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Choose the RED Pill and Join Us at BSMPG 2014

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, May 12, 2014 @ 08:05 AM

 

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"Here we report that, in patients with chronic hand pain, magnifying their view of their own limb during movement significantly increases the pain and swelling evoked by movement. By contrast, minifying their view of the limb significantly decreases the pain and swelling evoked by movement. These results show a top-down effect of body image on body tissues, thus demonstrating that the link between body image and the tissues is bi-directional.

Ten right-handed patients with chronic pain and dysfunction of one arm participated in our study (see Table S1 in the Supplemental data available on-line). Patients watched their own arm while they performed a standardized repertoire of ten hand movements, at a set speed and amplitude, and in randomised and counterbalanced order. Four randomised conditions involved different ways of looking at the arm: Control (looking without any visual manipulation); Clear (looking through binoculars with no magnification); Magnified (binoculars with 2x magnification); and Minified (inverted binoculars). The patients’ pain (on a 100 mm visual analogue scale) was worse after movements than it was before,but the extent to which it was worse depended on the type of visual input. That is, the increase in pain was greatest when participants viewed the magnified image of their arm during the movements (mean ± SD increase = 41 mm ± 15 mm) and least when they viewed the minified image of their arm during the movements (19 mm ± 18 mm; Figure 1). Swelling — the circumference of the fingers, relative to the unaffected hand — also increased less when participants watched a minified image of their arm during movements than when they watched a magnified image (p < 0.01), or when they viewed their limb as it normally appears (p < 0.02). Recovery to pre-task pain was slowest when the visual input during movements had been magnified but quickest when it had been minified (Figure 1B; see Supplemental data for statistics). Two patients terminated movements in every condition because of intolerable pain and two other patients terminated movements because of intolerable pain in the magnified condition only (Figure S3 in the Supplemental data). These results support the hypothesis that making a limb look bigger increases the pain and swelling evoked by movement. Remarkably, they also demonstrate that making a limb look smaller decreases the pain and swelling evoked by movement."

 

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These results support the hypothesis that making a limb look bigger increases the pain and swelling evoked by movement. Remarkably, they also demonstrate that making a limb look smaller decreases the pain and swelling evoked by movement.

 

 

"The obvious clinical implication is that if manipulation of visual input can reduce the pain and swelling evoked by movement, it may assist in the rehabilitation of acute and chronic physical, neurological and psychiatric  disorders associated with certain body image disturbances. Regardless of the mechanism(s) underpinning the effect, modulation of pain and swelling via distortion of vision establishes that the link between pain and tissue condition on the one hand, and distorted body image on the other, is a bi-directional one. The result also suggests that the manipulation of visual input might lead to novel clinical applications, should the reduction in swelling and pain following the viewing of the affected limb through a minifying lens demonstrated here be shown to lead to longer-term beneficial effects in future research.

 

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Topics: Adriaan Louw, Mosley, BSMPG Summer Seminar

Save The Date - BSMPG 2014

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, Sep 16, 2013 @ 08:09 AM

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"Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you're doing and listen."

 

BSMPG is proud to announce May 16-18th, 2014 as the date for our annual seminar!

 

 

BSMPG: Where Leaders Learn

Topics: Art Horne, Brian McCormick, Brijesh Patel, Devan McConnell, Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, Bruce Williams, Cal Dietz, Bill Knowles, Bobby Alejo

Val Nasedkin - 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar Highlights

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Thu, Jul 25, 2013 @ 07:07 AM

Click below to see highlights from our 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar featuring Val Nasedkin.

More highlights are set to come in the next few weeks so stay tuned!

A special thanks again to our SPONSORS! 

 

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Register for  Charlie Weingroff Seminar Oct 25-27, 2013 

 

Topics: Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, Val Nasedkin, Joel Jamieson, Marco Cardinale, Stuart McGill

Two More Weeks for Early Bird Pricing - 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, Apr 1, 2013 @ 07:04 AM

 

They say the early bird gets the worm, but at BSMPG there are no worms - just the best sports medicine and performance professionals from around the world! See speakers such as Mark Lindsay, Joel Jamieson, Charlie Weingroff, Stu McGill, Adriaan Louw and Marco Cardinale all under one roof followed by our incredible social Friday night and the best sports science, equipment and nutrition suppliers in our vendor area throughout the two days.

Don't miss out on our EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - After April 15th price of admission is $349 (pending seat availability)

 

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Topics: BSMPG, Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, BSMPG Summer Seminar, Bill Knowles, Joel Jamieson, Stuart McGill, Bobby Alejo

The World Leader in Athlete Monitoring is HERE!

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, Jan 28, 2013 @ 07:01 AM

 

BSMPG is proud to announce the addition of Val Nasedkin as a speaker within the popular Sports Fusion (formally Hockey & Basketball Specific Training) Track at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17th and 18th, 2013!  Val joins Dr. Stuart McGill and Marco Cardinale for this weekend event along with the leaders in Performance Training and Sports Medicine professionals from around the world!  With the greatest speaker line-up assembled to date, the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar will be the WORLD'S most sought after Sports Medicine & Performance Seminar to date!!

