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Injury Prevention: A Systemic Approach to Test Selection injury prevention risk factors

Bottom Line Up Front: The individual tests selected for an injury prevention system are important and should certainly possess basic psychometric properties (reliability, predictive and discriminant validity, etc.). However, it is important to use a systematic approach for injury risk factor...

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How do you know if someone is ready to return to work or sport after injury? research return to sport risk factors

How would you respond if someone asked, “How much would you bet that your patient or client is ready to go back to sport, work, or daily activity without increased risk of injury?”  We may never be completely confident and it won’t be a sure bet.  But, how do you...

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Research: Are We Missing Risk Factors in Rehabilitation and Performance? research return to sport risk factors

How can we keep people healthy and participating in the activity they love? How do we ensure that those going back to sport or going back to work are ready, and how do we make sure they don’t reinjure?  These questions have fascinated me for much of my professional career. ...

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