DEFYING THE ODDS. “Let me just try to work on you,” Roskopf, an Englewood-based muscle function specialist, told Van Dyken-Rouen. “I know you can’t move, but I want you to just think about lifting your leg up into my hand. Picture it in your head.” Roskopf hoped visualizing a contraction would help her move her…
USING NEUROSCIENCE TO AVOID INJURIES. “Most runners have been there. The race goes well, but the knee starts screaming shortly after the finish. You try stretching, strengthening, and endless foam rolling. Nothing works. When traditional paths to better health fail, some athletes are finding solutions to vexing injuries by trying neuromuscular therapies. These routines are…
FULL COUNT: ADDISON RUSSELL NEXT CUBS STAR, CARLOS GOMEZ KEY TRADE PIECE FOR BREWERS. “Third baseman Manny Machado says his surgically repaired knees feel brand new, and he’s working hard to make sure those knees remain strong. Before every game, Machado performs muscle activation techniques to help correct imbalances and ensure that his muscles are…
SEEKING HELP WITH INJURIES, REDSKINS PLAYERS CONSULT SPECIALIST WHO CAN STRIKE A NERVE. “According to Roskopf, who still serves as a consultant for the Broncos, MAT features a hands-on stimulatory technique to re-establish the communication between the nervous system and the muscle systems. When that communication breaks down, rehabilitation exercises are sometimes ineffective…” “What I…
SUPER BOWL-WINNING BRONCOS’ RECOVERY ADVANTAGE. February 12, 2016 Denver-based Specialist Helps Star Athletes Return to the Field and Perform Better The Denver Broncos had more than a game-day strategy to win Super Bowl 50. In fact, for many years, the team’s long-term strategy behind the scenes has involved Greg Roskopf and his innovative physical approach…
INSIDE HOPE SOLO’S INNOVATIVE GOALKEEPER TRAINING AND FITNESS. A diving save in soccer is a picture-perfect moment: a gymnastic display of quick reflexes, a gutsy leap with outstretched arms and unfurled fingers. For U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Hope Solo, preparing for that instant begins not on a grassy surface but a reflective one. “I…
GOING TO THE MAT™. “He focuses on improving the communication pathways to the brain, to the muscles, resulting in greater stability and strength and less pain and inflammation. “What I do is a neuromuscular overhaul,” he says. As a result, professional and amateur athletes see him regularly to increase strength and flexibility, enhance performance and prevent injuries…”…
CLEVELAND INDIANS VETERAN OUTFIELDER RAJAI DAVIS STILL BURNING RUBBER AT 35. “Davis credits his speed to a lifestyle “conducive to doing the right thing when everyone is watching and when no one is watching’ and MAT (Muscle Activation Technique), a training program he learned from former Detroit teammate Ian Kinsler…” Read full article PT Plus…
MAT TECHNIQUE HELPING BOTH PRO ATHLETES & PUBLIC In the world of health, the quest for new rehab and conditioning methods is constantly being researched. A new technique only 12 years in the making has made it’s way to Lafayette and it’s getting both high profile athletes and the public back in working order. “After…
COLUMN RAPINOE, WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS. “Ben Dragavon has been many things to many people. He was a goalkeeper for the Seattle Sounders in their first Major League Soccer season. He’s been an assistant coach in the team’s academy system, the strength and goalkeeper coach for the…