better prognostic indicator than type of surgical graft.

The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35762400/

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Mike and Pat throw it back to an article from 2018 going over surgical and nonsurgical management of patellar chondral and osteochondral defects. Check out the episode for the full conversation!

The article can be found here: https://aoj.amegroups.org/article/view/4405/html

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Mike and Pat recap their favorite articles that they read this year. Enjoy the 2 for 1 episode!

The articles can be found below

(Zanini et al., 2025) Strength training improves running economy durability and fatigued high-intensity performance in well-trained male runners: a randomized control trial: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/389430543_Strength_Training_Improves_Running_Economy_Durability_and_Fatigued_High-Intensity_Performance_in_Well-Trained_Male_Runners_A_Randomized_Control_Trial

(Maffiuletti et al. 2016) Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26941023/

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Data Nerds is a new series that we are introducing which will be alternating weeks with our usual journal club podcast. In this series, we share cases from our clinical practice where we utilize objective testing to inform our decision making, with most attention paid to the results of the tests and interpretation of the information. Therefore, this works best when you can see the numbers. Luckily, these are uploaded to our YouTube channel! Check us out at https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingRehab.

Pat leads us through a case of a 18 year old female dancer nearing 20 weeks post-op ACLR. Listen to learn about the serial isometric strength testing he has done with her and where they are going in the coming weeks!

Throwing it back to an article from 2022: "Fear of movement and reinjury in sports medicine, relevance for rehabilitation and return to sport". Injury can be a life crisis for athletes, with potential financial, psychological, social, and physical ramifications for injury. In this episode we cover topics including language around assessing fear and fearful movements, benefit of graded exposure to fearful movements, and how we can fear the unknown.

The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34971375/

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Checking out an article that is hot off the press: "Assessing deceleration performance: methodological and practical considerations". Topics covered: why is deceleration important, different tests to assess deceleration, and developing the "coach's eye" for deceleration quality.

The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41307885/

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Mike has a solo podcast going over a recently published article titled "The relative efficacy of different types of telerehabilitation for managing chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis". Some topics he covers are telehealth as a mode not a method, telehealth modalities can be used together, and how can telehealth differ from in-person rehab.

The article can be found here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13366

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