A clip from the Today Show.
A 6 minute swim prep using the Grid by Trigger Point Performance
A 6 minute run prep using the Grid by Trigger Point Performance
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?
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 [...]
Tendinitis? “That’s such an old term…no one uses that anymore!” Tendinopathy? “Hmm…too vague. Get some diagnostic skills will ya?” Tendinosis? “Now that’s more like it. Most tendon pathologies pass the inflammation stage and go directly to the degeneration stage…right?” But do they? Well maybe not! Franklyn-Miller et al recently published an editorial piece entitles “Fasciitis [...]
The use of “Trochanteric Bursitis” as a diagnosis for lateral hip pain is extremely common in orthopaedics and manual therapy. In fact, a simple google image search of the terms “hip” and “greater trochanter” led mostly to diagrams pertaining to such condition. However, given the numerous anatomical structures in the region of the lateral hip, [...]
Yes there is such a thing! It is also known as a fracture of the posterior tibial lip. Mechanism of Injury? Extreme plantar flexion with vertical compression of the talus against the tibia. This injury is usually associated with a rupture of the anterior tibiofibular ligament. Therefore, if a widening of the medial clear space [...]
An “older” woman walks through your door complaining of pain in the legs that started when she moved to a new neighborhood. She reports a history of daily mall-walking and says she ALWAYS completes 20 full laps. A thorough history reveals that she also recently changed malls (double the size but also has stairs). A [...]
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 [...]
