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Whole Body Vibration Basics for Physical Therapists

by Charlie Weingroff PT, ATC, CSCS

So as many of us know, I am the Director of Clinical Education for the Vibraflex Whole-Body Vibration WBV) Platform. I believe very strongly in the benefits and uses of WBV, and I think it has a very global role in what many of us are doin...read >>


Core Stability vs Core Strength - Part II

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

Once the patient or athlete has mastered supine and quadruped, it's time to move on and challenge them in plank and push-up positions. As far as where to start, I feel an elevated push-up position is going to be the easiest for learning pu...read >>


Core Stability vs Core Strength

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

Core stability and core strength are terms that are often used interchangeably when speaking about training the trunk musculature, whether in the rehab or performance settings. The fact is that they are quite different. Training for core...read >>


Back to Strength Training - The Shoulder

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

I don't know about you, but probably a 1/3 of the athletes I see now have shoulder pain, impingement, rotator cuff tear, etc. as a diagnosis. Another 1/3 will complain of occasional symptoms and will have all the obvious signs of impending...read >>


ACL Prevention Strategies- Jumping

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

ACL injuries are becoming ridiculously common amongst athletes from the junior high/high school level on through the professional levels of all sports. My personal thoughts on this issue have a lot to do with the poor training programs mos...read >>


Dynamic Ankle Mobility

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

Maximizing joint mobility is critical especially in our athletes who are pushing themselves as far as their bodies will let them. All of our joints must have a certain amount of mobility to have proper stability, and also to allow the join...read >>


Solving Anterior Knee Pain

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

Pain in the front of the knee is becoming an epidemic amongst serious weight lifters, athletes, and weekend warriors. It once was one of those injuries we associated mostly with females and blamed on their alignment, but no longer. I see a...read >>


Shoulder Injury Prevention - Causes and Solutions

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

Chronic shoulder pain is nothing new to lifters or overhead athletes. It can range from something you just live with and work around to debilitating and career ending. It is not something you mess with. If you currently have shoulder pain, go hav...read >>


Preventing Hamstring Injuries – Part I

by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS

I worked with a college running back last summer who was contemplating quitting football because of chronic hamstring injuries starting in high school and on through his first two years of college. This young man actually had well developed...read >>

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