Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit podcast @MonashMRU

On this episode Luke Perraton talks to Pat Vallance about his PhD research investigating pain and tendinopathy.
If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.  
Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit @MonashMRU
If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on luke.perraton@monash.edu or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter @MonashMRU
If you enjoyed the episode please consider subscribing via your favourite podcast app and please share the episode via social media so more people can enjoy the conversation.

On this episode Luke Perraton talks to Pat Vallance from MMRU and Monash University Physiotherapy about the 2022 Sports Medicine Australia national conference.
Pat gives us a summary of the latest research from sports medicine, exercise physiology and physical activity researchers.
If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.  
Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit @MonashMRU
If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on luke.perraton@monash.edu or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter @MonashMRU
If you enjoyed the episode please consider subscribing via your favourite podcast app and please share the episode via social media so more people can enjoy the conversation.

This fortnight’s @MonashMRU podcast features Scot Morrison. Scot is a board certified orthopaedic physical therapist and certified strength coach. Scot talks to Luke about the measurement of strength, torque and rate of force development in clinical practice, including how to ensure you are measuring the right thing and measuring it well.
Grab a pen and paper for this one, the episode is filled with great tips for upgrading your strength assessments in the clinic and mastering the fundamental principles of strength assessment in rehabilitation.
If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.  
 
Find out more about Scot here:  https://physiopraxis.co/about
Scot’s Therapeutic Exercise database: https://physiopraxis.co/physiotherexdatabase/
Scot’s torque calculator: https://physiopraxis.co/torque-calculation-app/
Scot mentioned the PRAXIS 3-500 Ergonomic Force Gauge
He also mentioned the TinDeq dynamometer: https://tindeq.com/
Follow Scot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotmorrsn
Follow Scot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physio_praxis/?hl=en
 
Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit @MonashMRU
If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on luke.perraton@monash.edu or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter @MonashMRU
If you enjoyed the episode please consider subscribing via your favourite podcast app and please share the episode via social media so more people can enjoy the conversation.

This fortnight’s @MonashMRU podcast features Torrens University program director, PhD student and MMRU member Tim Trevail. Tim spoke to Luke about his PhD research journey including his motivations to start a PhD, why he did his PhD part time and the experience he is gaining during his PhD.
Stay tuned for part two of this discussion coming up some time this year.  We will follow up with a deeper dive into Tim’s PhD findings which focus on physical activity, load and clinical outcomes for people with gluteal tendinopathy.
 
Find out more about Tim at timtrevail.com
Follow Tim on Twitter twitter.com/trevail
Tim consults at Complete Sports Care in Hawthorn, Australia https://www.completesportscare.com.au/team/tim-trevail/
Tim’s podcast: https://www.timtrevail.com/podcast
 
If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.
Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit @MonashMRU
If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on luke.perraton@monash.edu or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter
If you enjoyed the episode please consider subscribing via your favourite podcast app and please share the episode via social media so more people can enjoy the conversation.

This fortnight’s episode of the MMRU podcast features physiotherapist and PhD candidate Eman Merza. Eman explains how mechanical loading is associated with Achilles tendon volume and the studies that she designed to measure changes in Achilles tendon volume in response to exercise.
If you find this episode interesting, stay tuned for part two of our conversation later this year where Eman will talk about the results of her studies. Eman will answer the questions of what load parameters lead to the greatest changes in Achilles tendon volume and how tendon volume changes relate to patient outcomes.
You can contact Eman directly on iman.merza@monash.edu
Follow Eman on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eman-Merza-2
If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.
Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit @MonashMRU
If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on luke.perraton@monash.edu or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter
If you enjoyed the episode please consider subscribing via your favourite podcast app and please share the episode via social media so more people can enjoy the conversation.
 

Balance exercise needs to be challenging to be effective, so it is important to consider how we measure balance exercise intensity.
But how would you go about measuring the intensity of balance exercise?
On this fortnight's episode of the @MonashMRU podcast Dr Mel Farlie talks about the Balance Intensity Scale, how and why it was developed and how practitioners and patients can use this scale to measure the intensity of balance exercise.
Dr Mel Farlie is a physiotherapist with experience primarily in the field of gerontology, with an interest in measuring balance in clinical populations. Her research focuses on the measurement of balance and the intensity of balance exercise. Mel works in Monash University Physiotherapy as an educator and early career researcher and is a member of the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit. 
Here are links to the studies that were discussed on this episode.
https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/99/10/1394/5531450?login=true
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955313701991
 
You can contact Mel directly if you can't access the articles or if you have any questions about the balance intensity scale or her research: Melanie.Farlie@monash.edu
The best way to get more information about the balance intensity scale itself is to visit the website and sign up for updates about the scale and its implementation
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/balance-intensity-scale
 
If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.
Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit @MonashMRU
If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on luke.perraton@monash.edu or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter
If you enjoyed the episode please consider subscribing via your favourite podcast app and please share the episode via social media so more people can enjoy the conversation.