Podcast summary and Notes on "goom"

135. Rehab calf strain patients effectively. Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom

Calf strains are common in runners, footballers, dancers and other athletes. Discover how to assess, differentially diagnose and tailor your treatment of calf strains using the latest evidence in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio).

Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs

Your comprehensive guide to ITB assessment & treatment with Tom Goom

If you treat runners, walkers, cyclists or rowers you'll regularly see patients with lateral knee pain from an irritated iliotibial band (ITB).

What causes ITB syndrome? How can you assess, diagnose and successfully treat it?

CLICK HERE to get immediate access to a free three part video series that will help you successfully treat ITB pain, covering:

Video 1 - Discover what causes ITBS, how to explain it to your patients, and 2 treatments you NEED to avoid.
Video 2 - How to quickly & accurately assess ITBS, other potential diagnoses, and a common ITB test you can stop doing now.
Video 3 - How to successfully treat ITBS. You'll explore practical demonstrations of exercises, gait retraining, load management and treatment you can use to get great results with your ITB patients.

CLICK HERE to get immediate access to this free ITB video series with Tom Goom.

Lateral hip pain assessment, diagnosis & treatment video series

To improve your lateral hip pain assessment, diagnosis & treatment skills, CLICK HERE for your access to 3 free videos presented by Tom Goom

Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs

The handout for this podcast is an article referenced in the podcast. There is no additional transcript or handout available.

Links associated with this episode:

Article associated with this episode:

enFebruary 15, 2022

126. 3 signs of Plantaris involvement in Achilles Tendinopathy. Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom

When your patient with Achilles tendon pain isn’t progressing as well as you hoped, could Plantaris be implicated in their pain? Find out in this latest Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom, where you’ll discover:

Plantaris anatomy and relationship to the Achilles tendon.
Common symptoms when Plantaris is causing Achilles tendon pain.
How to differentiate Achilles tendinopathy from Plantaris involvement.
Why patients with Plantaris involvement may not progress with a tendon loading program.
How to adjust treatment when you suspect Plantaris involvement.
When Plantaris patients can return to running and hill running.
Additional medical and surgical management when Plantaris conservative treatment doesn’t resolve symptoms.

Enjoy this new podcast with Tom Goom now to improve your treatment of Achilles tendon pain.

Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs

Your comprehensive guide to ITB assessment & treatment with Tom Goom

If you treat runners, walkers, cyclists or rowers you'll regularly see patients with lateral knee pain from an irritated iliotibial band (ITB).

What causes ITB syndrome? How can you assess, diagnose and successfully treat it?

CLICK HERE to get immediate access to a free three part video series that will help you successfully treat ITB pain, covering:

Video 1 - Discover what causes ITBS, how to explain it to your patients, and 2 treatments you NEED to avoid.
Video 2 - How to quickly & accurately assess ITBS, other potential diagnoses, and a common ITB test you can stop doing now.
Video 3 - How to successfully treat ITBS. You'll explore practical demonstrations of exercises, gait retraining, load management and treatment you can use to get great results with your ITB patients.

CLICK HERE to get immediate access to this free ITB video series with Tom Goom.

Lateral hip pain assessment, diagnosis & treatment video series

To improve your lateral hip pain assessment, diagnosis & treatment skills, CLICK HERE for your access to 3 free videos presented by Tom Goom

Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs

Links associated with this episode:

enJuly 23, 2021

091. Return to running - a guide for therapists with Tom Goom

When you love running or any other sport or activity, having to take time off with an injury is really frustrating. Your patients with an injury limiting their running will feel frustrated and be keen to keep running or get back to running as quickly as possible. We can make a huge difference in helping them return to running, but how do we do it?

It would be pretty simple if we could hand all of our running injury patients a standard return to running table with a list of set running distances, and send them on their way to just follow the program. The trouble is, it doesn’t work that way in real life.

Each of your patients will have different goals, and respond differently to rehab and increases in running, depending on their injury, irritability of their symptoms, their load tolerance, and a lot of factors. Since recipe-based approaches won’t work for a lot of patients, how can you tailor your rehab and guide your running injury patients through their return to running?

