Ebonie Rio - Part 2. Tendinopathy research and clinical practice gems

This week’s Physio Foundations is part 2 of my conversation with Dr Ebonie Rio from La Trobe University. We talked about tendinopathy research; specifically, how to understand and apply research. HINT– you can’t just read the abstract!  In this episode: 0:00 Dr Ebonie Rio - Welcome to part 2 of our conversation 2:10 Isometrics and TMS – you need to read and understand the paper before applying findings 3:30 Don’t just read the abstract 4:00 Isometrics and eccentrics – it’s not that simple. Research + clinical reasoning 4:55 Consider who was included in research – diagnostic criteria 8:10 Tendons are a spring. Anything static or slow won’t bother them 8:50 Misinterpretation of research happens when you don’t consider the diagnosis and the people who were included in the study 9:30 How has research changed tendinopathy practice? 10:30 Know your exercise prescription principles – don’t make Ebonie cry 11:20 Management of tendinopathy – understand load and relationship to symptoms 12:20 Rehab – don’t stop at strength 13:10 Where to read more and find useful resources   Read more about Ebonie: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/erio   Find the follow or subscribe button on your podcast app. What do you think? Join the conversation in the YouTube comments or via social media @PerratonPhysio You can find a video version of this podcast on the Perraton Physio YouTube channel For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Share this episode and tag me in @lukeperraton   Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected] Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition