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Cardiovascular vs. Strength training
In the world of exercise, there are two main ways of measuring fitness: cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or muscular strength. The gold-standard for CRF measurement is VO2max and is expressed as mL of oxygen consumed per minute per kg of body weight (ml/min*kg)....
High weight or High rep?
You may have seen the debate online about which is ‘optimal’: High weight but few repetitions, or low weight with lots of repetitions? One takes grit to power through each rep. The other takes determination to make it ‘through the burn’ to the end of each set. But is...
Lateral Knee / Hip Pain?
The "IT Band" You may have heard of a band running down the lateral (outside) aspect of your thigh, and if anyone has gotten you to roll this part of your thigh I am sure you had a few choice words. This band is anatomically known as the “Iliotibial Tract” - named...
Concussions… More Than What Meets The Eye
Sport Related Concussion (SRC) injuries are among the most difficult injuries to diagnose and treat. As a hot topic in sport and research, the evidence for diagnosis and treatment is always changing – our clinician (Matt) stays up to date with the evidence and has...
Got ‘Knots’? How to Untighten Tight Muscles
How to Untighten a Tight Muscle Everyone knows what a tight muscle feels like–limited flexibility of the joint it crosses, a sensation of stiffness in the muscle itself, and often firmness and tenderness when it’s pressed on. Often we describe this as being a...
Prevalence of Knee Osteoarthritis in Asymptomatic Individuals
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent condition among the aging population. A common diagnostic tool used to diagnose OA is MRI. Much of the medical profession, however, is aware that image findings are infrequently associated to clinical findings and symptom...
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