The Sports Rehab Lab

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! In this episode you will hear how we assess and treat the "stiff" shoulder. A stiff shoulder can cause many problems during rehab. When and how you intervene is crucial. Hear what techniques we use to treat a stiff shoulder and how we prevent them. Hear how our experts determine whether a shoulder is truly stiff or just being protected...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! You need good mentors in sports rehab in order to further your career.  Join us as we talk to one of our mentors Pete Draovitch as he shares his thoughts on the progression of sports rehab over the years, and his journey through sports rehab over the years.  Pete is currently an associate athletic trainer and physical therapist for the Jacksonvi...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Not all shoulder problems require surgery. Listen to how we typically treat shoulder labral injuries. Hear our treatment strategies, how we attack general shoulder instability and help return these patients back to the sports they love. Lets GO!! The Sports Rehab Lab podcast is for general information only and does not constitute the practice of...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Tune in to hear our thoughts on key training principles for youth baseball players. Hear what our S&C coach Jamie Osmak has to say and hear our opinions on what some of the trends are in this population. Focusing on the basics are more important than getting too fancy!! Lets Go!!!! The Sports Rehab Lab podcast is for general information only...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Tune in to hear our thoughts on social media, its influence on Physical Therapy and how to manage a social media site. Times are constantly changing and staying up to date on social media might be a good idea. That being said, it is also important to know the source of the information and being able to identify quality content is important. Lets...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Developing physician relationships is always difficult for the physical therapist.   From trying to make that first connection by trying to get into the physician office to getting referrals from a physician, the relationship building game can be a daunting one.  How have we done it throughout the years and how do we continue to do it?  Our spec...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! A lot of therapists want to work with the sport population and have athletes make most of their patient population.  This can be very hard in an outpatient population because not all injuries coming into the clinic are true sport injuries.  Listen to how we have built our sports caseloads over the years in an outpatient setting, and provide advi...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! A problem that we have all faced at some time is the issue of quads getting inhibited after knee surgery.  This can be frustrating to the healing patient along with the treating therapist.  Why does this happen and what are some of the techniques we use to help this from not happening.  Tune in and let us know what you think.  Let's Goooo!...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Hamstring strains are one of the most common sports injuries. We often see these in our soccer, football, baseball and basketball athletes. It is essential to be able to get these athletes back on the field as quickly and safely as possible. Tune in to see how we evaluate and treat these and how we work through these injuries.   Let's goooo...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! With baseball season underway we continue to see more and more youth baseball players in our clinics. Unfortunately, these athletes are sustaining some high grade injuries. Tune in to see the trends in youth injuries, what we are seeing and how we treat them. Lets goooo! ___________________________________________________________________ For mor...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Baseball is underway and elbow injuries are one of the more common throwing injuries we typically see. In this episode we will discuss our thoughts on rehab after UCL reconstruction. Over the last 10 years we have collectively seen over 250 UCL Reconstructions and have some tips and advice to offer based on our experience. Hope you enjoy! Lets g...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! In 2023 are we really still afraid of open chain knee extension in a controlled rehab setting?  In this episode we will discuss how we use open chain knee extension during rehab. We will talk about some of the myths that exist and the research that supports our treatment. Listen to how we implement this into our post op lower extremity  rehab, e...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! FAI or Femoroacetabular impingement is a hip condition that is common to the sports population. Management for this condition can vary depending on the time of season, severity of injury and particular sport. In this episode we will discuss how we identify and diagnose FAI in our athletes, some of the potential causes and our treatment pathway f...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Scapular Dykinesia, what is it?  The role of the scapula for shoulder motion and function is a big one, and abnormal motion of it can really hinder the performance of any overhead athlete. In this episode we will discuss Scapular Dyskinesia, and review how we assess and grade it, how we treat it and whether or not it is even important. We will a...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! Continuing education can be confusing for any therapist.  Which courses to choose, and what is really going to help you in your clinical practice In this episode we will discuss Continuing Education courses that have helped us along our journeys to become sports Physical Therapists. We discuss particular courses that we have taken and how we put...

Like this episode or have questions? Send us a Text! TO MOVE OR NOT TO MOVE? What do we think about early range of motion after upper and lower extremity surgery?   There are benefits to early movement as well as benefit to early immobilization depending on the particular surgery. Listen to hear our thoughts based on our tremendous post-operative experience with patients ranging from shoulder scop...