Synopsis
PT Inquest is an online journal club. Hosted by Erik Meira and JW Matheson, the show looks at an article every week and discusses how they apply to current physical therapy practice.
Episodes
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466: The Evolution of Cartilage Rehab
15/09/2026 Duration: 01h05minOn this episode we were joined by special guest physical therapist Snay Patel from the Hospital for Special Surgery! The Evolution of Rehabilitation and Return to Sport Following Cartilage Surgery Patel S, Marrone W. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2023;18(3). doi:10.26603/001c.77508 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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465: Return to Run After Achilles Tendon Repair
08/09/2026 Duration: 49minCriteria for Return to Running After Surgical Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study Gaspar M, Maffulli N, Memain G, et al. Sports Med. Published online July 26, 2026. doi:10.1007/s40279-026-02506-4 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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464: Artificial Intelligence in Exercise Programming
01/09/2026 Duration: 55minArtificial Intelligence in Exercise Programming and Coaching: Opportunities and Limitations Reiner SL, Pearson RC, Reed RA, et al. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2026;25(8):245-252. doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000001357 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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463: Sprint Acceleration Technique and Injury Risk
25/08/2026 Duration: 55minSprint acceleration technique is associated with lower limb injury epidemiology in professional male Rugby Union players: a seven-season analysis Wild JJ, Bezodis NE. J Sci Med Sport. Published online May 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2026.05.009 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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462: Basketball Performance Profiles and Game Context
18/08/2026 Duration: 01h05minOn this episode we were joined by special guest physical therapist/sports scientist Tommy Otley from the University of Miami! Performance Profiles in Youth Basketball Across Different Score Contexts: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Analysis Pantazis D, Kokkotis C, Avloniti A, et al. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2026; 11(3):282. doi:10.3390/jfmk11030282 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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461: Quad Strength and Hypertrophy Markers After ACLR
11/08/2026 Duration: 46minPersistent Human Quadriceps Muscle Volume Deficits Following ACL Reconstruction Are Associated With No Detectable Between- Leg Differences in Vastus Lateralis Muscle Signaling at Rest or Immediately Following Resistance Exercise Smith MJ, Belhaj MR, Timmins RG, et al. Scandinavian Med Sci Sports. 2026;36(7):e70343. doi:10.1111/sms.70343 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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460: CMJ Testing and UCL Injury Risk
04/08/2026 Duration: 48minAn Inferential Investigation Into Countermovement Jump Determinants of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers Qiao M, Crotin RL, Szymanski DJ. Am J Sports Med. 2025;53(5):1202-1209. doi:10.1177/03635465251322913 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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459: Applied Biomechanics in Sport Live!
28/07/2026 Duration: 45minOn this episode we were joined by special guest researcher Dr. Mikel Joachim from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Lower extremity kinematic and kinetic asymmetries during countermovement jumps in healthy division I collegiate athletes Joachim MR, Foster A, Knurr KA, et al. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 2026;58(2):242-251. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000003853 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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458: Exercise Dosage for Patellofemoral Pain
21/07/2026 Duration: 45minSingle-set versus three-set resistance training in the management of women with patellofemoral pain: A randomized clinical trial Severo-Silveira L, Garcia E, Viana-Dias JD, et al. Braz J Phys Ther. 2026;30(4):101599. doi:10.1016/j.bjpt.2026.101599 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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457: Innovations in Clinical Practice Live!
14/07/2026 Duration: 37minPropagating the adoption of CS educational innovations Taylor C, Spacco J, Bunde DP, et al. Proceedings Companion of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. 2018:217-235. doi:10.1145/3293881.3295785 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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456: Strength Vs. Stretching for FAI
07/07/2026 Duration: 01h04minPhysiotherapist-led treatment for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (the PhysioFIRST study): an assessor-blinded, limited disclosure randomised controlled trial Kemp JL, Scholes MJ, Smith AJ, et al. Br J Sports Med. Published online May 4, 2026. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2025-110986 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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455: Assessing Power in Throwers
30/06/2026 Duration: 01h01minOn this episode we were joined by special guest basketball performance coach Miguel Sousa! Assessing explosive power production using the backward overhead shot throw and the effects of morning resistance exercise on afternoon performance Ekstrand LG, Battaglini CL, McMurray RG, et al. J Strength Cond Res. 2013;27(1):101-106. doi:10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182510886 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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454: A Theoretical Definition for Athletic Injury
23/06/2026 Duration: 01h03minOn this episode we were joined by special guest researcher Judd Kalkhoven from Western Sydney University! Developing a fundamental theoretical definition for athletic injury: metaphysics, logic, and mathematics Kalkhoven, JT Sports Med. 2026;56(6):1405-1431. doi:10.1007/s40279-026-02418-3 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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453: Quad Strength and Movement Patterns After Passing ACLR Testing
16/06/2026 Duration: 56minQuadriceps Strength and Movement Patterns in Patients After ACLR Who Pass a Clinic-Based Return-to-Sport Testing Battery Werner DM, Conlin A, Murray P, et al. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026;14(2):23259671251410098. doi:10.1177/23259671251410098 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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452: Variability in Human Movement
09/06/2026 Duration: 01h09minConstraints on the complete optimization of human motion Glazier PS, Davids K. Sports Med. 2009;39(1):15-28. doi:10.2165/00007256-200939010-00002 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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451: Cervical Radiculopathy Clinical Prediction Rule Validation
02/06/2026 Duration: 01h02minAn independent validation of a clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy with radicular pain Grondin F, Cook C, Hall T, et al. Braz J Phys Ther. 2026;30(3):101581. doi:10.1016/j.bjpt.2026.101581 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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450: PRICE Vs. PEACE and LOVE for Ankle Sprains
26/05/2026 Duration: 53minPRICE (Protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation) vs. PEACE and LOVE (Protection, elevation, avoid anti-inflammatories, compression, education and load, optimism, vascularization, exercise) in adolescent lateral ankle sprain rehabilitation: a randomized prospective comparative study of muscle strength and dynamic balance Meškauskas M, Rutkauskas S, Misiūnienė M, et al. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2026;18(1):213. doi:10.1186/s13102-026-01651-7 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challe
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449: Hamstring Mechanics During Acceleration, Deceleration, and Cutting
19/05/2026 Duration: 59minOn this episode we were joined by special guest physical therapist and PhD student Amit Gohil! Hamstring mechanics during acceleration, deceleration and sidestep cutting Steventon‐Lorenzen N, Fitzwilliam E, Schache AG, et al. Scandinavian Med Sci Sports. 2026;36(4):e70257. doi:10.1111/sms.70257 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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448: Running Gait Adaptations Following Lateral Ankle Sprain
12/05/2026 Duration: 49minOn this episode we were joined by special guest physical therapist Patrick Healy! Running gait adaptations among adolescent runners with soft tissue impairments following lateral ankle sprains DeJong Lempke AF, Meehan WP, Whitney KE. PM&R. 2023;15(12):1557-1564. doi:10.1002/pmrj.13000 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
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447: Comparing Nutritional and Physical Recovery Strategies
05/05/2026 Duration: 52minOn this episode we were joined by special guest sports dietician Brett Singer from Memorial Hermann! Acute effects of nutritional and physical recovery strategies on exercise performance, muscle damage, and fatigue in elite basketball players: a pilot randomized crossover trial Marín-Galindo A, Perez-Bey A, Escudier-Vázquez JM, et al. Life. 2026;16(2):275. doi:10.3390/life16020275 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com: MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux