COVID-19 Effect on NBA Players — Here is a tracker of how NBA players have performed after testing positive for COVID-19. There is evidence that COVID-19 may have long lasting effects. This may include high-level sports performance. It should be noted

Programming Uncertainty and Self Doubt — My Instagram feed is filled with posts from strength coaches. Everyday, these coaches post new exercises and workout plans. Some accounts offer their content as something to consider. Others promote a silver bullet that addresses

Diagnosis Probabilities — As a student, it can be hard to understand how tests affect the base probabilities of various diagnoses. This spreadsheet puts pretest probabilities and LRs together. This spreadsheet can serve as a benchmark for spine

Evaluation of the ACWR — Research around non-contact injuries has become increasingly popular. And for good reason. It seems that every few weeks, a high profile athlete suffers a devastating knee injury. As the athlete begins to change direction, she

CSM 2020 — As a second year student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, it’s tradition to attend the Combined Sections Meeting. After our final class on Wednesday, two thirds of my class headed to Denver, excited

Statistics - Selecting the Population — When reading research, I sometimes feel unsure about assessing the data. I want to consider prior knowledge along with this new information to inform my decision making. Due to practical reasons, probabilities are defined for

Recreational Runners and Cadence — Recreational runners may be interested in changing their running form as a way to run faster/longer or reduce injury risk. A simple way to do this is by adjusting the runner’s cadence (steps/min). Rather than

Ankle Sprains — I created the following videos as a guest contributor for the Athlete Engineers. Intro Uneven Jumping Dribbling Rebounding