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I had the absolute pleasure of hosting Dr. Clare Ardern on the Rehab and Performance Lab podcast. Clare is a true expert in assessing mental readiness for return to sport, and our conversation was packed with practical insights that I know you can implement right away in your practice. If you missed...
Want to learn more about how we work with a live patient in the pre-op and immediate post op phase, check out ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series:Strengthening and Complex Movement.
Kyle: How's that feel?
Cam: I feel more of a stretch on my left hamstring.
Kyle: Okay. More, more feel like you'r...
Want to learn more about how we work with a live patient in the pre-op and immediate post op phase, check out ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series:Strengthening and Complex Movement.
Kyle: Let's try some hip hinging real quick. This is a great pattern for loading up your hips, working on that powerf...
Want to learn more about how we work with a live patient in the pre-op and immediate post op phase? Check out ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series: Setting Up Success.
Phil: All right. Let's go through these guidelines. These guidelines are developed so that basically we can return you to sport wit...
Want to learn more about how we work with a live patient in the pre-op and immediate post op phase? Check out ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series: Setting Up Success.
Phil: So I have Cam with me who tore his ACL. So you tore your ACL a few weeks ago. Tell me what happened.
Cam: Yeah. So about a ...
In the second episode of the Rehab & Performance Lab podcast, Disconnected Expectations: How Do You Manage ACL Return-to-Sport Timelines?, I team up with Dr. Kyle Matsel to discuss the complexities surrounding ACL return-to-sport timelines.
You can listen to this episode at the links below:
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How Can We Create Effective Return-to-Running Protocols?
Todd Arnold, MD, medical officer for elite athlete care at USA Track & Field, and I discuss the complexities of return-to-running protocols. We explore the research on the nuances of creating individualized strategies for athletes’ successf...
There are so many great courses on Medbridge for athletic trainers. Sometimes it can be hard to decide which ones to take. That's why we have compiled this list of our favorite Medbridge courses for athletic trainers. If you are trying to decide if a Medbridge subscription is worth it for you as an ...
I remember him vividly.
He was a cantankerous old farmer. You know the type. Rough and rugged exterior but would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. At 72, he was still working on the farm daily.
He’d had a total hip replacement and was resistant to physical therapy from the beginning.
...Testing single limb vertical jump for return to sport? Here’s how I do it simply without equipment. For more in-depth information on return to sport testing, check out our MedBridge course, Return to Full Performance After ACL Reconstruction Rehabilitation.
I think one of the things I don't do often enough in rehab, especially long term rehab like ACL reconstructions, is revisit the discharge testing checklist.
I do it at the beginning. I'll do it pre-operatively to talk about it. I'll do it post-operatively and describe the steps. But I don't do ...
I want to tell you how to use the discharge testing checklist. It's organized in such a way that it goes from simple activities all the way down to complex. So it starts off at range of motion and strengthening and goes all the way through hop testing, agility testing and that type of of higher le...
