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The FOOT, TURF TOE, and other Elephants.
Thanks to Kevin Kolb of the Cardinals, Turf Toe has been on the brain and in the Press. So it’s time for my take on the foot and Turf Toe. After researching it, Googling it, looking up medical reviews and … [Read more]…
Not your typical HAMSTRING. An unconventional approach. A missing link.
Wow. I just looked over the NFL Injury List again this morning and at the top of the list was the Hamstring, with the knee right next to it. After years of working with athletes, teaching courses and working in … [Read more]…
Manning: Attacking the Neck from the Bottom Up. A Football approach.
What is taking so long for Manning to get back? His neck surgery was on May 23, which puts him 13 weeks out since his surgery. According to an article in ESPN on May 25th, “Manning told The Indianapolis Star … [Read more]…
Tiger Woods Video: Getting to the CAUSE of his injuries.
Traditional methods may not cut it. Why does Tiger keep getting injured? Will he make it back to the top? Why does his Achilles get chewed up? A biomechanical analysis to determine the potential CAUSES of his injuries.
I was speaking at a sports symposium and I must have been more nervous than usual. Maybe because it was a different crowd than who I usually speak to (they were sports med docs and orthopedic surgeons instead of strength coaches and … [Read more]…
Oblique Strains and the MLB Injury List. Close but not quite…..
Do you have an OBLIQUE strain and it’s slow to heal or keeps coming back? Why current trends are close but not quite enough….. I’ve been studying the MLB injury list lately and it makes me ask the question: What’s up with the … [Read more]…
Yao: What if?
I’m so bummed about Yao resigning. I just can’t believe it. Well, not really, considering what he went through with his injuries, surgeries, rehaberies, and the like. Went to the Rocket’s website a while back and just clicked on a … [Read more]…
NFL Lockout. What about the “Performance Lockout”? The strategic link that “Locks Out” a Pro’s performance.
As I write this post, a few of the headlines regarding the NFL “lockout” read, “NFL sides meet for 2 hours, to return next week”, “Lockout could create limited free agency window” and another writer saying that Ochocinco needs something to … [Read more]…
The “BIGS”: Are They More Prone to Injury? The Answer May Surprise You…
Yao, Oden, Mutumbo….the list goes on and on. Conventional thought goes something along these lines, “Hey, they’re bigger, of course they’re going to take more of a beating, break down, and get injured. It’s inevitable. ‘The bigger they are, the……’” … [Read more]…
