Difficulty knowing how much, how fast, or how soon to progress your patient’s? Whether you’re working with a high-level athlete or the average jane/joe understanding how to minimize injury risk while enhancing performance is key! Watch Dr. Jordan Cossin’s video below to learn more on today’s mentoring minutes!
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5 Ways to ensure patients are well prepared for demands
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Maintain adequate training load during offseason &/or while injured
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Raises “floor”
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Avoid “basement”
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Improves athletes’ ability to tolerate load during pre-season & return to sport
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Identify ceiling & ensure training load is proportionate to competition
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Need to know what the athlete is going back to
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Wearable & video technologies
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Sport-specific literature
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Assess individual difference in training tolerance
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Age
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Injury hx
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Poor training hx
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Musculoskeletal deficiencies
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Strength deficits
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Poor aerobic fitness
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Psychosocial factors
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Identify & prepare for most demanding parts of the sport
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Do not just train for average demands of competition, but prepare for the highest demand
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If not may result in: inability to perform at higher intensities when needed, may be at greater risk of injury during these times
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Understanding of the physical demands of the sport, physical capacities required to perform activities, & factors that limit performance (individual)
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Time to progress from “floor” to “ceiling”
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Progressive, gradual, & systematic increases in training load
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“Floor”: patient/athlete’s current capacity
“Ceiling”: capacity needed to perform specific task/sport
“Time”: time allotted to get from floor to ceiling
“Basement”: deconditioning/injury resulting in capacity below the “floor”
“Penthouse”: capacity above the need for specific task/sport
References:
Gabbett, T. J. (2020). How much? How fast? How soon? Three simple concepts for progressing training loads to minimize injury risk and enhance performance. journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy, 50(10), 570-573.
