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The most common question we get after our ACL reconstruction rehabilitation course on MedBridge is why do you emphasize that you need to achieve full knee hyperextension after ACL reconstruction?
So I thought I would dive in deep into this topic. And I think it comes with some natural...
Is how you are consuming social media subtly hampering your potential as a rehab or strength and conditioning professional? For many, the answer is yes, and the reason that it is might surprise you.
Chris Pollard with Duke Baseball had a great presentation during the Duke Sports Medicine Baseball Symposium about developing his team’s mindset. He summarized it with this:
- Process: Routine, Breath (it resets you and you always have it with you), and Mindfulness
- Servant Leadership:...
By Adam Devery, ATC, PTA, CSCS & Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, ATC, OCS, CSCS
In Upper Extremity Closed Chain Testing Part 1 we discussed a closed-kinetic chain testing series for overhead athletes as well as the general population. In that series, the Y-Balance Test Upper Quarter was...
[Phil]: Hey, everyone. I've been having some discussions with Dr. Kyle Matsel, and he's joining me again here. And we've been talking about ACL reconstruction rehabilitation, and we've really talked a lot about return to sport and high level competition.
But what I want to talk about is how...
Hey everyone! I have the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Kyle Matsel. We get tons of questions about our ACL reconstruction rehabilitation courses on MedBridge, where we take a person from early stage rehab all the way through high level performance.
One of the questions that we get...
Phil: Hey, everyone. I have the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Kyle Matsel. We did several courses for MedBridge on returning to full performance after ACL reconstruction, and we get a lot of questions, so I thought we'd take this opportunity to answer one of those questions today....
One of my favorite plyometric progression is line jumps and barrier jumps because they can be progressed easily. My typical gradual progression would be double leg line jumps, double leg low barrier jumps, double leg cone jumps. Once we are at 8 or 10 inch cone height, I like to go through the...
Once I have taught good plyometric form, these are my go-to early plyometrics. They work well to teach key concepts: toes not turning in, knee alignment, absorbing force and quickly producing force
Full knee hyperextension equal to the contralateral side is essential after ACL reconstruction. or any post-operative knee.
I know most of you are already looking at this post-operatively and are doing this very well, but we still see this missed quite frequently. We find that if there is...
Recovering vs restoring after pitching – does the word we use matter? When players become more serious about the game, they understand the importance of preparing their mind and body to compete. Unfortunately, our focus really needs to shift from not only preparing for competition but also...
With upper body return to sport testing, should you do both a Y Balance Test Upper Quarter and Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST)?
What do they tell us? Is one a replacement for the other?
One of the ways I like to look at the upper extremity closed...
