Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit podcast

Jun 04 2024 28 ep. 24 mins 71

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Welcome to the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit (MMRU) podcast where we discuss and translate the latest musculoskeletal research to help you keep up to date and improve patient outcomes. Tune in for an insiders view on a variety of musculoskeletal research topics including methodology, critical appraisal, interpretation and clinical application of findings. Hosted by Dr Luke Perraton; @lukeperraton, Associate Professor Peter Malliaras @drpetemalliaras, Patrick Vallance; @pat_vallance and the MMRU team. New episodes fortnightly. Join the discussion @MonashMRU.

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Carl Stubbs – Psychological and psychosocial outcome measures for tendinopathy clinical trials

Jun 04 2024 56 mins

Carl Stubbs is a physiotherapist and PhD candidate investigating psychological outcome measures in people with tendinopathy. In this episode, Carl discussed his diverse career in the military and special forces, in psychological health and in physiotherapy practice and research. We discussed Carl’s PhD research so far including his work in developing a core set of outcome measure

Andy Smyth – rotator cuff related shoulder pain research and AI in healthcare

Apr 30 2024 42 mins

Andy Smyth joins Luke and Pat to discuss his research on rotator cuff related shoulder pain and how the care provided by practitioners aligns with recommended practice. We also discussed emerging research in AI technology and our perspectives of using AI in clinical practice. Andy discussed this paper ‘Physiotherapists deliver management broadly consistent with recommended pract

Pain and tendinopathy - with Pat Vallance

Jan 17 2023 28 mins

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 resea

Sports Medicine Australia conference wrap 2022 - with Pat Vallance

Dec 04 2022 23 mins

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 colleague

How to measure strength in your clinical practice - with Scot Morrison, physical therapist and strength coach

Apr 21 2022 23 mins

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 ep

A clinician’s experience in doing a PhD; broaden your skills, network widely and learn how to juggle - with Tim Trevail.

Apr 01 2022 22 mins

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 u

Understanding the mechanical properties of the Achilles tendon – with Eman Merza

Mar 18 2022 13 mins

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 w

How to measure the intensity of your balance exercises - with Dr Mel Farlie

Mar 04 2022 22 mins

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

Unpacking the GRASP and SExSI trials for shoulder pain - with Dr Dawson Kidgell, Peter Malliaras and Josh Naunton

Feb 17 2022 29 mins

In this episode, MMRU researcher and physiotherapist Josh Naunton talks to Dr Dawson Kidgell and A/Prof Peter Malliaras about two large and important trials that were published in 2021 in the area of shoulder pain: The GRASP and SExSI trials. Links to studies here: GRASP trial: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673621008461 SExSI trial: https://journals.sagepub

How to become a researcher during your undergraduate degree: With Brian Kim, physiotherapist

Feb 03 2022 21 mins

For many clinicians, the pathway from clinical practice to research involves a major effort and change of direction, networking with a lot of people and gaining a lot of new skills. For many clinicians, ‘how do I get into research’ is a question without a clear answer. In this episode, MMRU co-host Luke Perraton talks to Monash University Physiotherapy graduate Brian Kim about