JUMPER’s KNEE: There is a solution
If you are a coach, parent, or athlete you need to read this! Have you heard of Jumper’s knee? This is the common name given to a group of tendopathies that effect the patellar tendon or ligament. I’m...
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Stiffness and Injury Prevention
What does stiffness have to do with injury prevention? Reading this article will help save your knees, hip, and low back – guaranteed! The importance of stiffness is indisputable for injury prevention...
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Jumpers Knee – Technique is important
It would be easy to assume that if you jump higher you would expect that there would be greater loads on your patellar tendon. According to Elvin et. al (2009) this is not the case. Technique is the...
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Jumper’s Knee or Patellar Tendinopathy
What is Jumper’s Knee or Patellar Tendinopathy [message type=”simple” bg_color=”#FFCC33″ color=”#333333″] Quick Summary of Jumper’s Knee Jumper’s knee is a common injury to the anterior portion of...
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The Pathology of Jumper’s Knee
[message type=”simple” bg_color=”#FFCC33″ color=”#333333″] Quick Summary of the Pathology of Jumper’s Knee A continuum exists for jumpers knee, where by matching the stage with an appropriate treatment...
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Factors that contribute to Jumpers Knee?
Quick Summary: The interaction between temporal factors (the amount of exposure) and neuromuscular control will determine the load characteristics to the knee – this is the biggest determinant to...
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IFOMPT 2012 – #1 Highlight Conversation with Jill Cook (Tendinopathy)
IFOMPT was amazing. It’s too bad I had to leave only after two days. The speaker line-up was incredible – click here to see the star studded list that include keynotes by: David Butler, Stuart Gowland,...
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STOP Decline Squats for Patellar Tendinopathies
Common reasons why decline squats are often prescribed: Research has shown eccentric decline boards squat, led by the research by Alfredson[1] to be the most effective researched approach to...
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