Posts by Mark Rice, MS, ATC
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(Hop) Around. (Hop) Around. (Hop) up (Hop) up and Get Down
The multiple hop test: a discriminative or evaluative instrument for chronic ankle instability? Eechaute C, Bautmans I, De Hertogh W, Vaes P. Clin J Sport Med. 2012 May;22(3):228-33. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22504375 Chronic…
Special tests vs. Soft Tissue Palpation – Which is better for determining subacromial impingement?
Palpation tests versus impingement tests in Neer stage I and II subacromial impingement syndrome Toprak U, Ustuner E, Ozer D, Uyanık S, Baltacı G, Sakızlıoglu SS, Karademir MA, Atay AO. Knee…
How Do You Determine Low Back Pain with Young Athletes?
Validation of a New Instrument for Evaluating Low Back Pain in the Young Athlete D’hemecourt PA, Zurakowski D, D’hemecourt CA, Curtis C, Ugrinow V, Deriu L, Micheli LJ.Clin J Sport…
Long Head of the Biceps Issues– Cut it or Move it?
Biceps Tenotomy Versus Tenodesis: Clinical Outcomes Slenker NR, Lawson K, Ciccotti MG, Dodson CC, Cohen SB. Arthroscopy. 2012 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22284407 Chronic inflammation of the long…
Static Stretching – Must we “Unlearn What (We) Have Learned”?
Does pre-exercise static stretching inhibit maximal muscular performance? A meta-analytical review. Simic L, Sarabon N, Markovic G.Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2012 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01444.x. [Epub ahead of print]…
Is the Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction Appropriate for Everybody?
Clinical outcomes of double- vs single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review of randomized control trials J. Kongtharvonskul, J. Attia, S. Thamakaison, C. Kijkunasathian, P. Woratanarat, A. Thakkinstian Scand…
Getting “Back” on Track – Abdominal Bracing, Rehabilitation and Low Back Pain
Core stability exercises in individuals with and without chronic nonspecific low back pain Marshall PW, Desai I, Robbins DW. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Dec;25(12):3404-11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22080309 Quite simply, low-back pain…
“To Reconstruct Or Not To Reconstruct?” That is the question. – ACL Tears in the Skeletally Immature
Degeneration of the knee joint in skeletally immature patients with a diagnosis of an anterior cruciate ligament tear: is there harm in delay of treatment? Lawrence JT, Argawal N, Ganley…
Shoulder Force Couples – How do They Function Throughout Rehab Exercises?
Rotator-cuff muscle-recruitment strategies during shoulder rehabilitation exercises. Swanik KA, Huxel Bliven K, Swanik CB. J Sport Rehabil. 2011 Nov;20(4):471-86. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22012500 Do you remember diving into your first upper extremity therapeutic…
