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Injury Prevention for Youth Football
“The health and safety of players at all levels of the game is our first priority.” As a certified athletic trainer, I fully endorse this statement, but these are not my words. They are the words of...
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Is Ankle Taping Overrated?
The NFL draft is over, and a new crop of rookies will join our team this week. It’s an exciting time of year as they bring increased hope for a successful season. Over the next few months we’ll see how...
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The Need for GPP
A recent question I fielded from the dad of a 12 year old boy: “My son has decided to focus only on baseball, but he needs to get faster, so I am going to sign him up for speed school. What do you...
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Train Around Injuries for Optimal Recovery
You’ve just suffered a Grade II ankle sprain in practice yesterday. You’re in pain and on crutches. Swelling and ecchymosis are setting in and the strength coach walks in and says “let’s go get a...
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It’s All About Movement
On the first day of training camp I take our athletic training interns and ask them to perform a squat as it gives me a quick idea of how well they move. Like athletes, we need them mobile. They fill...
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Keep It Simple
I often quiz our student athletic trainers regarding various rehabilitation scenarios. The responses given often lack confidence and are posed as a question back to me. This is normal as they don’t...
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My Thoughts on Recovery
As a long time athletic trainer in professional football, I have seen my share of injuries. I certainly haven’t ‘seen it all’ but rarely a game goes by where we can say “there were no injuries today.”...
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I Tore My ACL. What Should I Do Now?
I am often asked to consult athletes who have torn their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) from a sports related activity. Unfortunately, this injury has become all too common on the athletic playing...
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The Athlete and the ACL Tear. Can We Prevent It?
You want the facts? Here you go: Approximately 120,000 ACL tears occur in athletics each year (15). Approximately 80,000-100,000 ACL reconstructions are performed each year (2). Surgery cost is...
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Developing Work Capacity in the Injured Athlete
Work capacity seems to be the new buzz word in the athletic performance world, but it’s also an integral component in athletic injury rehabilitation. In its simplest terms work capacity is the ability...
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