Icing Injuries: Are We Evidence-Based?
Are you an evidence-based practitioner? Think about it; are you really? An athletic trainer working a Division 1 women’s volleyball tournament with elite Top-25 teams sent me a text: “You should do a...
View ArticleThe Great Toe
When you think of the most common lower body injuries, you think ankle sprains, shin splints, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, fasciitis, or Achilles tendinitis. When you have these injuries, you treat...
View ArticleSeason of Running and Injury
In April, the Boston Marathon kicks off yet another season of running. Whether it is 5k or a Marathon, from April to October running enthusiasts have no trouble finding a running event to participate...
View ArticleFuture of Medicine
In time everything we do to treat injuries, prevent disease, or reverse disease will eventually change. Think of all the things we used to do in medicine. Cocaine was used for toothaches. In the...
View Article15 Myths and Facts for Runners
Runners are a very particular type of athlete and will try almost anything to run longer, faster, and remain injury free. Unfortunately, there is a lot anecdotal and pseudoscience being pulled from the...
View Article10 Reasons – Icing Injuries is Wrong
If you know me, you are aware of my anti-ice stance. The ice debate continues to heat up. As peer-reviewed data continues to pour in, the evidence for the use of ice to treat musculoskeletal injury...
View Article12 Booty Exercises to Improve the Back Side
The glutes (not counting the core) are the single most important muscle group for athletic performance and injury prevention. I am an ass man. Not in a sexual context, but in a functional movement...
View ArticleKnee Osteoarthritis and ACL Injury
Six months (+/- a few) is the standard time needed for an athlete to return to competition following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. To reach this date, therapy must be thorough and exact....
View ArticleThe Squat: Should Your Knees Travel Past the Toes?
Should the knees migrate past the toes when performing a squat? I posted this question on social media, and the immediate response by most was “No!”. I expected this answer from most everyone, from...
View ArticleThe Long Femur and Squat Mechanics
The squat is one of the best exercises to improve performance, period. Athletes incorporate the squat into their workout regimen because it increases strength and power of the entire lower extremity...
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