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RFD in early phase (<100ms) is impaired bilaterally in those who have undergone ACLR. Contralateral RFD deficits are in later phase and there are also peak torque deficits. - Moral of the story: test both and don't always rely on the contralateral limb to determine what's normal.

I wrote a thing: thesciencept.com/why-a-quad-ind… Why a Quad Index Matters

Couldn’t ask for a better AT/PT family! The 2018-2019 Duke Football medical team. #dukegang #sportsmedicine #sportsphysicaltherapy #athletictraining

Post-surgery FAIS-athletes satisfied, limited # studies reporting if athlete return to previous level of sport (74% do). Performance & career longevity poorly reported but all PROMs and satisfaction scores significant 🤔 Need for improved reporting bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/15/… FREE

Meniscus resection or repair with ACL injury changes joint loading from @JacobCapin and SmackLab ACL team! @jbjs

Sports Medicine Research: In the Lab & In the Field: Born to Run? OA Doesn’t Need to Stop You sportsmedres.org/2018/07/born-t… #SportsPT

⚠️Copenhagen adduction is proven to be the best excercise to improve exxentric adductor strength in football ⚠️ ⬆️Exxentric strength is correlated with ⬇️ groin injuries Integration of @redcordclinic makes it easy to induce different progressions 🔜 @masterclass_be

Enjoy sports but avoid 50% knee injuries with neuromuscular exercise programs. Long-term consequences are scary: ACL injury yields a 7-fold increased odds of total knee replacement surgery. Meniscal injury is associated with a 15-fold increase odds. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=C…

The (return to play) times, they are a changin’ RTP decision making psot-ACLR aspetar.com/journal/viewar… #ACL #SportsPT#Sportsmed

Criteria for return to running after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a scoping review bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/… #sportsPT #ACL

Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists’ prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair #SportsPT bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/4/2…

#New 💡📈 Load management in tendinopathy: clinical progression for Achilles & patellar tendinopathy 1. Tendon Injury ⚡️ 2. Isometric work 3. Strength 4. Functional strength 5. Speed 6. Plyometrics 7. Return to play 🏁 ylmsportscience.com/2018/03/25/loa…

A timely call to action for radical rethinking of how low back pain is managed globally. Current practices harm too many patients and waste too much money. thelancet.com/series/low-bac… #LowBackPain

Thousands of back pain sufferers given 'harmful' treatments smh.com.au/national/thous… via @smh

IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete.... Important for PTs to be aware of what athletes are using #SportsPT #Nutrition #supplements bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Episode 121 ptpodcast.com/pt-inquest-epi… Hamstrings Fatigue After Injury

Online first from Dr. Adam Lepley (@uconn_soar) and @kuenzech (@SIRL_MSU): Hip and Knee Kinematics and Kinetics During Landing Tasks After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. natajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.408…

Would be grateful for retweets of this FREE IOC Consensus please. Controversial topic. Do you agree with the experts? Thank very much for RT please! ow.ly/egIv30iXm2v

Individuals with ACL-R demonstrate symmetrical single leg vertical jump performance, despite significant deficits in quadriceps strength. Need to test both. #APTACSM @APTAcsm @SPTSAPTA @Creighton @cu_pt_dept

Don’t miss out on SPTS SIG Business Meetings at CSM! FEB 23 from 1P-1:50P: @CollegeProSIG @SportPerformSIG @SPTSTactical FEB 23 from 1:50P-2:40P: Hip SIG, Knee SIG, @SPTSShoulderSIG For more info: ow.ly/Os3O30hM3zV