In this podcast with Tom Goom, we’re going to help you return your patients to running as quickly as possible, know which factors you need to address in your rehab, and how to tailor your rehab to each of your patients. You will explore how to:

Test whether your patient is ready to run
Find your patients ‘run tolerance’
Incorporate your athlete’s goals into their rehab
Use their pathology to guide return to running eg stress fractures or plantar fasciopathy
Use irritability to guide your load progression
Vary your treatment depending on the stage of their competitive season
Address strength, range of movement, control, muscle mass, power and plyometric impairments in their rehab program
Choose the number of exercises you use
Balance risk and reward to meet patients goals
Four key steps to return your patient to running
Use impact tests when assessing whether your patient is ready to run
Plan training structure and progression
Monitor return to running
Identify acceptable pain levels while increasing running

We will take you through four real patient case study examples so you can apply the podcast in your clinical practice, including:

Achilles tendon pain
Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS)/Shin splints
Calf pain
High risk tibial stress fracture

CLICK HERE to download your podcast handout

Links associated with this episode:

Other episodes of interest:

enJune 14, 2019

084. Running injury treatment - tendinopathy, MTSS, total hip replacement & high BMI patients. Q&A with Tom Goom

How can you manage lower limb tendinopathy in your patients that like to run? Can runners with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) continue to run? Can patients with high BMI or following total hip replacement run?

Physiotherapists Tom Goom and David Pope answer your questions on how to assess and treat patients with running-related injuries in this Q&A conducted live, including:

How can you manage post-run morning stiffness?
What are the important aspects when managing load?
How can you treat Achilles tendinopathy patients with decreasing tolerance to running and walking, and increasing pain?
Differential diagnosis for Achilles pain
Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
- What exercises can be used?
- Is a feeling of tightness normal, and how can this be addressed?
- Are stretches helpful?
- When can deadlifts and Romanian deadlifts (RDL's) be used?
Patellar tendinopathy - how can you manage a runner that is not willing to decrease running volume even temporarily?
Peroneal tendinopathy
Running vs rest in female distance runners with chronic hamstring origin injuries
Patellar tendinopathy
Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS)/Shin splints treatment
Working at marathons or running events - How can you help your runners with ITBS or PFP finish a race?
Can runners return to running following total hip replacement?
Is running harmful for patients with high body mass index (BMI) when they want to reduce weight?

To improve your skills and results with low back pain patients, CLICK HERE for your free access to 3 videos with Tom Goom on "How to assess low back pain in runners and athletes"

Links associated with this episode:

Other episodes of interest:

enSeptember 13, 2018

083. Running gait retraining, strengthening, glutes & ITB syndrome. Q&A with Tom Goom

What are the key components when assessing and treating runners? Should your treatment of running injuries focus on glutes? How can your runners schedule their training to improve recovery?

Physiotherapists Tom Goom and David Pope answer your questions on how to assess and treat patients with running-related injuries, including:

The key concepts when assessing and treating running injuries
Gait retraining programs
The best ways to change running technique
Does gait retraining cause fatigue?
Is gait retraining suitable in painfree runners?
What are the most important elements to prevent injury in runners?
Scheduling to improve recovery from injury. When should your runner run, and when should they rest?
Can we increase leg stiffness when running? Does increasing leg stiffness reduce injury risk?
Strengthening for runners
Do glutes become underactive or "not fire properly"?
Does improving glute strength improve running mechanics?
Calf tears - how can you treat these?
What tests can you perform for your runners calves?
Do runners have "stiff hips", and does it matter?
Can you help runners with meniscal tears?
How can you treat ITB syndrome?
Is barefoot running helpful or harmful?
Should we run in only 1 shoe if we want to win a race?

To improve your skills and results with low back pain patients, CLICK HERE for your free access to 3 videos with Tom Goom on "How to assess low back pain in runners and athletes"

Links associated with this episode:

Other episodes of interest:

enSeptember 06, 2018

066. How to treat calf pain in runners with Tom Goom

Experiencing increasing calf pain with running can be an incredibly frustrating experience for your running patients, especially when it is severely limiting or stopping them from being able to run. You can have a lot of success in helping your runners overcome running related calf pain, and in episode 66 of the Physio Edge podcast, we give you practical strategies and exercises you can use in your treatment.

