Summary: <br> Eddie Smith shares how the state powerhouse Katy Tigers are reducing the fear of hamstring injuries during rehab for their athletes. <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/eddie-smith-reducing-the-fear.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> There have been 6000 papers published about hamstring injuries<br> <br> <br> <br> The research is all over the place.<br> <br> <br> <br> The only real consensus is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-AaE8mw_pY">Nordic hamstring curls</a><br> <br> <br> <br> We start with NSAIDs<br> <br> <br> <br> The next day we start with movement<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.compex.com/">COMPEX</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Ankle movement<br> <br> <br> <br> Heel slides<br> <br> <br> <br> As soon as they can walk pain-free we get them back on the field<br> <br> <br> <br> We use short lever arm exercises<br> <br> <br> <br> We use <a href="https://www.catapult.com/">Catapult</a> for GPS data and can help know when our players are working within a safe range.<br> <br> <br> <br> If it is a larger injury, how do you talk them through the mental aspect?<br> <br> <br> <br> Know your athlete<br> <br> <br> <br> Communicate with all of the stakeholders<br> <br> <br> <br> Athlete<br> <br> <br> <br> Coach<br> <br> <br> <br> Mom and dad<br> <br> <br> <br> 0-80% is easy, but 80-100% is the really hard part.<br> <br> <br> <br> Educate them on some of the options: PRP, Cryo, …anything that will help them feel better.<br> <br> <br> <br> Mentally they are prepared, physically they are not.<br> <br> <br> <br> How do we reduce the recurrence of injury?<br> <br> <br> <br> The first two weeks are most commonly the time frame for reinjury<br> <br> <br> <br> Repeat the exposure incident over and over again.<br> <br> <br> <br> I like to have them sprint over and over again.<br> <br> <br> <br> How do we recreate sprinting for the kids that can not?<br> <br> <br> <br> We want to train on the speed-strength continuum as much as possible<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://gymaware.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gymaware </a>is the bar speed program we use.<br> <br> <br> <br> Nordic Hamstring curl<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Highest-rated prevention exercise<br> <br> <br> <br> * Activates the highest quantity of muscle fibers<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> How can we implement "reducing the fear" into off-season or pre-season programming?<br> <br> <br> <br> Implement the eccentric<br> <br> <br> <br> Are there any hamstring quad deficits<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Marc-Pro.png"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
