A few of the more popular posts in recent months.
NOT A RIGHT! Because the only thing you’re entitled to is sustaining an injury.
…with privilege comes great responsibility. From the office of the College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. ~ Proverbs 3:27, King James Bible
Sports Rehab to Sports Performance teleseminar reminder.
An online platform to promote safe hockey as skill enhancement and education are the keys to injury prevention.
Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation is one of a three-volume series by Magee, Zachazewski, and Quillen titled Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series and keystoned by the 5th edition of Magee’s classic text Orthopaedic Physical Assessment. Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice, in particular, is also part one of a follow up to the decade old Athletic Injuries and Rehabilitation, primarily edited by Zachazewski, that has acted as one of the cornerstones of contemporary sport medicine.
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 [...]
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 [...]
The following is a summary of a recent article in The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy answering the question “Does manual lymphatic drainage actually do what its meant to do?” Systematic Review of Efficacy for Manual Lymphatic Drainage Techniques in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Practice Approach (Vairo et al: 2009) Dating back [...]
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 Shoulder in Sport: Management, rehabilitation, and prevention Andrea Fusco, Andrea Foglia, Frank Musarra, and Marco Testa Bologna, Italy Churchill Livingstone, 2008 331 pages The Shoulder in Sport is a specialty text, authored by expert physiotherapists, Fusco, Foglia, Musarra, and Testa. This book illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to the shoulder health of athletes and through [...]
This review is a summary of my recent submission to Research Review Service. 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 conditions, I strongly [...]
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’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 [...]