Tom Goom and David Pope helped you explain the causes of calf pain to your running patients, differential diagnosis and red flags, and what you need to assess in episode 64 and episode 65, and in Episode 66 you will explore:

How to strengthen the calf complex
Strengthening for local ankle and foot muscles
Benefits and how to incorporate strengthening for the kinetic chain
Incorporating neural mobility into your treatment
Adjusting and progressing training loads
The role of gait retraining in the treatment of calf pain

If you would love to get better results with calf pain in runners, the podcast handout contains the key takehome messages for you. You can download it here.

To complement this podcast and improve your treatment of runners, Tom Goom and I have created three awesome free Achilles tendinopathy rehab videos. This is a series of three evidence-based videos to help you master Achilles treatment. CLICK HERE to get your free access to these videos

Links of Interest

Related posts

Research associated with this episode

enJune 23, 2017

065. Differential diagnosis of calf pain in runners with Tom Goom

When your patients present with calf pain, do you have a clear understanding of the likely causes and potential differential diagnosis? Do they have any red flags that require urgent medical attention? What other issues besides a calf tear could be causing their calf pain?

It's time to brush off those diagnostic skills, to understand the types of calf pain you can treat, and which patients you need to refer on immediately.

In this podcast with Tom Goom and David Pope, we are going to break it down for you, so you are confident in assessing and diagnosing the different types of calf pain. You will understand:

How to identify calf muscle pathology or tears
When symptoms are due to neural irritation or pathology
Different types of vascular pathology, including popliteal artery entrapment
Red flags such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
What information imaging can provide

You can download a free handout containing a summary of the podcast info on differential diagnosis, which you can download here.

Tom Goom and I are really excited to share three free evidence-based Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation videos - to help you master the treatment of achilles tendinopathy. These will be out soon, so join us for these free masterclasses

Links of Interest

Related posts

Research associated with this episode

enJune 15, 2017

064. What is causing calf pain in runners and how can you assess it with Tom Goom

One of the most popular blogposts of all time on Tom Goom's website running-physio.com is on how to manage calf tears in runners. Is this because it is a really common problem, or because Tom wrote such a great blogpost? It's a bit hard to tell, and most likely it's a bit of both, but it begs the question "Why is calf pain one of the issues so many runners face? "

In episode 64 of the Physio Edge podcast, David Pope and Tom Goom discuss the latest research around calf pain in runners and what is actually going on. We want to give you all the tools you need to assess runners that present with calf pain, so we have included this in the episode as well.

We also created a free handout with the info and assessment tests from this podcast, which you can download here.

If you would like to up your game on calf pain, here are some of the highlights from the podcast:

What is responsible for calf pain in runners?
What are the common symptoms?
What will imaging show (or not show)?
What happened to chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS)? Does it still exist?
What is biomechanical overload syndrome, and how is it different to CECS?
Who are the most likely culprits to experience calf pain?
How can you assess runners with calf pain?
What tests should you perform?
How can you perform a calf capacity test?

Tom Goom and I are releasing free Achilles running rehab videos - a series of three evidence-based videos to get you great results with achilles tendinopathy. These will be out soon, so join us to master Achilles treatment

Links of Interest

Related posts

Research associated with this episode

enJune 09, 2017

062. How to treat plantar fasciopathy in runners with Tom Goom

How can you treat plantar fasciopathy? How can you return your plantar fasciopathy patients to activity and running? When can they run without aggravating their pain?

In episode 62 of the Physio Edge podcast, Tom Goom and David Pope help you discover exactly how you can get great treatment outcomes with plantar fasciopathy.

You will discover:

How can you treat plantar fasciopathy (PF)?
How can you help reduce plantar fascia pain during the "pain-dominant" phase?
How can you improve load capacity during the "load-dominant" phase?
When do your patients need relative rest?
What cross training options are suitable for runners with PF?
When and how can you incorporate strengthening into your treatment?
What other impairments should you address in your treatment?
How do you adapt strengthening if your patients pain is irritable vs non-irritable
Is stretching helpful?
Should you include other treatment, eg taping, orthotics, gel heel cup
When can your patients return to running?
How long is the average recovery from PF?
A PF case study with exercise progressions and return to running.

