If you are the parent of a Jr High or High School athlete, it is highly likely that your athlete has tired KinesioTape or you’ve seen a teammate with KinesioTape on. KinesioTape can be helpful with changing the perception of…
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The Hidden Costs of Single-Sport Specialization
Over recent decades, single-sport specialization has been promoted by coaches, encouraging athletes to commit to one sport as early as possible. Many young athletes now dedicate their time exclusively to one sport, practicing year-round. The prevailing idea is that increased…
Protein Intake for Middle and High Schoolers
For middle/high school athletes, starting the day with a protein-packed breakfast can set a strong foundation for energy and muscle development. Opt for options like scrambled eggs or a smoothie with protein powder, fruit, and a handful of nuts. For…
Why We Like Pitch Counts
In Little League baseball, managing pitch counts and ensuring adequate rest periods are crucial to protecting young players’ arms and promoting long-term athletic development. Pitch count rules limit the number of pitches a player can throw in a game, depending…
Hip Hinging for Life
Deadlifting, it’s not just a gym-based exercise and it’s certainly not an exercise to fear. So often I inquire about the deadlift and hear back from patients “I don’t want to hurt my back” or “I don’t lift heavy anymore.”…
How Can Cyclic Sighing Help Lower Stress Levels
Many musculoskeletal injuries we see come from overuse injuries, increasing levels of exercise too quickly, or sometimes just plain goofiness on the part of a patient. Honestly, some of the musculoskeletal issue we’ve seen of late have a psychological component…
Big Crazy Goals
Dr. Linkhorn here: If you know me, you know I love a good crazy big goal. Recently, I’ve come to recognize what I love even more is “showing up.” Showing up even if you’re not exactly sure what you’re doing,…
Five must haves of the kettlebell swing
The swing is the foundational exercise for training with kettlebells. This exercise is known for burning fat and for developing power and explosiveness. It is notable for its ability to increase the performance of athletes involved in just about any…
Is the Site of Your Pain the Source of Your Pain?
Have you ever had a problem, lets just say knee problem for our purpose here, and had treatment after treatment, felt a little better initially after the treatment but as soon as you starting performing some form of activity the…
Five Things My Kid has Taught Me
Keep moving. My kid doesn’t stop moving. She is over here, over there, she wants to climb on something (frankly everything). She is moving. We need to move more. We shouldn’t become slave to our computers, phones, TVs, shackled to…
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