As an OSI Athletic Trainer working in a high school setting, I spend A LOT of time with student athletes. Bless their hearts, they keep me young, but I find myself in disbelief at the things that come out of their mouths. There are just some things that you cant un-hear.
How A Plunger Can Help With IT Band Issues There are a lot of reasons I enjoy having Student Physical Therapist complete one of their internships with us. But the biggest reason is I truly learn a lot from having them here. After seeing a few patients with challenging IT Band issues my most recent […]
App of the Week – Knee Decide For me, the process of describing the posterior horn of the medial meniscus to someone not in physical medicine is like my high school math teacher trying to describe to me why using letters in math is a good idea. My future as a mathematician is bleak, but […]
Should I Buy An iPad? I was asked this question on three separate occasions this week. I have quite a bit of knowledge and experience in this area, and thought I might put something together that will help you make a decision like this. Typically, this discussion starts out with a statement like this. “Well, […]
The Reactive Sling Shot: Stepping Up Your Workout My fiancé and I have tried to adopt a healthier lifestyle this past year, so we have been active members at our local gym. Tony has been big into the power lifts, wanting to gain strength and muscle mass. He has done a lot of different research […]
App of the Week: Ookla Speedtest I’ve been using this app for a few years (it is also available as an internet page app) and really like it. You might be asking yourself why it is important to have a good internet speed app on your phone. Consider this: you’re in an airport or at […]
Is 3D Printing The Future Of Transplants? 3D Printing made it possible for a 22 year old woman from the Netherlands to survive. This young lady had headaches and was slowly losing her eye sight due to her skull thickening from 1.5cm to 5 cm. Needing to do something to keep the essential brain functions […]
App Of The Week: GasBuddy Who loves paying too much for gas? Show of hands? *insert crickets Well me either, which is why I’m an avid user of GasBuddy. GasBuddy is one of the most comprehensive fuel price apps I have played with. It is crowd-source powered, meaning it relies on end user input for […]
Shoulder Decide App Of The Week In continuing the tradition of technology and education, I’d like to introduce my new Blog Series, “App of the Week”. You’ve hopefully read my blog articles about Yelp and Find my Friends, which were both really helpful on my road trip. Now that I’m back to real life (and […]
Riddell Speedflex – The Next Generation Of Football Helmet A mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or a concussion, is a very big deal. It is one of the greatest drawbacks to playing football. As more high schools, colleges and the NFL are looking for more ways to prevent these injuries, Riddell, the top provider of helmets […]
