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 […]
