Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 10, 2009, 7:15 pm
Please see my post on exercise and NSAIDs on the BASICS blog.
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 10, 2009, 7:32 am
Crunches Sometimes called partial sit-ups these are also core stabilization. Lay on the ground on your back and with knees bent and fett flat on the floor. Raise and hold the shoulder off the ground...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 9, 2009, 8:26 am
Dead Bug Dead bug exercises are often the start of a rehab program using spine neutral position core stabilization exercise. Core stabilization is slightly different than core strenthening. Both to...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 8, 2009, 9:48 am
Multi-Planar Hop With Stabilization Link to Livestrong for a demo
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 7, 2009, 7:43 am
A repeat of the post on the basics blog: First of all what is all the commotion about? What is a concussion anyway? A concussion as defined by the 3rd (and most recent) International Conference on C...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 4, 2009, 8:02 am
Romanian Deadlift I quote from Delee and Drez, "The Romanian deadlift (RDL) or modified straight leg deadlift, is an extremely safe and benefical exercise when performed correclty with an approriate ...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 3, 2009, 8:07 am
Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift Single leg RDLs develop the entire posterior chain, enhance balance, and decrease loads and stresses on the the lower back than both-leg RDLs due to the lighter weight b...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 2, 2009, 3:20 pm
Military Press I like to do these standing as it recruits some back and core muscle. This exercise is great for shoulder and back if done properly. One should be careful if yo have rotator cuff iss...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 2, 2009, 12:14 pm
Thanks to B.A.S.I.C.S. for posting my concussion bit on their great blog.
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Dec 1, 2009, 4:06 pm
Walking Lunges You performs a lunge and instead of returning to the start position, you step through with the back limb and proceed forward with a lunge on the opposite limb. You should lunge far e...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 30, 2009, 7:54 am
Kayaking/Canoeing Kayaking is listed for today's exercise of the day because I have been kayaking last week in the surf of NC's Outer Banks. Battling the waves was exhausting and used muscles...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 24, 2009, 7:46 pm
I will be taking a week off of posting for the Thanksgiving break. technorati code: 6AX7C7S2MRYY
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 20, 2009, 10:46 am
I turn your attention to an article written by the Association of Applied Sports Psychology with emphasis on injury rehab. I quote from the article: Research suggests that maintaining a positive att...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 20, 2009, 9:35 am
Jump Rope Old school and great for your bones, hand eye coordination, and quickness. Some would argue that jump roping is a sport as well as exercise.
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 19, 2009, 2:37 pm
BOSU Single-Leg Squat--Hold The athlete assumes the single-leg stance on the flat sid eof the BOSU and squats to a position with the knee flexed to 90 degress. Wth the torso straight up, hold the po...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 13, 2009, 9:35 am
T-Drills Four cones are placed in the shape of a "T". The athlete starts in the base of the "T" and sprints to the middle of the top of the "T". The athlete then shuffles to the left to the edge of...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 12, 2009, 9:22 am
A recent review from the American Journal of Life Style Medicine asks: Are physically active individuals taking statins at increased risk for myopathy? A great question especially because the call fr...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 12, 2009, 7:47 am
Ladders I hated these in high school. A great sprinting exercise. This is when you sprint to a previously designated line and turn around as fst as you can and return to the start, then turn around...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 11, 2009, 7:39 am
Jump into Bounding Begin by doing a single maximal effort broad jump and land on just one leg. Then immediately go into a single leg bounding exercise. The bounding should emphasize maximal vertica...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 10, 2009, 1:40 pm
Single-Leg Box Hop-Up As all of you know, I think that single-leg exercises are the best. So here is another. This exercise can be a warm-up, or the main course. It can be made more or less challeng...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 10, 2009, 12:54 pm
... deficit can lead to some serious medical problems. There is a condition known as the female athlete triad which consists of three things: 1. ... amount of energy expended during exercise. The ...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 9, 2009, 8:41 pm
Side Lunges This exercise also doubles as a warm up if you are just using your own body weight. For added resistance increase weight or even do these holding dumbells overhead. Stand with feet wid...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 5, 2009, 7:39 am
Straight-Leg Dead Lift Great for hamstrings strengthenig and preventing hamstring injury. Great for core, but exercise caution if you have low back pain. Start by standing up straight with a slight...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 4, 2009, 9:36 am
Slalom Jumps Slalom jumps help with speed, explosive power, and agility. They are a great drill for soccer players and skiers. They help to prevent injuries also by helping teach proper landing tec...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 3, 2009, 10:00 am
Squats Squats get a bad rep from some people who state they cause back pain and can increase patellofemoral pain. However squats, when done correctly are good for your back and can treat and prevent ...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Nov 2, 2009, 9:02 am
Swimming For me there are fewers sports that are as tough. Swimming is a total body workout and it is nonweightbearing so it can be a great crosstraining exercise. I also recommend swimming as a pa...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 29, 2009, 1:58 pm
Jumping Jacks Old school! No description needed. The first and ultimate plyometric exercise.
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 28, 2009, 8:36 am
Barbell Clean A total body workout and as with prior posts. This is a sport--Olympic lifting. Click on the title to link to the livestrong demonstration.
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 27, 2009, 8:07 am
Lunge to Balance Lunges target the glutes, hips, and quads. A great workout. I always do a lunge variation during my workout. Here is a link to one of those variations, this adds a component of ba...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 26, 2009, 2:42 pm
Iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) is the most common cause of lateral knee pain and the second most common cause of knee pain that I see in my practice, follow by the closely related patellofe...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 26, 2009, 8:10 am
Bicycle Crunch A fast, tough ab workout. Great for the rectus abdominus. Keep Fit
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 24, 2009, 4:07 am
Single Legged Bent Over Row All my patients and those who follow my blog know that I love single leg exercises for injury prevention and increasing athletic perfomance. This exercise works the glute...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 23, 2009, 10:28 am
High Knees This is really a better part of a warm up routing than a true exercise, but modifcations can make it more challanging. Simply run at a moderate intensity and with each step bring the knee...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 22, 2009, 7:45 am
If you have any questions reqarding concussions as a serious issues read this new article about a high school basketball player. I quote from the article: Popyer can’t play basketball, and may neve...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 22, 2009, 7:28 am
Skaters (not the "skate or die" kind but the ones on ice) Jump laterally to your right leg, absorb the landing and quickly jump to your left and land on your right leg. Sounds easy, but can be tough ...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 21, 2009, 9:41 am
Sudden cardiac death is a difficult pill to swallow. Especially when it happens to those esteemed to be physically fit. How many half marathons happen every week? or month? Deaths are rare and there ...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 21, 2009, 7:32 am
Walk Out Push-Ups Check out the video on Livestrong.com. Keep fit.
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 20, 2009, 4:09 pm
Scissors Jumps To do these exercises you start with a forward lunge and jump straight up in the air and change feet, landing a lunge postition with your opposite foot forward. This exercise is great...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 19, 2009, 10:49 am
Sad news. Stories involving violence and college athletes are not new. In 2008, the Umass Lacrosse team was involved in a fight. I wish the best for Jasper Howard's family and may we find a re...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 19, 2009, 8:11 am
Squat Thrusts Start standing up and then quickly drop your hands to the ground and kick your legs behind you in a push-up postion, then return to start. This exercise works your entire body using y...
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Jake Veigel posted an article on Today's Sports Medicine - Oct 17, 2009, 8:26 am
Rowing Right now I am five stories above the Cayuga Lake Inlet watching the Cornell Men's and Women's crew team practicing. There are few things more captivating to watch than eight man boats ...
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