All Episodes

184. Achilles Tendinopathy: Distinguishing Midportion and Insertional

183. The “Vital Sign” You’re Probably Not Testing (But Should)

182. Osteoarthritis Isn’t Just “Wear & Tear”… So What Is It, Really?

181. Paratenonitis vs Tenosynovitis: How to Tell the Difference and Treat Each

180. Why Some Tendons Get Injured More Than Others: Load Mismatch, Tissue Quality, and Tendon Type

179. Rotator Cuff Tears 101: Partial vs. Full Thickness & What It Means for Your Patients

178. Dry Needling for Pain Relief: What We Think Is Happening (4 Key Mechanisms)

177. Baxter’s Nerve: The Overlooked Cause of Chronic Medial Heel Pain

176. PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament): Function, Injury Mechanisms, Assessment, and Rehab Priorities

175. How Exercise Relieves Pain: 4 Pathways Every PT Should Know

174. Hip Dysplasia

173. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Basics for PTs: hEDS, Pain, and Smarter Exercise Dosing

172. Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture: Recognition, Assessment, and Treatment for PTs

171. Demystifying Urinary Incontinence for Ortho PTs: Differentiating Between 5 Types

170. Shoulder Pain Isn’t Always Musculoskeletal: Red Flags, Referral Clues, and Quick Screening Questions

169. FAI (Femoroacetabular Impingement)

168. Understanding Vertebral Basilar Insufficiency (VBI): Symptoms, Screening, and Management

167. Medial Epicondylalgia (Golfer's Elbow): Assessment and Treatment

166. Clinical Instructor Tips to Set Your Student Up For Success

165. Patellar Dislocations & MPFL Management

164. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

163. Rib Stress Fractures in Athletes

162. 8 Things I Wish I Learned Sooner As a New Grad

161. Join the PT Snacks 90-Day Challenge!

160. Cloward’s Sign: When Scapular Pain Is Coming From the Neck

159. Sleep & Sport: How Sleep Impacts Injury Risk, Recovery, and Performance

158. Tackling Osteoporosis: Insights for Physical Therapists

157. Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

156. What Is a Sport's Hernia? Understanding Athletic Pubalgia

155. What is a Baker's Cyst?

154. Shoulder Labral Injuries: SLAP, Bankart, and Beyond

153. SI Joint Pain Part 2: Manual Therapy, Exercise, and What the Research Says

152. Knee Meniscal Tears: Anatomy, Diagnosis, and Treatment that Makes Sense

151. Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Diagnosis and Management of the SIJ

150. MRIs for the Physical Therapist - Using MRIs as a Piece of the Puzzle

149. Scaphoid Fractures & the High Cost of Poor Management

148. High Ankle Sprains: Anatomy, Diagnosis, and Treatment

147. MCL Injuries: Anatomy, Causes, and Treatments

146. Understanding RED-S: Essential Screening for Physical Therapists

145. Understanding Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in Physical Therapy

144. Evaluating and Treating Neck Pain Due to Whiplash

143. Understanding Spondylolisthesis and Its Classifications

142. Intro to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

141. Pec Major Tears: What PTs Need to Know

140. Deadlift Variations 101: From Conventional to Sumo and Beyond

139. How to Use Soreness Rules to Properly Load Your Patients

138. Understanding and Treating Cervicogenic Headaches

137. Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: Diagnosis and Loading Progression