Download Physio Edge podcast episode 62 now to find out all of this and more

This podcast follows on from Physio Edge 060 Plantar fasciopathy in runners with Tom Goom and Physio Edge 061 How to assess & diagnose plantar fasciopathy in runners with Tom Goom

Links of Interest

Related posts

Research associated with this episode

Rathleff et al. 2014. High-load strength training improves outcome in patients with plantar fasciitis: A randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up.

enMay 24, 2017

061. How to assess & diagnose plantar fasciopathy in runners with Tom Goom

Assessment and diagnosis is vital in planning your plantar fasciopathy treatment program, and successfully returning your patients to activity and running. Structures in the vicinity of the plantar fascia insertion may contribute to plantar heel pain, but require a very different treatment approach. How can you identify other structures that are involved? What questions do you need to ask in the history? How can you perform an examination, and what tests should you perform on patients with plantar fasciopathy?

In episode 61 of the Physio Edge podcast, Tom Goom and David Pope help you discover exactly how you can assess and differentially diagnose plantar fasciopathy.

You will discover:

Plantar fasciopathy clinical presentation
How to identify fat pad irritation
Patterns of calcaneal and navicular bony stress injuries
How you can identify nerve entrapment and radiculopathy
Red flags such as spondyloarthropathy
Questions to ask in your subjective that will guide your diagnosis and treatment
How to perform an objective assessment
Tests you need to perform
Identifying impairments to address during rehabilitation
When you should perform a running assessment

Download Physio Edge podcast episode 61 now to find out all of this and more

This podcast follows on from Physio Edge 060 Plantar fasciopathy in runners with Tom Goom

Links of Interest

Research associated with this episode

enMay 17, 2017

060. Plantar fasciopathy in runners with Tom Goom

Plantar fasciopathy is one of the most common causes of foot pain in runners and non-athletes alike. Our understanding of plantar fasciopathy (PF) pathology and treatment has progressed significantly over recent years. In episode 60 of the Physio Edge podcast, Tom Goom and David Pope explore PF, what we know about it, and how you can explain the condition, treatment and recovery process to your patients.

You will discover:

What we know about plantar fasciopathy
What pathology is present
What information imaging provides
Which forms of imaging are the most useful
What are the risk factors for developing PF
Which aspects of running may be related or contribute to developing PF?
How can you explain PF the condition, treatment and recovery process to your patients

Download this podcast now to find out all of this and more

Links of Interest

Enrol on the free webinar “How to perform a running assessment” with Dr Rich Willy

Research associated with this episode

Sullivan et al. 2015. Musculoskeletal and Activity-Related Factors Associated With Plantar Heel Pain

Nielsen et al. 2013. Predictors of Running-Related Injuries Among 930 Novice Runners

van Leeuwen, et al. 2015. Higher body mass index is associated with plantar fasciopathy/‘plantar fasciitis’: systematic review and meta-analysis of various clinical and imaging risk factors

Riel H, et al Is ‘plantar heel pain’ a more appropriate term than ‘plantar fasciitis’? Time to move on

enMay 09, 2017

059. Running Injuries - What are the most important factors? A group discussion with Tom Goom, Greg Lehman & Dr Christian Barton

How can you identify the most important factors involved in your patients running injuries? During your rehabilitation of runners, which is most important to address - load, gait pattern, strength, foot strike, pelvic position, footwear, range of movement or other factors?

I wanted to discuss and debate these issues with a number of Physiotherapists that treat and research running injuries, so I have a very different format for you on this episode of the Physio Edge podcast - a group podcast.

On this podcast, we have Tom Goom, Greg Lehman and Dr Christian Barton all in one virtual room discussing and debating the merits of the various approaches to running injuries.

In this episode of the Physio Edge podcast David Pope and the group discuss:

When is it ok for your runners to continue running, and when do they need to stop
Common myths around running retraining
When is it important to change your patients foot strike?
Which patient presentations and pathologies will be assisted with running retraining?
How can you identify a suitable running load during rehab
How can you incorporate running retraining into your rehab
Which areas are important to running assessment
How can you manage training load strength and conditioning
When are plyometrics appropriate during rehabilitation
Other factors that impact injury prognosis and duration
What advice can you give new runners
Which footwear should runners wear?

