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Jan 2025
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#43: Bone Stress Injuries with Rich Will...

Jared Powell
About this episode

In this episode of The Shoulder Physio Podcast, I am joined by Rich Willy, PhD to discuss bone stress injuries. Rich is one of the foremost experts in the world on bone stress injuries, and it was a real pleasure to sit down with him for an hour to chat all things bone.

Bone stress injuries can be quite common in athletic populations and the consequences of a poorly managed bone stress injury can be severe. As such, it is so important to be able to accurately detect a bone stress injury, know how to manage it, and give appropriate advice and education around what causes it and what is their probably prognosis. Rich gives us a masterclass on all of this and much more. 

Don't miss this wonderful episode with Rich Willy, PhD.

Key Papers:

Nunns M et al. Four biomechanical and anthropometric measures predict tibial stress fracture: a prospective study of 1065 Royal Marines. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Oct;50(19):1206-10. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095394. Epub 2016 Jan 8. PMID: 26746906.

Warden SJ, Edwards WB, Willy RW. Preventing Bone Stress Injuries in Runners with Optimal Workload. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2021 Jun;19(3):298-307. doi: 10.1007/s11914-021-00666-y. Epub 2021 Feb 26. PMID: 33635519; PMCID: PMC8316280.

McLellan M, Allahabadi S, Pandya NK. Youth Sports Specialization and Its Effect on Professional, Elite, and Olympic Athlete Performance, Career Longevity, and Injury Rates: A Systematic Review. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 Nov 4;10(11):23259671221129594. doi: 10.1177/23259671221129594. PMID: 36353394; PMCID: PMC9638532.

Tenforde AS, Outerleys J, Bouxsein ML, Buckless CG, Besier T, Davis IS, Bredella MA. Metatarsal Bone Marrow Edema on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Correlation to Bone Stress Injuries in Male Collegiate Basketball Players. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 Jan 17;10(1):23259671211063505. doi: 10.1177/23259671211063505. PMID: 35071655; PMCID: PMC8777350.

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Connect with Jared and guests:

Jared on Instagram: @‌shoulder_physio

Jared on Twitter: @‌jaredpowell12

Rich on Twitter: @rwilly2003

Rich on Instagram: @montanarunninglab

Rich's website: www.montanarunninglab.com

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