Posts By: Mark Rathjen

The Principles of Injury Prevention

Injury Prevention; Principles and Application.   Dr. Mark Rathjen PT, DPT, CSCS Dr. Claire Rathjen PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS C.O.R.E. Physical Therapy and Sports Performance PC 2020   1# Mobility  “Without Mobility there is no stability” Hips (full squat ER, Butt wink)  Ankles (knee testing DF) (multi planer stretching) Shoulder (overhead squats, ext) Wrists ext… Read more »

CORE Omaha touts benefits of short burst exercise.

Scientists have argued the health benefits of short bursts of intense exercise for years, but a new study published in the journal PLOS One prescribes the shortest interval and overall time commitment yet. As reported in the New York Times, researchers from McMaster University found that one minute of high exertion, as part of a 10-minute… Read more »

Acute Effect of Dynamic Stretching on Endurance Running, Omaha

Acute Effect of Dynamic Stretching on Endurance Running Performance in Well-Trained Male Runners Taichi Yamaguchi, Kazuki Takizawa, Keisuke Shibata Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2015, 29 (11): 3045-52 The purpose of this study was to clarify the acute effect of dynamic stretching (DS) on relative high-intensity endurance running performance. The endurance running performances of… Read more »