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      • Adam's Forward Bend Test
      • Passive Neck Flexion Test
      • Thoracic Compression Test
      • Thoracic Distraction Test
      • Thoracic Foraminal Closure Test
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      • Active Sit-Up Test
      • Alternate Gillet Test
      • Crossed Straight Leg Raise Test
      • Extensor Endurance Test
      • FABER Test
      • Fortin's Sign
      • Gaenslen Test
      • Gillet Test
      • Gower's Sign
      • Lumbar Quadrant Test
      • POSH Test
      • Posteroanterior Mobility
      • Prone Knee Bend Test
      • Prone Instability Test
      • Resisted Abduction Test
      • Sacral Clearing Test
      • Seated Forward Flexion Test
      • SIJ Compression/Distraction Test
      • Slump Test
      • Sphinx Test
      • Spine Rotators & Multifidus Test
      • Squish Test
      • Standing Forward Flexion Test
      • Straight Leg Raise Test
      • Supine to Long Sit Test
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      • Anterior Apprehension
      • Biceps Load Test II
      • Drop Arm Sign
      • External Rotation Lag Sign
      • Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Sign
      • Horizontal Adduction Test
      • Internal Rotation Lag Sign
      • Jobe Test
      • Ludington's Test
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      • Painful Arc Sign
      • Pronated Load Test
      • Resisted Supination External Rotation Test
      • Speed's Test
      • Posterior Apprehension
      • Sulcus Sign
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        • Costoclavicular Brace
        • Hyperabduction Test
        • Roos (EAST)
      • Yergason's Test
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      • Chair Sign
      • Cozen's Test
      • Elbow Extension Test
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      • Moving Valgus Stress Test
      • Push-up Sign
      • Ulnar Nerve Compression Test
      • Valgus Stress Test
      • Varus Stress Test
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      • Carpal Compression Test
      • Finkelstein Test
      • Phalen's Test
      • Reverse Phalen's Test
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      • Dial Test
      • FABER Test
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      • Fitzgerald's Test
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      • Labral Posterior Impingement Test
      • Long-Axis Femoral Distraction Test
      • Noble Compression Test
      • Percussion Test
      • Sign of the Buttock
      • Trendelenburg Test
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      • Dial Test (Tibial Rotation Test)
      • Joint Line Tenderness
      • Lachman Test
      • McMurray Test
      • Noble Compression Test
      • Pivot-Shift Test
      • Posterior Drawer Test
      • Posterior Sag Sign
      • Quad Active Test
      • Thessaly Test
      • Valgus Stress Test
      • Varus Stress Test
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      • Calf Squeeze Test
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      • Test for Interdigital Neuroma
      • Windlass Test
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        • Standing Repeated Shoulder Extension with Squat
        • Standing Repetead Shoulder Horiz. Abd. with Ext. CKC
        • Seated with Arms on Pillows Cervical AROM (Flex/Ext/Rot/SB)
        • Seated with Arms on Pillows Shrugs
        • Seated with Arms on Pillows Shrug with Scapular Retraction
        • Supine Shoulder IR with GH Centralization
        • Supine Shoulder ER with GH Centralization
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        • Slump Sciatic Nerve Glides
        • Birddog Progression
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Full Body Mobility (Video) 

3/29/2015

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I've always been a fan of different mobility drills to warmup with.  Guys like Kelly Starrett have popularized it but Dan Pope has a great website resource geared toward the lifting athlete.  Check out his video below and then go see his website for more great info. 
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Random Thoughts on Coming Back from Injury & Brian's 3 tips for training/rehab of athletes

3/15/2015

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I wanted to share this article with you all today for a couple of reasons.  Primarily, I wanted to talk about Patrick's point number 3:  Rehab needs to progress and not be soft.  I couldn't agree more.  Too often I see therapists who work with athletes that do not truly get them ready for their return to sport.  Rehabilitation for an athlete MUST be different because their demands are different.  Basics may be similar and time needs to be spent on them but when an athlete is ready to go back to sport they must have performed enough demands in rehab to practice their skill.  Below are a few points I feel should be considered when rehabbing athletes.  


1.  Sports are Reactive, train accordingly.  
     - What I mean by this is that we must not only go spend the time on the basics but then evolve the rehab.  For example, when training lateral movements, the motor control & strength needs to be there at slower speeds but then progressed to faster speeds.  Once the athlete can do this MULTIPLE times then they NEED to be progressed again.  How do we do this?  Reactive training.  Forget the cones and the mirror, we use these way to much.  Instead point and direct or use verbal commands for a specific direction.  Observe movement and/or videotape for the athlete and yourself.  See the differences between the reactive movements and planned movements.  Are they consistent?  If not, find out why and re-train/re-assess.

