Injuries suck…but improper managment blows! Have you ever had an injury that required immobilization? Did you ever think that specific aspects of immobilization MAY actually do more harm than good? Well here’s a little story about “Mo”: The length of time one is immobilized and the position he/she is immobilized in are crucial factors related [...]
This review is a summary of my recent submission to Research Review Service (*note: affiliate link). The information below was derived from Thompson & Driskill’s Neurovasular Problems in the Athlete’s Shoulder, recently published in Clinics in Sports Medicine. For a greater understanding of the following information, including the etiology and management strategies of the various [...]
*Going back into the archives for an oldie but a (relatively) goodie* High-Performance Sports Conditioning Bill Foran (editor) Champaign, IL Human Kinetics, 2001 367 pages High-Performance Sports Conditioning by Bill Foran (editor) was on of the first books aimed at providing a comprehensive insight into functional training. Recognizing that traditional sports conditioning provided limited contributions [...]
Knee pain. Knee Injury. “Certain athletes are at higher risk of knee pain and non-contact knee injury than others.” End of post. (just kidding) The above statement is well known but unfortunately, not many of us know exactly why. Thankfully, the American Journal of Sports Medicine gave us some input into the biomechanical reasons some [...]
Here is a follow up to yesterday’s post. Two different “athletic” scenarios. How should their warm up routines differ? Should there be a difference in what each should do before training and before performance?
This is quite a touchy subject and while you may THINK you have a good idea on whether to stretch or not, guess again! By now (2009), most of you think stretching is bad. Some on the other hand, still use “stretching” and “warming up” synonymously (these people probably tug really hard on a slab [...]
Here’s a little clinical vingette to get your brain going on a Monday… An 18 year old junior hockey player walks into your office complaining of lateral shoulder pain of 3 months duration. He says he hurt it in training camp and it just hasn’t gotten better. After a thorough clinical history, he reveals that [...]
