Today's post is the third part of my self-SFMA(Selective Functional Movement Assessment) case study series. Specifically, We will look at and break out any dysfunctional upper extremity movement patterns from my SFMA Top Tier Post.
In the first post/video, I was dysfunctional/non-painful (DN) for the Upper Extremity Pattern One (Combination of
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all of my readers! I'm not sure if I actually have any dedicated readers yet but happy holidays to any happenstance readers as well! This post is a highlight of my top 5 viewed posts of 2013. I know it isn't technically 2014 yet so maybe I will be proved wrong. However, if you are new to my blog or haven't read all of my posts then
Time to make an assessment of myself
Today's post is second part of my self-SFMA(Selective Functional Movement Assessment) case study series. Specifically, We will look at the dysfunctional cervical spine movement patterns from my SFMA Top Tier Post. In the first post/video, I was dysfunctional/non-painful (DN) for the Cervical Flexion Pattern,
Howdy again Readers! Today will be the first part of a series of posts that I am lamely labeling "My SFMA." Each post will feature a video related to my own personal Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA). Today's video will showcase my own seven top tier SFMA tests. Each additional blogpost and video will showcase a single dysfunctional top tier test derived
Howdy Readers! It has been a busy couple of months and I just finished my second to last semester of graduate school. (Yay!) I am hoping that I can start to get into the habit of rolling out more blog posts but I am not sure how the next semester will go considering that I will begin data collection for my thesis study.
Today's post will be the first step at getting back
Hey guys! Here is a quick video that I shot the other day while working with a patient of mine. I just wanted to share a technique for ankle mobility that utilizes the Edge Mobility Band (or a theraband).
Case: 21 year old male, collegiate basketball player, 4-weeks post ankle sprain. Imaging revealed avulsion fractures of the medial deltoid and lateral calcaneal-fibular
Hey everybody, today I wanted to take the
time and ask a fellow athletic trainer a few questions
regarding challenging
beliefs and conventional wisdom. This post ties in perfectly with my last post when I interviewed Professor Timothy Noakes on challenging beliefs as well. I want to introduce you all to Joshua J.
Stone, MA, ATC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES,
*http://chrislbecker.com/2012/10/09/government-vs-tim-noakes/
Welcome Readers! Today I have the privilege and honor of sharing a back and forth that I had with Dr. Timothy Noakes of Capetown, South Africa. If you are big into exercise physiology, running/endurance sports or high fat/low carb diets then you probably know of or have heard of Professor Noakes!
It has now been exactly a month since I took the Selective Functional Movement Assessment certification course in St. Louis, MO. You can read my initial course review here. I have been trying to incorporate the SFMA into my clinical practice as much and as often as possible since then. I wanted to take the time to highlight some thoughts and self-reflections from this
My old running shoes
Today's post is kind of half personal story/half conjecture/half observation(wait, that doesn't add up!). To begin, I have now been wearing a minimalist/zero drop type shoe everyday for both casual use and exercise/running. The only time I wear a shoe that is not completely flat is when I wear my dress shoes with my suit for basketball games.
One
Hey Everybody! Just wanted to take a moment to share a video that I recorded yesterday while in the clinic. If you have ever been here before you have probably heard me mention Ankle Dorsiflexion and I often find it to be restricted in a lot of people.
Well I use a lot of different techniques depending on the situation and I wanted to show you all one variation that I've been using with success.
The only separating factor with this technique
Today's blog post is a tiny rant inspired by overhearing this conversation time and time again between runners...
"Yeah its about time for me to replace my shoes, my 'insert body part here' has been acting up lately and 'insert symptoms here'. I definitely just need to get some new shoes."
While I concede the fact that slowly overtime the properties of your shoe
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Selective Functional Movement Assessment(SFMA) certification course in St. Louis, Missouri. More specifically, the course was hosted on the beautiful campus of Logan Chiropractic College/University. Logan did a great job of hosting this seminar and they were very accommodating and even had snacks/refreshments/coffee
I am finishing up my last year of graduate school and for one of my courses we have guest speakers from other health professions come and present to our entire athletic training graduate program. This week we had a pleasure of a having a local Physical Therapist(PT) come and present to us on Dry Needling.
