BRINGING SCIENCE TO TREATMENT
ALICIA FILLEY PT, MS., former editor and long-time contributor to Sports Injury Bulletin and its sister publication Peak Performance, has 30 years’ experience working in rehabilitation, sports injury and sports performance. She holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in physical therapy.
When not writing and researching, Alicia can be found putting her findings to the test outside on the trail and inside the gym. An avid hiker, Alicia is the founder of The Healthy Hiker, a program that trains women to conquer their dream trail. Learn more at www.TheHealthyHiker.com. Her most recent achievement is hiking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim. Connect with her on Twitter @AliciaFilley or Facebook @AliciaFilleyPT.
in Email Newsletters, Knee injuries
As we close out the month of May and our dive into sports injury in female athletes, we highlight a study that points out just how little research focuses on female ACL injuries. Researchers in Italy found only one recent video analysis study of ACL injuries in soccer players that included female athletes(1). They note... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Female Athletes
Paper Title: Menstrual Irregularity, Hormonal Contraceptive Use, and Bone Stress Injuries in Collegiate Female Athletes in the United States. Publication: PM&R Publication date: Published online ahead of print on 2020 Dec 19.doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12539. INTRODUCTION For many women, the symptoms of menstruation or menstrual irregularity (MI) can get in the way of athletic performance. Therefore, some choose... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Improve, Prevent
The perfect training load to elicit a desired functional adaptation is the elusive goal of every training session for every clinician and athlete. Doing so ensures that training is efficient and purposeful. However, there’s little guidance for measuring training loads in healthy athletes, much less those in rehab. Recently, Tim Gabbett, the father of training... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Improve, Other
Women and men suffer the same types of sports injuries. However, they experience them differently. For instance, women have higher rates of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries(1). They also have a significantly greater chance of reinjury after an ACL repair (ACLR)(1). While great strides have been made in decreasing the rates of ACL injury in... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Hip injuries
It’s always a good idea to revisit the basics from time to time and rethink the “why” behind the “how” of clinical treatment. An excellent primer on hip function by Donald Neumann, PT, PhD, FAPTA from Marquette University(1)reminds clinicians of the complexity of the hip joint and associated musculature. The clinical pearls from studying the... MORE
in Ankle and foot injuries, Email Newsletters
Though plantar fasciitis makes up only 1% of the visits to orthopedic doctors, it is one of the hardest-to-treat ailments(1). Because 80% of those diagnosed with plantar fasciitis present with a tight Achille’s tendon (AT), researchers in New Zealand sought to understand better the relationship between the two structures(1). The known biomechanical relationship between the... MORE
Running for sport is just as popular among young people as it is with adults. Up to 40% of children participate in running as a sport in some parts of the world(1). For youth in the US, running is the second most popular activity(1). As the popularity of running grows, so do the numbers of... MORE
Researchers continue to try to crack the code on the best way to manage a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). In the Netherlands, sports scientists again tackled the issue by randomizing 167 volunteers with a torn ACL to either an immediate surgical repair group or a conservative rehab (with the option to repair after three... MORE
It’s been a year since most of the western world went into lockdown due the novel coronavirus’s arrival. Thankfully, science has progressed at a break-neck pace to develop treatments and vaccines as novel as the virus itself. Because of the progress in this area, some of life’s normal activities have returned, including organized sports. In... MORE
Percussion massage guns are gaining popularity among professional and recreational athletes and creeping into rehab clinics. Marketers claim that they improve performance, aid in recovery, promote relaxation, break up scar tissue, speed up healing, and more. However, a literature search reveals only two articles concerning the efficacy or use of these devices. The first is... MORE
