Getting to the Core of Overuse Lower Extremity Injury Risk Factors

by Alexandra F DeJong | Jun 10, 2019

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, Danneels L, Roosen P. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Apr 29:363546519837724. doi:...

Webinar: Pushing the Laboratory Boundaries for Analyzing Running

by Alexandra F DeJong | Feb 27, 2019

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

by Alexandra F DeJong | Dec 12, 2018

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial Mellor R, Bennell K, Grimaldi A, Nicolson P, Kasza J, Hodges P,...

Hip and Knee Strength Are Not Related to Injury in Female Runners

by Alexandra F DeJong | Sep 26, 2018

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, Bazett-Jones DM, Beard MQ. Phys Ther Sport. 2018 Aug 6; 34:1-7....

Decreased Hip Strength in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability Unrelated to Landing Stability

by Alexandra F DeJong | Aug 28, 2018

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. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-238-17. [Epub ahead of print]. Freely Available Text Take...