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With the Spring sports wrapping up and Summer sports fully underway, now is a very appropriate time to talk about elbow injuries. Elbow injuries are most prevalent in throwing sports, notably baseball, where the elbow [...]

Achilles tendon ruptures most commonly occur in males between the ages of 30-50 years, as well as younger male and female athletes involved in jumping, running, cutting, and tumbling sports.(1,2) Achilles tears can be career [...]

Original author: Amanda Reeder  Over the last few months I’ve had the opportunity to utilize mTrigger in both an orthopedic and sports physical therapy setting. As an almost new grad, I’ve been exposed to all [...]

History Bloodflow restriction training, or BFR, is far from a new discovery. However, its use in rehabilitation over the last decade has greatly increased in popularity. The concept of blood flow restriction was initially discovered [...]

If we can’t see it, does it exist? Returning to sport or high-level activity after an injury can be a challenging and difficult decision for both athletes and medical providers. Often, we seek to find [...]

Before moving on to Part 2, make sure you take a look at Part 1 of this post. In Part 2 we address practical ways to achieve motor benefits after injury using mTrigger biofeedback.  Numerous [...]

In the world of orthopedics and sports, we often unintentionally overlook the neurological contribution to rehabilitation. Although most practitioners don’t completely neglect the brain and are incorporating some sort of neuromuscular training into their rehab [...]

It's easy to focus on how sEMG biofeedback helps increase muscle activation and improve movement patterns. However, there is a huge body of research to support its use for decreasing muscle activation as well.(1,2) [...]

It's officially ski season! Unfortunately, that means it’s also knee injury season. It’s no secret that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common during the winter skiing months - over 200,000 ACL occur annually [...]

Athletic trainers have the uncanny ability to navigate flawlessly through high paced, stressful environments. Often managing multiple teams, athletes, and injuries all at the same time, the name of the game is to optimize, [...]