Ashish Dev Gera (he/him/his)

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 45° 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗲 researchsquare.com/article/rs-852…

New open access paper in @MSKPhysioJnl Self-management is widely recognised as essential in musculoskeletal care - but implementing it in everyday practice remains complex. This paper reflects on key gaps and challenges, and highlights the need to move beyond intervention-focused thinking towards greater attention for context, alignment, and sustainability. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.msks…

𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗺𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

How do you know if ankle dorsiflexion is truly “limited”. or just normal variation? The weight-bearing lunge test (WBLT) is widely used in clinical and sports settings to assess ankle dorsiflexion. Yet, interpretation has often relied on arbitrary cut-offs or small cohort data. For practice, this means: • Moving beyond “one-size-fits-all” cut-offs • Using population-informed benchmarks • Interpreting asymmetry and limitations in context A simple test. now supported by stronger global evidence. This study provides international normative values for the weight-bearing lunge test, showing variation by age, sex, and context. Time to move beyond arbitrary cut-offs. Read more here: buff.ly/QGlYTne #FootAnkle #Physicalexamination #Biomechanicalphenomena #Podiatry

Kettlebell swings are serious bang-for-buck training: 👉in a 6-week trial, swing training improved maximal strength and explosive performance, with gains in squat 1RM and vertical jump 🏋️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22580981/

Hot off the Press 🔥 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗜: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

One of These Things Is Not Like the Others: Disentangling the Concepts of Range of Motion Versus Flexibility, and Flexibility Training Versus Stretching link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Beyond exercise: bringing behavior change into rotator cuff rehab 💡 A new physio-supported approach buff.ly/lKf18tP is developed and ready for feasibility testing. #Rehabilitation #Physiotherapy #MSK #BehaviorChange

Physical therapists help reduce the burden of musculoskeletal conditions by delivering person-centered, culturally safe care & developing strong, trusting relationships w/ Indigenous Peoples & Communities Part 2 of "Moving forwards together"➡️ ow.ly/Kc5v50YqqWC #yourJOSPT

#EditorsChoice from the current issue ✅ Developing a sexual assault emergency action plan🚨 Modified Delphi consensus recommendations from the AMSSM 📄 #FREE ➡️ bit.ly/4lD6cg0

Toward a Shared Framework for Therapeutic Pain Education: A Delphi-Based International Consensus pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41870510/

Zheng et al. provide a comprehensive framework for addressing the psychological barriers that often prevent athletes from RTS post surgery-requires a biopsychosocial approach that integrates pain management, cognitive correction, & supervised functional training. Thoughts?

This is the biggest development in chronic widespread pain diagnosis for the past decade. The world’s first clinical resource guide for differential diagnosis of chronic widespread pain. Will one day be paired with the Fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria. drive.google.com/file/d/1cKCprT…

What exercises work the core muscles? Results from Oliva-Lozano et al. (2020) Systematic Review. P.S. That’s not all me in the images. I had a lot of help from AI, I had to ask ChatGPT to make me less buff 😉

Have you ever noticed that SPINE is an anagram of PENIS 🍆 That’s because both can be STIFF and FLEXIBLE when you want them to be! 🤭 And both can fail you when you need to use them the most! 🫣 Also they both like to be rubbed occasionally, but if thats all you do with them, you’ve got serious problems! 😏 And I shall now await for my next HCPC complaint and referral for being ‘unprofessional’ on social media from the usual pathetic physio pearl clutchers with bated breath! 😝

This systematic review concluded that there was “no difference in effectiveness of physiotherapy versus control interventions at short term, medium term, and long term.” Here’s 5️⃣ reasons why we shouldn’t be too worried 🧵

Are we all on the same page with #ACLRehab? 📋 This scoping review dives into the lack of consistency in #ReturnToSport criteria and terminal phase timing. A must-read for #SportsMedicine pros looking to refine their protocols! 🏃‍♂️💨 ijspt.scholasticahq.com/article/156105…

"Interventions that include eccentric exercises and neuromuscular electrical stimulation may yield the most substantial improvements in shoulder strength" Our review and #MetaAnalysis of shoulder #strength interventions ➡️ ow.ly/6KT850Yj95U #yourJOSPT #RotatorCuff #Rehab

Not one but two #Patellofemoral reviews for you today ... where are the gaps in our #EvidenceBased knowledge 🤔 Review 1 on #RiskFactors & #Prevention ➡️ ow.ly/ISEk50Yj98B Review 2 on #Treatment ➡️ ow.ly/9k2h50Yj98G #yourJOSPT

Youth athletes need a steady energy intake from all the food groups but especially carbs. New research has emerged about the dangers of low carbohydrate availability (LCA). Learn more for FREE angelajacksonphysio.thinkific.com/products/cours…