Same Rivalry. New Season. On Saturday, July 27th Hometown Pride and AMP presented the first State of Montana Football Media Day at the Crowne Plaza in Billings, Montana. From the Big Sky Conference, Montana’s Mick Delaney and Montana State’s Rob Ash, were front and center discussing their upcoming 2013 season and fielded questions from the…
Improving your performance through nutrition Katie Desin, MS, RD, CSCS There are many ways that athletes can improve their performance: hard work at practice, extra hours in the gym, and time in the weight room. What about how they’re fueling their bodies for all of these activities? This can have a tremendous impact on how…
What You Need to Know Buzz Walton, MD In this day and age sports participation is very important with the rise of childhood obesity in America. According to the National Council on Youth Sports, High School sports participation is at an all-time high. Sporting activity is considered a positive and healthy behavior. However, when it…
What You Need to Know Suzette Nynas, Ed.d, ATC , LAT – MSUB Athletic Training Program Director, Assistant Professor What is the TFCC? To begin the discussion regarding TFCC injuries, it is important for a quick review the anatomy of the wrist joint as well as the TFCC. The wrist joint is comprised of…
Cost of Obesity and Diabetes Tayna Flanagan MS ED, ATC, CSCS Tayna works at Olympic Physical Therapy in the Athletic Engineering Department in Kirkland Washington. The following article contains information that may be difficult to read because of lack of exposure, living in a rural area, or being in a state of denial. At the…
What you Need to Know Travis McDonald, Md, CSCS – Primary care sports medicine fellow What are the Stats? A recent study done by researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill found that less than 1 in 4 women get the recommended amount of exercise during pregnancy. This is due to perceived barriers…
The Types and Benefits to You and Your Workout Jay Griffith, DPT What is Stretching? Stretching is a natural reaction which allows an individual to lengthen muscle fibers. From the time we are born we stretch. Stretching provides increased blood flow to muscles and also helps improve range of motion of our joints. In today’s…
When Your Lumbar Spine is at Neutral, it is Most Protected from Injury Gwenna Peters, PT Over the years, we’ve all heard many recommendations on how to injury-proof lower backs in both sports and industry. Warehouse workers wearing “lifting belts,” football teams doing yoga for flexibility, and multiple versions of “core strengthening” exercises. Physical therapists…