The E3 Rehab Podcast

The E3 Rehab Podcast

We are Doctors of Physical Therapy who specialize in rehabilitation, performance, and injury risk reduction. Our mission is simple: empower YOU to overcome your setbacks and crush your goals using evidence-based education. Check out our YouTube, Blog, Podcast, and Rehab Programs!

Episodes

May 26, 2026 65 mins

Chris Hughen sat down with Benji Dutaillis to discuss his recent publication on jump testing during ACL rehab. We dive into the similarities and differences between different jump tests and jump metrics, minimizing redundancies, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Lori Michener and Oscar Vila-Dieguez to discuss their recent paper on scapular dyskinesis. We dive into clinicians beliefs and their impact on identifying scapular dyskinesis, the rates of scapular dyskinesis in healthy populations, differential diagnosis and neuropathies, navigating patient beliefs, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss how to improve five popular PT exercises, including bird dogs, BOSU ball squats, straight leg raises, doorway pec stretches, and posture exercises.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Ben Steele-Turner to discuss all things osteoarthritis. We dive into nine common myths and misconceptions of osteoarthritis, including imaging findings and pain levels, exercise, weight management, wear and tear, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Kellen Cannon to discuss all things travel physical therapy. We dive into Kellen's decision to transition into travel PT, understanding contracts and compensation, negotiating contracts, managing student loans, the pros and cons of travel PT, the value of diverse career paths, and much more. 

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Chris Hughen sat down with Q Willey and Katie Dabrowski to discuss low back pain. We dive into how we've managed our own episodes of low back pain, the value of social support, personalizing rehab, navigating patient experiences and emotions, normalizing pain, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Brad Currier to discuss the new American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand, "Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews". We dive into the importance of evidence-based practice, key findings on strength, hypertrophy, and power development, individualization in training programs, the evolution of training rec...

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Chris Hughen sat down with Megan Graham to discuss her recent publication, "Compensatory Movement Strategies during the Rearfoot Elevated Split Squat after ACL Reconstruction." We dive into inter- and intralimb compensations, constrained movement techniques, implications for clinical practice, and much more. 

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Chris Hughen sat down with Michael Battistone to discuss intellectual humility in musculoskeletal care and education. We dive into Michael's personal experience as a rheumatologist, the value of others' perspectives, balancing certainty and uncertainty, learning from failure, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Chad Wesley Smith to discuss all things youth athlete strength and conditioning. We dive into the key components of developing youth athletes, progressing speed and change of direction qualities, weight room programming, refining training approaches over time, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Jose Afonso to discuss the role of warm-ups in injury prevention. We dive into the efficacy of warm-ups, the utility of injury prevention programs like the FIFA 11+, absolute vs. relative risk, questioning the use of cool-downs, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Dan John to discuss his reflections on strength and longevity. We dive into shark habits vs. pirate maps, the art of speaking and writing, core principles of coaching and training, keeping the goal the goal, and much more. 

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Chris Hughen sat down with Jarod Hall to discuss vibes versus skill in clinical practice. We discuss how to create a positive clinic environment and culture, the importance of patient adherence, and much more. 

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Chris Hughen sat down with Marc Surdyka to discuss all things tennis elbow. We dive into the diagnosis of tennis elbow, the prognosis and natural history of the condition, recommended management strategies, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Q Willey and Katie Dabrowksi to discuss movement assessments. We discuss the limitations of a purely biomechanical assessment, the importance of communication and a thorough subjective exam, understanding the continuum of rehab and training, movement optimism, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Kevin McNamara to discuss his 10 principles of sports medicine and performance rehab. We talk about the value of a human-first approach to rehab, defining problems and aligning expectations, the importance of mutual responsibility, consistency over perfection, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Kelsey Collins to discuss osteoarthritis as a systemic disease. We dive into the traditional views on osteoarthritis, the role of systemic factors, adipose tissue and its influence on joint health, the importance of movement and activity, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Dan Cleather to discuss his new book, "The Practice of Change: The Art and Science of Training." We dive into the importance of consistency, principles over systems, understanding fatigue, creating a supportive learning environment, and much more. 

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Chris Hughen sat down with Franco Impellizzeri to discuss risk factors in sports medicine. We dive into causal versus non-causal mechanisms, challenges in defining risk factors, the importance of transparency in research, the illusion of control in clinic practice, and much more.

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Chris Hughen sat down with Payne Harrison to discuss recommendations for young clinicians. We dive into navigating burnout, strategies for continued learning, creating a sustainable work-life balance, acknowledging the unknowns, and much more.

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