Data Nerds is a new series that we are introducing which will be alternating weeks with our usual journal club podcast. In this series, we share cases from our clinical practice where we utilize objective testing to inform our decision making, with most attention paid to the results of the tests and interpretation of the information. Therefore, this works best when you can see the numbers. Luckily, these are uploaded to our YouTube channel! Check us out at https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingRehab.

This week on Data Nerds, Pat leads Mike through isometric strength testing with a patient following multi-ligament knee injury. We talk through the rationale for testing, test results, current exercise prescription, barriers to rehab, and general considerations for treatment of multi-ligament knee injuries. We hope you enjoy! Please be sure to check us out on YouTube to see the results!

Mike and Pat are back talking about resistance training for muscle endurance. A key distinction when talking about endurance is between absolute and relative endurance. Absolute endurance tests the same load at pre-intervention and post-intervention, while relative endurance tests the same % of load (ex. 60% 1RM) at pre and post. A key takeaway is that it is easier to see changes in absolute endurance measures than relative measures. While this is useful to know, it is hard to find many good clinical takeaways. Listen to the podcast to hear us give it our best shot!

The article can be found here: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2025/04000/changes_in_absolute_and_relative_muscular.10.aspx

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Data Nerds is a new series that we are introducing which will be alternating weeks with our usual journal club podcast. In this series, we share cases from our clinical practice where we utilize objective testing to inform our decision making, with most attention paid to the results of the tests and interpretation of the information. Therefore, this works best when you can see the numbers. Luckily, these are uploaded to our YouTube channel! Check us out at https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingRehab.

We have a special gues on this week! Jason Tuori, a board-certified sports physical therapist, host of PT InQuest podcast, and co-presenter of the Dungeons and Dynamometers continuing-education course joins us to talk through all of the tech that he has and uses in clinic. Our conversation spans various pieces of equipment and their uses. No specific cases here, but if you want to learn more about what's out there in the world of force-testing, this is the place!