Dry Needling is a practice that is growing in popularity in the United States and more and more clinicians are getting trained in it. Athletic
This is a quick video that I shot in the Athletic Training clinic the other day when working with a basketball player. This is a self-hip internal rotation mobilization that I have my patients perform on their own.
This helps to maintain the benefits gained from treatment and manual therapy when working with me in the clinic. Ideally, this would be done about once an hour for a single set of 10-20 reps but it can be hard to have a student-athlete
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Eat.
Head on over to Yelling Stop to see Tucker Goodrich's post on the ketogenic diet of a top endurance athlete.
Run.
Like breaking down and analyzing the gait of others? Head over to see Pete Larson's latest post and RunBlogger to analyze some elites in SloMo.
Rehabilitate.
Check out Mike Reinold's latest post on what GIRD is and is not.
Do
Today's case comes to us from one of my colleagues and classmates, Kathryn Deterding, ATC. Kathryn consulted with me about this case and then went on to implement a treatment protocol based off our discussion.
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A Case of Bilateral Femoral Acetabular Impingement(FAI) and Labral
Today's case is hot off the press. Hot as in I just saw and treated this patient today.
History: This was a 22 year old collegiate softball player this plays catcher. She has a previous history of occasional headaches that weren't associated with general medical illness. Four days prior to seeing my this patient began suffering from an unusually strong headache.
This is a short post today that I am typing up on my cell phone. I'm on the team bus riding back from a football game where I just had to tell a college freshman that their first season of collegiate athletics was over after playing only one game.
This athlete most likely completely ruptured their ACL today and will probably need season ending surgery. This wasn't
Eat:
Earlier this week Mark Sisson discussed or should I say ranted about the haters of people choosing to go or live a gluten free life. His thoughts on this topic parallel very well with my own. Although, haters gonna hate.
Run:
Dr. Gangemi aka the "Soc Doc" did a Q&A over at the Natural Running Center. Questions ranged in topics from NSAIDs to orthotics
Today's post is centered around a patient that I have been working with lately. This athlete is a sophomore collegiate runner that competes in middle distance running events.
History:
This patient is now a 19 year old male that began running in 4th grade. He was in a running club affiliated with his grade school and was soon running around 160miles a year. He began
(Disclosure: This was not a free item given to me for review. I paid for this on my own but I have learned a lot from the creator of this product and that information has helped me and my patients a ton so maybe that makes me biased. If that is a bias I hope I continue this bias for a long time.)
Today I will be reviewing the Edge Mobility Band which is part of the
Eat.
This link is to a post by Jimmy Moore on where you can find his newly released book 'Cholesterol Clarity: What The HDL Is Wrong With My Numbers' and includes both international and US locations. I haven't read this book yet but I sure would like to eventually.
Run.
Today's second post is an article by Dr. Phil Maffetone and is entitled "Gait 101: Learning
I recently got a new phone and I have been in the process of downloading new apps for it. This is my first Android phone so I am getting used to it but it has made me think about how much I use different apps on a daily basis in the clinic, on the field or in the classroom.
This also gave me the idea of telling you all about ten different apps that I find myself using
Sorry for the delay in posts everybody! I have been busy with a combination of work, working on my thesis, and pre-season football practices. Enough complaining...lets get to the post!
I recently got myself a few new toys to use in the clinic when I bought myself a pair of Edge Mobility Bands from The Edge Mobility System. I am in the process of experimenting more with these bands so I can write an extensive and fair review of them to publish
For my second and final year of graduate school I will be featured as a semi-regular guest blogger at ATC Hacks. The series will be called "Grad Life" and as you might guess it will be about my time as a graduate student and graduate assistant athletic trainer.
I will be discussing things like advice for prospective graduate students, reflections on my own experiences, and anecdotes related to my own trials and tribulations. Here is a link to my
The weekend is finally here and that means you might have some more free time on your hands. If that is the case then here are some recent and interesting reads for you all. They are split up by genre! ;)
Eat.
