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Heat and Cold Therapy Reduce Pain in Patients With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 32 Randomized Controlled Trials (2021)
<p>Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is the feeling of pain or muscle stiffness that follows an intense bout of physical exercise. Specifically, DOMS symptoms increase for the first 24 hours, peak between 1-3 days, and then subside entirely within a week. The mechanism behind DOMS is not totally understood, but it is thought to […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>
Resource Roadmap Show – PT – #04
<p>This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: What is Psoriatic Arthritis?, Sleeping Positions for People with Spinal Pain, Carpal Anatomy and Diagnostic Resource for Clinicians, What is Huntington’s Disease?, Should I Use Hot or Cold? <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>
Minimizing the Concurrent Training Interference Effect
<p>This resource is a guideline for clinicians who work with clients needing strength, power, and cardiovascular adaptations. It discusses strategies to minimize the concurrent training effect. Video on how to use this resource: Schumann, M., Feuerbacher, J. F., Sünkeler, M., Freitag, N., Rønnestad, B., Doma, K., & Lundberg, T. (2021). Compatibility of concurrent aerobic and […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>“Putting the Occupation Back in Occupational Therapy:” A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Use of Gardening as an Intervention (2014)
<p>Gardening has been equated with positive health outcomes for individuals with physical and mental health issues, and the benefits have been shown to transcend socioeconomic, educational, and cultural boundaries, and to be a cost-effective therapeutic activity. Ninety-one occupational therapy practitioners across all practice settings initially responded to a 15-question survey developed by the authors, but […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>
Heart Rate Variability Monitoring
<p>This handout is helpful for anyone looking to use heart rate variability monitoring for health and wellness purposes. Video on how to use this resource: NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association, French, D., & Ronda, L. T. (2021). NSCA’s essentials of sport science. Human Kinetics Publishers. Nuuttila, O., Seipäjärvi, S., Kyröläinen, H., & Nummela, A. […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>Reliability and Sensitivity of Nocturnal Heart Rate and Heart-Rate Variability in Monitoring Individual Responses to Training Load (2022)
<p>This study evaluated the reliability of a full-night (FN), a 4-hour segment starting in the beginning of the night after 30 minutes of being asleep (4H), and a first thing in the morning (FTM) HRV measurement in response to standardized endurance exercise training loads. Subjects in this study were recruited for a different, larger study […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>“Putting the Occupation Back in Occupational Therapy:” A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Use of Gardening as an Intervention (2014)
<p>Gardening has been equated with positive health outcomes for individuals with physical and mental health issues, and the benefits have been shown to transcend socioeconomic, educational, and cultural boundaries, and to be a cost-effective therapeutic activity. Ninety-one occupational therapy practitioners across all practice settings initially responded to a 15-question survey developed by the authors, but […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>Single-Leg Vertical Hop Test Detects Greater Limb Asymmetries Than Horizontal Hop Tests After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athletes (2021)
<p>A cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the limb symmetry index (LSI) of the single leg vertical jump for height (SLVH) compared to single leg horizontal jump tests in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 college athletes after having a unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). A retrospective review was conducted to examine participants […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>