Patella tendon pain is the bane of existence for jumping athletes. In fact the condition is commonly referred to as Jumpers Knee. The symptoms can be debilitation for athletes that perform a significant amount of jumping or high force end range or compressional...
Keith Baar is extremely well known in the world of tendon research. For those following at home, you may remember his name from one of the short education videos presented by MAD’s Jack Williams. Keith has been researching the properties of tendon, how they respond to...
Working across multiple sports, particularly field based sports a question that I invariably get when people find out I am also a sprint coach is how do I get faster for sport. And more specifically how do I accelerate off the mark faster? Sprinting looks simple,...
It is probably the most common injury complaint that we see as physical therapists. Back Pain. Not only is it common but it can be debilitating. As many of you know we work heavily with athletic injuries and it may come as a surprise but back pain in athletes is more...
It is almost ubiquitous now that exercise is good for you. Whether it is low intensity, high intensity, resistance or otherwise, each and all exercise has its benefits. But is there an upper limit? Many people will have heard of over-training. And if it is prolonged...
Hamstring injuries continue to present a major injury burden for all sports that involve high speed running. From the pitch to the track, hamstring strain injuries present a problem with many contributing factors driving the injury bus. So it is no surprise that there...
