PREVENTING injuries is hard. Impossible, really.
Reducing risk of injury on the other hand...
Injury prevention (read: 'injury risk reduction') is one of my favorite topics to discuss. I remember back in the good 'ol days when I first discovered the Functional Movement Screen and thought injury prevention was simply not scoring below a 14.
I've since realized it's not quite that simple...
Despite having A LOT more to learn and fully understand, my thoughts and approach to injury risk reduction has evolved since my early FMS days (I still use the FMS, but simply to determine if an athlete's joints can get into a position to train/compete/adapt to stress). It's human nature to want to intervene and make a [positive] difference, I just try to go about it in a different way now. (hint: I'm bias for doing something)
After listening to a recent podcast and reading a recent paper and blog post, I thought it would be a good idea to synthesize and share my thoughts (in combination with the thoughts and works of others much smarter than I!) when it comes to screening for risk of non-contact injuries. Let's get to it by first examining the screening process, then using a specific example of screening basketball athletes.
Reducing risk of injury on the other hand...
Injury prevention (read: 'injury risk reduction') is one of my favorite topics to discuss. I remember back in the good 'ol days when I first discovered the Functional Movement Screen and thought injury prevention was simply not scoring below a 14.
I've since realized it's not quite that simple...
Despite having A LOT more to learn and fully understand, my thoughts and approach to injury risk reduction has evolved since my early FMS days (I still use the FMS, but simply to determine if an athlete's joints can get into a position to train/compete/adapt to stress). It's human nature to want to intervene and make a [positive] difference, I just try to go about it in a different way now. (hint: I'm bias for doing something)
After listening to a recent podcast and reading a recent paper and blog post, I thought it would be a good idea to synthesize and share my thoughts (in combination with the thoughts and works of others much smarter than I!) when it comes to screening for risk of non-contact injuries. Let's get to it by first examining the screening process, then using a specific example of screening basketball athletes.