Dr. Tom Gormely

Power development in athletes is the cornerstone of many sports that require explosive movements, such as sprinting, jumping, and throwing. Achieving optimal power output hinges on the relationship between muscle properties and tendon elasticity. Muscles generate the force necessary for movement, while tendons act as elastic storage units, transferring and

Mechanotransduction is a biological process that translates mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals, ultimately influencing cellular behavior and tissue adaptation. Essentially, when we provide adequate load to our tissue, tendon, bone, etc.; this stimulus leads to a chemical process to signal growth. This process is pivotal in the context of the

Introduction: Athletes often face challenges related to restricted range of motion (ROM) at times, which can limit performance and increase the risk of injury. Sometimes, due to the demands of a full season or the overuse patterns of a sport motion, limited ROM can impact the ability to access safe

Early extension is an issue in most rotational sports. Early extension impacts the way the femur interacts with the pelvis, and the pelvis with the spine. When throwing, early extension is usually a product of pushing off the back foot in an attempt to develop velocity. However, a more efficient

The start to improving how an athlete moves, performs or throws, is a detailed and comprehensive physical assessment. The goal of this assessment is to correlate these findings with the biomechanical findings on motion capture or video. Many times, larger inefficiencies in movement/mechanics can be partially explained by more

Development of power as an athlete is an important physical factor. Many athletic qualities require movements on the power - speed spectrum of the force velocity curve. Although total power output (squat, deadlift, CMJ, broad jump, etc) does have carryover to rotational power/speed, training power in the specific plane