On this episode I sit down with Charlotte Hornets Physical Therapist, Dr. Jon Gardner, to talk about patella tendinopathy. Jon outlines tendinopathy as a whole before getting more specific with the patella tendon, identifies contributors to the pathology, addresses clinical outcomes and treatment measures, how to balance a plan of care during the season, and ultimately how to best reverse this degenerative process.

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On this episode I sit down with St. Louis Cardinals Rehabilitation Performance Specialist, Dr. Azita Nejaddehghan, to talk about the integration of Physical Therapy and Strength & Conditioning in the sport setting. At the time of recording Azita was a member of Louisiana Tech Football's performance staff, more recently, she took on her current role in professional baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals. Azita outlines her path into S&C after earning her DPT degree, how both worlds feed each other in the sport setting, addressing acute injuries and how to meet the athlete where they are, her personalized RTS protocol and progressions/regressions, multidisciplinary collaboration with the entire sports medicine staff, and advice for aspiring sports medicine professionals.

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On this episode I sit down with Ohio State University Associate Professor of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Dr. James Onate, to talk about human performance and injury prevention. Dr. Onate outlines his testing measures and parameters, workload monitoring, biomechanical considerations and alterations, seasonal strength training, the importance of rest, using pain as an indicator for subsequent injury, when to hit the gas and when to pump the brakes, and empowering athletes to make independent decisions when it comes to their health and wellness.

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On this episode I sit down with Ohio University Physical Therapy Associate Professor, Dr. Dustin Grooms, to talk about neuroplasticity associated with ACL injuries. Dr. Grooms outlines what is happening at the level of the central nervous system after ACL injury, propcioceptive and mechanical limitations after injury, altering modes of input into the nervous system, the H reflex, making changes to the training environment to enhance neurocognitive function, non-involved limb deficiency, and how to maximize rehabilitation potential.

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On this episode I sit down with Complete Sports Rehabilitation Owner/Primary Physical Therapist and AASPT Shoulder SIG Member Chair, Dr. Andrew Naylor, to talk about ulnar collateral ligament disruption in overhead athletes. Dr. Naylor outlines the anatomy of the elbow and common stressors to the UCL, conservative management options, all things Tommy John surgery, return to throwing protocols for baseball players, and the importance of post-operative total body rehab considerations.

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On this episode I sit down with Dr. Aaron Horschig of Squat University to talk about his squat and deadlift movement screen, as well as arthrokinematics of the involved joints. Aaron outlines his movement assessment prior to initiating treatment, his rationale for specific tests per the athlete/sport, the role of the ankle joint as it pertains to optimizing squat function, regional interdependence, the importance of foot stability, differentiating between a squat and hinge pattern, utilizing the appropriate test/retest criteria, and we close out by addressing "butt wink" and its potential implications.

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On this episode I sit down with Pro Sport Physiotherapist and Clinic Owner, Dave O'Sullivan, to talk about his lower limb progressions system as it pertains to a safe return to sport. Dave outlines his starting points for each athlete on Day 1, the foundation of his systematic approach, identifying movement compensations and addressing them from a neurodevelopmental perspective, the role of the mid foot in regard to lower extremity stability, the importance of overloading tissues before progressing, coaching the penultimate step, and the role of the diaphragm and pelvis in regard to function.

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On this episode I sit down with True Sports Physical Therapy Regional Director and Athletes Unlimited Professional Lacrosse Head PT/Medical Coordinator, Tim Stone, to talk about maximizing rehab/return to sport post ACL reconstruction. Tim outlines common graft types and rehab considerations for each, meniscus involvement and its implications, anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction and its considerations, early/mid/late stage KPIs and markers for progression, return to run timelines and introduction, return to sport criteria, addressing the "gray area" between rehab and return to sport, and how we can get better as a profession before sending athletes back into competition.

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On this episode I sit down with University of Maryland - Baltimore County Director of Sports Performance Coach Brian Amenta to talk about his implementation of the barbell strategy and its effect on athlete monitoring. Coach Amenta outlines the fundamentals of the barbell strategy, the concept of pulling the floor up vs. raising the ceiling, his programming model, athlete monitoring and tracking, his use of VBT metrics and what it means in regard to athlete performance, communication with sport coaches, and how he has scaled back his programming to meet the specific needs of each student-athlete.

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On this episode I sit down with University of Pittsburgh Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance Coach Stephanie Mock  to talk about velocity based training and testing metrics. Coach Mock outlines the fundamentals of VBT and athlete considerations prior to implementing, in-season vs. out-of-season use, data and analytics, the value of real-time metrics and how this information can be relayed to the field coaches/sports medicine staff, programming considerations with VBT, and different education sources for strength coaches and performance clinicians.

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