Table of Contents Have you noticed how many people are given a boot to treat stress fractures? If you’ve had to wear one you’ll know they’re pretty uncomfortable (not to mention expensive!!!). Perhaps you didn’t have the fun experience of a boot but were put on a knee...
Blood Flow Restriction Training Table of Contents Why should we lift? Living an active life requires certain levels of strength. For example, when we walk we put 3.5 x bodyweight through our calf (soleus), whereas when we run this increases to 6.5-8x bodyweight1-2. We...
What Is The Right Running Shoe For Me?! Modern advances (and claims) have not done much for injury risk! Runners assign a huge level of importance to footwear with respect to injury risk. In my opinion, this is more based on effective marketing than it is based...
What we do if Ankle Sprains Are Slowing us Down! If you read our recent blog on ankle sprains (link here) you might be wondering what to do practically. This recently live video Andrew did talks about just this topic. He talks about the basic rehab and the more...
It’s Time to ReadySetSweat – Swimming, Triathlon, Coaching, and Even a Book?! I interviewed local triathlon coach and all around queen of fun Ali Meeks! Check out the video and learn how she went from division 1 swimmer to career in fisheries science to...
Sam’s Story: How to Know When is Safe to Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction! ACL Injury and Reinjury – A Concern for the Parent of an Athlete Imagine for a moment that you are the mother of a talented high-school basketball player. He’s currently a...