Dr. Jason Smith, Interventional Spine and Pain Medicine Physiatrist from Atlantic Sports Health, joins Bill Parisi to discuss lower back habits for a healthy spine.

The Parisi Two-Minute Drill: The 5 P’s To Pull-Ups The Play: Pull-Ups The Purpose: To work on the posterior chain and lats. This will give you increased shoulder extension, allowing you to better counter balance yourself when sprinting. Pre-Snap Read: It is important to make sure your shoulders are positioned correctly. You want to retract your …

The Hip Hinge When performing a hip hinge, make sure the athlete is gripping the ground with their feet, stabilizing the core, pulling shoulders down and back. The critical component of a hip hinge is minimal flexion at the knee. All the range of motion is coming at the hip. This includes lower back activation, …

Dr. Jason Smith, Interventional Spine and Pain Medicine Physiatrist from Atlantic Sports Health, joins Bill Parisi to discuss lower back injuries.

The Play: Power Skipping The Purpose: Teach you a motor program to drive the knee and put force into the ground. Pre-Snap Read: Make sure you are working in an area with about 10 yards of space in front of you. You should stand up straight and maintain a strong and stiff core, in order …

How much rest is enough for your young athlete and how do you know when to implement that recovery time into their schedule?  When we talk about athlete performance, we usually focus on their training and assume that if athletes are receiving the best training possible, then they will reach their highest potential. While this …

While your athlete is in good hands at Parisi, as a parent you may still have questions like: “Is my child too young to train?” “Will it have negative effects?” “Are they being pushed too hard too soon?” These are all normal concerns to have, especially without having the right information and knowledge to ease …

An athlete’s body is their best friend and most important tool, but it can also quickly become their worst enemy. Often times, the discomfort that an athlete is having is a normal response to intense training that he or she may not be used to. In order to ease the mind of everyone involved in …

Are you interested in how we keep your athletes safe through our strength training protocols?  To get a better understanding of the knowledge our coaches use to keep the lower back safe during weight lifting, watch this video with Dr. Joe Camisa, where he discusses anatomy and the proper way to squat and deadlift. To …