July 2020 - Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates

A New Training Method to Increasing Vertical Jump, Speed, and First-Step Quickness in Basketball Players and Other Explosive Athletes

Teresa Stockton | July 21, 2020

In most sports, power and explosiveness are essential physical attributes to reach elite level status, especially in basketball. In training to achieve this elite level status, it is vital to challenge the body in sport-specific ways rooted in sports performance science. I will describe a new training technique that can enhance; vertical jump, speed, and […]

Baseball Throwing Injuries: Injuries to the Shoulder and Elbow increasing in Young Baseball Players

Teresa Stockton | July 16, 2020

Most states have moved away from self-quarantine and are now resuming the “new normal” with COVID-19 in our midst. From March through June, youth and adolescent sports were canceled. Sports organizations are now trying to play catch up by squeezing spring and summer sports into July and August. With this ramp-up in games, we have […]