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You Don't Know the Power of the Dark Side (in rehab....)
VIDEO: Trust your feelings... Actually, trust the sensors in this Darth Vader cast - it tracks the patient's recovery progress.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20096128-247/darth-vader-style-cast-tracks-progress-with-sensors/
VIDEO: This is an oldy, but a cutey - and it fits nicely with our Vader theme. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0
Athletic Trainers go above and beyond
An admirer of the late John Wooden, I never knew he had someone so faithful and true looking after him. Exemplary!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-20110821,0,3483525.column?page=1
Here's your FREE bible....
Containing the secrets that allowed the former USSR to dominate the world of sports in the 1970's - Master Matayev's "Fundamentals of Sports Training" - THE book to read on periodization training.
http://www.shuttlesystems.com/news/2011/05/10/periodization-bible-for-free
The Shuttle MVP: Modern Miracleworker
VIDEO: This will teach you how to make your eccentric landings downy soft:
http://www.shuttlesystems.com/news/2011/08/18/how-to-land-soft
VIDEO: And this will teach you how to run faster:
http://www.shuttlesystems.com/news/2011/08/25/how-to-increase-speed
He makes 'em eat what????
Geoff Kaplan, Houston Texans' Head Athletic Trainer, is helping players fight the heat with coconut water, vegetables and Gatorade. Sounds scrumptious!
(Houston Texans have a Shuttle MVP)
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/nfl/110818-houston-texans-heat-training
Ripped from the Buttlines
This athlete had the worst injury ever. He provided the will, the athletic trainer provided the hope - and he's starting on Saturday for Tampa Bay.
(Tampa Bay Buccaneers have two Shuttle MVP's)
Physical Therapists are amazing with bladders....
Always nice when a specialist talks about PT's as miracle workers: they can "do wonders with the pelvic floor."