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Full Knee Flexion ROM after ACL Reconstruction acl

Does restoring full knee flexion ROM matter after ACL reconstruction?

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Where does the SFMA fit with someone who centralizes with repeated movements? fms

In this video, Dr.Jenna Gourlay and I discuss how to incorporate the SFMA into treatment and the centralization process.

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Free CEUs - List of Free Athletic Training NATA Physical Therapy CEUs athletic training ceu physical therapy

Updated 2/27/25

While I have not personally completed all of these courses, they are free. In order to help others trying to use this page, please let me know if there are additional ones I don't have listed or if a link is broken. Click HERE to contact me. 

What are free CEUs for athletic trainer...

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Where do repeated movements fit into treating low back pain?

Dr. Jenna Gourlay and I discuss repeated movements in the SFMA and why getting into those breakouts early on are key.

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One of the most underutilized exercises in rehabilitation isometrics rehabilitation

Isometrics are one of the most powerful tools in rehabilitation, yet they are underutilized. In this video, I discuss the benefits of using isometrics at all phases of rehabilitation.

I want to talk about one of the most underutilized exercises or exercise techniques in rehabilitation, and it's iso...

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The SFMA and Its Role In Telehealth functional movement screen

Dr. Jenna Gourlay and I discuss how the SFMA can be utilized in telehealth. 

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Manual Resistance Training in Rehabilitation and Performance performance rehabilitation resistance training

How often are you incorporating manual resistance with your patients and clients? Manual resistance can provide an incredible stimulus to improve tissue quality and tensioning abilities. It allows you to provide resistance at the exact right force that the tissue needs at particular ranges of motion...

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SFMA Insights -- Multi-Segmental Extension low back pain

In this video, I dive into one of the Top Tier patterns, Multi-Segmental Extension and how it relates to low back pain.

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How hypermobility should influence your treatment plan. hypermobility

Dr. Jenna Gourlay and I discuss hypermobility including some of the clinical signs and how it influences a clinician's treatment plan.

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Differentiating soreness, fatigue, and pain in baseball pitchers. arm care baseball

One of the more challenging questions in baseball is how to determine when a pitcher is having pain, soreness, or fatigue.  As a physical therapist, athletic trainer and strength coach, I have the fortune of working at all levels of baseball, from youth to professional.  And this question comes up o...

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Keep Your Eye On The Ball With Test Selection testing

One of the most common discussions I have with professionals is which tests they should perform in the preseason. We need to keep in mind the goal we have for testing and each test we select. 

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Injury Prevention: A Systemic Approach to Test Selection injury prevention risk factors

Bottom Line Up Front: The individual tests selected for an injury prevention system are important and should certainly possess basic psychometric properties (reliability, predictive and discriminant validity, etc.). However, it is important to use a systematic approach for injury risk factor identif...

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