136. Bone Stress Injuries: How to Catch Them Early & Treat Effectively

135. How Much Is Too Much? Programming Plyometrics in Rehab

134. Is It Just a Migraine? Headache Red Flags

133. The Silent Load: How Sleep and Stress Impact Healing

132. Avoiding the Danger Zone: How to Use Chronic Workload Ratios for Smart Load Progression

131. 5 Red Flags You Don't Want to Miss in Low Back Pain

130. TMJ Dysfunction – Effective Treatments for Your Patients

129. TMJ Dysfunction – A PT Refresher

128. Osteoporosis Medications – What PTs Should Know

127. Osteoarthritis: Understanding and Managing OA in Physical Therapy

126. Managing Diabetes with Exercise: Key Insights for Physical Therapists

125. Understanding Hypertension and Cholesterol Medications in PT Clinics

124. Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies

123. Overview of Gluteus Medius Tendinopathy

122. Blood Flow Restriction Training: BFR Science, Application, and Benefits in Therapy

121. Patellar Tendinopathy Treatment: A Stage-Based Approach for Long-Term Recovery

120. Patellar Tendinopathy: How to Identify and Rule Out Other Causes of Knee Pain

119. Running Biomechanics & Injury Prevention

118. Gait Analysis & Myotomal Weakness: Identifying Key Gait Deviations in PT

117. Disc Herniations: Anatomy, Risk Factors & Treatment for Physical Therapists

116. Disc Herniations: Anatomy, Healing, and Rehab Strategies

115. Anterior Hip Labral Tears

114. Effective Treatment Strategies for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)

113. Understanding and Assessing Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)

112. Looking Ahead: Goals for 2025 and How You Can Help Shape PT Snacks!

111. Understanding Acromioclavicular Strains: AC Assessment and Treatment for Physical Therapists

110. Understanding Multidirectional Shoulder Instability: Symptoms, Tests, and Treatment Strategies

109. Shoulder Instability - Factors that Affect Shoulder Stability

108. Plyometrics - Factors to Consider When Programming for Your Patients

107. What are Plyometrics?

106. Adductor Strains - Pain in the Groin?

105. Adhesive Capsulitis - How to Identify and Treat Frozen Shoulder

104. Plantar Fasciitis - A Closer Look at Heel Pain

103. Ischiofemoral Impingement Syndrome - The Cause of Your Patient's Posterior Hip Pain?

102. Muscle Tissue Healing, Strains, and How To Help Them Heal

101. Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment - How Do We Know If It's Involved?

100. Episode 100! Thank You for Being a Part of PT Snacks!

99. Achilles Tendon Ruptures

98. Overview of Ankle Sprains - Types and Basic Exam

97. Periodization Examples: Linear, Nonlinear/Undulating, and Block Programs

96. Intro to Periodization Principles in Rehab

95. Long Head of Biceps Tendon Pathology: Pain Generator or Not?

94. What is a Lasague Test? A Closer Look at the Straight Leg Raise Test

93. Pes Anserine Bursitis

92. Cervical Stingers in Collision Sports

91. Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)

90. Deadlift Variations: Understanding the Difference Between Romanian and Stiff Leg Deadlifts

89. Introduction to Deadlifts

88. Turf Toe: How to Evaluate in Your Patients

87. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Identifying SCFE in Patient Clinical Presentation and Their Radiography

86. Hoffman's Sign - Is an Okay Sign Okay?

85. Achilles Tendon Ruptures

84. Navicular Traumatic and Stress Fractures: Identifying Fractures in the Mid Foot

83. Diagnosing Posterior Tibialis Tendinopathy

82. PT Snacks Update: Where Have I Been?

81. Bankart Lesions

80. Hill Sachs Lesions

79. Types of Shoulder Dislocations

78. Keys to Dominating the NPTE with Dr. Kyle Rice

77. Join the PT Snacks 2023 Service Challenge!

Encore: Ankles, Fractures, and Ottawa Ankle Rules

E76 - Sever's Disease: What is This and Who Can Get It?

