Research Roundup: Concussions in the NBA

Research Roundup-  Week of April 25, 2016: What CLE Sports PT is reading to give athletes #BETTER care   Concussion Incidence and Return-to-Play Time in National Basketball Association Players.  Results From 2006 to 2014.   The number of concussions in the NBA hasn’t increased over this 8-year study, but time lost from injury has.  In 2006, most players returned to … Read More

Research Roundup: Don’t “Tighten Your Core”

Research Roundup: What CLE Sports PT is reading to give athletes #BETTER care   Abdominal Bracing Increases Ground Reaction Forces and Reduces Knee and Hip Flexion During Landing.  Many coaches and PT’s teach athletes to “hold the core tight” during certain exercises.  But in this study, when athletes pulled their core tight during plyometrics (drop landings), researchers saw increased forces through the athletes’ joints … Read More