Jarrod Antflick – Tendon Management (Consultant Sports Physiotherapist & Founder of Total Performance)
Apr 28, 2024
Episode 53: Andy McDonald chats to Jarrod Antflick a Consultant Sports Physiotherapist in elite sport. Jarrod is the founder of Total Performance and has been working in elite sport for over 15 years as a consultant Sports Physiotherapist. His work resides in the UK consulting to teams in the English Premiere League and Premiership Rugby, and to NBA teams in the USA. Jarrrod also works as consultant physiotherapist at The Fortius Clinic London, as a specialist in tendinopathy undertaking research in the management and diagnosis of tendinopathy. In addition to this his expertise expands to profiling and motion analysis through biomechanical screening utilising IMU data and triaxial force platforms to provides context into how human force is produced. This conversation with Jarrod focusses on his approach to managing tendons in both a clinical and high performance context.
In this episode Andy and Jarrod discuss:
- His background or interest in tendons
- Optimal tendon function
- Assessing tendons
- Risk factors
- Ultrasound Tissue Characterisation (UTC)
- Using kinematics and kinetics to solve problems
- RTP criteria for tendons
