Abdominal bracing, core strength & teaching irradiation
Today’s post comes from Tyler Dobos; strength and conditioning coach & soon to be doctor of chiropractic. As you’ll find out, Tyler did an excellent job reviewing two recent research articles on the topic before describing the importance of abdominal bracing and...
Podcast: Patrick Jones Baseball
Last week I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Patrick Jones Baseball Podcast. Patrick has done a tremendous job building out a successful podcast that has included notable guests like Ben Reiter, Bronson Aroyo, Steve Delabar and a number of 'who's who' in the...
Keeping up with Baseball Research: 9/10/2018
If you've been following along on Baseball Twitter, there's been some interesting talk about the role and importance of fascia. It's one of those topics that gets considerable attention in the therapy world, for better or for worse, and is a bit of a contentious...
Catcher Specific Hip Warm-up Routine
Over the summer, one of our collegiate players was asked to begin a transition from playing only infield to taking on catching some innings. Making a quick switch like this can be a physically demanding proposition, especially for players who do not have the requisite...
Controlled Articular Rotations Directing Recovery
Today, I wanted to share a short video from my recent resource, Recovery for Baseball: key concepts, thoughts, and practical applications. In it, I discuss how Controlled Articular Rotations, or CARs for short, can help dictate an athlete's recovery routine. On the...
The Softball Test: A Curious Pattern with UCL Pathology
The “Softball Test” About five years ago, myself and my cousin began the transition from being PO's in baseball to playing a position in the softball world. After both having pitched our whole lives, both having significant damage to our arms (SLAP tear for me,...
Keeping up with Baseball Research: 7/18/2018
Here's this latest edition of Keeping up with Baseball Research (7/18/2018). I've been spending a great deal of time looking into command, motor learning, and trying to build a model for how it all fits together. This is obviously a long term project, but something...
Questioning Conventional Practice for Pitchers
Pitchers at Practice “If pitchers spent as much time practicing and performing joint mobility work as they do on PFP’s per week we’d see a significant difference in performance & injury reduction” This came up in a conversation with a few guys in ta...