Inside Athletic Training

The Research Rundown (Ep. 4): Rethinking Workload & Injury Risk with Brad Pearson (Red Sox)

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In Episode 4 of The Research Rundown, hosts Paul Buchheit (Head Athletic Trainer, Phillies) and Joe Rauch (Assistant Athletic Trainer, Phillies) are joined by Brad Pearson (VP of Sports Medicine, Red Sox) to break down the relationship between training load and injury risk. Using the paper “Training Load and Injury: Causal Pathways and Future Directions,” the group explores what the research actually says about causality, common misconceptions, and how athletic trainers can apply these insights in real-world settings.

View the full paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33400216/

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