THOUGHTS AFTER READING RESEARCH #1
After reading research I take some time to think about the take home points, how I can apply it to my practice (either performance or in clinic), additional questions that [...]
The Blueprint TO SKI LIKE TED LIGETY – PART 1
First off, I couldn’t be more excited about writing for Alpine Ontario once again. Helping athletes, parents and coaches prevent injuries and improve performance at the same time is fantastic. [...]
THE BLUEPRINT TO SKI LIKE TED LIGETY – PART 2 THE QUALITIES
Skiing like TED is like music. You must have all the instruments working together in harmony to make music. No one instrument is more important than the rest, but at [...]
The Athletic Development Blue Print: Do you have what it takes? The numbers don’t lie.
Framework: Injury prevention + Performance Do you dream of earning an NCAA scholarship? Do you think you can be a professional athlete? Do you have what it takes? I [...]
SKI INJURIES AT THE WORLD CUP LEVEL
Ski Injury Statistics: Injury rates per competition season per 100 World Cup athletes are reported to be 36.7 with the knee most affected body part[1, 2]. Rates are reported male/female [...]
RATIONALE BEHIND THE HOCKEY TRIAD – THE VISCOUS CYCLE
There is a link between athletic pubalgia (AP) / sports hernia (SH), tendon pain and FAI[1-4] Weakness of the posterior abdominal wall is a proposed factor for AP / SH [...]
Poor Skating Mechanics
Poor skating mechanics has many sources – hip mobility, leg strength, motor control, skating motor skill, thoracic mobility and trunk endurance. In our practice, I would say most significant [...]
NBA DRAFT COMBINE WHAT DOES IT TELL US?
We are on the brink of a historical day for the Canadian basketball community. 7 athletes have declared for the draft with 3 athletes; Andrew Wiggins, Nik Stauskas, Tyler Ennis [...]
IPFPS CONFERENCE – JENNY MCCONNELL
This day conference was at the tail end of a research retreat with leading Patellofemoral pain researchers in beautiful Vancouver City. I’m going to do my best to share the [...]
Getting ready for BSMPG
I’m excited to be in Boston, once again for the Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group Conference. Art Horne and his group out of Northeastern, consistently does a great job [...]