The PTJ Podcast
Welcome to PTJ's podcast page. Listen to author interviews with PTJ's Editor-in-Chief Steven George, who gets at the story behind the research, including insights on clinical application, study design, and future directions.
As of 2021, the PTJ Podcast is hosted by APTA Podcasts, which can be found on Apple and Spotify.
2025
In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Andrew Post, PT, DPT, about winning the 2024 APTA Outstanding Research Award, formerly known as the Chattanooga Research Award, for the article "Efficacy of Telehealth for Movement-Evoked Pain in People With Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A Noninferiority Analysis."
Post is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. They discuss why the article was chosen for the award, the article’s impact on clinical practice and future physical therapy research, and what projects the authors are working on now.
The APTA Outstanding Research Award encourages the publication of outstanding physical therapy research articles, including both foundational and clinical research impacting practice and patient care. Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn for more research updates.
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences at Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina.
Andrew Post, PT, DPT, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Rheumatology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.
In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, outgoing Associate Editor Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, FAPTA, talks with Kody Campbell, PhD, and Laurie King, PhD, PT, MCR, about their recently published clinical trial, which investigated the influence of physical therapy timing on symptom improvement in 203 adults with a mild traumatic brain injury. The authors discuss the differences in referral times between athletes and the general public, how the trial interventions were personalized to allow for progression, and why patients who received earlier physical therapy showed more improvement in balance and reaction times compared with those who received later physical therapy.
Campbell and King are co-authors of the article "In People with Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, earlier Physical Therapy Improved Symptoms at a Faster Rate than Later Physical Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial." Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn for more research updates.
Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, FAPTA, is a professor of movement sciences and kinesiology and the chair for the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City.
Laurie King, PhD, PT, MCR, is a professor in the Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.
Kody Campbell, PhD, is the assistant director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program at the Datalys Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2024
The Jack Walker Award honors an author or team whose published study in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal presents novel and innovative research related to patient care and advanced clinical science, as it pertains to the physical therapy profession. Read the article on the PTJ Website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn for more research updates.
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy School of Health Rehabilitation, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Rothstein Golden Pen Award recognizes an author who has demonstrated superior writing skills in one or more articles published in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal and has collaborated with or encouraged others to make similar contributions. Shields reflects on his career as a prolific scientist, what it has been like to publish with PTJ, and how he sees the future of peer review.
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Richard Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is the Gary L. Soderberg Endowed Professor in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, as well as the Chair and Department Executive Officer of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Thiveos and Hancock define cognitive functional therapy, discuss how their review differs from prior studies based on that definition, and consider how variability in clinician training methods and treatment delivery can influence the results of a study.
Thiveos and Hancock are co-authors of the article "Cognitive Functional Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Read the article on the PTJ website.
Jason Beneciuk, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, is an associate editor of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal and a research associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He is also a clinical research scientist at the Clinical Research Center, Brooks Rehabilitation.
Lena Thiveos, PT, MPhty, is a musculoskeletal physical therapist who recently completed a Masters of Research in the Department of Health Sciences at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
Mark Hancock, PT, PhD, is a professor at the Department of Health Sciences at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
Richardson and Varnado are co-authors of the article "Equitable Grading Practices in Physical Therapist Education: A Case Report," which was recently published as part of the education focus for the PTJ Featured Collection for Health Disparities in Rehabilitation.
Read the article on the PTJ website.
Gaylan Randle is a DPT student at Bowling Green State University and the PTJ social media student lead.
Shannon Richardson, PT, DPT, EdD, is an assistant professor of physical therapy at the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska
Kimberly Varnado, PT, DPT, DHSc, is an associate professor of physical therapy and the director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska
Learn about the "all-star" author team behind the article, what it was like to publish in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, and why now is the time to classify OMPT for future studies. Silvernail is co-author of the article "Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: A Modern Definition and Description." Read the article on the PTJ website.
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Jason Silvernail, PT, DPT, DSc, is associated with the Graduate School at Baylor University, San Antonio, Texas.
Hosting his first episode of the PTJ Podcast, newly appointed Editor-in-Chief Steven George interviews Hiral Master and Kristen Archer about the development of their study on wearable technology, which was published in the PTJ special issue on Advances in Rehabilitation Technology. They discuss what makes a high-quality feasibility and acceptability study, the importance of choosing a primary outcome, and how researchers can use step counts as a goal-setting measure for tracking volumes of physical activity. Master and Archer are co-authors of the article "Combining Wearable Technology and Telehealth Counseling for Rehabilitation After Lumbar Spine Surgery: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Physical Activity Intervention."
Read the Article
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal and Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, vice chair of research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Hiral Master, PT, PhD, MPH, is a senior scientist at the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Kristin Archer, PhD, DPT, is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Editor-in-Chief (now Emeritus) Alan Jette interviews Sabine Vesting about her recent study, which evaluated whether early exercise could decrease the severity of postpartum pelvic symptoms, such as pelvic girdle pain and stress urinary incontinence. The study found that participants who engaged in low impact exercise had less pelvic girdle pain severity in the first year postpartum. Vesting recommends that physical therapists encourage patients to start with low-impact exercise after pregnancy and to "find solutions for individual women instead of waiting for them to get better."
Vesting is co-author of the article "The Impact of Exercising on Pelvic Symptom Severity, Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength, and Diastasis Recti Abdominis after Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study."
Read the Article
Alan M. Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal.
Sabine Vesting, RPT, is a physical therapist, Närhälsan Gibraltar Rehabilitation, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Interested in how new Editor-in-Chief Steven George got his start as a researcher? Listen to this episode of the PTJ Podcast, where PTJ Social Media Student Lead Gaylan Randle interviews George about his time as a student, the future of physical therapy research, and how PTJ can help students get involved. "It's really helpful to be curious," says George. "I'm constantly learning not only from my own research, but also from how other people do things and why they choose to do things that way."
Randle references George's editorial "My View of PTJ," which discusses his thoughts on the editor-in-chief role and Mark Twain’s essay "Two Views of the Mississippi."
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Gaylan Randle is a DPT student at Bowling Green State University and the PTJ social media student lead.
Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is also a Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University.