Be sure to save the date now - hotels will fill fast with this event along with normal Boston traffic so start making plans now!

See you in Boston this May!!!

 

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TOPIC: Sport Specific Endurance Development in Explosive and Power Sports

 

Val Nasedkin, a former decathlete at the national level for the former Soviet Union, is the co-founder and technical director of Omegawave, a pioneering company in the field of functional preparedness and readiness in athletes. He has been a guest lecturer on the principles of training at numerous sport science and physical education universities around the world, and frequently acts as a consultant to Olympic committees, sports federations and national and professional teams for various sports including Dutch Olympic Committee, United States Track and Field Olympic Committee, EPL, Serie A and La Liga teams (Medical Staff), Autonoma University (Barcelona, Spain), Duke University (North Carolina, USA) and University of Calgary (Canadian National Sports Center).

 

BSMPG 2013 Summer Seminar - There is NO other Sports Medicine and Performance Training Seminar in the world - PERIOD.

Register Today before seats fill up.

Remember to book your Hotel room before area college graduations take over.

 

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Topics: Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, Val Nasedkin, Joel Jamieson, Marco Cardinale, Stuart McGill

Happy New Year from the BSMPG Family

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @ 07:12 AM

Wishing you and your family all the best this coming year.

 

BSMPG Summer Seminar

Make 2013 the year you take another step forward in your journey to becoming a leader in Sports Medicine and Performance Training by attending the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17 & 18th in Boston MA.

Sign up before the end of the day today and enjoy our 2012 seminar price!

 

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Topics: Charlie Weingroff, Stu McGill, Kevin Neeld, Adriaan Louw, BSMPG Summer Seminar, Ben Prentiss, Bill Knowles, Marco Cardinale, Rob Butler, Bobby Alejo

Your Anatomy Teacher Was Wrong - Again!

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 @ 06:11 AM

 

If you were the average student in the average anatomy class, you were taught that the psoas major was responsible for hip flexion and external rotation of the femur.  If you were lucky, you may have had a minor discussion regarding its role in lumbar stability.  

But did your anatomy teacher discuss the psoas as it relates to the diaphram and breathing? What about the psoas and the pelvic floor?

No?

I didn't think so.

Let's take a quick look at what you may have been missing...

 

 

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"The fascial relations of the psoas major to the surrounding tissues warrant special attention as these links influence the biomechanics of these interlaced structures. The medial arcuate ligament is a continuation of the superior psoas fascia that continues superiorly to the diaphragm. The right and left crus constitute the spinal attachment of the diaphragm. They attach to the anterolateral component of the upper three lumbar vertebral bodies. The crus and their fascia overlap the psoas major and appear to be continuous with this muscle until they come more anterior and blend with the anterior longitudinal ligament. (8) As the psoas descends, its inferomedial fascia becomes thick at its inferior portion and is continuous with the pelvic floor fascia. (9) This forms a link with the conjoint tendon, transverse abdominus, and the internal oblique. (10) As the psoas major courses over the pelvic brim, the fascia of the posterior fascicles attach firmly to the pelvic brim."

 

Psoas major: a case report and review of its anatomy, biomechanics, and clinical implications by Sajko, Sandy & Stuber, Kent. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2009.

 

Discover what you've been missing and what the leaders in Sports Medicine and Performance already know at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17 & 18, 2013 in Boston.

 

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Topics: Art Horne, Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, Marco Cardinale, Fergus Connolly, Stuart McGill, Randall Huntington

The Man That Wants To Kill Crunches

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 07:10 AM

 

Dr. Stuart McGill  

After three decades of figuring how out the spine works, Stuart McGill has come to loathe sit-ups. It doesn’t matter whether they are the full sit-ups beloved by military trainers or the crunch versions so ubiquitous in gyms. “What happens when you perform a sit-up?” he asks. “The spine is flexed into the position at which it damages sooner.”

The professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo knows a thing or two about snapping spines. In his lab, McGill proudly shows off a machine that’s probably created more disc herniations than any other in the world. “We get real [pig] spines from the butcher and we compress them, shear them and bend them to simulate activities such as golf swings and sit-ups, and watch as unique patterns of injury emerge.” A disc has a ring around it, and the middle, the nucleus, is filled with a mucus-like liquid. Do a sit-up and the spine’s compression will squeeze the nucleus. On his computer, McGill shows how the nucleus can work its way out of the disc, hit a nerve root and cause that oh-so-familiar back pain. “From observing the way your total gym routine is performed, we can predict the type of disc damage you’re eventually going to have.”

