by Dr. Lauren Bachand, DPT and Jared Ferreira, ATC As a highly physical sport, athletes can be prone to injuries, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t play due to fear of an injury. Research on assessing the risk of injury is always developing, and new preventative measure can be put in place to help decrease your risk of an injury. Injury Prevention Proper injury prevention training during the preseason is critical to help keep players safe and on the ice all season long. Du

by Dr. Lauren Bachand, DPT and Jared Ferreira, ATC Hockey is ranked in the top 6 most popular sports in the US, and in high school alone, there are over 45,000 players each season. As a highly physical sport, athletes can be prone to injuries, and in any given season over 20% of players will sustain an injury, requiring them to miss game time. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t play due to fear of an injury. Research on assessing the risk of injury is always developing, and