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Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

Helping Physiotherapists, Physical Therapists and other health professionals improve their musculoskeletal and sports injury assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment since 2010. Join David Pope (APA Titled Musculoskeletal & Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist) as he shares insights from leading Physiotherapists, Physical Therapists, Sports Doctors and researchers on the most effective and up-to-date strategies to assess and treat your patients in clinical practice.

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All Episodes

23:05

180. Patellofemoral pain 4 - How to get runners back...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2026/07/10

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) rehabilitation doesn't end when your patient gets stronger. The real challenge is getting them back to running, training and racing without triggering another flare-up. In this final episode of the four-part series, Tom Goom (Running Physio) and David Pope explore the fourth pillar of successful PFP rehabilitation: a planned return to running. Continuing Alice's journey from the previous episodes, a HYROX athlete preparing for competition, Tom and David break down

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32:35

179. Patellofemoral pain 3 - Effective rehab that...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2026/07/08

Strengthening exercises are a key part of successful patellofemoral pain (PFP) rehabilitation. Squats, lunges and single leg squats are often painful early on and can aggravate your patients pain, but on the flip side, we want to build up their tolerance and confidence with these movements. If you introduce an exercise your patient isn't ready for, progress too quickly, or overload the knee too early, you'll often flare your patients pain and set their rehabilitation back. In this episode, Tom

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33:29

178. Patellofemoral pain 2 - What to do when runners...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2026/07/03

Many runners patellofemoral pain (PFP) is aggravated by the activity they love. They either stop running to let their pain settle, and then it returns as soon as they start back up again, or keep running despite the pain getting worse. They may know (and you may have told them) they should reduce their training….but what happens when they can't? Or won't? In this episode, Tom Goom (Running Physio) and David Pope explore the second pillar of successful PFP rehab: education and empowerment. Using the

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37:49

177. Patellofemoral pain 1 - Why it has such a high...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2026/06/29

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is one of the most common running injuries, and the high recurrence rate can make it a frustrating injury for patients to experience and clinicians to treat. In this episode, Tom Goom (Running Physio) and David Pope break down why PFP has such a high recurrence rate, and what most rehab plans miss. You'll also discover: The "Four pillars" framework Tom uses to treat PFP and other running injuries How and when to keep patients running or exercising when it is essential

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01:11:48

170. Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ) injuries with Dr...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2025/04/08

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, neck, and lower back. It’s important for Physiotherapists and health professionals who treat BJJ athletes to understand the different mechanisms of injury, movements and positions athletes need to be

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21:36

167. Bones, them strong bones: How to use bone...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2024/11/29

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 Syndrome or stress fractures, or in other patients that you’d like to improve bone density or strength? Traditional approaches to strength and conditioning may not always address the needs of your

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14:51

164. Case study: Rotator cuff tear + arm symptoms....

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2024/07/18

Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist Jo Gibson explores an intriguing case of an 84-year-old man with a massive rotator cuff tear of the supraspinatus and partial subscapularis tear. Despite his long history of shoulder issues, he’s improving, but constant pain and intermittent numbness in his posterior arm and into his hand complicate the situation. In this podcast, you’ll explore: What a massive rotator cuff tear (MRCT) is Common pain patterns with rotator cuff tears Why the Suprascapular

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18:27

161. Overcoming persistent shoulder pain in tennis...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2024/03/14

Jo Gibson (Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist Physio) discusses the keys to successfully treat persistent anterior shoulder pain in two tennis players who had not recovered despite previous extensive rehab. In this podcast Jo explores what to include in your rehab of sportspeople who place large demands on their shoulders, elements commonly overlooked in shoulder rehab and how to address patients’ psychosocial factors, fears and beliefs to successfully treat persistent shoulder pain. Click

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53:03

160. ACL injuries with Zoe Russell

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2024/02/08

Join David Pope (APA Titled Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise Physio) and Zoe Russell (Specialist Sports Physiotherapist, FACP; APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physio) in the Physio Edge podcast as they explore how to assess, treat, and manage patients suffering from ACL injuries or suspected ACL injuries. You'll discover how to assess a patient with a suspected ACL injury, and criteria you can use to identify whether a patient may be suited to non-surgical management or is likely to require

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20:23

159. Rotator cuff tear arthropathy & subscapularis...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/08/24

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 disability. How can you identify RCTA and subscap tears in your shoulder pain patients? How can they be treated, and do these patients respond well to non-surgical management? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Upper Limb Rehabilitation

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24:12

158. Hip dysplasia treatment. Physio Edge Track...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/08/21

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). Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs Free video series: Achilles Tendinopathy from start to finish line! with Tom Goom In this

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19:44

157. Case study: Frozen shoulder or misdiagnosis?...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/08/17

When a patient presents with a potential frozen shoulder, what other differential diagnoses must be considered? Find out in this podcast with Jo Gibson (Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist Physio), exploring the case study of a patient diagnosed with “frozen shoulder” with symptoms that don’t quite match a typical frozen shoulder. What’s the diagnosis of this patient’s stiff shoulder? You’ll also discover whether an X-ray or imaging is required when a patient presents with a stiff or frozen

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15:37

156. 3 types of hip dysplasia and how to identify...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/06/12

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 identify each type, and common exercises and a treatment approach that may be stirring up your patients hip and groin pain. Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online

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25:58

155. Stingers, burners & shoulder instability in...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/06/02

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, discogenic symptoms or nerve root compression, which all require very different treatment? How should you manage patients with one-off or repeated stingers or burners? Find out in this podcast with Jo

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15:40

154. Hip dysplasia key signs and symptoms. Physio...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/05/19

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 related groin pain? What signs and symptoms will your patients reveal in their subjective history that’ll help you identify this condition? Find out the key signs and symptoms of hip dysplasia in this

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24:38

153. Posterior shoulder instability assessment,...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/04/20

Posterior shoulder instability can occur after a fall onto an outstretched arm, or diving and hitting the ground with your arm (like diving to score a try in rugby), injuring the posterior labrum and/or the glenohumeral joint. Unlike anterior shoulder instability, patients with posterior shoulder instability may not have have a feeling of instability, but may just experience pain, fatigue and weakness. How can you identify posterior shoulder instability in your shoulder pain patients? What does

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18:44

152. When should patients permanently stop running?...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/03/13

After injury or surgery, a lot of runners are told to stop running for different reasons. How can you answer patients that ask if they need to give up running for good? When should patients consider permanently stopping running? Find out in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio). Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs Tricky tendons - Your free video guide to tendinopathy treatment with Tom Goom

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12:11

151. Does strength training reduce running injury...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/03/03

Will strength training help your patients reduce their risk of running injury and improve their running performance? Find out what the latest research reveals in this Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio), as you discover: The latest research on whether strength training reduces running injury risk. Which runners are more likely to develop a running injury, and which runners more successfully avoid running injury. How to get runners to “buy in” and perform

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20:47

150. Top tips for treating marathon runners. Physio...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/02/24

Marathon runners often come to us with pain, but also they need to build up their mileage in preparation for one of the most challenging events in endurance sport. They're trying to do more when their body may be telling them they need to be doing less. How do we manage their symptoms, and guide them up to the marathon itself? Find out in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio). Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom

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18:52

149. How to settle symptoms and make progress when...

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope ·

2023/02/03

How can you settle symptoms and make progress with patients, when pain is a significant barrier to performing the rehab that will help them get back to the things they want to do? Discover the five step process in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio) to settle patients symptoms, overcome this barrier of pain, and help patients make progress with their rehab. Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom

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