How to measure strength in your clinical practice - with Scot Morrison, physical therapist and strength coach

Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit podcast

This fortnight’s @MonashMRU podcast features Scot Morrison. Scot is a board certified orthopaedic physical therapist and certified strength coach. Scot talks to Luke about the measurement of strength, torque and rate of force development in clinical practice, including how to ensure you are measuring the right thing and measuring it well.

Grab a pen and paper for this one, the episode is filled with great tips for upgrading your strength assessments in the clinic and mastering the fundamental principles of strength assessment in rehabilitation.

If you find this discussion interesting and helpful to your practice please share with your colleagues and on social media.

Find out more about Scot here: https://physiopraxis.co/about

Scot’s Therapeutic Exercise database: https://physiopraxis.co/physiotherexdatabase/

Scot’s torque calculator: https://physiopraxis.co/torque-calculation-app/

Scot mentioned the PRAXIS 3-500 Ergonomic Force Gauge

He also mentioned the TinDeq dynamometer: https://tindeq.com/

Follow Scot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotmorrsn

Follow Scot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physio_praxis/?hl=en

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If you want to join us on the podcast for a discussion about musculoskeletal research contact Luke Perraton on [email protected] or via Twitter @LukePerraton or contact the MonashMRU team via twitter @MonashMRU

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