Temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction can significantly impact your patients life, limiting their ability to enjoy eating and talking. Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) has a lot of musculoskeletal contributors that physiotherapists are perfectly positioned to treat and help improve patient’s lives.

In episode 50 of the Physio Edge podcast, Dr Stephen Shaffer and David Pope discuss TMD, structures that can be affected, and how you can assess and get great results treating TMD patients. We also explore:

• Structures involved in TMD
• Involvement of the cervical spine
• Common presentations of TMD
• Questions to ask in your subjective assessment
• Red flags
• How to perform an objective assessment
• Normal TMJ movement
• How you can treat TMD
• Manual therapy
• Education
• Exercise therapy
• Are the Rocabado 6x6 the best exercises to provide your patients

Dr Stephen Shaffer is presenting a webinar on TMD, hosted by Clinical Edge, and you can enrol free on this webinar by CLICKING HERE

Links mentioned in this episode

• Enrol free on the TMD webinar with Dr Stephen Shaffer by CLICKING HERE
• Download your podcast handout here
• Dr Stephen Shaffer on ResearchGate
• Cervical spine assessment and treatment online course with David Pope
• Free trial of Clinical Edge membership
• David Pope on Twitter

In Running from Injury part 2, Dr Rich Willy will help you assess and retrain running in your patients with achilles tendinopathy, patellofemoral joint pain, ITB Syndrome and stress fractures. We explore the latest evidence and how it will help you address pain and injuries related to running.

You will discover:

• Treadmill or overground running assessments?
• Gait retraining for particular musculoskeletal conditions
• How to provide your patients with the individual running cue they need
• What cadence should we be aiming at for runners (hint: it may not be what you expect!)
• Is heel strike important to assess
• Running assessment from the side
• Important factors when treating runners with PFJP
• Running assessment & retraining for achilles tendinopathy
• Factors involved in ITB Syndrome
• When are orthotics useful

You can download the handout to go along with this podcast to help you perform a running assessment, retrain runners and address achilles tendinopathy, knee pain and tibial stress injuries. 

Links mentioned in this episode

• Physio Edge podcast 048 Running from injury part 2 with Dr Rich Willy
• Dr Rich Willy on Twitter
• Dr Rich Willy on ResearchGate
• RunCadence app for iOS and Android
• Bone stress injuries in runners webinar with Tom Goom
• Achilles tendinopathy in runners online course
• Free trial of Clinical Edge membership
• David Pope on Twitter

Other Physio Edge podcasts related to running injuries

• Physio Edge 048 Running from injury part 2 with Dr Rich Willy
• Physio Edge 046 Proximal hamstring tendinopathy with Tom Goom
• Physio Edge 042 Treatment of Plantaris & Achilles Tendinopathy with Seth O’Neill
• Physio Edge 039 Patellofemoral pain in adolescents with Dr Michael Rathleff
• Physio Edge 038 Plantar fasciopathy loading programs with Michael Rathleff
• Physio Edge 023 Lower limb tendinopathies with Dr Peter Malliaras
• Physio Edge 012 Plantar fascia, achilles tendinopathy & nerve entrapments with Russell Wright
• Physio Edge 010 Biomechanics Of Running With Blaise Dubois
• Physio Edge 005 Tendons And Tendinopathy with Dr Jill Cook