Download this podcast now to find out all of this and more

Links of Interest

Tom Goom - Running Physio website - Tom on Twitter - Tom Goom's website & courses - Tom on Facebook Live

Greg Lehman - Greg Lehman's website - Twitter - Facebook

Dr Christian Barton - Twitter - LaTrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Blog

Enrol on the free webinar “How to perform a running assessment” with Dr Rich Willy

Papers mentioned in this episode

Is there an economical running technique? A review of modifiable biomechanical factors affecting running economy

Influence of step length and landing pattern on patellofemoral joint kinetics during running

The training-injury prevention paradox: should athletes be training smarter and harder?

Optimizing strength training for running and cycling endurance performance: A review

A negative life event impairs psychosocial stress, recovery and running economy of runner

Running shoes and running injuries: mythbusting and a proposal for two new paradigms: preferred movement path and comfort filter

The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a syatematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Chronic psychological stress impairs recovery of muscular function and somatic sensations over a 96-hour period

Frontal plane kinematics of the hip during running: Are they related to hip anatomy and strength?

High eccentric hip abduction strength reduces the risk of developing patellofemoral pain among novice runners initiating a self structured running program: a 1 year observational study

enMay 06, 2017

058. How to monitor your athletes workload with Tom Goom

Your athletes workload consists of the amount of running, training and matches performed. Their current workload can be compared to previous workload to identify periods where they may be at risk of injury or setting back their rehabilitation (Gabbett 2016). Balancing your athletes workload during rehabilitation and afterwards is vital to allow recovery from injury, improved performance while avoiding further injury.

What do you need to monitor, and how can you monitor workload in an easy and efficient manner? Find out in this episode of the Physio Edge podcast with Tom Goom and David Pope.

You will also discover:

What is athlete monitoring?
What is the aim?
What do we want to monitor?
What are external training loads?
What are internal training loads?
How might we monitor athletes?
What do we do with the data we get?

Download this podcast now to find out all of this and more

Links of Interest

Enrol on the free webinar “How to perform a running assessment” with Dr Rich Willy

Reference: Gabbett, TJ. The training—injury prevention paradox: should athletes be training smarter and harder? Br J Sports Med 2016;50:273-280

enApril 26, 2017

057. Advanced Running Tests & Optimising Performance with Tom Goom

Helping our running patients recover and return to running following injury is our primary rehab priority, however we may also have the opportunity to help improve their running performance. Runners are often motivated by improving their speed, performance and times, and incorporating these goals into their rehab can increase motivation and exercise compliance. How then can we help our patients to improve their performance when returning from an injury? Find out in this episode of the Physio Edge podcast with Tom Goom.

You will also discover:

Why consider performance?
How might we assess performance in a more scientific way?
What are the benefits of performance tests?
How can we link it to other aspects e.g. gait analysis?
How does performance influence training structure and progression?
How do we optimise performance in injured athletes?

Links of Interest

Enrol on the free webinar “How to perform a running assessment” with Dr Rich Willy

enApril 21, 2017

056. How to assess your patient's running capacity and performance with Tom Goom

Identifying how much running each of your patients can perform (their load capacity) during their rehabilitation is a skill. This podcast will help you develop your load management skills, and know how much running your individual patients should perform at each stage of their rehabilitation.

In this podcast with Tom Goom, you will discover:

What is load capacity?
How do we identify your patient’s running capacity?
How are your patient’s progressing in their rehabilitation, relative to where they want to be?
How can you identify what your patients goals are, so that you can help tie this into a rehab program?
What questions can you ask your patients to assess load capacity and identify the right amount of load?
What objective tests can you use to help identify your patient’s load capacity?
How should you adapt your testing with different pathology?
What tests can you perform to identify your patient’s load capacity if your patient has an Achilles Tendinopathy?
What measures can we use to identify your patient’s running performance?

This podcast is the first in a series of podcasts over the next few months with Tom Goom, where we will help to develop your assessment and treatment skills, while improving your results with runners.

Links of Interest