Injury Risk, Knee, ACL
Feb 17, 2019
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It happens FAST!Here's what Quatman et al [FREE DOWNLOAD] found:⠀🔹ACL strain during 'dynamic valgus' was increased with a combined motion of tibial shear, knee abduction, & internal tibial rotation⠀🔹Peak ACL strain occurrred...
Education, Sport Psychology, Communication, Placebo
Feb 17, 2019
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Should we seek to enhance the placebo effect in athletic performance and rehab?⠀Here's a nugget from a review article from 2009:"The logical conclusion from any study in which an athlete...
Pain, Pain Science
Feb 17, 2019
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How should we describe pain to our athletes?Is it a war against "damage" with use of our "fascia-blasters"? Or, perhaps, something more positive..The following comes from ClinicalAthlete Member Michael Amato,...
Exercise Prescription, Strength Training, Squat
Feb 17, 2019
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By ClinicalAthlete Member Michael Amato, DPT:When choosing exercises to prescribe for physical rehab, I look for the above characteristics and for most lower body and spinal pain/injuries it doesn’t get...
Hip, Pelvis, Squat
Feb 17, 2019
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Are we sure that exists?Perhaps this is an example of "what we say vs. reality". ⠀McKean et al [FREE DOWNLOAD] found that the lumbar spine flexed ~25 degrees near the bottom of...
Knee, Squat
Feb 17, 2019
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From ClinicalAthlete Member Sam Spinelli, DPT:Can your knees pass your toes?⠀Have you heard that it is harmful for your knee to pass your toes? This is a common narrative told...