Injury Prevention

For teens and collegiate athletes who compete at a high level, suffering an injury is commonplace, if not downright expected. In fact, a study conducted by researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet found that during the average week, one in three athletes was injured. The high risk of injury in competitive youth athletes shows that early …

The Importance of a Return to Play Program After Physical TherapyRead More

Many parents worry about the possible dangers of strength training for young athletes. Whether it’s safety concerns or concerns about adolescent growth and health effects, we understand that parents are only trying to protect their children. That’s why we feel it’s so important to share the right information so parents can make informed decisions and …

Weight Training & Youth Athletes with Dr. Damion MartinsRead More

For the sake of this article we are going to assume that both of our athletes have zero red flags, no pain, no previous injury history, and no reason to refer them to a medical practitioner. Congratulations, Coach! You’ve made it to part three! In part one, we identified what mobility really is and introduced …

Creating Mobile Monsters: Part 3 – Controlling Range of MotionRead More

For the sake of this article we are going to assume that both of our athletes have zero red flags, no pain, no previous injury history, and no reason to refer them to a medical practitioner. More times than not, we see two different types of athletes – one athlete that is a modern-age ‘Gumby’ …

Creating Mobile Monsters: Part 2 – The Role of IsometricsRead More

For many years, mobility and flexibility were synonymous terms. How do you sit lower in a squat? Work on your hip mobility. Developing anterior knee pain? Get your hamstrings more flexible. Stretch this, mobilize that. It was largely viewed as the same thing; make whatever it is that is ‘tight’ move better. Defining ‘mobility’ Let’s …

Creating Mobile Monsters: Part 1 – Identifying Where to StartRead More

Shoulder pain is the pain that can wreak havoc on your life, yet many people resign themselves to simply having bad shoulders not realizing that they fully have the capability to do something about it.  Shoulder pain can drastically reduce your ability to lift heavy weight, as well as perform daily activities. Let’s stop for …

Bulletproof Your ShouldersRead More

Do your knees feel like they want to explode every time you squat to parallel? Do your joints scream at you every time you do a lunge? How about a jump? If you cringe at the thought of any of these, fear not because you are not resigned to only lifting upper body. Unless you …

Bulletproof Your KneesRead More

There are a million ways you can go about screwing up your lower back. Deadlift? Yep. Performing the wrong core exercises? Yep. Bending over the wrong way? You bet! Your lower back is one of the most vulnerable areas in your lower body and injuring it will have an effect on everything you do. Want …

Bulletproofing Your Lower BackRead More

One of the primary concerns for coaches and parents of youth athletes is always injury prevention. While the benefits of joining team sports and beginning routine physical activity at an early age are well understood, they never overshadow the risk of injury. Luckily, in recent years, research, science and technology have advanced so greatly that …

3 Things You Need to Know About Injury Prevention for Youth AthletesRead More