Why We Shouldn't Trust a 5/5 MMT on an Athlete (And what we should do instead)

This was a little mind-blowing to see this week. I was treating someone who had a stroke 20 years ago and then this happened!   HINT: There was a musculocutaneous nerve entrapment I wasn't expecting to see.      Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com

The 0-5 scale on Manual Muscle Tests was created in 1915 to find neuromuscular issues in paretic patients (like people with polio).   The MMT should not be trusted for Sports Optimization and Injury Prevention in Athletes.   Here's what the research says. (Pro tip: The MMT is more of a test of the strength of the examiner, than of the athlete)       Online Courses (that never expire)  https://richardhazel.podia.com    

I rarely see pain above the knee on my average patients, but I see it very often on athletes, especially jumping sports.   Here's what I've found to work and what I think is the underlying cause.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Part 2 of the Kinetic Chain is the shoulder elbow and wrist in the acceleration phase of pitching and the deceleration phase (where the injuries are more common)     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Ground Reaction Force (GRF) Hip-To-Shoulder Separation (HTS) The Anterior Oblique Sling The Posterior Oblique Sling Setting the groundwork for Part Two about Baseball Pitching   Online Course: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

The Hip Internal and External Rotators are important for agility to rapidly change direction and have an important role to play in proprioception and to avoid knee injury.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Courses Never Expire.  

The Abductors and the Adductors of the Hip are essential for sports with lateral movement, cutting and changing direction with Power and Agility.   Optimizing the Lateral Stabilizers will also help to avoid knee and ankle injuries.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Interesting case this week of bilateral foot pain and numbness on an American Football Player.  I walk through my thinking, my way to assess and confirm my assumptions and the results mid-way through and the adjustment I made to get to 100% pain-free.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com SEPT20 all month for 20% off all courses.  

Part One of Three How we can optimize Sports Performance by working on the Lumbopelvic Hip Complex in all Planes of Movement Today it's about Triple Extension   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com SEPT20 for 20% all Courses until the end of Sept 2025

Thank you to everyone who made our Barcelona Acupuncture Congress a success! I give a brief recap of what I talked about. Then a college Volleyball player had an injury of the interosseous muscles of the foot.     I'm running a 20% Discount for September  SEPT20 at checkout for all courses. My courses never expire!   https://richardhazel.podia.com