The Sit-up: So Simple, Yet So bad!
I have no idea how long the sit-up has been around – a thousand years maybe? Whatever it is we’ve been doing it for a long time. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard “I do crunches every day.”, “I’m...
View ArticleIcing 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 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 ArticleBlame the Brain: Tips for the Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer
“Novel treatment of muscle weakness following joint injury has sought to develop interventions that can excite the neuromuscular system and allow for more effective interactions between the nerves and...
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 Article“Inflammation… It’s Not a Bad Thing”
Clinicians are supposed to be evidence-based, but we’re not. We are sheep that follow the herd. Or, as a friend of mine from the University of Illinois often says “follow the Sacred Cows”. I am just as...
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