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Why Pitch Counts Won't Prevent Injuries

Mar 19, 2021

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Why pitch counts won't prevent injuries in youth baseball. The research shows numerous other factors that contribute to the increased injury rate in young throwers... Continue reading

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Is BFR Safe?

Feb 26, 2020

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Is Blood Flow Restriction Training Safe? What are the risks? What should I know to be safe? Can anyone do this? This is NOT meant to be an all-inclusive list that could possibly encompass all the nuances and considerations for BFR. It is meant to guide and enhance understanding of... Continue reading

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Blood Flow Restriction Effectiveness

Oct 27, 2018

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For anyone who has heard about Blood Flow Restriction training, you may be wondering if it really works. You may be skeptical. Even if it does work, what does it work on? What do you use it for? How is it effective? Continue reading

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Blood Flow Restriction Safety

Oct 21, 2018

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Blood Flow Restriction Safety - Is it safe to apply BFR in your training? BY FAR, this is the most often asked question. The short answer is... Continue reading

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Blood Flow Restriction - How it works

Oct 07, 2018

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Recently, blood flow restriction (BFR) training has been discussed more and more in the fitness, sports, and rehabilitation worlds...but how does it work?

Growing evidence has continued to show...

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When can I ...

Sep 21, 2018

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I hear this question often. "When can I _____?" Get back to running. Return to my fitness class. Lift weights. Play basketball. My answer is always the same. How do you move? Do you have pain? If the answers are... Continue reading

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Pain, Pain cycle

Interrupt the Pain Cycle

Sep 08, 2018

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Our bodies can do amazing things; however, your body doesn’t know you “need to”

sit in a meeting
mow the lawn
stand at a workstation/counter
finish a project at the computer
train for a marathon, play your sport, etc.

As a physical therapist, a big part of my job is educating patients on interrupting the pain cycle. So, ...

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Movement Patterns

Jan 21, 2013

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Last post I talked about making a change...interrupting the pain...move better. Today, I will introduce some basic movement patterns that we should all be able to perform. Before I go into all of them, I want you to be critcial of yourself. Don't start by saying, "I've never had good balance" or "I've never been very flexible" Continue reading

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Running Form - Do you have imbalances?

Aug 27, 2011

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This post on running form is going to focus on the common injuries and biomechanical faults I see clinically...I’d like to start with arguably the most commonly injured muscle group, the hamstrings. It can be somewhat complicated, but I am going to address it as straight-forward and general as I can and give some treatment ideas to address. Continue reading

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Running Form - Should You Change?

Jul 24, 2011

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Let me start by welcoming Collin Trent to this site. I have known Collin for a long time and have always recognized him to be an active individual. He has played soccer for many years, been involved in weight training, exercise and overall wellness in general. Most recently, Collin has been a very consistent runner. He has posted some great times in half and full marathons and has experimented with his running style, form, and footwear. I’d like to thank Collin for helping write this guest post and answer some of my (and your) questions. Continue reading

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Why Pitch Counts Won't Prevent Injuries

Is BFR Safe?

Blood Flow Restriction Effectiveness

Blood Flow Restriction Safety

Blood Flow Restriction - How it works

When can I ...

Interrupt the Pain Cycle

Movement Patterns

Running Form - Do you have imbalances?

Running Form - Should You Change?