Posts by Alexandra F DeJong, MEd, ATC
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What does it cost for an Athletic Trainer to Treat an Ankle Sprain?
On average a high school athlete is treated by an athletic trainer for 3 weeks after an ankle sprain with a total cost of $534, which is less than half the cost of an emergency room visit. Athletic trainers in this setting may consider using more rehabilitation and neuromuscular control interventions to reduce the long-term impact of ankle sprains.
Getting to the Core of Overuse Lower Extremity Injury Risk Factors
Impaired Core Stability as a Risk Factor for the Development of Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries: A Prospective Cohort Study De Blaiser C, De Ridder R, Willems T, Vanden Bossche L,…
Webinar: Pushing the Laboratory Boundaries for Analyzing Running
Alexandra DeJong, a Sports Med Res contributor and PhD Student at the University of Virginia, leads our first webinar entitled “Pushing the Laboratory Boundaries for Analyzing Running”.
Exercise may be the long-term key for improving gluteal tendinopathy patient outcomes
Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single-blinded, randomized clinical trial Mellor R, Bennell K,…
Hip and Knee Strength Are Not Related to Injury in Female Runners
No baseline strength differences between female recreational runners who developed an injury and injury free runners during a 16-week formalized training program Torp DM, Donovan L, Gribble PA, Thomas AC,…
Decreased Hip Strength in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability Unrelated to Landing Stability
Isometric Hip Strength and Dynamic Stability of Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability McCann RS, Bolding BA, Terada M, Kosik KB, Crossett ID, Gribble PA. J Athl Train. 2018 Aug 7….
Pain in the Back: Incidence and Risk Factors in Youth Court Sport Athletes
Incidence and risk factors for back pain in young floorball and basketball players: A Prospective study Rossi MK, Pasanen K, Heinonen A, Myklebust G, Kannus P, Kujala UM, Parkkari J….
Ankle Sprains Come into Play Late in the Game
Ankle Sprain has Higher Occurrence During the Later Parts of Matches: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis De Noronha M, Lay EK, McPhee MR, Mnatzaganian G, Nunes GS. J Sport Rehabil. 2018…
Education is the Key to Addressing Runners’ Patellofemoral Pain
Is combining gait retraining or an exercise programme with education better than education alone in treating runners with patellofemoral pain? A randomised clinical trial Esculier JF, Bouyer LJ, Dubois B,…
