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I recently received this question:

"I have had a couple patients now that have opted for the non-op route for ACL or PCL injuries. For context, they’re not current athletes are 30s to 50s, but do want to get back to their recreational activity. I’ve had a hard time finding comprehensive protocols f...

How Can We Create Effective Return-to-Running Protocols? 
Todd Arnold, MD, medical officer for elite athlete care at USA Track & Field, and I discuss the complexities of return-to-running protocols. We explore the research on the nuances of creating individualized strategies for athletes’ successf...

One of my favorite things to do is host a MedBridge live webinar, and the reason for that is we always leave time at the end to answer questions.  And those questions are great because they're real world questions.  They're questions on topics that maybe are a little more controversial or questions ...

I was having a conversation with a couple I had just met. They were telling me about their nephew who had torn his ACL in high school and subsequently tore it again. He then quit soccer permanently.

I was immediately saddened and frustrated that this happened to this young man. Now I certainly don'...

One of my favorite tests in early return to sport rehabilitation is the single leg heel raise test.  We require the athlete to do 30 of them slow and controlled with full range of motion.  This is going to tell me three different things. One, first off, obviously, the strength of the gastroc soleus ...

My wife and I are athletic trainers, so we understand what a challenge it can be to get your CEUs completed in each reporting period. Fifty is a lot of CEUs and my wife does all of her continuing education through MedBridge. While getting the required CEUs is important, if I have to go through the p...

I was at a conference and one of the questions we discussed was: "What were the things that unlocked your career?"  Here are some things I thought about.

1)  500 hours of continuing education in my first 5 years. 

That was a game-changer for me. I learned so much, but more importantly, I had so mu...

There are so many great courses on Medbridge for athletic trainers. Sometimes it can be hard to decide which ones to take. That's why we have compiled this list of our favorite Medbridge courses for athletic trainers. If you are trying to decide if a Medbridge subscription is worth it for you as an ...

I want to take you through some diaphragmatic breathing. So this is belly breathing. This is just going to help your core function a lot better. 

So what we're going to do is, I want you to start . . . we're going to put your hand on your chest, one hand on your stomach.  And I want you to take a c...

Now we're going to work on teaching her how to feel that multifidus contraction first of all reflexively, and then ultimately we want her to feel it volitionally. But this is kind of the first step. So what I'm going to have her do is I'm going to have you take this hand and bring it and find the...

Hey, everyone! Today we're going to be discussing a push to base and return for lateral speed and agility. So what we'll do is instruct our athlete to get in the starting position, finding our ready athletic base. We will then push in the direction we want to go with the opposite leg. So push and th...

 For the half kneeling dorsiflexion stretch with the kettlebell, you're going to grab the bell and put your foot out to the side at a right angle to your down knee. You're going to stay up nice and tall, shoulders back, and you're going to lean forward, keeping that heel down on the ground. And y...