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Why Shockwave Therapy Might Be the Most Badass Tool in Sports Medicine By Coach Johnny B (Ms, CFL3, LMT) If you have been treated by one of the sports medicine staff at ASR, you have experienced the delightful deep ache created by the tick tick tick from one of our shockwave machines. If you haven’t […]

How Allostatic Load Wrecks Recovery — and How to Reverse It By Coach Johnny B (Ms, CFL3, LMT) According to the CDC and the National Health Interview Survey, 86% of Americans experience musculoskeletal pain each year. Still, of those people, less than 7% of that group have pain that is due to trauma (i.e., a […]

The 3 Minute Lower Body Mobility Test Every Athlete Should Do By Coach Johnny B (Ms, CFL3, LMT)   This week, I’m continuing my series on assessing your mobility to prevent injuries. Last week, we covered the upper extremities, and this week, we are moving downstream to the hips, knees, ankles, and everything in between. […]

The Two Mobility Tests That Could Save Your Shoulders By Coach Johnny B (Ms, CFL3, LMT)   This past week, I was reading this paper (for business school), and I was struck by the line “even those who receive optimal treatment for their lung cancer and recover are worse off on average than those people who do not […]

  Are Whoop & Gamin’s VO2 Max Estimates Accurate? By Coach Johnny B (Ms, CFL3, LMT)   A common question I get from people who come in for a VO2 Max test at ASR is, “Do you think my Garmin, Whoop, Apple Watch, Coros, Oura, or Ultrahuman is accurate?”   For years, I would say, “Let’s see,” […]

This week one of our clients named Hailey sent us this photo with the note “Thank you so so much for helping my back pain so that I could see these views!!!!” Hailey came in dealing with a pretty legit back issue from her job as a flight attendant at Delta and within a month […]

  Recently, one of our clients asked, “Which is better for treating plantar fasciitis shockwave or dry needling?” This week, I wanted to share a little bit about how each works, what they do, and why we utilize both in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.     Shockwave for treating plantar fasciitis Shockwave Therapy utilizes […]

  Dr. Dave Lauzurique (or Super Dave, as we have been calling him) brings a rare blend of clinical expertise and real-world athletic experience to ASR, which will help us be even better at fixing broken athletes and keeping them that way forever. Dave received his Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from the University […]

  Almost all of the research on running (and even lifting, for that matter) concludes that 80% of your marathon/triathlon training should be at low intensity, with the remaining 20% at moderate to high intensity. Training this way aims to build a MONSTER of aerobic capacity without overloading the joints, tendons, and ligaments. What is […]

A few weeks ago, we had a client walk in complaining of the following issues Stiffness in the thigh, groin, or hip Deep aching in the groin or butt and hamstring Sharp pain in the groin or buttock when the thigh is moved close to the body beyond 90° Sharp pain in the groin or buttock […]