2.  Perform a needs analysis and train accordingly.
     -  Are they a baseball player or basketball player?  Pitcher or Point Guard.  Again, could the basics be the same? Yes, they very well might be and they need to be well done before progressing them.  But once they are ready to progress make sure you look at the biomechanics of their sport.  Training a point guard vs a power forward is going to be very different.  Make sure you understand this from day 1 of rehab.  Then make it the goal to rehab them so they can perform their specific position activities.  Not the skill of the sport because thats not our job.  Our job is to make sure they can move well within the context of their sport & position.  To make sure they have adequate stability and mobility to perform their skill (shooting, dribbling, etc).  

3.  Be individualized and objective
     -  This one is really easy to fall out of.  When craziness occurs its easy to lose track of objective measures and individualization.  But this is so important.  Just because you have two baseball pitchers coming back from Tommy Johns does not mean they should get the same rehab program.  Again, basics may be the same.  But maybe one of them has underlying shoulder or hip issues while the other does not.  Therefore, rehab will be different for each.  Lastly, objective measures must be used.  How do you measure progress?  This goes back to Patrick's point number 4 where he talks about monitoring.  If you are rehabbing a jumping athlete's right ankle then make sure you are objectively measuring things.  Measure both ankles height with jumps for example.  Measure ROM, strength, and a Y-balance.  Something needs to be measured to properly monitor progress.  At the same time don't get too hell bent on measurements.  An athlete could have the same jump height side to side but look horrible on one side.  See if your athlete is taking off and landing similarly to the opposite leg.  Be objective but don't lose sight of movement.  

- Brian

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Water, Sodium, & Heat Illness: Important considerations for the sports physical therapist

3/1/2015

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Many of you have heard the saying "Drink more water".  For our athletes in competition, this is especially true.  However, we must also appreciate the importance of sodium.  Specifically, with regards to heat illness, which is common during training camps in the summer/fall.  Below are some highlights to be aware of.

Heat Cramps:  Often due to a negative sodium balance.   
-  Signs:  Painful, involuntary muscle twitching & spasms
-  Treatment:  May need immediate oral sodium or in extreme cases and IV

Heat Exhaustion: 
-  Most common heat illness
-  Two types:  Water depleted & Sodium Depleted
                           1.  Water depleted is typically more dangerous because it can occur more rapidly after exercise starts and therefore can develop into heat stroke sooner.
                           2.  Sodium depleted typically occurs after several days of exercising in heat.
-  Treatment:  Immediate rest, cooling, rehydration

Heat Stroke:  
-  Defined as a core temp greater than 40.5 degrees C (104.9 degrees F) 
-  Dangerous due to possible organ failure due to hyperthermia
-  Shock, pulmonary edema, delirium, and anhydrosis are among the symptoms in addition to those found with heat cramps & heat exhaustion.  
-  Treatment: Rapid cooling to 38.8 degrees C (101.8 degrees F) is critical.  Best= cold and ice water immersion.  


Be mindful of these illnesses when providing outreach to local schools or teams.  

