Mike and Pat talk about an article that is hot off the press: "Early Surgery Versus Exercise Therapy and Patient Education for Traumatic and Nontraumatic Meniscal Tears in Young Adults—An Exploratory Analysis From the DREAM Trial." This was published in the Journal of Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy by Damsted et al.

The article abstract can be found here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2024.12245

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This week we discuss "Effects of blood flow restriction training on muscular strength and hypertrophy in older individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Centner et al. This was published in 2019 in Sports Medicine.

The article abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30306467/

The safety consideration article can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293767736_SAFETY_CONSIDERATIONS_WITH_BLOOD_FLOW_RESTRICTED_RESISTANCE_TRAINING

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Mike and Pat quickly sat down to record a bonus episode because the squad was unable to meet this past week. Our bonus episode is on an area that both Mike and Pat are passionate about, but we still haven't really talked about on the podcast: running! This article is "Spatiotemporal and ground-reaction force characteristics as risk factors for running-related injury" by Malisoux et al 2022 (this group has a lot of good running-related research).

The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35049407/

This episode dives into "Where does blood flow restriction fit in the toolbox of athletic development: a narrative review of the proposed mechanisms and potential applications" by Davids et al. This was published in Sports Medicine in 2023.

The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37578669/

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Mike and Pat talk about "Blood flow restriction exercise: considerations of methodology, application, and safety" by Patterson et al., published in 2019 in Frontiers in Physiology. The key takeaway: their tables are all you need.

The article abstract can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530612/

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The squad is whole once again to finish off our conversation about ankle sprains! This week's article is "Return to sport decisions after an acute lateral ankle sprain injury: introducing the PAASS framework: an international multidisciplinary consensus" published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2021 by Smith et al.

The article abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34158354/

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Mike and Pat discuss prognosis following lateral ankle sprain. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of good research out there. This week's article is "Prognostic factors for recovery following acute lateral ankle ligament sprain: a systematic review" by Thompson et al. published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders in 2017.

The article abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29061135/

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We have a special treat for you today. Mike sat down to record a bonus episode with Nick Koch! Nick is a physical therapist with the University of Utah and treats as part of their climbers clinic. In this episode, he covers the essentials for clinicians to know when they are treating pulley injuries in climbers. Our conversation spans from the importance of diagnostic imaging, differential diagnoses, to splint or not to splint, a sample treatment progression, and taping. Enjoy!

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