Some great core exercises, good resource links, and a questionable newspaper article regarding concussions

Here are some items that I came across recently that I thought may be of interest to you: The standard Pallof press (or cable press) is probably one of my favorite exercises. Well, Nick Tumminello has taken this exercise and added to it. He has taken the traditional exercise and added a frontal plane component [...]

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Does the method of compression when applying ice have any relationship to tissue cooling?

A little over a year ago, I wrote a blog post reviewing a study that compared crushed ice, cubed ice, and wetted ice and their effect on tissue cooling. The conclusion of the study was that wetted ice was the most effective in providing both surface temperature and tissue cooling. So, if the goal was [...]

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Does it really matter how fast you move the transducer during ultrasound treatment?

The 2010 Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training has a vast number of abstracts contained within. Today I want to discuss the abstract entitled The Effects of Ultrasound Transducer Velocity on Intramuscular Tissue Temperature Across a Treatment Site. Ultrasound is a commonly used, yet maligned modality. As a result, it is important to have [...]

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Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training: Not a Throw Away

I received the Journal of Athletic Training in the mail yesterday along with it’s accompanying Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training. Now, I’ll admit – in the past, I have paid little mind to the Supplement. Call it ignorance. For whatever reason, I never paid much attention to it. The fact that it simply [...]

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