Ep26: What You Need to Know About Preventing Knee Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis with Dr. Jackie Whittaker

In this episode, we talked about: 1. What preventing post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis (PTOA) means; 2. Risk factors for developing PTOA and how to mitigate/manage; 3. Practical tips in clinical care around preventing PTOA. Dr. Whittaker is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Senior Research Scientist at Arthritis Research Canada, and recognized as a Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Dr. Whittaker’s research focuses on long-term athlete welfare with a specific focus on musculoskeletal health after sport-related injuries. This includes research to improve injury care pathways, understand the consequences of injuries, and develop approaches to optimize function and healthy behaviours after injury. Two themes that cross cut Jackie’s research are exposing and overcoming gendered environments that disadvantage female athletes, and partnering with people on the front lines including athletes, family members, coaches, trainers, and health care providers to ensure her research produces solutions that are acceptable, relevant, and empowering. Resources:  OPTIKNEE: https://msklab.med.ubc.ca/optiknee/ SOAR clinical trial information: https://www.arthritisresearch.ca/research/soar-clinicial-trial/ Dashboard for ACL Reconstruction Testing (DART): https://acldashboard.com/ Anyone interested in doing a PhD with Jackie: https://bit.ly/3rtmGQb Twitter handles: @jwhittak_physio and @OPTIKNEE Paincast is dedicated to bringing together researchers, clinicians, and students to discuss topics related to pain and physiotherapy. The primary purpose is to facilitate knowledge translation and critical thinking. Some episodes posit themselves as more educational than others, and some more opinionated than others. The listener is encouraged to listen critically. While there is an effort to incorporate research evidence, and the topics are always researched by the host, we recognize there is room for improvement and there is expertise in the community. As such, we invite constructive critique and that you inform us of any inadvertent errors, so that we may correct them. You may submit your feedback through this form: https://forms.gle/UFfbUHBh8uKwSKgS8