by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Neuroplasticity is not only a very interesting and intriguing concept to me as a clinician and coach, it is also extremely personal.  On this day 5 years ago, my wife and I received the devastating news that I was being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that affects about […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I’ve said recently that the evaluation process is by far the most important part of your training or rehab program.  If you don’t know your patients or clients, you can’t give them the proper interventions.  What I didn’t address in that post is, what does a proper screen really […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Recently, I came across an article from the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy discussing ACL rehab entitled, “Neuroplasticity Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Framework for Visual-Motor Training Approaches in Rehabilitation.”  Anytime I see something about ACL injuries and rehab involving the brain, I perk up and […]

By Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS What is the most important thing when designing a program? Is it exercise selection? Is it the sequencing and timing of your interventions?  Is it sets, reps, and volume? Those things are all important, but the honest truth is that the most important thing in the programming process is […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS According to NCAA reporting, ligament strains to the ankle are the most common injury across 15 sports with a rate of 14.8% of all injuries.  They can be annoying, nagging and even debilitating.  Everyday I work with a large number of high risk athletes in sports such as basketball, […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS The hips are often problematic with our patients, clients and athletes.  They tend to be tight and restricted, even though the joint is designed and intended to have a very large range of motion.  This is ultimately because a lot of people are unstable in other areas of the […]