JOSPT Insights

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The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy brings you the JOSPT Insights podcast every Monday. On each episode, experienced clinicians and researchers unpack musculoskeletal rehabilitation topics in under 30 minutes. Guests share clinical tips and research discoveries with host Dr Clare Ardern, Editor-in-Chief of JOSPT. Sports physical therapists Dr Chelsea Cooman and Dr Dan Chapman are frequent co-hosts.
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Ep 252: Getting a good night's sleep, with Dr Mark Shepherd
Monday, 19 January, 2026

Sleep: we all know it's essential for function in everyday life, and plays an important role in recovery and managing musculoskeletal pain. How much did you learn about assessing and managing sleep dysfunction in your musculoskeletal degree program? Today, Dr Mark Shepherd (Bellin College) shares practical tips to help you assess sleep, identify common sleep disorders, and incorporate behavioural strategies into your musculoskeletal rehabilitation practice. ------------------------------ RESOURCES Clinician's guide to assessing and addressing sleep dysfunction in people with musculoskeletal pain: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/josptopen.2025.0198 Spine pain and sleep study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35642567/ UK Biobank study on predictors of persistent pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37414898/ Systematic review on lack of sleep measures: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37259893/ APTA position paper on the PT’s role in sleep health: https://www.apta.org/apta-and-you/leadership-and-governance/policies/role-pt-apta-sleep-health DPT students and sleep behaviours: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39425093/