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Velocity‑Based Training—A Critical Review
Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTGuppy, Kendall, and Haff review the strengths, limitations, and best‑use cases of velocity‑based training (VBT) for strength and conditioning. They focus on three core programming strategies that use barbell velocity:...
Flywheel Eccentric Training: How to Effectively Generate Eccentric Overload
Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT This article explains why and how to use “flywheel eccentric training” to deliberately create eccentric overload—loads greater than what the athlete can produce concentrically—and provides practical programming,...
Older People Trip, Some Fall—A Program to Decrease Seniors’ Fall Risk
Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTWhy focus on trips and forward falls?Falls are the leading cause of injurious deaths and nonfatal injuries in adults over 65. From 2007–2016, U.S. fall‑related death rates rose ~3% per year, and 20–30% of falls in this...
The History and Evolution of the Back Squat in the United States
Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT Conor Heffernan traces the barbell back squat from a 19th‑century bodyweight drill to a loaded, multi‑purpose exercise central to strength training. He frames this evolution around three drivers: “equipment changes”,...
The Effects of Physical Therapy Management and Pain Neuroscience Education on Patients with Lumbar Hypermobility
Reviewed by Tyler Tice, PT, DPT, OCS, ATCIntroduction/BackgroundLumbar hypermobility is characterized by excessive movement in the spinal segments, often leading to instability and chronic low back pain. These patients frequently display central sensitization, a...
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Soft Tissue Therapy in the Treatment of Disorders and Postoperative Conditions of the Knee Joint
Reviewed by Tyler Tice, PT, DPT, OCS, ATCThis article is a systematic review of eight different studies on the effectiveness of soft tissue therapy (STT) for people who have knee joint problems or recovering from knee surgery. The different techniques used were...
Cupping Therapy
Reviewed by Tyler Tice, PT, DPT, OCS, ATCCupping therapy is a traditional healing method that has been used by practitioners around the world for centuries. Across the world the method used to perform cupping and the theory behind the practice is quite varied however...
How to Implement Micro‑Dosed Programming for TSAC Facilitators
A concise synthesis of the NSCA Tactical Annual Training session (Season 6) Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT What is “micro‑dosed” training? The presenters define micro‑dosed programming as distributing the same weekly or micro‑cycle workload across...
Comparison of muscle adaptation to blood flow restricted versus traditional resistance training in healthy adults
A Brief Systematic Review and Meta analysis (Strength & Conditioning Journal, 2025) Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS CSCS, FAAOMPT This systematic review and meta‑analysis set out to determine whether low‑load blood‑flow‑restriction (BFR) resistance training...
Does Robotic-assisted TKA Result in Better Outcome Scores or Long-Term Survivorship Than Conventional TKA
Reviewed by Madison Hof, SPTIntroductionThough conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedures have yielding good long-term results in the past, robotic-assisted TKA was introduced to improve implantation alignments, particularly in younger patients. These...
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