Diagnosis and Management of Tendinopathies

A summary of Craig Purdam’s presentations on tendinopathy at the 2011 Pan Pacific Conference for Medicine and Science in Sport

Frontal Plane Instability

On November 4, 2010, in Exercises, Injury Prevention, Knee, Lumbar Spine / Core, Sports Performance, by jcubos

Are we still missing the boat?

Hamstring Length and the Patellofemoral Joint

On October 14, 2010, in Continuing Education, Injury Prevention, Knee, Lower Extremity, by jcubos

A summary of my recent review on ResearchReviewService.com

Surgery May Not be Necessary for ACL Injuries

On August 24, 2010, in Knee, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

Rehabilitation with early reconstruction was not superior to a rehabilitation with optional (delayed) ACL reconstruction.

Free Issue of Manual Therapy (Journal)

Thoracic outlet syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, reciprocal inhibition, manual therapy for neck pain, etc.

Dr. Richards on Biomechanics & Stretching

A lecture by one of my university professors and mentors on biomechanics and stretching.

Optimum Body Mechanics

A brief summary of maximizing Optimum Body Mechanics in activity and sport. This post is a follow up to my interactive event with Lululemon West Edmonton

Step Away From the Smith Machine!

On December 22, 2009, in Exercises, Knee, Lumbar Spine / Core, Sports Performance, by jcubos

A recent study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, examined the electromyographic activity (EMG) of various muscles during the squat exercise when performed using the Smith machine as well as using free weights. This was performed as a follow up to a 2005 study by Anderson and Behm that demonstrated higher EMG activity of the quadriceps muscles during the Smith Machine squat.

Jump-Landing Biomechanics

On November 3, 2009, in Knee, by jcubos

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 [...]

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

On October 26, 2009, in Knee, by jcubos

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 [...]