Research Roundup- Week of June 13, 2016 What CLE Sports PT is reading to give athletes #BETTER care Relationship Between Reactive Agility and Change of Direction Speed in Amateur Soccer Players. No significant relationship found between reactive agility and change of direction speed, suggesting that reaction training for sports like soccer is more effective. ACL reconstruction in youth athletes results … Read More
Research Roundup: Pain in Marathoners, Second ACL Surgery
Research Roundup- Week of May 2, 2016: What CLE Sports PT is reading to give athletes #BETTER care Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Marathon Runners Who Compete at the Elite Level. 75% of 199 elite marathoners had running-related pain, most often in the lower leg. Age, experience, and training volume had no effect on the presence of pain in these runners. … 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
Movement Analysis is Essential for Rehab and Performance
A few months ago, Sports Illustrated profiled Dr. Marcus Elliott and his sports motion analysis lab at P3. Motion analysis can screen for injuries before they happen or help to determine when an athlete is ready to return to the field. It’s one of the most powerful tools in sports medicine today. Athletes can undergo motion analysis without the cost … Read More