Athletic Training

The common “What should I do?” can stop us in our tracks. The answer is... it depends. What exactly does the answer depend on? Can non-operative ACL rehab work for high-level athletes? Or is surgery necessary for a full return to intense sport?

High ankle sprains' recovery timeline is notoriously difficult. Let's review basic rehab guidelines to get your athletes back on the field.

Cupping therapy is a trendy treatment method. Various sports medicine professionals and athletes have touted it as a cure-all modality. What does the evidence say?

Kinesiology tape is touted as one of the best adjunct treatments. Let’s scrutinize the proposed benefits and see if taping really is an evidence-based practice.

Patients have anecdotally reported that the carnivore diet has cured diseases that were irreversible, such as type I diabetes. Are these outcomes simply one-off cases, or is there really something to this diet?

When deciding what type of exercise program is best, people with diabetes must understand their bodies and how they respond to resistance training or high-intensity exercise. Many individuals prefer eccentric exercise, as we can be three-times stronger eccentrically than concentrically.

"Coaches have used my RICE guideline for decades, but now it appears that both ice and complete rest may delay healing, instead of helping.” What exactly does the new evidence say? Let’s evaluate this technique step by step with the latest research.

“The eccentric component is huge for NBA players because they’re so explosive. Many injuries occur in the eccentric phase during deceleration, so the Eccentron is for both performance and injury reduction,” says Motoki Fuji, Houston Rockets' Assistant Athletic Trainer

The more time you spend learning a sport, the sharper your skills become. But for young athletes, especially in baseball, early specialization can actually have negative outcomes.

The Eccentron produced muscle activation almost four times higher than the other exercises for all muscle groups tested. With the Eccentron, participants achieved an average muscle activation of 60% of their maximum.

A cryosauna is a temperature-controlled enclosure with an open top. Picture a shoulder-high telephone booth without a roof. Before stepping inside, you usually put on special socks and gloves to prevent your feet and hands from getting too cold.

A bad swing doesn’t just mean a bad shot. A poorly trained swing can lead to injury.  When you consider the number of swings that a golfer will take on the practice range or the course, overuse injuries can occur in a short period of time.