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Unseen Forces: Do Contextual Factors Matter to Outcomes? outcomes podcast

In episode 4 of The Rehab & Performance Podcast, I sit down with Elizabeth Lane, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, CF-L2, to discuss the often unseen forces that influence rehabilitation outcomes.  

 

You can listen to the episode at the links below.  If you'd like CEUs, make sure to use the MedBridge

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How Do We Untangle the Evidence Around Shoulder Rehabilitation and Surgery? overhead athlete rehab & performance lab

Join me and my guest, Lenny Macrina, MSPT, CSCS, as we discuss shoulder rehabilitation and surgery.  We'll take a deep dive  into the complexities of untangling evidence surrounding shoulder rehabilitation, from dissecting recent research insights to translating them into actionable clinic strate...

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Disconnected Expectations: How Do You Manage ACL Return-to-Sport Timelines? acl rehab & performance lab rehabilitation return to sport

 In the second episode of the Rehab & Performance Lab podcast, Disconnected Expectations: How Do You Manage ACL Return-to-Sport Timelines?, I team up with Dr. Kyle Matsel to discuss the complexities surrounding ACL return-to-sport timelines.  

You can listen to this episode at the links below:

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What things should you consider when working with non-op ACLR? acl rehabilitation

I recently received this question:

"I have had a couple patients now that have opted for the non-op route for ACL or PCL injuries. For context, they’re not current athletes are 30s to 50s, but do want to get back to their recreational activity. I’ve had a hard time finding comprehensive protocols f...

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How Do We Create Effective Return-To-Running Protocols? medbridge rehab & performance lab return to sport running todd arnold

How Can We Create Effective Return-to-Running Protocols? 
Todd Arnold, MD, medical officer for elite athlete care at USA Track & Field, and I discuss the complexities of return-to-running protocols. We explore the research on the nuances of creating individualized strategies for athletes’ successf...

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Rehab and Performance Lab Podcast medbridge rehab & performance lab

One of my favorite things to do is host a MedBridge live webinar, and the reason for that is we always leave time at the end to answer questions.  And those questions are great because they're real world questions.  They're questions on topics that maybe are a little more controversial or questions ...

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A Vision of the Future of Rehabilitation & Performance

I was having a conversation with a couple I had just met. They were telling me about their nephew who had torn his ACL in high school and subsequently tore it again. He then quit soccer permanently.

I was immediately saddened and frustrated that this happened to this young man. Now I certainly don'...

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Single Leg Heel Raise rehabilitation

One of my favorite tests in early return to sport rehabilitation is the single leg heel raise test.  We require the athlete to do 30 of them slow and controlled with full range of motion.  This is going to tell me three different things. One, first off, obviously, the strength of the gastroc soleus ...

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Why should athletic trainers use MedBridge for CEUs? athletic training ceu medbridge nata boc

My wife and I are athletic trainers, so we understand what a challenge it can be to get your CEUs completed in each reporting period. Fifty is a lot of CEUs and my wife does all of her continuing education through MedBridge. While getting the required CEUs is important, if I have to go through the p...

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Things that Unlocked My Career career

I was at a conference and one of the questions we discussed was: "What were the things that unlocked your career?"  Here are some things I thought about.

1)  500 hours of continuing education in my first 5 years. 

That was a game-changer for me. I learned so much, but more importantly, I had so mu...

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What is the best renewal discount coupon code for a MedBridge subscription?

While it seems that most PTs, ATs, OTs, SLPs, and RNs know that the best price on MedBridge is $225 per year for unlimited continuing education if you use a promo or coupon code PLISKY, which gets you $150 off (or over 45% ...

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Best MedBridge Courses for Athletic Trainers acl athletic training ceu discharge testing low back pain medbridge medbridge discount medbridge promo code return to sport

There are so many great courses on Medbridge for athletic trainers. Sometimes it can be hard to decide which ones to take. That's why we have compiled this list of our favorite Medbridge courses for athletic trainers. If you are trying to decide if a Medbridge subscription is worth it for you as an ...

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