On this episode, Ben and Tom discuss some of the screening tools and measurements they use in-season, and periodically with their teams. Please give us any feedback at [email protected]. Check us out on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and X @hockeyphysiopod

On today’s episode, Ben and Tom discuss bony injuries of the foot and ankle (primarily) from pucks. Please give us any feedback at [email protected]. Check us on Instagram @thehockeyphysiotherapypodcast, and X @hockeyphysiopod

Back to back shoulder episodes! On today’s episode, Ben and Tom dive back in to shoulder pathologies: this time with acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries

We’re back for 2024! On today’s episode, Ben and Tom discuss Bankart lesions and repairs. Research mentioned in today’s podcast: Defroda, S., Mehta, N., and Owens, B. Physical Therapy Protocols for Arthroscopic Bankart Repair. Sports Health. 2018 Jan 3, 10(3): 250–258doi: 10.1177/1941738117750553 Gaunt, B., Shaffer, M., Sauers, E., Michener, L., Mccluskey, G., Thigpen, C. The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists’ Consensus Rehabilitation Guideline for Arthroscopic Anterior...

Happy Holidays! The boys discuss hockey physio-related gifts that are on their wish list - from books, to courses, to equipment. We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and we’ll see you in 2024!

On today’s episode, Ben and Tom dive into the spectrum of low back pain, specifically spondylolysis. Research mentioned on today’s episode: Baranto A, Hellstrom M, Cederlund CG, Sward L. Back pain and MRI changes in the thoraco-lumbar spine of top athletes in four different sports: A 15-year follow- up study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009;17(9):1125-1134. doi: 10.1007/s00167-009-0767-3. Fett D, Trompeter K, Platen P. Back pain in elite sports: A cross-sectional study on 1114...

On today’s episode, Ben and Tom discuss Ben’s recent travels to Czechia with U-18 Team Canada for the ISBHF World Junior Championships. For more information on ball hockey in Canada, visit: canadaballhockey.ca For the International Street & Ball Hockey Federation, visit: isbhf.com

On today’s episode, Ben and Tom discuss a range of topics revolving around groin strains Research mentioned in today’s podcast: Nevin F, Delahunt E. Adductor squeeze test values and hip joint range of motion in Gaelic football athletes with longstanding groin pain. J Sci Med Sport. 2014 Mar;17(2):155-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.04.008. Epub 2013 May 15. PMID: 23684372. Serner A, Weir A, Tol JL, et al. 2020. Return to Sport After Criteria-Based Rehabilitation of Acute Adductor Injuries in...

This episode is a discussion all about skates, primarily skate hollows and eyelets. Gagnon, M. and Dore, R. (1983). Testing procedures and modeling for the evaluation of skating blade characteristics. Scandinavian Journal of Sports Science, 5(1), 29-33. Lockwood, K. and Winchester, A. (2003). What are varsity players really skating on? Presented at, Skating into the future: Hockey in the new Millennium, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,...

On today’s episode we discuss sport-related concussion (SRC). We spend some time on the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport, how SRCs affect the game of hockey, and what it generally looks like getting athletes to return to sport. Research mentioned in today’s podcast: Bizzini, 2022. Optimizing Performance in Return to Play After Sport-Related Concussion in Elite Ice Hockey Players: A Sports Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainer Perspective. International Journal of Sports...

The first episode! Today’s discussion is high ankle sprains: We talk about the anatomy/pathophysiology of a high ankle sprain, the clinical presentation, assessment and treatment, as well as return to skate and return to hockey. Research mentioned in today’s podcast: Mauntel et al. 2017. The Epidemiology of High Ankle Sprains in National Collegiate Athletic Association Sports. American Journal of Sports Medicine. Retrieved from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28423285/ Mollen et al....

A quick intro about the guys and the goals of the podcast.