Athletic Shoulder
The Athletic Shoulder Podcast provides In-depth & practical conversations for practitioners interested in improving their management of shoulder health and performance. Through collaborating with industry leading peers around the world, we’ve filled a knowledge gap in shoulder health and performance. At Athletic Shoulder, we share that knowledge with you to create solutions to the problems most commonly found in the space. (Powered by Inform Performance)
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Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Ben Ashworth chats to Physiotherapists Ariane Schwank & Paul Blazey who contributed on the 2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels. This episode covers a lot of content and will therefore have a part-2 to follow this first conversation.
Topics Discussed:
Advise for writing articles
Shoulder Consensus Paper
Screening or monitoring for shoulders?
Shoulder specific RPE?
Should pathoanatomic diagnosis drive rehab?
Does pain equal an injury?
Where does psychology fit into injury management
Papers Discussed in Part-One:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34972489/
Where you can find Ariane:
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Where you can find Paul:
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Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
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Alistair McKenzie
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Dr Andy McDonald chats to fellow Inform Performance Host Ben Ashworth. Ben is a Performance consultant for elite teams abs individuals. Shoulder specialist with a Master of Science (MSc) in Strength & Conditioning & UKSCA accreditation. “Physio-coach” with experience in elite rugby, Olympic Sports, baseball & Professional football. Ben provides consultancy & education for MLB teams based on original research in Athletic Shoulder strength monitoring developed in Premiership Rugby
https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000365
This work is currently applied in MLB & NFL teams, Premier League football, Olympic swimming, British tennis and other upper limb sports worldwide. Ben has successfully developed and implemented monitoring processes in a number of challenging environments to minimise injury risk and support high performance programmes. Providing independent consultancy services to the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, London, UK and in the development of their shoulder assessment and research pathway. Her has also worked across 4 seasons as Director of Performance in European Football at Sparta Prague 2019-2022 and over 20 years experience in elite sport environments.
Topics Discussed:
What is the Ashtest
Comparing lower limb performance with the upper limb
Comparing peak force with RFD in the shoulder
Case studies where monitoring informs a shoulder strategy
Athletic Shoulder Courses
Where you can find Ben:
Website
Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Alistair McKenzie
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Ryan L. Crotin, an Organisational Strategist, Baseball Scientist, Coach, Research Author and Educator. Ryan has enjoyed a wealth of experienced both academically and professionally. He has notably worked as an Research Associate Louisiana Tech University & Auckland University of Technology as well as being a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Penn Throwing Clinic within the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Pennsylvania. In professional sport he has enjoyed roles in Professional Baseball at the Los Angles Angels, Baltimore Orioles and The St. Louis Cardinals. In this episode Ben and Ryan talk all things shoulders, pitching and baseball as it relates to high performance.
Topics Discussed:
Background
Ryans’s academic work on pitching
Training the pitchers shoulder
Testing positions for shoulder profiling
Direction specific force development
Session cost for high velocity throwing
Bodyweight targets for upper body force production
Where you can find Ryan:
LinkedIn
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Alistair McKenzie
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Following the Inform Performance X Elite Baseball Development Podcast Swapcast last week, this week Eric Cressey is the guest on the Inform Performances podcast. In this episode both Andy McDonald and Ben Ashworth ask Eric the questions as the second edition of a two part series. Eric is one of the best know S&C coaches globally, he’s the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance and the current Director of Player Health & Performance at the New York Yankees.
In this episode Andy, Ben and Eric discuss:
Lowerbody & Upperbody standards in thowing athletes
Scaling Programs
Strategies to protect players from Injury
Rotation strength in perspective
Cervicothoracic relationship with the throwing shoulder
VBT & RFD in throwers
Workload management in throwing athletes
Where you can find Eric:
Instagram
Twitter
LinkedIn
Website
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
In this episode Eric Cressey chats to Inform Performances own Ben Ashworth the Director of Performance for AC Sparta Prague and Director of the Athletic Shoulder. Eric is one of the best know S&C coaches globally, he’s the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance and the current Director of Player Health & Performance at the New York Yankees. Eric chats to Ben about the lessons he has learned through his experience in European football and rugby and highlights how coaches can more effectively monitor the workload of their athletes. We will be following this episode up with a second part where Inform Performance will be hosting Eric Cressey.
Where you can find Eric:
Instagram
Twitter
LinkedIn
Website
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Andy McDonald hosts Ben Ashworth, Stig Andersson, Martin Asker & Fredrik Johansson to close the Inform Performance European Shoulder Series. All of the panelists for this discussion all recently recorded episodes with Ben leading into this group conversation.
In this episode Andy & the panel discuss:
Biggest challenges working with shoulders
Objective tests depending on sport
Velocity based training assessment of the shoulder
Tests for assessing the scapula
Assessing the transfer of force from the lower-body to the upper-body
Assessing trunk contribution to the shoulder in the kinetic chain
Testing considerations for ACJ injuries
Where you can find the panel:
Stig Andersson
Martin Asker
Fredrik Johansson
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Our Website
Our Team
Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Martin Asker the Director of Handball Research Group at Sophiahemmet University. Martin is a Clinician, lecturer and PhD in sports medicine epidemiology who is specialized in shoulder injury rehab & prevention. This episode is a part of the Inform Performance European shoulder series.
In this episode Ben & Martin discuss:
Martins background
Common throwing shoulder diagnoses
Causes of shoulder overload
Clinical diagnostics
Testing athletes shoulder
Scap dyskinesia thoughts
AC-Joint rehabilitation
Where you can find Martin:
Twitter
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
Instagram
Twitter
Our Website
Our Team
Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Ben Ashworth chats to Stig Andersson a Physiotherapist, PhD. Clinician, lecturer and researcher. Stig works at the Norwegian Institute of Sports medicine in Oslo with an interest in the prevention and rehabilitation of shoulder injuries in overhead athletes. This episode is a part of the Inform Performance European shoulder series.
In this episode Ben and Stig discuss:
Stig’s background
Handball demands
Preparing the shoulder for handball
Determining readiness after injury
Benchmarking late stage rehab force profiles
Early stage rehab
Offloading the shoulder via the kinetic chain
Where you can find Stig:
Twitter
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Our Website
Our Team
Andy McDonald
Ben Ashworth
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Episode 1: Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Fredrik Johansson from Soffiahemmet University Musculoskeletal & Sports Injury Epidemiology Center & the Tennis Research and Performance Group. Freddy as you’ll hear has a background and special interest on the shoulder so who better to interview or chat to him than inform Performances own Mr Ben Ashworth.
In this episode Ben and Fredrik Johansson discuss:
Fredrik’s background
Balancing performance and risk mitigation
Preparing high velocity movements
Efficiency of movement
Specificity v general preparation
Strength training for tennis
Monitoring in tennis
Resilience
The melting candle analogy
Where you can find Fredrik:
Twitter
Sponsor
Inform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:
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Twitter
Our Website
Athletic Shoulder
Our Team
Ben Ashworth
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