4 Critical Ways Sleep Impacts Sports Performance: A Case Study of the 2024 Superbowl

4 Critical Ways Sleep Impacts Sports Performance: A Case Study of the 2024 Superbowl

February 16, 2024

When it comes to winning in sports the margin of error is extremely small. Even tiny alterations from optimal can be the difference between winning and losing. When we discuss the factors that can lead to peak performance, one of the most overlooked factors is sleep. Not only does sleep assist in achieving efficient recovery, but the research is very clear that those who get less than 8 hours of sleep per night on average are 1.7 times more likely to get injured.

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Accelerating Recovery and Performance: Insights into Elite Athlete Care

Accelerating Recovery and Performance: Insights into Elite Athlete Care

January 20, 2024

Sports medicine and performance training play a pivotal role in the success and well-being of athletes. Accessibility to quality healthcare, dedicated professionals, and rigorous training regimens can significantly impact an athlete's performance, recovery, and prevention of injuries. In a recent episode of the FAKTR Podcast, expert practitioners, Roger Fleming, ATC, LMT and Todd Riddle, DC, CCSP, RKT, CSCS, ICSC shed light on various aspects of this critical field, sharing insights and experiences that provide significant value to both aspiring professionals and those directly involved in athlete care.

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A Letter to the Class of 2022

A Letter to the Class of 2022

March 02, 2022

They say hindsight is always 20/20 and I’ve never met a business owner who didn’t have a list a mile long of things they wish they had done differently in the beginning.  In my time teaching in higher education and in the years I’ve spent teaching post-graduate courses to thousands of healthcare pros and students around the globe, I have never met one person who’s path to success wasn’t lined with failures and missteps.

 

So as I sit and reflect on my own near-misses and dumb mistakes along the way, I thought it would be helpful to draft a short list of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in my two decades as a business-owner.

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Share the Love Event Starts January 1st

Share the Love Event Starts January 1st

December 30, 2021

As we look ahead to 2022, we thought it would be fun to say THANK YOU to the hundreds of practitioners and students each year that tell others about our courses.  Word-of-mouth has been the single biggest driver of course attendance and we appreciate each and every time our courses are recommended. Starting January 1st, we would like to offer a little incentive to those of you that share the love by telling others about our courses.

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Optimal vs Practical Range-of-Motion in Training - Which is best for reducing injury?

Optimal vs Practical Range-of-Motion in Training - Which is best for reducing injury?

October 07, 2021

90 degree joint angles may be “optimal” for muscular strength in that specific joint position, but it is not “practical” for the reduction of non contact musculoskeletal injuries in other joint positions that have not been trained appropriately.  Here's why...

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When it Comes to Healthcare, Don't Always Trust What's on the Label

When it Comes to Healthcare, Don't Always Trust What's on the Label

August 02, 2021

I stopped in to the gas station near work the other day to fill up my car and grab some caffeine. I paid, turned left from the counter to walk out and a brightly colored package with capsules hanging caught my eye. Intrigued, I stopped to have a quick look. There were, in fact, pills in a plastic bag, stapled to a cardboard tag with the words “Energy”, “Vitamins”, “Mineral Mix” and “Spirulina”.

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Sciatica or Superficial Nerves?

Sciatica or Superficial Nerves?

July 01, 2021

Entrapment or inflammation of the cluneal nerves is a fascinating topic with tons of clinical nuggets for the astute practitioner. Many clinicians overlook the possibility that hypersensitization of these superficial nerves is the cause of low back pain and or leg pain. Pain associated with these nerves is often mistaken for a disc, facet, sacroiliac or radicular issue. It’s an easy mistake to be made, especially when symptoms look so similar.

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Neural Mobilization:  A new Systematic Review Analyzes Therapeutic Efficacy

Neural Mobilization: A new Systematic Review Analyzes Therapeutic Efficacy

October 22, 2020

This model of care offers clinicians a way to improve the quality of care being delivered, improve patient satisfaction, and reduce costs. Learn more with FAKTR courses. 

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6 Strategies to Help Young Athletes Eat Better

6 Strategies to Help Young Athletes Eat Better

September 03, 2020

If you've ever played a sport, you are well aware of the constant hunger that seems to plague young athletes.  Pre-game meals are a ritual for many teams and often times these dinners are loaded with high-carbohydrate, high-calorie items aimed at providing the fuel needed for game play.

But aside from these team meals, are many of these athletes putting any thought into how they fuel their bodies outside of the hours right before the "big game?"  

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You Aren't Breaking up Scar Tissue with IASTM...This is What is Really Happening

You Aren't Breaking up Scar Tissue with IASTM...This is What is Really Happening

September 03, 2020 1 Comment

As a an educator and conservative manual practitioner, words really matter to me.  When I’m teaching, it’s just as important for practitioners and students to understand why they’re performing a particular treatment and what they’re affecting as it is for them to understand the how of the treatment application.

And, I would also argue, using the correct choice of words is imperative when it comes to conveying information, whether you’re speaking to patients or other practitioners.

For example; you may have heard a doctor or therapist rationalizes using myofascial release or instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation to “break up scar tissue” or “break up adhesions.” 

But what does this even mean?

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Poor Patient Compliance: Who is to Blame?

Poor Patient Compliance: Who is to Blame?

January 29, 2020

The running joke amongst therapists and rehab professionals (no pun intended) is that the best home exercise to prescribe a patient is the one you can actually get them to do. It’s mostly a forgone conclusion that home exercise programs aren’t followed well or at all..in fact, more often than not, patients do not do them against the recommendation of their practitioner.

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FAKTR PNE: A Sneak Peek at our Newest Course Offering

FAKTR PNE: A Sneak Peek at our Newest Course Offering

January 22, 2020

This unique course offering takes our FAKTR concepts and applies them to the assessment and treatment of peripheral nerve entrapments–de-mystifying these syndromes and providing you with treatments you can apply immediately on Monday morning.

In this video interview, our Director of Education, Dr. Todd Riddle sat down with our two FAKTR PNE instructors to discuss the new course and answer important questions regarding these common patient presentations.

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