Skip to main content

Listening Time — 28:23

Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify

In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, about winning the 2024 Jack Walker Award for the article "First Provider Seen for an Acute Episode of Low Back Pain Influences Subsequent Health Care Utilization." They discuss why the article was chosen for the award, the audience for the paper, and how it can impact clinicians.

The Jack Walker Award honors an author or team whose published study in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal presents novel and innovative research related to patient care and advanced clinical science, as it pertains to the physical therapy profession. Read the article on the PTJ Website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn for more research updates.

Our Speakers

Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy School of Health Rehabilitation, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 


You Might Also Like...

Podcast

What to Know About the New Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession

Jan 6, 2026

Listening Time — 33:47 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify

Podcast

PTJ Author Interview: PT-Administered Physical Activity After Knee Replacement

Dec 30, 2025

Listening Time — 20:28 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify

Podcast

PTAs Shaping What’s Next: Board Eligibility and the Future of Leadership

Dec 16, 2025

Listening Time — 26:53 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify For the first time in APTA history, physical therapist assistants are eligible