Michael Reeves PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS

How I Rehabbed My Quad Contusion in 1 Week Recently I sustained an impact injury to my right thigh. I thought it might be worthwhile to write down what the injury recovery process looked like for me so it might help others who either treat this injury, or deal with this injury themselves, in the future. I was at a beach Ultimate Frisbee tournament and earlier on in the tournament I either caught a knee, or landed on my right quad (vastus lateralis) at some point earlier in the day because I started to feel a little bit of pain when walking after about our 2nd or 3rd game of the day. This did not bother me and it was not going to affect my ability to play at all.  In the 4th game of the day, I dove to try and catch a disc thrown by my teammate (:16 in video below) and landed directly on the spot that was previously bothering me. This time however, there was a very high level of pain and I immediately called for an injury.  I took about 15 seconds to get my legs back under me an...

Effectiveness of Active Rehabilitation Program on Sports Hernia: Randomized Control Trial Objective:  "To determine whether an active rehabilitation program that involves repetitive effortful muscle contractions, including core stability, balancing exercises, progressive resistance exercises, and running activities, after a sports hernia, is effective." Population:  40 male soccer players age 18-25 with groin pain with sport for at least 2 months. Methods:  Study Design: Single Blind RCT Group A: Active Rehabilitation Program (also received Group B intervention) Group B: Conventional Treatment Program Randomization via envelope method.  Staff therapist drew an envelope and handed to treating therapist. Both groups instructed to perform stretching exercises for adductor, hamstring, and hip-flexor musculature on days between treatment days. Did not specify if there were different treating therapists. Did not specify any training to provide c...