Injury

Gender differences in sport injury risk and types of injuries

As good as it is, sports are an undeniably dangerous activity.  I mean, most of us who compete in any type of sport know that to be successful you need to push your body to the absolute limits. You need to train hard on a near-daily basis, and then compete at an intensity few people

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Injury Prevention in Baseball

Hunter Bennett Baseball. America’s national pastime. One of the most popular sports in the country, and as you very well know, also one of the most exciting. Then when we consider that most high-level baseball athletes can throw a ball at more than 100 miles per hour (and most can also hit a ball moving

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The Tibialis Muscles & Lower Limb Injury Risk: What You Need to Know

Hunter Bennett Hamstring and Achilles injuries are some of the most common to plague track and field athletes alike. Both play an integral role in the force production processes of the posterior chain, allow the transfer of force from the hip right down into the foot. With this in mind, their effective function is integral

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The Journey Through Injury Recovery

Grayson Fertig Injuries happen. Having a plan already in place is the key to getting back to where you were and maybe even beyond. Trust that your body wants to heal, know that your body is pre-wired to repair itself, and believe that the work you’re doing is part of your journey and not a

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The Mindset of Injury Recovery

Grayson Fertig It’s wild to see Tiger Woods back at the top of golf. Not because a comeback never happens, but because I have a sense of the resilience this man has. And I realize that he must also be spiritually brilliant. Back in the day when he was Tiger he was an athletic alien.

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Role Reversal: The Therapist Becomes The Patient

Ryan Cross – B.A. Hons (Kin), MScPT, FCAMPT Registered Physiotherapist at CBI Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Anger. Fear. Pain. Anxiety. This is what I felt, in that order, when my injury happened.  While playing hockey, I took a blindsided hit (in a non-contact league) on my right shoulder and fell to

Muscle Cramps Cramping Your Style?

Ryan Cross It’s late in the fourth quarter of a college basketball game and the home team is at the foul line.  As the player makes his final free throw, the team’s leading scorer attempts to run back on defense when he falls to the floor in obvious pain.  As the trainer approaches the athlete,

Road to Recovery

The Road to Recovery

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY” It’s been about six weeks since my very unfavourable encounter with a ½ ton pick-up truck and I am pleased to report that I’m well on the way to a complete recovery.  Adding up the damage that was done