Bill Hartman

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  • Q & A for The 16% – Assessing and Training Young Athletes

    Q & A for The 16% – Assessing and Training Young Athletes

    Today’s topic is Long-Term Athletic Development playing off a question I got at askbillhartman@gmail.com.

    It’s a common concern for parents of young athletes. It’s also related to a blog that I reposted today from 2014 that still applies.

    Grab a @neurocoffee. Here we go.

    From Adam:

    My son, who is 13 years old, is a baseball pitcher. Would you suggest/recommend parent have their athletes assessed every year to identify those key performance indicators and understand how to best use them while maintaining proper technique to help prevent against injury?  Check out my answer and then go to https://billhartmanpt.com/thoughts-on-long-term-athletic-development-a-repost-from-2014/ and check out the blog.

    #LTAD #youngathletes #billhartmanpt

  • Q & A for The 16% – What Online Assessments Should You Use?

    Q & A for The 16% – What Online Assessments Should You Use?

    I got a question that’s been more common of late as more trainers, coaches, and therapist go online. Grab a @neurocoffee and dig in to the week.

    From Allen:

    What advice can you give me on what online assessments I should be using?

    Simple advice. It’s not so much about what assessments I think you should be using. It’s about what you are capable of utilizing effectively. What are your strengths? With what type of client are you most successful?

    Step 1:  Be aware of your own capabilities.

    Step 2:  Only work with clients that present with a complexity at a level within your capabilities.

    Step 3:  Remain a student

  • Q & A for The 16% – Elbow Valgus Explained and Treatment/Training Strategies

    Q & A for The 16% – Elbow Valgus Explained and Treatment/Training Strategies

    I finally got a good elbow question that will shed some light on why it’s not so different from any other joint.

    Hope you have your @neurocoffee in hand.

    From John:

    I have heard you mention how examining relative motion at the elbow is very similar to the knee. I have had great success utilizing the knee mobilization you posted for individuals who are unable to capture tibial IR on their own. Could the same concept be applied at the elbow? Is a “valgus” carrying angle at the elbow the same as knee “valgus” as you have previously described?

    #valgus #elbowpain #billhartmanpt

  • Q & A for the 16% – Single Leg Stance Hip Mechanics

    Q & A for the 16% – Single Leg Stance Hip Mechanics

    Here’s a great question to lead into the weekend on some pelvic-hip mechanics and recognizing how one manages the propulsive phase of gait. Hope you’ve got your @neurocoffee in hand.

    From Mikhael:

    If someone is standing on one leg (left) and another leg is flexed in hip and knee 90 degrees then the standing leg’s hip is excessively externally rotated abducted and extended. Why is it and what to do with it?

    If you follow the link in my bio, you can get to my YouTube Channel to see the videos mentioned in my response.

  • Q & A for The 16% – A Runner with IT Band Syndrome… Really?

    Q & A for The 16% – A Runner with IT Band Syndrome… Really?

    I think the representation of the IT Band is still misunderstood even though we have some good dissection information that should have clarified things 14 years ago.

    Hope you have your @neurocoffee handy.

    From Tony:

    I have a runner diagnosed with a right IT Band friction syndrome where he gets pain with running at the lateral knee. We’ve made some progress but he’s still unable to run much distance without increasing pain. He doesn’t have much pain with normal activities. He’s got a bit of a varus knee, limited hip IR, a pronated foot, weak gluteus medius, but pretty decent dorsiflexion. When we work on these things, he gets better but we can’t make the changes stick. Any ideas?

    #ITBand #iliotibialband #billhartmanpt