Research Article:   Lopes, L. R., Machado, D. E., Goes, R. A., Amaral, M. V. G., Dias, F., Tavares, V., Medeiros, R., & Perini, J. A. (2025). Implications of tendinopathy on the sports career: Epidemiological and clinical profile of high-performance athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport , 72 , 59–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2025.02.003 Application   With 10-50% of elite athletes having a chronic tendinopathy, what can be done to identify and manage risk factors? The nota

If you have already read or listened me discuss scientific research stratigies for sleep, then you are probably already aware of some of the follow. However, here is the cheat sheet nicely summed up: ·       Sleep <8 hours in adolescents is #1 strongest predictor of INJURY   ·       Chronic insomnia increases CRP and IL-6   ·       CHO: higher glycemic & consumed at evening meal. Increases plasma L-tryptophan (indirectly via spike in insulin causes large neutral proteins to b

Best practices for management of post-rehab training of an ACL injury in females. First, we will focus on making sure the athlete is ready for return to sport (RTS) after the rehab. We need to make sure their body and mind can exceed the capacity and demands needed in their sport. Currently, a metanalysis found that only about 69% of female athletes can return to their previous sport and 79% of elite females return to their sport with literature lacking on reasons for the hig