On Q Performance Therapy Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Doug Davidson, Associate Director of Sports Performance and Strength & Conditioning for Stanley Cup Champions, the Vegas Golden Knights ().

We discuss common sports injuries amongst hockey players and Davidson's training philosophies for elite-level hockey players during both in-season and off-season programming.

We cover:
🏒Off-Ice conditioning protocols for elite hockey players during the season
🏒The types of conditioning Davidson likes to incorporate.
🏒Why running isn't his go-to conditioning exercise.
🏒How important maximum strength is to hockey performance
🏒What the key physical qualities Davidson focuses on during the off-season are.
🏒How the amount of travel required during the season impacts an NHL team's training focus and schedule
🏒How Davidson schedules lifts for the players around games.
🏒How Davidson considers a player's autonomic nervous system and metabolic load when building out strength programs.
🏒How Davidson consolidates the stress put on the players' bodies.
🏒 How training varies for players depending on playing position.

OUT NOW PART 2 WITH DR. AMBER MACFARLANE, DO | SEASON 4, EPISODE 11

Part 2 with Dr. Amber MacFarlane, DO discusses Tenex and TenJet procedures for the treatment of tendinopathies and scar tissue removal.

In this episode, we cover:

🎙️What Osteopathic manual therapy is and why Dr.MacFarlane chooses to use it in her practice.
🎙️What Tenex and TenJet are and how they work.
🎙️What the differences between Tenex and TenJet are.
🎙️How ultrasound is used for imagining with Tenex and Tenjet.
🎙️What the recovery and rehab process looks like after a Tenex or TenJet procedure.
🎙️Success outcomes of Tenex and TenJet procedures are.
🎙️What managing tendinopathies and tendonitis looks like in the weight room with Rob Rabena.
🎙️Who the best candidates for these procedures are.
🎙️What kind of person is most at risk for tendonitis and tendinopathy.
🎙️What's Dr.MacFarlane's favorite thing about being on the sideline?
🎙️What the greatest height Dr.MacFarlane ever pole vaulted?
🎙️What testing is Dr.MacFarlane uses on the sideline when she suspects a concussion?
🎙️Who should not get their neck manipulated?
🎙️What's one way we can get better at diagnosing concussions?

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Amber MacFarlane, DO, a native of Southampton, Pennsylvania is a Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician and completed her residency and fellowship at Crozer Health. She earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine after obtaining a degree in Biology from Widener University. She has been the team physician for the Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia Union 2, University of Delaware, Garnet Valley High School, Strath Haven High School, and Upper Darby High School. Dr. MacFarlane is a former Division III NCAA pole vaulter. She continues to be very active in weight lifting, running, and hiking. She lives in Bucks County, PA, with her husband.

OUT NOW 🚨PART 1 WITH DR.AMBER MACFARLANE, DO | SEASON 4 EPISODE 10

Part 1 with Dr. Amber MacFarlane DO is focused on low back pain evaluation, treatment, and prevention in young athlete populations.

We cover:

🎙️The most common sport-related injuries that cause low back pain are
Spodololisis prevalence, treatment, and management.
🎙️How Dr.MacFarlane's osteopathic background informs her evaluation and care processes
🎙️In general, when is it appropriate to get imaging, like an MRI, for back pain
When and why would bracing be recommended for back pain treatment
🎙️How to prevent back pain when participating in strength training
🎙️What the core is
🎙️What athletes are getting wrong when training core
🎙️Philosophies around Injections and medications for the treatment of lower back pain in young athletes
🎙️What return-to-sport looks like with back pain in young athletes

Amber MacFarlane, DO, a native of Southampton, Pennsylvania is a Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician and completed her residency and fellowship at Crozer Health.

She earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine after obtaining a degree in Biology from Widener University. She has been the team physician for the Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia Union 2, University of Delaware, Garnet Valley High School, Strath Haven High School, and Upper Darby High School. Dr. MacFarlane is a former Division III NCAA pole vaulter. She continues to be very active in weight lifting, running, and hiking. She lives in Bucks County, PA, with her husband.

Heel striking, toe running, forefoot, midfoot

There's a lot of conversation about which part of the foot should be hitting the ground first.

But in this week's episode with Mike Wilson, he brings up a different perspective.

When looking at injury prevention and recovery for runners, he's much more interested in the direction the foot is moving when it makes contact.

You can hear more about this and hamstring injury prevention in this week's episode of the On Q Performance Therapy Podcast.

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🚨 PART 2 WITH MIKE WILSON, DPT OUT NOW 🚨

Part 2 with Mike Wilson, DPT focuses on how he uses pain science and Postural Restoration (PRI) in the treatment of his patients on a regular basis.

🚨 In this episode, we cover:

👍 What pain science is.
👍What factors besides injury or damage contribute to the experience of pain.
👍How regulating your nervous system can improve the experience of pain in your body.
👍 Why some people have a herniated disc and are never symptomatic and others find it excruciating.
👍 How to use the "Peak-end" theory with patients.
👍 What PRI is and how Mike Wilson uses it in his practice.
👍 Mike Wilson's advice to recent PT grads who want to get their feet wet with pain science.

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Part 3 focuses on the most common injuries in basketball and how Mascioli approaches prevention and treatment.

In this episode we cover:

🚨 Why does knee pain arise so commonly in basketball players and how do you manage it once it happens.
🚨 How muscle weakness above and below a joint can lead to pain or injury.
🚨 The importance of taking regular strategics breaks to prevent injury.
🚨 How strength, symmetry, and mobility come together in injury prevention and treatment.
🚨 What types of strengthening exercises would Mascioli prescribe in knee pain treatment.
🚨 How much time a serious basketball player should take off per year for best performance.
🚨 Thoughts on "Knee over toes" as a rule for injury prevention, for the general population and for jumping athletes specifically.
🚨 What functional asymmetries are most common in professional basketball players.
🚨 The best way to increase your vertical jump.
🚨 The best way to improve on-court speed.

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