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 (front squats)
Mobility drills
Squat with Upper Trunk rotation,
Twisted lizard/Spider stretch with rotation
Dynamic piriformis and hip (foam roll and Box)
(cross leg and stride with rotation)
Shoulder lat stretching, Foam rolling all Dynamic
Dynamic Wrist and Tri- front rack,
2# Stability
“Without Stability there is no good form”
Middle Traps
(Prone I Y T Shoulder Press/OH squat with bands,
Band pull apart)
Rotator Cuff (Dynamic IR and ER bands)
External Rotation hip
(ER hip dynamic squat (unilateral and Bilateral) (Hip sling shot)
Dynamic core
Multi-planer rotation and stability
3# FORM
“Without mobility and stability there is no form”
Optimal bar path,
Center of mass vs bar path
Common issues
(squat, OHP, Front Squat OHSquat jumping)
Symmetry of loading
Common injuries “Whats Causing the issue?”
SI pain ( hip flexor stretching Dynamic CORE, symmetry)
Plantar fascia pain/achilles pain (multi-planer stretching)
Golfers/tennis elbow (Eccentrics)( flossing, pinning)
Shoulder pain (GH motion symmetry) ( Pec Minor pinning/lat stretching)
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