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Articles on the research behind our courses. Each post links to the course that earns contact hours on its topic, and to that course's podcast episodes.
Orthopedics
6 min read · September 27, 2026
Two 2026 JOSPT Open papers describe the blood flow restriction protocol most often published after orthopedic surgery and compare it with heavy-load training after ACL reconstruction.
Orthopedics
6 min read · September 27, 2026
A 2026 multidisciplinary guideline for acute low back pain puts self-care first and lists exercise-based physical therapy among its strong recommendations for patients who do not improve.
Orthopedics
5 min read · September 27, 2026
In a 2024 meta-analysis of nine trials, open kinetic chain exercise was associated with better quadriceps strength after ACL injury and no added knee laxity, on very low to low certainty evidence.
Orthopedics
4 min read · September 27, 2026
A 2026 systematic review found three randomized trials of knee osteoarthritis prevention; one lifestyle program showed promise for women with overweight.
Orthopedics
5 min read · September 27, 2026
A cadaver study compared two taught landmark methods for needling the gluteus medius tendon insertion, and one reached the target in 9 of 10 hips.