Gluteus muscle strength-Hip injury prevention

There are three major muscles and multiple minor muscles comprising your rear end, shown and labeled in Figure 1. Attaching at the pelvis (hip bone), the gluteus muscles are the main muscles for pulling the thigh backwards, necessary for locomotion, stability,...

Cardiovascular vs. Strength training

In the world of exercise, there are two main ways of measuring fitness: cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or muscular strength. The gold-standard for CRF measurement is VO2max and is expressed as mL of oxygen consumed per minute per kg of body weight (ml/min*kg)....

High weight or High rep?

You may have seen the debate online about which is ‘optimal’: High weight but few repetitions, or low weight with lots of repetitions? One takes grit to power through each rep. The other takes determination to make it ‘through the burn’ to the end of each set. But is...

Lateral Knee / Hip Pain?

The “IT Band” You may have heard of a band running down the lateral (outside) aspect of your thigh, and if anyone has gotten you to roll this part of your thigh I am sure you had a few choice words. This band is anatomically known as the “Iliotibial Tract”...

Concussions… More Than What Meets The Eye

Sport Related Concussion (SRC) injuries are among the most difficult injuries to diagnose and treat. As a hot topic in sport and research, the evidence for diagnosis and treatment is always changing – our clinician (Matt) stays up to date with the evidence and has...