- Brian

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      • Segmental Mobility
      • Sharp-Purser Test
      • Spurling's Maneuver
      • Transverse Ligament Test
      • ULNT - Median
      • ULNT - Radial
      • ULNT - Ulnar
      • Vertebral Artery Test
    • Thoracic Spine >
      • Adam's Forward Bend Test
      • Passive Neck Flexion Test
      • Thoracic Compression Test
      • Thoracic Distraction Test
      • Thoracic Foraminal Closure Test
    • Lumbar Spine/Sacroiliac Joint >
      • Active Sit-Up Test
      • Alternate Gillet Test
      • Crossed Straight Leg Raise Test
      • Extensor Endurance Test
      • FABER Test
      • Fortin's Sign
      • Gaenslen Test
      • Gillet Test
      • Gower's Sign
      • Lumbar Quadrant Test
      • POSH Test
      • Posteroanterior Mobility
      • Prone Knee Bend Test
      • Prone Instability Test
      • Resisted Abduction Test
      • Sacral Clearing Test
      • Seated Forward Flexion Test
      • SIJ Compression/Distraction Test
      • Slump Test
      • Sphinx Test
      • Spine Rotators & Multifidus Test
      • Squish Test
      • Standing Forward Flexion Test
      • Straight Leg Raise Test
      • Supine to Long Sit Test
    • Shoulder >
      • Active Compression Test
      • Anterior Apprehension
      • Biceps Load Test II
      • Drop Arm Sign
      • External Rotation Lag Sign
      • Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Sign
      • Horizontal Adduction Test
      • Internal Rotation Lag Sign
      • Jobe Test
      • Ludington's Test
      • Neer Test
      • Painful Arc Sign
      • Pronated Load Test
      • Resisted Supination External Rotation Test
      • Speed's Test
      • Posterior Apprehension
      • Sulcus Sign
      • Thoracic Outlet Tests >
        • Adson's Test
        • Costoclavicular Brace
        • Hyperabduction Test
        • Roos (EAST)
      • Yergason's Test
    • Elbow >
      • Biceps Squeeze Test
      • Chair Sign
      • Cozen's Test
      • Elbow Extension Test
      • Medial Epicondylalgia Test
      • Mill's Test
      • Moving Valgus Stress Test
      • Push-up Sign
      • Ulnar Nerve Compression Test
      • Valgus Stress Test
      • Varus Stress Test
    • Wrist/Hand >
      • Allen's Test
      • Carpal Compression Test
      • Finkelstein Test
      • Phalen's Test
      • Reverse Phalen's Test
    • Hip >
      • Craig's Test
      • Dial Test
      • FABER Test
      • FAIR Test
      • Fitzgerald's Test
      • Hip Quadrant Test
      • Hop Test
      • Labral Anterior Impingement Test
      • Labral Posterior Impingement Test
      • Long-Axis Femoral Distraction Test
      • Noble Compression Test
      • Percussion Test
      • Sign of the Buttock
      • Trendelenburg Test
    • Knee >
      • Anterior Drawer Test
      • Dial Test (Tibial Rotation Test)
      • Joint Line Tenderness
      • Lachman Test
      • McMurray Test
      • Noble Compression Test
      • Pivot-Shift Test
      • Posterior Drawer Test
      • Posterior Sag Sign
      • Quad Active Test
      • Thessaly Test
      • Valgus Stress Test
      • Varus Stress Test
    • Foot/Ankle >
      • Anterior Drawer
      • Calf Squeeze Test
      • External Rotation Test
      • Fracture Screening Tests
      • Impingement Sign
      • Navicular Drop Test
      • Squeeze Test
      • Talar Tilt
      • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Test
      • Test for Interdigital Neuroma
      • Windlass Test
    • HEP >
      • Neck and Shoulder >
        • Supine Chin Tuck
        • Supine DNF with Towel Assist
        • Supine DNF
        • Standing Chin Tuck Against Wall
        • Standing Chin Tuck Against Wall with Scaption
        • Seated Cervical Retraction Repeated
        • Seated Cervical Retraction with Extension Repeated
        • Seated Cervical Retraction with Sidebend Repeated
        • Seated Cervical Retraction with Rotation Repeated
        • Standing Wall Shrugs at 90 Degrees Flex
        • Seated Thoracic Whips
        • Standing Ballistic Shoulder Extensions
        • Standing Repeated Shoulder Extension with Squat
        • Standing Repetead Shoulder Horiz. Abd. with Ext. CKC
        • Seated with Arms on Pillows Cervical AROM (Flex/Ext/Rot/SB)
        • Seated with Arms on Pillows Shrugs
        • Seated with Arms on Pillows Shrug with Scapular Retraction
        • Supine Shoulder IR with GH Centralization
        • Supine Shoulder ER with GH Centralization
        • Holding Dumbbell at 180 Degrees Flexion for Time
        • Cat Camel
        • Prone T's
        • Prone Y's
        • Quad Chin Tuck w/ Shoulder Flexion
      • Low Back >
        • Supine TA Isometric
        • Standing TA Isometric Agains Wall with Squat
        • Supine BKFO
        • Quad Rock Back
        • Standing Hip Hinge
        • Sit to Stand with Hip Hinge
        • Repeated Lumbar Sideglides
        • Repeated Standing Lumbar Extension
        • Repeated Standing Lumbar Flexion
        • Repeated Prone Press-Ups
        • Repeated Supine DKC
        • Slump Sciatic Nerve Glides
        • Birddog Progression
      • Hip and Knee >
        • Clamshells with Progressions
        • Fire Hydrants with Progressions
        • Donkey Kicks
        • Bridge Variations
        • Repeated Hip Flexion
        • Squats
        • Seated Repeated Knee Extensions
        • CKC Seated Repeated Knee Extensions
        • Heel Slides
        • CKC DF with Tibial IR
      • Foot and Ankle >
        • Calf Raises
        • Calf Raises with Soccer Ball Between Medial Malleoli
        • Towel Scrunches with Foot in PF
        • Toe Flexion Using T-Band with Foot in PF
        • PF with Toes Flexed Using T-Band
        • DF with Toes Flexed Using T-Band
        • Forefoot Adduction
        • Gastroc Stretch
        • Repeated PF
      • Examination Templates