Ep 263: Psychologically-informed care for tendinopathy, with Jack Mest

About this episode

Jack Mest discusses the importance of psychological factors in the care of patients with tendinopathy.

Psychological factors can be prominent for people with tendinopathy–so how do you pick up on them? How might psychological factors guide your plan of care? Today, physiotherapist Jack Mest (University of Canberra), is your guide to understanding how best to screen for important psychological factors, and how to address them in the clinic. Jack Mest is a PhD candidate, studying psychological factors associated with persistent tendinopathy and psychologically informed approaches in Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation. ------------------------------ RESOURCES Psychological factors in people with and without persistent tendinopathy: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13307 Scoping review of psychological factors in tendinopathy: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.11005 JOSPT Insights ep 255: what if clinicians trusted people in pain? With Joletta Belton & Ben Darlow: https://pod.link/1522929437/episode/ZjcwNTljYzMtMjI5Ny00NWI2LWJjNzMtYzlkZTA3ZjVhODcz

People in this episode

Guest: Jack Mest

Topics covered

• tendinopathy
• psychological factors
• rehabilitation
• physiotherapy
• screening
• clinical care

Keywords

• tendinopathy
• psychological care
• rehabilitation
• physiotherapy
• screening
• Achilles tendinopathy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Canberra

Books & works: JOSPT Insights, Psychological factors in people with and without persistent tendinopathy, Scoping review of psychological factors in tendinopathy, JOSPT Insights ep 255: what if clinicians trusted people in pain? With Joletta Belton & Ben Darlow

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