Muscle Interventions After ACLR
So, I see a lot of athletes after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). I also often share my thoughts and opinions on rehab after ACLR. You could even attend one of my courses on the subject...
Category: Exercise
I Don’t Exercise
Yeah, it’s true. I don’t really exercise. Not in any way that most people would define as exercise. This may surprise a lot of people because I am often told that I believe everyone...
Hunting for Pain
I work in sports medicine so a lot of what I see is fairly specific: Bones are broken, ligaments are torn, joints get dislocated. But I also see my fair share of “non-specific pain” presentations...
The False Dichotomy of Open vs Closed Kinetic Chain
Open kinetic chain (OKC) vs closed kinetic chain (CKC); we have heard it all before. There are arguments that OKC is more dangerous (it’s not) or that it puts more stress on the patellofemoral...
Elite Level Placebos
Before we get started, my hope here is that even the hardest placebo skeptics and firmest placebo believers appreciate the points I make in this post and can agree with this way of thinking....
Just Load It
It has been quite a while since I created my “LOAD IT!!!” flowchart. The chart was just something that I slapped together one day without much thought, as an expression of frustration with physical...
Steaming Pile of Research
There is a particular type of study that I really, really hate. It is extremely common and often seen in the physical therapy research. I see it cited time and again by speakers at...
Injury Prevention and Variation of Movement
There is a lot of talk in the media about preventing injuries during sports. A lot of that talk revolves around “fixing faulty mechanics” and “moving the right way” in order to prevent injuries,...
I’m a Recovering Functional Exercise Addict
“Hi. My name is Erik Meira and I’m addicted to ‘function’.” “Hi Eric!” “[Mumbles] That’s weird, you misspelled my name in my own blog but whatever. [Louder] It has been over 10 years since...