Tools & Modalities

Hawk Fitness’ Grip-&-Arm Training Product Gains Praise from Coaches

Hawk Fitness' latest product, Gripedo, is taking the sports and fitness world by storm. It is designed to train athletes' grip and arm muscles — improving their grip and arm strength and conditioning as well... more »

Distinguishing Differences in Wearable Sensor Tech

Once thought of only for the affluent athletes of top-tier colleges and professional teams, wearable sensor technology has exploded — and expanded — in recent years to get real-time data to measure athletic performance at... more »

Teambuildr Key for Penn Athletic Department

As was the case for nearly every collegiate athletic program in the country, the University of Pennsylvania was forced to pivot in keeping student-athletes in shape during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking for a way to... more »

Mariners Use Sensor Rings To Monitor Rest, Recovery

It may not be World Series rings, the Seattle Mariners have gifted their players with some high-tech jewelry that will hopefully result in an eventual deep postseason run. The Major League ballclub has outfitted their... more »

Bracing For Support: Highlighting the Transformation of Braces in Athletic Rehabilitation

On the second level of the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum, just a few steps below the research and preservation observation deck resides the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl gallery — home to relics from... more »

Hot Topic, Cool Solutions: When and Why To Use Hot & Cold Therapy on Athletes

Hot and cold therapy are both effective ways to help athletes rehabilitate injuries and surgeries, as well as recover from strength and conditioning training. While both strategies are helpful to athletes, their applications produce different... more »

Portable diagnostic X-ray unit allows for sideline evaluation of football injuries

Seeing Things Differently: University of Alabama using VR in athlete rehab