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 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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Ordered the DVD Set – Optimal Shoulder Performance

I ordered my copy of Optimal Shoulder Performance yesterday. I attended the course in November and look forward to reviewing the material and relearning some of the great information that may have passed me by initially. One comment about this product and other multimedia presentations in regards to Athletic Trainers and CEUs that most people [...]

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Physiospot – Access to the latest research

Staying on top of all of the research that is out there is important. It shapes why we do what we do with those in our care. It reaffirms some of the things that we are doing right and rightfully calls into question some of those things that may need to be questioned. The trick [...]

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Autograft versus Allograft ACL Reconstrution Meta-Analysis: A Review

Sports Health published a meta-analysis in the January-February 2010 issue. It was entitled: Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis of Autograft Versus Allograft Tissue. Although autografts are much more commonly used for ACL reconstruction, the comparative studies of the two are very limited. The research team searched exhaustively to find studies to [...]

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Running and Injuries: A book, a study, and what we think we know

Over the Christmas and New Year holidays, I read the book Born to Run by Christopher McDougal. I heard about this book while listening to a webinar and gave it a read. This best-selling book has obvious appeal, but as an athletic trainer, I found the book to be a very interesting read. On the [...]

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Looking for an excellent exercise resource?

As 2010 is now here, I have several books on the proverbial wish list to purchase this year. One of those – The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises by Adam Campbell, MS, CSCS – I picked up yesterday. This book just came out and comes in both a men’s and women’s edition. (A quick [...]

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Don’t get stuck

Do you ever get stuck in the rehabilitation process where you run out of ideas on how to advance your athlete, industrial athlete or patient? In one of my previous posts, “What are you having with your lunge?”,  I discussed how you can take an exercise such as the lunge to the next level so [...]

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