Paul Jaminet of the Perfect Health Diet gives his take on the recent supplementation/vitamin debate.
To go along with the supplements here is a lengthy review of the literature related most supplements you will find on the market.
Run.
Pete
I am not sure if the title of this post makes any sense but what I am trying to say is that I am itching to get back into the clinic. All of my athletes(patients) are on summer break and I won't be dealing with any athletes for another two weeks or so. I love being an athletic trainer and I have been reading/watching/learning a lot this summer that I want to use to advance
I have put together a video compilation of some of my favorite mobility and strengthening exercises for the foot. The target of most of these will be for the intrinsic soft tissues of the feet but you can't fully target just one area or muscle of the body with an exercise. I didn't think of all of these ideas and I tried to give credit to those that I learned them from where I could!
These would be good for anyone with a history of ankle, lower
No, Not This.
Nor This!
This is the type of heat that I am talking about.
Here comes another rant or a pet peeve that I have related to recent warm weather and people exercising in it. Just like this photo displays I hate that people think safely exercising in warm weather is all about preventing dehydration, and drinking copious amounts
Concussions are still a hot topic and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. The media loves to discuss them, coaches loathe them, parents fear them, and the research is still within its infancy. It isn't time for anyone to jump to conclusions or panic but it is definitely a good time to stay informed and properly educated on the topic.
This blog post came as a
Therapeutic modalities had an entire course devoted to it in my educational curriculum and there is more and more research being done on the topic. There is plenty to learn about the theory and application of each individual type of modality from ultrasound to electrical stimulation and plain old ice.
I definitely learned a lot and the use of modalities has been definitely
Eat
Yesterday, Chris Kresser announced that his book now available for pre-sale. If you haven't checked out his website, ChrisKresser.com, then you are missing out on some quality articles related to health and nutrition. His book will be titled Your Personal Paleo Code and will be released on Christmas Eve.
Run
Coach Caleb of Team BonkProof wrote a short article about dealing with the heat and humidity during these dog days of summer. I like this
I was recently asked by the guys over at ATCHacks if I was willing to answer some questions for their "In The ATR" series. I have been following @ATCHacks on twitter for awhile now and I love what they have been doing, what they are about and how they are doing good things for the profession of Athletic Training. Their "In The ATR" series features athletic trainers and asks them questions about their history, methods, tips and med-kits.
I
Well it is summer time and that means people are spending a lot more things like reading and running. Runners like myself probably like to combine the two activities by reading about running or listening to audio books during long runs. This has inspired me to make a list of the books related to running or running nutrition that have inspired me. I have listed my top 5
It is about time I finally got off my bum and made a Facebook Page for the blog! This will be one more way to keep in touch, share ideas, and stay up to date if you wish. That's enough blabbering for now because I need some coffee! Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans. Celebrate safely.
Oh and here is the link to the Facebook Page, throw us a Like or Share please
I am quickly reaching my one year anniversary since finishing my undergraduate education and becoming a certified athletic trainer. A lot has happened since then including starting work on my master's degree, my master's thesis and working with many different athletes and teams via my graduate assistant position. I have learned a lot and it would be impossible to list everything
Hey Readers, today's post is directed at the clinicians and people interested in manual therapy! What better way to have a post about manual therapy than to feature a new interview of TheManualTherapist.com by SportsRehabExpert.com!
It is kind of lengthy but is a great conversation between Joe Heiler and Erson Religioso. I recommend taking the time to watch or listen to it! I've learned a lot from both of these guys and their websites.
Here is
Hey Readers! Here is a quick video that I made a week or so ago on how to do a Mulligan Mobilization With Movement technique to increase ankle dorsiflexion. Ankle dorsiflexion seems to be a common theme on my blog but it is a common restriction but a very important motion to have! In this video I show you a way to do it this alone or with a partner/patient. This won't be a new concept for some but I hope those who have never heard of it find it useful!
I love trail running. If I had trails close enough to me I would have force myself to not run 100% of my miles on trails. I don't think enough people know about the fun that is entailed with running trails and I don't think enough people have given it a try. I wouldn't be surprised if most people assume that its a run filled with blood, bugs, steep hills and
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