Rooted Rehab

02/19/2021

Here is part of a presentation we did for Athletic Training Students from . Discussing mindset and how to navigate in these tough times.

In this video we discuss innovation. How can we still provide value and a good service while being in a situation of being stuck home?

This is why Rooted Rehab is offering online virtual assessments and developing home rehab programs for athletes. We are now able to help athletes from all over the world as opposed to just those in our area.

Inbox for questions on doing talks for your students or for those looking for home programs

04/22/2020

Staying relevant in the time away from our athletes.

We at Rooted Rehab are going to use this time to reintroduce our system and drop some targeted soft tissue mobility as well as some relevant rehab techniques. Over the next few weeks we will be working from the bottom up, focusing on a specific area each week. This week, we are starting with the foot.

We are going to start with one of the most basic, yet effective ways to address the “core”. And yes, that’s through the foot. While anyone is sitting down reading, watching a good documentary, etc, it is easy to help wake the foot up by utilizing some kind of toe separators. Whether it be a rolled up paper towel, some pedicure toe separators or a more sophisticated-looking toe separator, whatever you have that can provide your toes some much needed space will do the trick. The guys over at have some quality toe separators too!

Why implement this with your athletes? Well, the foot is one of the fundamental ways that we interact with our environment. Giving the muscles down there some space to function better will help to enhance proprioception, mobility and agility.

HOW TO: if you’ve never worked on the foot in this way, start with a short burst of time. If you’ve done some foot homework and have spent time barefoot, you can tack on a little more time to your ‘treatment’. Place toe separators between toes and relax as best you can. Some good diaphragmatic breathing would accompany this very well, but even just spending some time allowing yourself foot to open up with the assistance of any of these tools will be of great benefit. If you start to feel any stress or cramping, take the toe separators out from between your toes. Build up the amount of time spent as the days move forward.

Work on this daily. Most every day we cramp our foot into one, if not more, kind of shoe. As we do this day in and out, our foot starts acting like a solitary unit instead of independently functioning toes. Our foot should more closely resemble and open hand 🖐🏽 instead of a fist 🤜🏽. Tomorrow we will talk about how to address our toes working more independently.

Give this a try today!

08/15/2019

PLAY!!

Let them play! 🙂

07/11/2019

Some soft tissue exercises for hip rotation

07/11/2019

Quick hip assessment for sidelines

06/26/2019

Thanks to for always putting on an amazing conference. It’s great to hear some new information as well as meet some amazing ATC’s from all over the country. We may all have different styles of doing our job but at the end of the day we all care about the health and well being of the athletes we work with.

03/28/2019

Here is our second to last step in developing our rehab programs. We have to work on strengthening the entire line. All the way from the foot up. We use the to stimulate the feet and the bands from to help make the hips stronger. Be sure to keep the weight centered and don’t lean to one side.
These bands are thicker and more comfortable for Athletes. ...
To find out more about the whole Rooted Rehab System visit www.rootedrehab.com

03/28/2019

We often notice a lack of hip rotation with Athletes who complain of knee pain. After addressing soft tissue, our next step is addressing mobility issues. Here is a great move using . A few keys to keep in mind
🔑 Keep the lower back pushed into the ground
🔑Push the knee into the stick
🔑Push the stick with the hands into the knee to maintain Fascial tension ...
This is our 2nd step in our system for developing rehab programs. Find out more by visit www.rootedrehab.com

03/28/2019

Here is an area that is often ignored when it comes to knee pain. After assessing the Athlete you may find a Valgus Collapse in the knee. This could be tight Adductors, Weak Core, Drop Foot, or a host of other issues.
Here is a soft tissue move using that can help loosen up the adductors.
However, soft tissue alone is not the answer. Watch our next video for step 2.
To find out more about our next Rooted Rehab Workshop visit www.rootedrehab.com

03/07/2019

This is for the late night rehab sessions, the early morning taping time, coming in before everyone else, being the last to leave, wiping the tears away so no one sees, cleaning the blood off the uniforms, holding the athlete out to protect from themselves, standing up to coaches who won't listen to the athlete, being the first line of defense when all goes wrong, being the calm in the storm, all this is much more. This is what we do. Happy Athletic Training Month...
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03/07/2019

For al those who have been helped by an ATC, be sure to give them a call, send them an email, text them, and tell them how much you appreciate them. Being an ATC can be a Thankless Job!
So show some love to the unsung heroes of sports.