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April 11, 2006

The last column discussed what sports injuries are and how to assess their severity. This column will tell you what to do when you have an acute sports injury. The three main goals... read more

April 11, 2006

Acute Sports Injuries are traumatic in nature. Some are very dramatic such as when Mike Foligno broke his leg at centre ice the season before last. Although his was a bone injury m... read more

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Dr. Ian
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Dr. Cohen has been practicing Sports Medicine since 1988. He has been involved in the care of amateur, elite and professional athletes as well as a far greater number of weekend wa... read more

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The Sports Medicine Specialists offer a variety of different therapeutic options to suit your daily or active needs. Please feel to browse through the serives below. If you have any questions or concerns, please call us at 416.481.1601 or email us.

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» Chiropractic Services	» Pilates	» Isokinetics

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Isokinetics

Isokinetics at The Sports Medicine Specialists offers pioneering breakthroughs in neuromuscular testing and rehabilitation using the latest technology of The Biodex System 3. Patients are provided with fast, effective and documented information about targeted muscle groups.

Techniques and Applications:

Isokinetic Mode:
•    Impact free accerleration eliminates joint trauma during the achievement of high-speed work
•    Applied torque response ensures that the patient’s limb velocity increases or decreases in proportion to the force applied. This allows full neuromuscular control of the movement.
•    Ability to do both concentric and eccentric contractions.

Passive Motion Mode
•    Speeds slow enough to overcome the natural stretch reflex.

Isometric Mode
•    Initiate an active muscular contraction without joint movement.
•    Monitor strength gains when excessive motion is a concern.

Kinaesthetic Awareness
•    Protocol for proprioceptive and kinaesthesia training.

Quantitative and Objective
A comparison to the patient’s unaffected limb and to normative data quantifies the exact readiness to return to activity.

Conditions Best Suited:
•    ACL reconstructive surgery
•    Ankle injuries and surgery
•    Shoulder injuries and surgery
•    Knee injuries
•    Elbow injuries