 

While there are lots of ways to injure a back, the sit-up is an easily preventable one. According to his research, a crunch or traditional sit-up generates at least 3,350 newtons (the equivalent of 340 kg) of compressive force on the spine. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health states that anything above 3,300 newtons is unsafe.

So McGill suggests replacing sit-ups with exercises to strengthen the core while not bending the spine: 

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Want more awesome McGill resources? Visit Craig Liebenson's site for a complete list of audio, video, and written articles outlining the most up-to-date research on athletic performance and core development.

 

Learn why crunches are hurting your back and why your traditional core exercises are missing the mark when it comes to improving athletic performance at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar featuring Professor Stuart McGill as keynote speaker!

Hurry - this seminar will sell out again this year.  Discounted prices end December 31st, 2012!

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Topics: Art Horne, Craig Liebenson, Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, Bill Knowles, Marco Cardinale, Fergus Connolly, Stuart McGill, Rob Butler, Bobby Alejo

Athlete Monitoring : A Proactive Approach

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Thu, Oct 25, 2012 @ 07:10 AM

Sports Science Update from:

 

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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and The Testosterone/ Cortisol Ratio

Testing cortisol requires multiple saliva tests during the day, making it a very cumbersome and time-consuming process. Moreover, some recent studies with rugby players suggest that the effectiveness of cortisol testing is limited. A better approach for most athletes is combining HRV testing with mobile solutions and comprehensive blood testing. InsideTracker is currently analyzing season data to create a better early warning system for coaches trying to reduce injuries and prevent overtraining. If you are a current InsideTracker customer who wants to get the full benefit from data you are collecting please contact us for research and solutions with the ithlete and other mobile devices.

Tensiomyography (TMG) and Athlete Profiling

Estimating fiber composition used to require extremely invasive muscle biopsies, but now TMG allows teams and organizations to test an athlete’s entire body to build a highly granular muscle profile. In addition to fiber testing, users can drill down to more diagnostic measurements. InsideTracker’s blood analysis can calibrate current muscular fiber status with Hemoglobin and testosterone levels.  If you are looking at ways to create more precision in your training plan, TMG screening is a great option.

 

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See tomorrow's most advanced athlete monitoring systems today at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar.  Register before December 31st, 2012 for additional discounts!

 

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Topics: Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, Cal Dietz, Fergus Connolly, Stuart McGill

BSMPG and Ben Peterson - Repeated Sprint Work and Fatigue

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 @ 07:10 AM

BSMPG is proud to announce the addition of Ben Peterson as a speaker within the Sports Fusion Track at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17th and 18th, 2013!  Ben joins legendary track coach Randall Huntingon and Ben Prentiss along with keynote speakers, Dr. Stuart McGill, Marco Cardinale, Fergus Connolly, Adriaan Louw and Marvin Chun for this weekend event.  With the most thorough and integrated speaker line-up ever assembled, the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar will be the WORLD'S most sought after Sports Medicine & Performance Seminar to date!!

We are expecting the largest crowd in the history of BSMPG events with speakers and attendees traveling the globe to be in Boston in May of 2013, and thus have already made plans to move our main lecture hall to a newly renovated multi-tier auditorium.

Be sure to save the date now - hotels will fill fast with this event along with normal Boston traffic so start making plans now!

See you in Boston next May!!!

 

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Ben Peterson

BEN PETERSON, M.Ed., CSCS

Ph.D. Graduate Assistant, University of Minnesota

Topic: Repeated Sprint Ability: The metabolic and physiologic response to repeated sprint work and their implications for fatigue.

Ben is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology at the University of Minnesota. At the university he helps run the Sport Performance Lab, testing hundreds of athletes annually in sports ranging from cross-country skiing to football. In addition to his time in the lab, Ben helps teach two courses within the kinesiology department; Strength/Power Development and Health and Wellness. His research looks at repeated sprint ability in anaerobic athletes, specifically as it pertains to energy system efficiency and fatigue; looking at central and peripheral causes of decreased force production. His research also looks heavily at power and rate of force development in athletes and its dynamic correspondence and transferability to sport.

Ben is a graduate of Northwestern University where he played football for the Wildcats. He started his career as a performance coach working for the Minnesota Twins in 2008. Over the past five years, Ben’s passion and creativity have allowed him to work with over 100 professional athletes in the NHL, NFL, and MLB; helping them maximize the limits of their athletic potential. More recently, Ben co-Authored the book, Triphasic Training: A systematic approach to elite speed and explosive strength performance that explain the advanced training methods he uses to maximize force development and the scientific principles behind their implementation. When not teaching class or testing in the lab, Ben works as a consultant for Octagon Hockey, spending the NHL off-season working with their athletes in the Minneapolis area.

 

Topics: Art Horne, Charlie Weingroff, Adriaan Louw, BSMPG Summer Seminar, Mike Davis, Cal Dietz, Bill Knowles, Jeff Cubos, Fergus Connolly, Stuart McGill, Randall Huntington