Season of Running and Injury
In April, the Boston Marathon kicks off yet another season of running. Whether it is 5k or a Marathon, from April to October running enthusiasts have no trouble finding a running event to participate...
View ArticleFuture of Medicine
In time everything we do to treat injuries, prevent disease, or reverse disease will eventually change. Think of all the things we used to do in medicine. Cocaine was used for toothaches. In the...
View Article15 Myths and Facts for Runners
Runners are a very particular type of athlete and will try almost anything to run longer, faster, and remain injury free. Unfortunately, there is a lot anecdotal and pseudoscience being pulled from the...
View ArticlePlanks: You’re Doing Them Wrong
Here’s a challenge: I bet you cannot do a forward or side plank for 1 minute straight. Many people will say that is easy. So, let me rephrase: I bet you cannot do a forward or side plank properly for 1...
View Article10 Reasons – Icing Injuries is Wrong
If you know me, you are aware of my anti-ice stance. The ice debate continues to heat up. As peer-reviewed data continues to pour in, the evidence for the use of ice to treat musculoskeletal injury...
View ArticlePregnancy Fitness Program Using TRX RIP Trainer
Watch the video below as I take my client who is 8 months pregnant through a 30 minute total-body circuit program using only the RIP Trainer by TRX. A little over a year ago I wrote “A Runner’s Story:...
View ArticleBlame the Brain: Tips for the Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer
“Novel treatment of muscle weakness following joint injury has sought to develop interventions that can excite the neuromuscular system and allow for more effective interactions between the nerves and...
View Article12 Booty Exercises to Improve the Back Side
The glutes (not counting the core) are the single most important muscle group for athletic performance and injury prevention. I am an ass man. Not in a sexual context, but in a functional movement...
View ArticleKnee Osteoarthritis and ACL Injury
Six months (+/- a few) is the standard time needed for an athlete to return to competition following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. To reach this date, therapy must be thorough and exact....
View Article15 Swing Set Exercises
As a father, I wanted to write this blog for the parents. It’s so hard to find time to workout in the summer. For most, fitness just takes a back seat during this time. Let’s be honest, you want to be...
View ArticleThe Ice-less Management of Acute Ankle Sprains
I’ve written several articles on the use of ice on injuries, the need for inflammation, and the intricate physiological process of tissue healing. Despite the mounds of evidence that ice is not all it...
View ArticleThe Squat: Should Your Knees Travel Past the Toes?
Should the knees migrate past the toes when performing a squat? I posted this question on social media, and the immediate response by most was “No!”. I expected this answer from most everyone, from...
View ArticleThe Long Femur and Squat Mechanics
The squat is one of the best exercises to improve performance, period. Athletes incorporate the squat into their workout regimen because it increases strength and power of the entire lower extremity...
View ArticleNo Mud, No Lotus: My Battle with Stage IV Lung Cancer
Stone Athletic Medicine is about sharing the latest evidence in health and movement science to guide and challenge what health care providers do for their clients. This article is not about that. Stone...
View Article“Inflammation… It’s Not a Bad Thing”
Clinicians are supposed to be evidence-based, but we’re not. We are sheep that follow the herd. Or, as a friend of mine from the University of Illinois often says “follow the Sacred Cows”. I am just as...
View ArticleMy Child Will Not Play Tackle Football
Being parents who are also athletic trainers has its pros and cons. We can skip a trip to the doctor’s office for most musculoskeletal injuries. We can do our own physical therapy. We can discern...
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