Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Yes, the title of the article is a bit harsh. But, it’s also true.
Injury Risk (Blog)
The Hip in Ice Hockey Part 5: How to Design the Optimal Hip Screening Protocol and Identify At-Risk Athletes
Designing and implementing testing and monitoring procedures to identify athletes who are at increased risk for suffering hip-related pathology is crucial for sustained, high-level, ice hockey performance.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears in the NFL: Lateral Movement is the Likely Culprit
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears in the NFL: The Majority are Not Caused By Contact
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears in the NFL: Beware of the Pre-Season, the Most Dangerous Time of Year
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The Hip in Ice Hockey Part 4: The Cost of Injury
Having healthy hips is an integral facet of sustained, high-level ice hockey performance. Due to their heavy use in the sport, they are frequently injured. The financial, performance, and time-loss costs can be extremely burdensome.
The Hip in Ice Hockey Part 3: The Groin Strain Impostors
There are many core and hip-related injuries that cause groin pain in ice hockey athletes. Although the groin pain is real, a groin strain may not be the primary cause. Here are a few hip pathologies that oftentimes result in groin pain.
The Hip in Ice Hockey Part 2: Hip Injury Epidemiology and the Coveted Groin Strain
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The Hip in Ice Hockey Part 1: The Role of the Hip and Non-contact Injuries in Sport
Sporting injuries can be caused by contact (e.g traumatic) or non-contact (e.g overuse) mechanisms in nature, with contact injuries more often being associated with extrinsic risk factors, which are out of the control of the athlete in a single, identifiable incident [1-5].
How Injury Occurs in Sport: A Multifactorial Model
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Training Load and Heart Rate Variability Associated with Overuse Injury in CrossFit Athletes
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Sleeping and Eating a Healthy Diet Reduced Injury Risk in Adolescent Athletes
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Get Fit or Increase Your Chances of Getting Hurt: It’s Your Choice
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NFL Training Camp Injuries Series: Part 4 – Overworked and Underprepared
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NFL Training Camp Injuries Series: Part 3 – Injury Rates in Practices vs. Games
NFL Training Camp Injuries Series: Part 2 – Injury Types by Position
NFL Training Camp Injuries Series: Part 1 – Injury Rates
Lumbo-Pelvic Muscle Activation Patterns Associated with Injury Risk in Male Soccer Players
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Rest is not a Weapon, it’s a Shield: Can Adequate Rest Protect Professional Soccer Players from Muscle Injuries?
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Leadership and Coaching Styles Are Associated with Injury Rates and Player Availability
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell
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