by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS To quote my good friend Perry Nickelston, “The thoracic spine is a linchpin of movement.” Mobility in the T spine has a huge impact on the rest of the system and most of us don’t move well through that area of our body. We need both rotation and extension […]
Double Helical Taping Technique
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS This post is a bit personal to me, because last fall I was out for a run one day after teaching my second 8 hour course in a row and was pretty tired and stumbled while running on an uneven sidewalk. As I went down, I tried to catch […]
End the Love Affair with Sets & Reps
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Training volume is extremely important to consider with all training, whether we’re talking fitness, strength and conditioning, or rehab. Modifying the overall make up of the amount of work being performed is a major component of periodization. That, along with exercises selection, is the most common way that people […]
Product Review: Stamina X Adjustable Plyo Box
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Recently, I invested in some new equipment for my workout facility, so over the coming weeks, I will take the opportunity to review a few things in an effort to equip people with new ideas and knowledge to help you make decisions when purchasing new products. This week, we’re […]
The Power of Brachiating
by Jessica Hill, PT, DPT, CSCS “Thou art of the Jungle and not of the Jungle.” – R Kipling, The Jungle Book Last winter I hit a rough patch. There was tremendous stress and uncertainty in several crucial areas of my life, and it manifested as physical tension and agitation. I got home late from […]
Taping for Foot Drop
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS One of the questions that I often get when I teach is about taping stroke patients and/or people with a neuropathy of some sort. Inevitably. the issue of helping people with foot drop seems to come up. I make it very clear in my courses (and want to here […]
What Really Controls Fatigue?
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Recently I read some really interesting and convincing information on what really controls fatigue in the body during physical exertion. I was taught in school that most of the time fatigue is caused by lack of ATP or Oxygen and/or a build up of byproducts within the tissue (i.e. […]
Why I Dislike the Lateral Release
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Patellofemoral knee pain is a large part of what I treat on a regular basis, as it is anyone who performs rehab on patients. I see this pain with my active athletes as well as young people who have poor motor control and biomechanics and the general adult population […]
Compression vs Decompression
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Dealing with fluid is always a challenge for a lot of us in the therapy world. It is one of, if not the first items that we put on our “to-do” list to jump start the healing process and returning our patients and clients to their activities. To say […]
Postactivation Potentiation for Rehab
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS When I am wearing my strength coach hat, Postactivation Potentiation (PAP) is an important part of my training programs. Oftentimes it is referred to as Contrast Training, but regardless of what you call it, it can be a great tool to use to improve power and function. But, I […]
Why Worry About Landing Mechanics?
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Over the years, athletes have learned to jump higher with the help of plyometrics and strength training for the lower body. However, we have fallen behind in teaching the landing portion of the jumping movement. Of course, working on landing technique isn’t as fun or sexy as seeing how […]
More Musings from the Transverse Plane
by Jessica Hill, DPT, MSPT, CSCS I was reading an article on BBC written by a genetic epidemiology professor named Dr. Tim Spector who went to live with a hunter/gatherer tribe, the Hadza, in Tanzania. He was studying the link between what we eat and the diversity of the microbiome of our digestive system. In […]
Coaching Style and Injuries
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I recently came across an really interesting article regarding coaching style and injuries rates which I am hopeful will steer some coaches in a productive direction. As the injury prevention coordinator at a NCAA Division 1 university, I am constantly looking for new ways to improve our techniques and […]
Another Look at Foot Pain and Rotation
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS A little over 2 years ago I published a post entitled, “Rotation = Less Foot Pain” where I wrote about the direct connection between our inability to control rotation and it’s impact on the lower leg and foot. After treating dozens of athletes with foot pain, plantar fasciitis, posterior […]
Rotation = Less Foot Pain
Like most clinicians, I see my fair share of foot and lower leg pain. At the collegiate level, plantar fasciitis, posterior Tib pain, and Tibial stress fractures occur much more than I would like. We have seen a reduction over the last 8-10 years in these injury rates due to a better understanding of the […]
The Good & Bad of the Overhead Squat
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS The overhead squat is an extremely popular movement for evaluating how people move and for training to improve performance. Some have claimed that it is all that we need to properly assess someone’s movement dysfunction. Other’s have said that it is the best training exercises that there is and […]
The Little Bit Syndrome
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I tend to get patients who have no obvious reason for their pain. They have seen several different people and have plenty of diagnostic testing performed before they end up on my schedule. The advantage that I get in these situations is that I get to see all of […]
Stop Saying Stop
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS This irritates me with a lot of medical providers. Their idea of medical treatment for someone is to simply say, “maybe you shouldn’t Crossfit (or run, lift, triathlon, etc).” That is NOT medical advice and is not good treatment. This post started as an Instagram “#MaximumMovement Insight” and the […]
How the Foot and Shoulder are Connected
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I recently had an athlete that I evaluated with long standing plantar fasciitis on her left foot that has failed traditional physical therapy, multiple PRP injections and other conservative treatments. During my evaluation process, I found a lot of things that I won’t go into here (because I already […]
4 Types of Restrictions
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Recently I was teaching a series of Rocktape Blades courses and during those courses I was reminded of the various types of mobility restrictions and how we oftentimes under appreciate the differences between them. Most of us think of a mobility issue as either in a joint or in […]
Fix Hamstring Pain
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Hamstring injuries have long been feared by athletes and coaches alike. The sight of an athlete dropping to the ground as if hit by a sniper bullet is disturbing to anyone who witnesses it. Months of speed training and conditioning can be quickly negated with one hard sprint. To […]
Why I don’t use the Glute-Ham Raise
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Working in the collegiate athletic setting, glute-ham raises are a staple in the weight room. I always find it interesting that everywhere that I travel to teach at clinics, universities, Crossfit boxes, performance facilities and health clubs, I rarely find rows of glute-ham machines in any facility that isn’t […]
Reactive Neuromuscular Training – DVD
Need a new way to improve how your patients and clients move authentically and practically? Are you tired of coaching and teaching and not seeing immediate results? That’s probably because you’re using the wrong corrective strategies. You need to train the brain…and do it often. You need Neurofacilitation: Reactive Neuromuscular Training Discover, Step-By-Step, How to […]
Reactive Neuromuscular Training – Stream
Need a new way to improve how your patients and clients move authentically and practically? Are you tired of coaching and teaching and not seeing immediate results? That’s probably because you’re using the wrong corrective strategies. You need to train the brain…and do it often. You need Neurofacilitation: Reactive Neuromuscular Training Discover, Step-By-Step, How to […]
RNT Explained
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Mike Voight initially defined Reactive Neuromuscular Training in 1990 as “an umbrella heading for a variety of rehabilitation techniques designed to restore dynamic stability and fine motor control at an injured joint.” He later went on to expand on his definition. He stated, “The main objective of the RNT […]
The Dumbest Joint in the Body
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I have always loved what Gary Gray says about the knee…”It is the dumbest joint in the body”. At first glance, it sounds like to harsh to say that a joint is “dumb”, but when you stop at think about it, it really is a dumb joint. If there […]
The Power of Conscious Loading
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS There are a lot of different ways to improve movement and function through corrective strategies. It doesn’t take much research to find a plethora of exercises that promise to help improve a squat, lunge, or whatever. And, the truth is, most of them are rather helpful when used in […]
