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Rehabilitation to Performance of the Shoulder for the Tactical Athlete
February 25, 2026
This TSAC Report article examines the primary risk factors contributing to shoulder pain in tactical athletes and provides evidence-based rehabilitation strategies. Visit NSCA online to learn more about exercise research for tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development Rehabilitation Shoulder Exercises First Responders Injury Prevention Exercise Research LTAD Occupational Fitness Pathology
Considerations of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training
September 3, 2019
The innovative technology found in portable BFR training systems can help tactical personnel achieve greater strength and hypertrophic gains, as well as optimize training programs and overall performance.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Blood Flow Restriction BFR Injury Reduction
Resistance Training and Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement— Considerations for Prosthesis and Client Safety
April 1, 2017
Historically, patients who undergo reverse total shoulder arthroplasty/ replacement (rTSA) procedures receive much stricter activity limitations for sports and resistance training endeavors in comparison to the traditional total shoulder arthroplasty/replacement. This may cause confusion amongst personal trainers about safety as it relates to designing resistance training programs for these patients.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design strength and conditioning reverse total shoulder arthroplasty shoulder replacement
Applied Periodization in Shoulder Injury for the Tactical Athlete—Part 1
July 1, 2016
An organized, science-based, and evidence-based periodized program that is guided by capable and competent professionals is the most efficient and effective way to accomplish the task of returning from a shoulder injury to full active duty. The concepts of periodization paired with evidence-based strength and conditioning interventions provides the framework needed for tactical facilitators to accomplish this task.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease tactical strength and conditioning TSAC periodization rehab shoulder injury
Patterns of First Responders
July 1, 2014
Tactical facilitators need to understand the movement patterns that first responders encounter because they can have a profound effect on underlying biomechanics and may contribute to excessive tissue loads.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Safety injury prevention for EMTs injury prevention for firefighters repetitive motion disorder Overexertion trauma
Injury Prevention and Proper Movement—Anecdotal Evidence to Help Tactical Athletes Perform at their Best
January 1, 2014
Chronic fatigue, stress, sleep deprivation, unhealthy diets, and pain can be commonplace in most departments. The tactical facilitator should try to keep their action plans simple and achievable to help prevent injuries and optimize performance.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Safety training for tactical athletes TSAC tactical strength and conditioning
Using Suspension-Based Resistance Training as a Method of Shoulder Prehabilitation for Firefighters
August 12, 2019
This article discusses how suspension-based resistance training may help develop the stability and muscular endurance in the shoulder joint needed to decrease the risk of shoulder injuries as a result of the demands of firefighting.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Suspension-Based Resistance Training Shoulder Stability Muscular Endurance Rotator Cuff TSAC Mobility
What is an Arm Care Program, and How Should it be Implemented for Pitchers?
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development Recovery Athletic Performance Strength Training Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness Injury Prevention Baseball Throwing-Related Injuries Program Design
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 104: Dr. Josh Secomb
Dr. Josh Secomb, lecturer in exercise and sport science (strength and conditioning) at the University of Newcastle, talks to the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, about being a self-aware and authentic coach. Topics under discussion include finding new areas to employ different skillsets as practitioners, the value of training progressions and understanding your athletes, and his unique opportunity to research and coach surfers.
Find Dr. Secomb on Twitter: @37Seco | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
Coaches Professional Development
Cross Education with the Post-Rehabilitation Process
December 18, 2020
During the rehabilitation process, a client may need therapy outside of the personal trainer’s scope of practice. This article discusses safe and effective modalities that personal trainers can use with clients in the post-rehabilitation phase process.
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