Athletic Training

Some of the most common golf injuries occur in the elbow, wrist, lower back, and shoulder. These injuries are mostly due to poor mechanics or overuse of weak, unstable muscles and joints. A strong golf swing transfers force through several joints and muscle groups between the foot and wrist.

A close look at two ways of treating ACL injuries in the clinic. One lets the patient start post-op rehab as soon as two weeks after the injury. Research shows that eccentric exercise helps build strength in a short amount of time, helping prevent muscular atrophy. Get your patients back to what they love, sooner.

Most current helmet designs consist of a rigid, polycarbonate shell with various layers of internal padding and shock absorption components designed to prevent skull fractures by reducing the peak force of an impact.  The new trend in helmet research is to consider how “Impulse” is affected by helmet design. 

“We have used BTE Eccentron with a variety of different athletes, and we have had outstanding results," says Courson. Learn more about how Ron has been using Eccentron in his training room to rehab athletes and strengthen them post-op, to prevent issues such as quad atrophy.

Recently, Ron Courson, ATC, PT, NREMT-I, CSCS, Director of Sports Medicine for University of Georgia, a long-time BTE user and advocate - came to us with an incredible success story. Showing just what an impact BTE can make. In this case, the story was Todd Gurley. And Todd was so excited about his recovery with BTE, that he wanted to share his story.

“I don’t think I would have been able to recover as well and become as healthy as I did without Eccentron” - Todd Gurley, NFL Running Back. Ron Courson, Director of Sports Medicine for University of Georgia, reflects on his success rehabbing Todd Gurley, helping him overcome adversity on his path to the NFL.

"Physicians get happy patients with Eccentron, and so do we.” Eccentron brought a surge of referrals, patient engagement, and business growth for Vereen Rehabilitation Center. They even increased their staff from 18 to 37 full-time clinicians.