John Orchard
@drjohnorchard.bsky.social
Sport and exercise medicine physician, injury and illness prevention. Cricket, football, sports cardiology, climate emergency, covid-cautious, pro-vaccine, evidence-based medicine. Adjunct Professor University of Sydney @medsky.social
Altmetric score of the book is climbing and we’ve received first news reference in this article theconversation.com/australias-r... with some more author photos below
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Altmetric score of the book is climbing and we’ve received first news reference in this article theconversation.com/australias-r... with some more author photos below
Had a great SCG launch of #cricketsportsmedicine at the SCG this week during NSW vs Vic Shield game. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Had a great SCG launch of #cricketsportsmedicine at the SCG this week during NSW vs Vic Shield game. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Can’t wait for Fridays launch
September 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Can’t wait for Fridays launch
This fish is scheduled to make an announcement at 2pm tomorrow
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This fish is scheduled to make an announcement at 2pm tomorrow
share.google/Z0fe3TctZjQG... Cricket Sports Medicine starting to get a bit of posting on sports Medicine social media channels
August 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
share.google/Z0fe3TctZjQG... Cricket Sports Medicine starting to get a bit of posting on sports Medicine social media channels
Leader nearing end of Heartbreak Hill #city2surf
August 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Leader nearing end of Heartbreak Hill #city2surf
Nice view setting up Drinks Station 3 for the #City2Surf #rosebay
August 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Nice view setting up Drinks Station 3 for the #City2Surf #rosebay
This is incredible (Russian flags posted)
June 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is incredible (Russian flags posted)
Just a random sentence appearing in the middle of a peer-reviewed paper on knee meniscal tears, nothing to see
June 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Just a random sentence appearing in the middle of a peer-reviewed paper on knee meniscal tears, nothing to see
Just from actuaries whose job it is to make these calculations
May 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just from actuaries whose job it is to make these calculations
It’s a close call whether this trendline has recovered post Covid. Excess deaths still higher than zero according to Our World in Data
May 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It’s a close call whether this trendline has recovered post Covid. Excess deaths still higher than zero according to Our World in Data
Best wishes to all those in Brisbane, SE Queensland and northern NSW on Friday in particular
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Best wishes to all those in Brisbane, SE Queensland and northern NSW on Friday in particular
Sticker is a great way to remove Edolf’s logo from our car
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Sticker is a great way to remove Edolf’s logo from our car
Great crowd at Centennial Park for @allegraspender.bsky.social campaign launch
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Great crowd at Centennial Park for @allegraspender.bsky.social campaign launch
Love this comment:
February 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Love this comment:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Time to draw a line: journal editors must protect scientific independence
Time to draw a line: journal editors must protect scientific independence
February 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Time to draw a line: journal editors must protect scientific independence
Time to draw a line: journal editors must protect scientific independence
None of this seems to make any sense - how can it be that a Rock, Paper, Scissors phenomenon exists between three different injection types? The answer is that cortisone beats everything in the short term and loses to everything in the longer term (and that it is also hard to fully blind to placebo)
January 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
None of this seems to make any sense - how can it be that a Rock, Paper, Scissors phenomenon exists between three different injection types? The answer is that cortisone beats everything in the short term and loses to everything in the longer term (and that it is also hard to fully blind to placebo)
However, when you compare head to head placebo (saline) injection and PRP (which is apparently superior to cortisone), then in well controlled trials, PRP often fails to 'beat' placebo in terms of either statistical or clinical significance, even though raw results trend towards favouring PRP.
January 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
However, when you compare head to head placebo (saline) injection and PRP (which is apparently superior to cortisone), then in well controlled trials, PRP often fails to 'beat' placebo in terms of either statistical or clinical significance, even though raw results trend towards favouring PRP.
Cortisone injections have been advocated based on quite a few RCTs (for the same types of conditions), showing corticosteroid (in the short term, usually first 4-6 weeks) being superior to placebo injection (typically saline)
January 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Cortisone injections have been advocated based on quite a few RCTs (for the same types of conditions), showing corticosteroid (in the short term, usually first 4-6 weeks) being superior to placebo injection (typically saline)