{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e8c1453f335f8fc5483e9ce/6a02c195b443364556344934?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When we say “the evidence shows this works,” who was actually included in that evidence? with Prof Christian Barton","description":"<p>When we say a treatment works for knee osteoarthritis, it is worth asking: works for whom? On this week's episode of Joint Action, Professor Christian Barton unpacks the blind spots in osteoarthritis research, exploring who has and hasn't been included in the evidence base for first-line care, and what that means for the patients we treat every day.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/c2barton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prof Christian Barton</a> is a physiotherapist and implementation scientist at La Trobe University, where he leads key projects including GLA:D Australia and TREK. With additional training in communications and implementation science, his research focuses on bridging the gap between evidence and practice in osteoarthritis, knee, and running injury care.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>RESOURCES</strong></p><p>Journal articles</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41786239/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blind spots in reporting and representation in knee osteoarthritis research: A systematic review of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 22,443 participants in randomised controlled trials of first-line care</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913126000762\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Who is waiting to see the surgeon? sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and previous osteoarthritis care of people with knee osteoarthritis referred to public hospitals in Victoria, Australia</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.2026.13317\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation of an Osteoarthritis Management Programs in a Low-Income Setting: An Exploratory Study of Malawian Physical Therapists</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH US</strong></p><ul><li>Naia Health: <a href=\"https://www.naiahealth.com.au/st-leonards-hub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.naiahealth.com.au/st-leonards-hub</a></li><li>Join one of our trials <a href=\"https://www.osteoarthritisresearch.com.au/current-trials\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.osteoarthritisresearch.com.au/current-trials</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/profdavidhunter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ProfDavidHunter</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ProfDavidHunter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ProfDavidHunter</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/jointactionorg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jointactionorg</a></li><li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hello@jointaction.info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hello@jointaction.info</a></li><li>Website: <a href=\"http://www.jointaction.info/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.jointaction.info/podcast</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to learn more about osteoarthritis from the world's leading experts! And please let us know what you thought by leaving us a review!</p>","author_name":"David Hunter, PhD, FRACP (Rheum)"}