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).

150. Top tips for treating marathon runners. Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast..

Apophyseal injury in children and adolescents are common and usually respond to simple unloading interventions. But what is the underlying pathology and why do some children succumb and others not? And why do some apophyses become painful and others fail completely with a complete avulsion? Despite these questions it is an area that is under-researched and few people have a specific interest in this area. 

Listen to the insights of Dr Matthieu Sailly, who is a French sports physician who has expertise and research interest in injuries in young athlete. He was the head of the Aspire Academy medical centre where he worked extensively with highly trained adolescent athletes and developed experience on growth related injuries and long term development strategies for immature athletes in various sports.

See also:

Physeal injuries in children’s and youth sports: reasons for concern?: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/9/749.full

Sports-related acute and chronic avulsion injuries in children and adolescents with special emphasis on tennis: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/11/827.full

“Goalkeeper’s hip”: acute haematogenous osteomyelitis secondary to apophyseal fractures: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/9/808.full

Matthieu Sailly - Apophyseal injury in children and adolescents

When your patient has leg, shoulder or arm pain, how can you identify if their pain is due to neural tissue compression, sensitisation or irritation? How can you differentiate whether pain is from neural tissue or local structures like nearby joints, tendons or muscles? What questions and objective tests will help you diagnose a neural tissue pain disorder (NTPD)?

In this podcast with Dr Toby Hall (Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, FACP, PhD), you’ll discover:

- Three types of neural tissue pain disorders, and how to identify each one
- What is Peripheral nerve sensitisation (PNS)?
- What clues in your subjective examination will help you identify PNS?
- Why do nerves become inflamed or irritated?
- How to identify & differentiate radiculopathy and radicular pain in patients with radiating limb pain.
- Do all patients with NTPD have obvious neuro symptoms such as pins and needles, numbness or weakness?
- Quick screening tests you can use in your assessment to identify PNS.
- How to identify if your patients shoulder and arm pain is from neural tissue or from local shoulder structures.
- How to diagnose a NTPD in patients with hip or leg pain.
- How to perform passive neurodynamic tests such as the straight leg raise (SLR), upper limb neurodynamic test (ULNT), slump test and femoral nerve slump test.
- What information does a positive or negative neurodynamic test provide?
- Can we identify the location of a nerve lesion or irritation with our passive neurodynamic tests or palpation?
- Initial PNS treatment options
- Is exercise helpful or harmful in patients with PNS?
- How can you palpate over neural tissue, and what information does this provide?
- Do opioids provide pain relief, or prolong recovery in patients with NTPD?

This podcast is the first part in a two part series on neural tissue pain disorders with Dr Toby Hall. Part 1 (this podcast) guides you through the types of NTPD, and how to assess and diagnose NTPD. Part 2 (available soon) will take you through how to treat PNS.

I highly recommend listening to this episode (part 1) prior to part 2, to have a thorough understanding of when and how to treat PNS.

104. Peripheral nerve sensitisation & neural tissue pain disorders with Dr Toby Hall

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