I often see people who lack hip internal rotation, which can play a factor in lots of issues. But I have always been apprehensive in prescribing hip internal rotation stretches. I think part of the reason is that I’ve struggled with hip IR myself, being a hockey player, as most do. I’ve tried stretching but […]
Hip issues in sports have become much more prevalent in recent years, along with an exponential increase in hip surgeries. We are seeing more athletes training around hip/groin injuries and rehabbing post hip arthroscopy. I recently read a systematic review that concluded that core strengthening was an integral part of management of FAI prior to […]
To me, the foot is one of the more important lower body areas that often can be a cause of dysfunction. Because the foot is typically the only body part interacting with the ground, if the foot isn’t function optimally, the same will occur up the kinetic chain. The foot has 2 main functions: A […]
Unfortunately, overuse hip labrum injuries are very common in cutting sports. The cause is generally unknown. However, I came across this flow chart recently that I felt did a very good job in describing the process of hip labrum overuse injuries. There are typically 2 mechanisms, abnormal morphology and repetitive low load on the hip, […]
This week’s post is actually a guest post I wrote for Dean Somerset’s blog. If you don’t follow Dean, you totally should. He is the master of hip training and he’s also Canadian! And the man can squat LOW!! Click the link here to check out the post, and make sure you check Dean out on […]
Previously in this series, we discussed the importance of the hip labrum (here) and the capsuloligamentous complex (here) in hip stability. The 3rdand final part of this series will discuss the outer layer of stability of the hip, and the only contractile layer, the hip muscles, more specifically the hip cuff. Hip Cuff Anatomy There […]
Following up on last week’s article on the role of the hip labrum (if you missed that one, check it out here), we are talking about the the next layer of stabilizing structures of the hip – the capsuloligamentous complex. This big word simply means the ligaments and capsule that surround the hip. The Capsuloligamentous […]
A while back, I put a bit of a lengthy post on Instagram about the how the hip labrum contributes to hip stability. The reason I posted about it was because 50%-70% of hockey players have hip labrum tears (Kuhn et al., 2016, Epstein et al., 2012, Silivis et al., 2011). Although anatomically the hip […]
Hockey players can suffer from a wide variety of injuries ranging from head to toe. Because hockey is a physical sport, lots of these injuries are caused by trauma, or a blunt force distributed to the body. One of the common contact injuries to the upper body is AC joint injuries aka shoulder separation. In […]
I recently finished reading Kevin Neelds book Ultimate Hockey Training. This book is a great resource for any coach, strength coach or parent/player looking to improve their off-ice training for hockey. It is full of great information on improving strength, power, speed and conditioning for hockey players. But I’m going to focus on one area, […]
