Do You See What I See?

On December 24, 2009, In Clinical Testing, Exercises, Lower Extremity, Lumbar Spine / Core, Therapeutic Methods, By jcubos

Here is a 29 year old female massage therapist. Her goal is to be able to run 21K by next April. She currently runs 3 times per week of varying distances and had reached 11K earlier this week.

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Standing Wall Stretches: Don’t forget the arch!

On December 22, 2009, In Lower Extremity, Therapeutic Methods, By jcubos

If you are a strength coach or manual therapist, I can say with 99.9% certainty that you have at one point or another recommended a Standing Wall Stretch to a client or patient. You may have done so for various reasons, including improved triceps surae length, but have you recommended this stretch with external assistance?

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Last Minute Gifts to Buy for…..Yourself: Vibram Five Fingers

On December 17, 2009, In Lower Extremity, By jcubos

With Christmas rapidly approaching and shopping days swiftly diminishing, many of you may be looking for last minute gifts to reward yourself with (no need to be ashamed, we all do it!). Therefore, over the next couple of days, I will be profiling several items that may contribute (either directly or indirectly) to sports health [...]

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Jumping Rope: A triathlete’s off season secret weapon?

On December 10, 2009, In Lower Extremity, Lumbar Spine / Core, Shoulder, Sports Performance, Upper Extremity, By jcubos

As I was jumping rope in between workouts yesterday (thats obviously not me in the picture by the way), I came to the revelation that this exercise may just be the secret weapon many triathletes are looking for to add to their arsenal this off season.
Let me tell you why:

POSTURE: In order to jump rope [...]

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Negative Effects of Static Stretching Negated?

On December 2, 2009, In Lower Extremity, Sports Performance, Therapeutic Methods, By jcubos

It goes without saying that the “commonly” held belief about stretching entering 2010 is that an athlete should not perform static stretches immediately prior to competition. If you have yet to read Stretching the Truth, I suggest you do so prior to reading this particular post.
As you can see, we have a long way to [...]

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