The Shoulder Physio Podcast

About The Shoulder Physio Podcast

The Shoulder Physio Podcast is a podcast dedicated to exploring meaningful topics in musculoskeletal health care.

Publisher

Jared Powell

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2022

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026

   #66: Does the supraspinatus muscle initiate shoulder abduction?

   The supraspinatus is one of the most misunderstood muscles in the human body. This episode aims to correct that. Key resources Reed D, Cathers I, Halaki M, Ginn K. Does supraspinatus initiate shoulder abduction? J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013 Apr;23(2):425-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.11.008. Epub 2012 Dec 21. PMID: 23265661. Boettcher CE, Ginn KA, Cathers I. Which is the optimal exercise to strengthen supraspinatus? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009;41(11):1979–1983. Wattanaprakornkul D, Cathers I, Halaki M, Ginn KA. The rotator cuff muscles have a direction specific recruitment pattern during shoulder flexion and extension exercises. J Sci Med Sport. 2011;14(5):376–382. Kinsella R, Pizzari T. Electromyographic activity of the shoulder muscles during rehabilitation exercises in subjects with and without subacromial pain syndrome: a systematic review. Shoulder Elbow. 2017;9(2):112–126. Register for the complete shoulder online course (https://www.shoulderphysio.com/the-complete-shoulder-2nd-edition) Melbourne workshop details (https://www.shoulderphysio.com/the-complete-shoulder-workshop-melbourne) Connect with Jared: Jared on Instagram: @shoulder_physio (https://www.instagram.com/shoulder_physio/) Jared on X: @jaredpowell12 (https://twitter.com/JaredPowell12) See our Disclaimer here: The Shoulder Physio - Disclaimer (https://shoulder-physio-education.mykajabi.com/the-shoulder-physio-podcast-disclaimer)

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   #65: Are upright rows bad for your shoulders?

   A peanut isn't dangerous until it meets someone who can't tolerate it. Same with the upright row exercise. This episode scrutinises the "worst exercise for your shoulder" claim by tracing it back to a theory that's already dead, then shows what determines outcome: the person lifting. Shock. Horror. Key resources Bahr, R. (2016). Why screening tests to predict injury do not work — and probably never will: a critical review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(13), 776–780. Marsh, C.E., et al. (2020). Fitness and strength responses to distinct exercise modes in twins: Studies of Twin Responses to Understand Exercise as a THerapy (STRUETH) study. The Journal of Physiology, 598(18), 3845–3858. Stern, B.D., Hegedus, E.J., & Lai, Y.C. (2020). Injury prediction as a non-linear system. Physical Therapy in Sport, 41, 43–48. Powell, J. (2024). An essay on the upright row... and peanuts. The Shoulder Physio Blog. (Source essay this episode is adapted from.) Register for the complete shoulder online course (https://www.shoulderphysio.com/the-complete-shoulder-2nd-edition) Melbourne workshop details (https://www.shoulderphysio.com/the-complete-shoulder-workshop-melbourne) Connect with Jared: Jared on Instagram: @shoulder_physio (https://www.instagram.com/shoulder_physio/) Jared on X: @jaredpowell12 (https://twitter.com/JaredPowell12) See our Disclaimer here: The Shoulder Physio - Disclaimer (https://shoulder-physio-education.mykajabi.com/the-shoulder-physio-podcast-disclaimer)

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   #64: Is measuring strength useful? With Tim Cook

   Jared is joined by Tim Cook who is Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the University of Chichester, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner in the NHS, and doctoral researcher to discuss their new paper with Prof. Jeremy Lewis in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy: "Rethinking strength testing in rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a clinical tradition that lacks muscle." Tim explains what pushed him to question routine strength testing in busy clinical practice, despite guidelines recommending it, and the pair dig into whether weakness is a cause of shoulder pain, a consequence of it, or something else altogether. They look at what subacromial anaesthetic injection studies reveal about pain versus true force output, and Tim reframes the classic "weak and painful shoulder" as the "flexible but painful shoulder," drawing parallels to other oversimplified clinical narratives like posture and core stability. They also make the case for when strength testing can still earn its keep; patient engagement, expectation violation, building confidence, and sporting or return-to-performance populations such as ACL limb symmetry index, before turning to Goodhart's Law and the risk of chasing the test rather than the outcome, and why isolated isometric tests may not translate to real-world, endurance-based shoulder tasks. Tim closes out with an update on his PhD: a reliability RCT on strength and pain-free assessment currently in press, and an upcoming scoping review on the proposed mechanisms of exercise for RCRSP. Key resources Cook, T., Lewis, J., & Powell, J. (2026). Rethinking strength testing in rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a clinical tradition that lacks muscle. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 34(3), 193–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2026.2663623 (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10669817.2026.2663623#d1e188) Register for the complete shoulder online course (https://www.shoulderphysio.com/the-complete-shoulder-2nd-edition) Melbourne workshop details (https://www.shoulderphysio.com/the-complete-shoulder-workshop-melbourne) Connect with Jared: Jared on Instagram: @shoulder_physio (https://www.instagram.com/shoulder_physio/) Jared on X: @jaredpowell12 (https://twitter.com/JaredPowell12) Tim on Instagram: @Timcookphysio (https://www.instagram.com/timcookphysio/) See our Disclaimer here: The Shoulder Physio - Disclaimer (https://shoulder-physio-education.mykajabi.com/the-shoulder-physio-podcast-disclaimer)

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

108,377

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

112 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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