Finding a cure

"That’s why Ontario’s athletic therapists need to stay on top of all types of treatment for their players, says Nipissing University’s athletic therapist, Brian “Doc” Duval. “I think that our association, in order to stay vital and stay needed, has to look at those alternative forms of treatment.”

At Ryerson University, head athletic therapist Jerome Camacho says athletes are originally treated using conventional medicine, but there are times when further treatment is sought."

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The missing ingredient to high performance

"Unfortunately for college athletes whose lives do not revolve around their sport like professional athletes, everyday hydration can take a backseat to other concerns. Steve Kopas, athletic therapist at Seneca College, says there is one simple thing college athletes can do to stay hydrated.

“At the beginning of the year they get a water bottle in their varsity packages,” Kopas notes. “I tell them they should carry that around with them all the time and just make it part of their routine. That way when they’re in class and they have their water bottle in their hand, it’s an easy reminder and they take little sips of water throughout the day versus trying to get them to drink x-amount of fluids before practice because you know that’s not going to happen with their schedule.”"

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A liquid ticket to the sideline

"Alison Chasczewski, athletic therapist at Durham College, says use of this adrenaline boosting liquid is most prominent in Hockey. “In dealing with our hockey players, specifically, you know, and they will say themselves that they drank too much. They will say that they had three Red Bulls before the game, and three more in-between periods.”

Chasczewski says the negative effects are sometimes immediately apparent. “They’ll come off the ice with the shakes, they’ll be puking after, and they have been warned, but it’s a matter of perception.”"

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Fitness: Pinpointing what is out of sync

"Scott Livingston, athletic therapist and strength and conditioning specialist for many of Canada’s high performance athletes, is a fan of the functional movement screen. He used it extensively when he worked with the Montreal Canadiens, testing every player and red-flagging those who scored poorly."

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Game your way to better health

"With such routines, you can build strength, flexibility, balance and aerobic ability, Upper Canada Sports Medicine athletic therapist Kelly Bonhomme says. 

Incorporating all four elements is important to a well-balanced workout routine, she adds."

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Ultimate Sports Therapy commercial

Carolyn Zepf releases a commercial for Ultimate Sports Therapy.  See the video...

Cups of Coffee and Cupping

"And to make a long blog short, when I forced myself to work the following day I had our clinic athletic therapist give my shin a once-over. I complained of all the other issues I had and Mara (Chaplin) asked, “Did you ever consider that you might have a concussion from the fall?”"  Read More...

Rink rats

"Many health benefits can be derived from a 30-minute skate, whether it's with a stick in hand or not, says Christal Geier, athletic therapist at LifeMark Genesis Place."  Read More...

Let's get it started!

"Welcome to that time of year where we take stock of what we've done wrong over the previous 12 months, and what we plan to do differently in 2011."  Read More...