By Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I have said many times that so much of what we do in the strength and conditioning/fitness/rehab world is a simple form of evolution. We basically give the body stimulus and watch it react. If we give it the correct stimulus, we get the product that we want. If […]
Abundance vs. Scarcity
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Recently I saw this Instagram post about the cost of private pay vs insurance driven therapy and what is most effective and costly. It caught my eye because I do believe that we are going to continue to see growth in the self pay therapy market with the ever […]
The Right Modality at the Right Time
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I often get asked about how to put all of the different modalities together into an actual treatment program. It can be confusing because we have so many tools at our disposal. We want to avoid the tendency to take a shotgun approach to any treatment, throwing things out […]
Implement Analysis: Vibrating Rollers
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS This week we’re looking at another implement that a lot of people have questions about…vibrating rollers. A few years ago, everyone and their brother seemed to come out with a version of a foam roller that vibrates. Suddenly, it wasn’t good enough to just roll on a foam roller, […]
Tab Taping for Pain
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Tab taping techniques are great for a number of reasons. They allow us to protect the skin while putting maximum stretch on the tape. Putting stretch on kinesiology tape allows us to take advantage of not only the neurosensory feedback that we get from tape, but it also gives […]
Core Mobility Series Revisited
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I know that I have presented my love of the Core Mobility Series in the past, but I’m going to do it again. This short series of movements is a great tool for mobility, stability and motor control. I love it as a tool for a warmup. I love […]