NHL Concussions: Have Our Players “Outgrown” Our Sport?

On December 20, 2011, in Head / Neck, Hockey, by jcubos

Has this sport gotten too big for itself?

Things That Make You Go Hmmm

On August 15, 2011, in General, by jcubos

Thought provoking reads for a Monday evening

The Role of Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain

On April 20, 2011, in Clinical Testing, Lumbar Spine / Core, Pain Management, by jcubos

R. Chou, A. Qaseem, DK. Owens et al. (2011). Diagnostic imaging for low back pain: Advice for high-value health care from the american college of physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 154; 181-189

Looking at the Literature: Medical Therapies in Concussion

On April 16, 2011, in Head / Neck, Hockey, Sport Psychology, Therapeutic Methods, Youth Sport, by jcubos

Meehan WP. (2011). Medical therapies for concussion. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 30; 115-124.

Ten Research Summaries from Research Review Service

On March 7, 2011, in Continuing Education, by jcubos

A free download from Dr. Shawn Thistle

Movement Patterns of the Lumbar Spine and Sacrum During the Back Squat

On February 9, 2011, in Exercises, Fitness, Lumbar Spine / Core, by jcubos

McKean MR et al. (2010). The lumbar and sacrum movement pattern during the back squat exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(10); 2731-2741

Looking at the Literature: The effect of A.R.T on pain thresholds

On January 3, 2011, in Hockey, Lower Extremity, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

Robb, A. & Pajaczkowski, J. (2011). Immediate effect on pain thresholds using active release technique on adductor strains: Pilot study. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 15, 57-62

Looking at the Literature: “Low back pain in young athletes”

On January 2, 2011, in Injury Prevention, Lumbar Spine / Core, Youth Sport, by jcubos

Purcell, L. & Micheli, L. (2009). Low back pain in young athletes. Sports Health. Vol. 1 (3): 212-222

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

2010 Spine Control Symposium Recap: Part 2

A recap of the presentations put forth by Paul Hodges and Stuart McGIll

2010 Spine Control Symposium Recap: Part 1

On August 29, 2010, in Continuing Education, Lumbar Spine / Core, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

A recap of the presentations put forth by Peter Reeves and Lorimer Moseley

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.

Concussion Updates

On August 10, 2010, in Head / Neck, Hockey, Injury Prevention, by jcubos

From the blog of Joe Przytula

Chronic Pelvic Pain, Sports, & Something for “the Boys”

On July 28, 2010, in General, by jcubos

A nice review on chronic pelvic pain in sports from Chaitow’s chat. Here is one of his texts from my Amazon store.

More Research Reviews

On July 16, 2010, in Continuing Education, by jcubos

If you like research, here are some reviews to check out.

Thinking About Thoughts

Cognitive aspects of treatment of lumbopelvic pain. From the upcoming World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain

Flexion Endurance Testing: V-Sit vs Plank

Comparing the V-sit flexion endurance test vs the front plank test for endurance.