PRESENTATION: Building Resilience for Running
50% of runners get injured annually. Join us on May 2nd to learn ways of reducing your risk of falling into this category.
Quad activation after ACL injury or surgery: Advanced Exercises
An injury to the ACL can cause significant wasting and weakness to the quadriceps muscles in both the injured and uninjured leg – known as Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition (AMI).
ACL injury: 4 critical factors influencing recovery
In a recent OrthoEvidence, OEInsights Article, the authors outline four critical factors that influence a patient’s recovery after ACL injury.
#Knees4Skis: 3 More Essential Exercises to Help Reduce Knee Injury
If you’ve mastered the #Knees4Skis 8 Essential Exercises to Help Reduce Knee Injury and you’re looking to add more exercises – here are 3 more recommended by our experts Dr. Mark Heard, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Banff Sport Medicine, and Lynne Richardson, Physiotherapist at the Rocky Mountain Rehab & Sports Medicine Clinic.
PRESENTATION: Update on Patellofemoral Instability: Surgery & Rehabilitation Considerations
In this presentation, Dr. Laurie Hiemstra, Banff Sport Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Sarah Kerslake MSc BPhty, discuss the main types of surgery used to treat patients with patellar instability (aka a dislocating / unstable kneecap), as well as physiotherapy and bracing considerations.
Meniscal tears: the basics
Menisci are a type of cartilage inside the knee joint. Their main function is to equally distribute the force placed on the knee, stabilize the knee during movements, and offer more fluid movements.
#FitForSnow: Specific Fitness Intervals for the Pre-season
In this article, Delia Roberts PhD, talks about how to interval train and outlines a basic interval to get you started.
#Knees4Skis 2021: expert tips to reduce your risk of injury
Registration for this event is now closed, however, you can watch the recording any time!
#FitForSnow: Pre-season Intervals for Power and Endurance
There are a lot of ways to build and maintain fitness. If you work in a physical job like wildland firefighting or tree planting or are a competitive athlete (or just train like one), your baseline fitness from work and exercise will be very high.
#FitForSnow: Pre-Season Preparation Tips
Research shows that the fitter the individual the less likely they are to be injured. If you’ve been active all summer, all you need is a bit of specific work to start your season, but if you’ve spent the last month or so at a desk or on the couch, you’ll need to build some…
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Quad Wasting after ACL Injury: A ‘Prehabilitation’ Approach
Tearing the ACL— a dreaded diagnosis often accompanied by reconstructive surgery and extensive rehabilitation. This injury is common in sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping or landing, such as soccer, basketball, gymnastics, football, or downhill skiing.