456: Strength Vs. Stretching for FAI
About this episode
This episode discusses the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome through a physiotherapist-led study comparing strength and stretching.
Physiotherapist-led treatment for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (the PhysioFIRST study): an assessor-blinded, limited disclosure randomised controlled trial Kemp JL, Scholes MJ, Smith AJ, et al. Br J Sports Med . Published online May 4, 2026. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2025-110986 Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. Brought to you by our sponsors at: CSMi – https://www.humacnorm.com/ptinquest VALD MoveHealth - https://movehealth.me/ Learn more about/purchase our courses: The Science PT | Dungeons & Dynamometers Support us on the Patreons! Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission Other Music by Kevin MacLeod – incompetech.com : MidRoll Promo – Mining by Moonlight Koal Challenge – Sam Roux
People in this episode
Hosts: Jason Tuori, Megan Graham, Chris Juneau
Topics covered
- femoroacetabular impingement
- physiotherapy
- strength training
- stretching
- randomised controlled trial
Keywords
- FAI
- physiotherapy
- strength vs stretching
- treatment
- randomised controlled trial
Sponsors
CSMi, VALD MoveHealth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Less Than Jake, Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
Books & works: The Science of Selling Yourself Short, Br J Sports Med, PhysioFIRST study
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