E75: Osgood-Schlatter Disease

E74 - Current Concepts: Neck Pain with Headaches

E73: Current Concepts - Neck Pain with Mobility Deficits

E72: Current Concepts - Neck Pain with Movement Coordination Impairments

71. Current Concepts - Neck Pain with Radiating Pain

70. Encore: The Median Nerve, Carpal Tunnel, and Other Median Nerve Injuries

69. Suprascapular Nerve Injury: Why Does My Patient's Shoulder Blade Look Weird?

68. Does My Hip Patient Have Avascular Necrosis?

67. Are Your Patient's Symptoms Visceral or Somatic?

66. Radial Tunnel Syndrome vs. Lateral Epicondylitis

65. What is A Cyclops Lesion?

64. Encore: The Ankle, Fractures, and Ottawa Ankle Rules

63. UCL Insufficiency and How to Screen For It

62. Long Head of Biceps Tendon Pathology: Pain Generator or Not?

61. Treating ACLs in an Adolescent Population with Dr. Marissa Gradoz

60. Central Cord Syndrome: What is This and Who Gets It?

59. Pancoast Tumor: When To Be Suspicious Of This

58. Screening Out Cervical Instability

57. Encore: Local and Systemic Wound Healing Factors to Consider in Your Patients

56. Smoking and Tissue Wound Healing

55. Father's Day Edition: The Art and Science of Leadership with Bill Hogan

54. Cervical Myelopathy: What Is It and How Do We Assess For It?

53. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Risk Factors, and Management

52. Encore Episode - Rotator Cuff Pathology and How to Assess For It

51. Shoulder Instability and Ways to Assess For It

50. Shoulder Labrum Anatomy, Function, Injury, and Special Tests

49. Stress Fractures of the Foot

48. Lisfranc Anatomy, Assessment of Injury, and Treatment Options

47. Cranial Nerves: Function, Assessment, and Common Mechanisms of Injury

46. Cauda Equina Syndrome: What Is It and What Do We Do About It?

45. Disc Anatomy, Function, and Injury

44. Treating the Patient Beyond the Diagnosis with Danielle Stoller and Marabeth Quin

43. Cartilage Anatomy, Healing, and Common Surgeries Utilized

42. Meniscal Tear Types and Healing Prognosis

41. Meniscal Anatomy, Tears, and Surgical vs. Conservative Decision Making

40. Pt 2: How to Advocate for Others as a Physical Therapist with Dr. Tamara "Nikki" Shelton

39. Pt 1: How to Find and Follow Your Own Passion with Dr. Tamara "Nikki" Shelton

38. Tendon Anatomy, Types of Injury, and Tendon Healing

37. Peripheral Nerve Healing and How Exercise Can Help

36. How to Treat a Neurological Population in an Orthopedic Setting

35. Muscle Tissue Healing, Strains, and How To Help Them Heal

34. Bone Healing, Prognostic Factors, and Clinical Application

33. Canadian C-Spine Rules

32. Tennis Elbow: Evaluating Lateral Epicondylitis

31. Femoral Neck Stress Fractures

30. Hamstring Strain Pt 2: Treatment and Return to Sport

28. Hamstring Strains Pt 1: Types, Differentials, and Prognosis

27. The Median Nerve, Carpal Tunnel, and Other Median Nerve Injuries

26. The Brachial Plexus and Types of Injuries

25. Achilles Tendinopathy Evaluation and Treatment Overview

24. Intro to Evaluating and Treating Concussions with Dr. Kayla Vinzant

23. Using the Test Item Cluster for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

22. Learning from the Movers and Shakers of Physical Therapy with Bryan Guzski and Tim Reynolds

21. Forming Working Shoulder Hypotheses for Differential Diagnosis

20. Vascular Claudication: What Is It and What Do We Do About It?

19. How to Pay Off Student Loans with Dr. Alexis Shoope

18. MRIs: How They Work and Implications for Our Patients

17. Growth Plates and Their Types of Injuries

16. DVTs, Wells Clinical Prediction Rule, and Other Tools for Assessment

15. ACL Tears and Their Special Tests

14. Hips Arthrokinematics and Hip Replacements

13. Barriers to Mentorship with Dr. Sean Harris

12. Mentorship and Where to Find It with Dr. Sean Harris

11. The Ankle, Fractures, and Ottawa Ankle Rules

10. Muscle Metabolism...How Is This Impacted by Intensity and Duration of Activity?

9. Lumbar Vertebrae and Fractures

8. The Rotator Cuff...What Is It and How Do We Assess It?

7. The Vertebral Column

6. Neck Pain CPG Pt 2 - How to Treat Neck Pain

5. 2017 Revised Neck Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines Pt. 1

4. Local and Systemic Wound Healing Factors

3. Tissue Healing Stages

2. Red Flags

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