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Knee Injuries Associated With Landing Mechanics In Volleyball Players
Who am I?
My name is Melisa Luong and I’m a Registered Physiotherapist at Honsberger Physio +. I’ve played competitive volleyball for over 10 years and recently started coaching a 14U girls’ team this past summer. I’ve treated, seen, and experienced first hand multiple incidents of injuries in volleyball from rotator cuff tears to ankl...
Posted on 2018-12-19
Baseball season is coming to an end. For those that feel there were missed opportunities to succeed this season; the key may have been missing out on untapped potential power. The youth athlete seems to focus on general strength building in the wrong manner. When lifting weights and strengh training, one thing not focused enough on is the ability to create rotational power.
During most athletic movements, motion is occuring in multiple planes. These anatomic planes of movement are the tra...
Posted on 2018-09-28
The first concussion consensus statement was published after the International Concussion in Sport group met in Vienna in 2001, and one of their findings was that neuropsychological testing was the cornerstone of concussion management.
(The Concussion in Sport group is an international panel of the leading researchers in the field of concussions. They have released 5 statements since 2001 that amalgamate the latest research and best practice recommendations.)
Since 2001 there has been a p...
Posted on 2018-09-11
This article has been written in respose to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/how-is-lebron-james-always-one-move-ahead-lets-ask-the-scientists/2018/05/17/30e53c8e-59cc-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_medium=CogniSens2E&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_term=.a4cc81d3cd6d
The relation between cognitive science and human performance has been a hot topic over the past few years. When elite level professional athletes p...
Posted on 2018-06-19
What is Lateral Dominance?
Have you ever watched a soccer player or basketball player choosing to control the ball with one side of their body more than the other? This is known as lateral dominance and can play a big part in an athlete's performance such as setting up for a free kick situation in soccer. However, it can also be a hinderance if an athlete cannot use skills on both sides of the body, for example an athlete's inability to perform a cross-over and drive either side towards the hoo...
Posted on 2018-05-23