Happy weekend everyone! Here’s a roundup of what I’m loving this week in the world of sports performance and PT. Enjoy! Injured? Recovering from an injury isn’t only about taking time off, or regaining strength and mobility. The mental side of the process is just as important. This article does a fantastic job of explaining why. I send people … Read More
WHY MY WEEK WAS #BETTER 8.11.17
This article on foam rolling. The title is a bit harsh, but there’s some good info in here! If you have sore muscles, a combination of foam rolling and active mobility drills is the most effective in helping to recover. Also addresses the theory that foam rolling “breaks up scar tissue.” It doesn’t… so why do we feel better after … Read More
Things That are Making my Week #BETTER 7.13.17
Are you ready for some Fútbol? US National Team is coming to Browns Stadium this Saturday for a Gold Cup match vs Nicaragua. The US has struggled since the last World Cup, but watching them play in the CLE is always amazing. Get tickets here. ACL re-injury research: This study from the American Journal of Sports Medicine gives more evidence … Read More
Research Roundup: Hamstring Injuries; Neck Strength in Football
Research Roundup- Week of May 16, 2016: What CLE Sports PT is reading to give athletes #BETTER care Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: Clinical Aspects of Assessment and Management: New ahead of print in JOSPT– a great read and management outline of an injury affecting many athletes. Strengthening the Gluteus Medius Using Various Bodyweight and Resistance Exercises. Explains why glute medius strengthening is important, and compares exercises based on … Read More
THE GREAT ULTRASOUND DEBATE: Does it Really Help Tendon Injuries?
In the past few years, many Sports PT’s have stopped using ultrasound due to lack of evidence that it actually works. To be honest, I’m one of those PT’s – the minute I hear that a patient had ultrasound done for something, I tend to roll my eyes and wish that person’s time wasn’t wasted on a more active means … Read More
Does Kinesiotape Really Work?
Kinesiology tape, kinesiotape, or just “that fancy tape the Olympic athletes use” has been a big trend in sports medicine. But does it work? How about for hamstring injuries? A recent study compared the tape to traditional stretching and also to a type of stretching called PNF, or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (Wikipedia definition or the more scholarly one here) The PNF stretching … Read More
How Necessary is Hamstring Strengthening for Preventing ACL Injury?
FOR ATHLETES: Bottom line info you need to #GETBETTER The hamstring muscles work with the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) to maintain knee stability during sports. Research over the past few years has shown that females who injured their ACL’s had weaker hamstrings than uninjured females or males. Because of this, the sports medicine community thought that strengthening the hamstrings … Read More
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