Who holds the world record for the skeleton DEADlift competition?

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Compression: What the sock?

The use of compression garments have increased in popularity in recent years thanks in part to Allen Iverson of the NBA, hockey players suffering from adduction-related groin pain, and speedo-clad, energy bar eating, multisport athletes called triathletes. Along with this increase in compression wear have been the recent emergence of what the urban dictionary would [...]

Got Hungry Bum?

Everyone stand up.
Come on, off your chairs.
By now many of you have been on your butt in front of your computer with a starbucks in hand, scrolling through Twitter, Facebook, other blogs, and the online version of your local newspaper. Some of you may have even visited Perez Hilton’s site but don’t worry, I won’t [...]

Non-Contact ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: Where are we now?

Scientific knowledge expands daily. This article was published in 2008. I started this blog 3 days ago…THEREFORE…the information you are about to read MAY contain concepts that are obsolete…READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!
The following is a summary of the IOC current concepts statement published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine last year. Contained within this [...]

The Bunkie Test

Although the assessment and treatment of myofascial and kinetic chain dysfunction has been used for numerous years, its presence in therapy clinics and performance centres have increased tremendously in recent times.  Clinicians and strength coaches are well adept at developing the functional kinetic chain, however, very few understand importance of the fascial system. In order [...]

Research Review Service

I’d like to introduce everyone to a website that I’ve recently started to contribute to. Research Review Service is a great opportunity for manual therapists to stay current with the literature, especially when evidence-based medicine is considered the standard for contemporary health care.
Don’t worry, for those of you in the strength and conditioning world, [...]

Continuing Education Resource

If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re a sports medicine/strength & conditioning professional like me who frequents a variety of websites on a regular basis searching for ways to expand your cerebral library. Unfortunately, the array of resources are limitless and as a result, many of these go unnoticed and/or forgotten. I, myself, have [...]