Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

Inspiring interviews with leading Physiotherapists, discussing real life assessment and treatment, clinical issues and ways to give you an edge in your Physiotherapy clinical practice.

Episodes

August 6, 2025 19 mins

Anterior hip pain is often blamed on the hip flexors, but in runners, that’s rarely the diagnosis. So how can you identify the real cause and guide patients to a safe, effective recovery?

In this episode, Tom Goom (Running Physio) explores the function of the hip flexors in running, key dif...

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    Your patient presents with shoulder pain, and straight away you need to identify:

    Is it rotator cuff related shoulder...

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    Your patient is running, playing sport, or jumping or lunging forward - an activity with fast eccentric or concentric activity in dorsiflexion,and suddenly they feel like they’ve been kicked in the back of the leg.

    They might hear a snap and have difficulty weightbearing, walking an...

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    Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a popular grappling-based martial art that uses joint locks and chokes to subdue or submit opponents. It’s an intense, physically demanding sport with complex movements and submission techniques that involve a risk of injury, particularly to the knees, shoulders, elbows, nec...

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     Static stretching has long been used to improve flexibility, but research shows its effects are often short-lived. So how can you help patients achieve lasting improvements? In this episode, Tom Goom (Running Physio) explores exercises you can provide to patients to increase muscle fascicle...

  • How do the terms we use influence a patient’s understanding of their shoulder pain, their recovery expectations, and even their treatment choices? In this episode of the Physio Edge Shoulder Success Podcast, Jo Gibson (Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist Physio), explores the power...

  • Bone strength and density are vital in your running and sporting patients who can experience bone stress injuries (BSI’s), and also as patients get older and more vulnerable to falls and fractures.

    How can you improve bone strength in patients following a bone stress injury such as Medial Tibial Stress...

  • Taping: does it really help patients with shoulder pain, or is it just a brightly coloured placebo? In this thought-provoking episode of the Physio Edge Shoulder Success Podcast, Jo Gibson, upper limb rehab specialist at Rehab for Performance, unpacks the complexities of taping in shoulder rehabilitation. Drawing from the latest evidence and her extensive experience with shoulder pain, Jo shares two compelling case studies and whet...


  • Join hosts David Pope and The Hip Physio - Mehmet Gem as they dive deep into the myths and misconceptions surrounding hip and groin pain. This podcast explores com...

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    Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist Jo Gibson explores an intriguing case of an 84-year-old man with a massive rotator cuff tear of th...

  • ACL injuries result in significant time away from sport and distress for patients. The variety of management options, from surgical intervention to non-surgical management and rehabilitation protocols, often makes us uncertain when educating and helping patients choose the most appropriate care for their needs and goals.

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    How can you treat patients who experience knee pain and swelling during and after running? If you suspect their symptoms are caused by a meniscal injury, how can you rehab and return these patients to running without surgery?

    In this Physio Edge: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom, you’ll explore meniscal injuries in r...

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    Jo Gibson (Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist Physio) discusses the keys to successfully treat persistent anterior shoulder pain in ...

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    February 8, 2024 53 mins

    Join David Pope (APA Titled Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physio) and Zoe Russell (Specialist Sports Physiotherapist, F...

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    Rotator cuff tear arthropathy (RCTA) is a pattern of glenohumeral joint degenerative changes following rotator cuff tears, causing shoulder pain and stiffness. Subscapularis tears can also be involved in RCTA, or a significant cause of shoulder pain and disab...

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    How can you successfully treat hip pain and instability associated with your patients’ hip dysplasia? Find out the eight critical steps to excellent results with hip dysplasia in this podcast, which is part 3 in this three-part podcast series with Tom Goom (Running Physio).

    When a patient presents with a potential frozen shoulder, what other d...

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    Hip dysplasia is a commonly missed cause of hip and groin pain. In this podcast, which is part 2 in the 3 part series with Tom Goom (Running Physio), you’ll discover three types of hip dysplasia that will cause different symptoms and need different treatment (based on Wilkins et al. 2017), how to i...

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    Stingers or burners are a burning or stinging pain, often with some paraesthesia and occasionally weakness, often occurring in impact sports such as rugby or American football.

    When your patients present with neck and arm symptoms, how can you differentiate a stinger or burner from a C/sp fracture,...

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    Hip dysplasia is a commonly missed cause of hip and groin pain, catching, clicking, locking or popping, resulting from lack of coverage of the femoral head by the acetabulum.

    How can you identify hip dysplasia in your hip or groin pain patients, and avoid misdiagnosing it as iliopsoas or adductor r...


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