School is right around the corner which has me thinking about getting organized. I must admit, I haven’t been blogging as often as I would like. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t made advances in our approach and knowledge that I’m craving to share – actually this summer has been one of my best for professional development. I’ve been corresponding with many great leaders within the world of strength and conditioning, motor acquisition, and health care professionals – I’ll be sure to share pertinent information throughout the year. Likewise, FITS has been involved in several new projects that has occupied
Read more →FITS is pleased to be a supporting organisation (the first in Canada) of the STOP Sports Injuries campaign. This movement headed by Dr. James Andrews provides information about common, but preventable injuries that occur in youth sport. It is a MUST for all coaches and parents of young athletes. Whether you are a parent who gives up time to coach your child’s basketball team, or a representative coach who is lucky enough to gain some financial reward doing what you love, your first and foremost responsibility is to ensure the safety of your athletes. The STOP campaign provides regular updates
Read more →Patello-femoral pain (PFP) or retro patella pain as it is sometimes called is an extremely common complaint that we as therapists must deal with. I myself have been battling the injury for some time now, and have multiple patients dealing with the injury. It is an ailment of mal tracking of the patella (knee cap) within its groove on the femur. The symptomology is simple enough-the patella is usually (but not exclusively) pulled laterally, thus not sitting in its groove on the femur (see image below), and so now with pull of the quadriceps, it is forced against the lateral
Read more →No doubt those of you who read our blogs regularly have read Dr. Lam’s posts on muscular stiffness and its relationship to power development, athleticism and trunk stability. Well a little while ago whilst talking with leading beach volleyball players Christian Redmann and Ben Saxton after they completed a work out, I began to think that maybe stiffness is the key to stopping shoulder injuries as well. One of the major elements of stiffness is resistance to deformation, and if we think about an overhead athlete, this is exactly what the scapula stabilisers and muscles of the rotator cuff are
Read more →Have you been watching the NBA playoffs. If so, I hope you are watching the Chicago and Miami series. If not here is a glimpse of some of what you’ve been missing. Three Monster Dunks–check out the third one. Ridiculous What does this blog post have to do with Derrick Rose???? Please read this article. It’s amazing and it changed the way I look at how I enhance performance and resolve biomechanical injuries. http://www.bing.com/search?q=super+stiffness&src=ie9tr I was first introduced to this concept in McGill’s text, “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance” back in 2006. This book has reached it’s fourth edition and
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