Athletic groin pain is one of my favourite conditions to treat. I wanted to share some of my biggest lessons I’ve learned since beginning my career. I used to really struggle with treating groin pain. It might be one of the harder areas to treat because there is so many structures in a small area. There […]
I thought biomechanics was the answer to understanding human movement. In fact, I believed it so deeply that I went back to school to do a second Masters degree in biomechanics. Then I had a conversation with a colleague that left me second guessing my outlook on human movement. This was a colleague who I […]
One of the things a lot of practitioners struggle with is off-ice test selection. The reason I say they struggle is because I see a lot of paralysis by analysis; we collect and have access to so much data that we don’t know what to do with it all The more concerning aspect of this […]
There is a lot of science and data that goes into measuring injury risk. Particularly in hockey, a prime example is the hip adduction-to-abduction strength ratio. A popular study from the early 2000’s showed that an adductor-to-abductor strength ratio below 0.8 increased the risk of groin injury by 17x. These findings have influenced how we measure […]
I see a lot of young athletes and their parents fully commit to the process of becoming an elite athlete at a young age. But, in my opinion, they’re going about this all wrong. There is a common belief to improving athletic performance that “more is better”. More on-ice sessions, more power skating, more games, more, […]
I have been in the rehab industry for 6 years. During that time, I have worked with professional athletes. I have also had the opportunity to publish papers in peer reviewed journals. In fact, I have invested so many hours into mastering my craft that I have been fortunate to have spoken at seminars, conferences and […]
There’s a lot of hype around the use of testing and technology in training and rehab centres. Access to data allows practitioners to use objective metrics to guide training and rehab. At first glance, this sounds great! We have access to more information than every before to make better decisions. But, the novelty of data […]
The quest for individual speed has become a primary focus for hockey players and coaches. Top-speed may not be as beneficial as most think. The paradox of speed tells us that faster isn’t always better. Since the 2005 player lock-out, there has been a movement towards a high-paced game. This shift to increasing game-speed has led […]
Most practitioners don’t have a plan when it comes to learning. Continuing education is a huge investment of time and money. Courses come at a high cost, we should want to maximize our investment by learning as much as possible. This is where the Feynman Technique comes in. Unfortunately, most practitioners won’t maximize the return on […]
I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on the High Performance Hockey podcast with Anthony Donskov and John Snyder, two other great minds in hockey and rehab. It was great chatting with these two guys that I look up to. During our discussion, some of the topics we covered: Biomechanics of the hip […]
