It's out!! I am so excited to share this review addressing popular beliefs and claims within popular media around Zone 2 training. I feel very privileged to have worked on this with my amazing co-authors, Dr. Brendon Gurd, Andres Moran-MacDonald, and Martin Gibala Social media has

Why is ACL reconstruction seen as the preferred treatment to enable return to sport? Our SR and meta-analysis published today found... 👉 no difference in return to sport rates or level of sport after ACL reconstruction vs. rehab alone 👉 full text: link.springer.com/10.1007/s40279…

It’s that time of year where pseudoscience rears its head up regarding cramping during football 🏈 games. It’s a complex issue. When trainers/coaches take on a god complex that they have the answer or know with 💯 percent certainty why they (cramps) happen, just walk away.

What are the three most-read JAMA Internal Medicine articles in the last 30 days? If you haven’t read our piece yet, do! Expanding disease definitions fuels #overdiagnosis & overtreatment, medicalises normal life & threatens health system #sustainability. #EBM jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Nociception is no longer viewed solely as a neuronal event but as a dynamic neuroimmune process involving intricate interactions between immune cells, cytokines, and nociceptive pathways." bonoi.org/index.php/si/a…

Why do some people continue to have pain following knee joint arthroplasty? Neuroinflammation likely plays an important role. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Frailty was generally referred as a negative experience, and even the term “frail” itself was viewed negatively". sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Terms associated with frailty included fragility and breakability". 👉how do we expect to help people engage with physical activities including resistance training if we continue to use such terminology? sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We tried to find studies showing Zone 2 (below LT1) produces these adaptations. Then we compared to other intensities. We found very little evidence supporting the idea that Zone 2 does indeed induce these adaptations/is superior to higher exercise intensities in this regard. In

To sum up: We’re not anti Zone 2, pro HIIT only, in any camp per se. We simply just wanted to fact check claims on the internet using currently available experimental evidence and I just don’t see strong evidence that Zone 2 uniquely delivers the metabolic and mitochondrial

Public health problems require public health solutions. thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…

Nocebo effects! elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr…

A new review discusses the features of oligoarticular, polyarticular, systemic, and psoriatic JIA and enthesitis-related arthritis, as well as advances in treatment for these conditions. Read the Review Article “Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis” by Christy I. Sandborg, MD,

In an era of #supershoes, I still love a racing flat! I've always run in a variety of shoes with varying levels of cushioning, support etc.

It's recommended that we load at ≥70% of 1 Rep Max during rehab but what does this translate to in terms of reps to fatigue? Nuzzo et al. (2024) suggests 70% of 1RM is ~15RM which is a good place to start with loading & can be progressed towards 6RM (& heavier) as symptoms allow

Know the articular features & extra-musculoskeletal manifestations.

High prevalence of hypertension, diabetes & anxiety/depression among people with MSK pain. Cause vs effect? Regardless, treatment approaches need to consider systemic health. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Interesting paper. No difference in "injury" on an MRI after cleared for return to play (e.g normal function) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40492469/

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In the days before wavelight technology & super shoes, we have the great Tirunesh Dibaba & Meseret Defar.