The Quick Board

04/07/2026

Speed + Reaction + Power all in one!

it’s time for offseason training again!

03/31/2026

03/25/2026

Johns Hopkins published a 20-year study linking cognitive speed training to 25% fewer dementia diagnoses in adults 65+. The training they studied (adaptive visual processing, divided attention, speed of processing) maps directly to the cognitive-motor protocols QuickBoard delivers in neuro rehab and fall prevention settings. This study did not use QuickBoard, but it validates the category of training we were built around. Full source and study link on slide 8.

03/24/2026

Steve Buttleman, the official bugler for Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, kicks off the Norton Sports Health and KORT Physical Therapy Sports Medicine Symposium at Churchill Downs.

We spent the day catching up with KORT customers between presentations.

Virtual calls are fine. But the best product conversations happen in person.

03/05/2026

You don’t need a separate assessment and a separate treatment. The right exercises do both at the same time.

Watch what Rachael Dillavou (owner of ) is doing here. Every rep is producing data. Every rep is training the deficit it just identified.

That’s the difference between running someone through a protocol and actually coaching movement.

What exercises are you using to assess and treat simultaneously? Drop them below

02/12/2026

Passing hop tests doesn’t mean ready to play.

The results below are not groundbreaking. Frankly, it’s common sense. Reactive hops are more demanding and more relevant to sports than standing hop tests. This is how athletes should be tested.

Now there’s peer-reviewed research to back it up. The findings align with ongoing research showing correlations between ACL-RSI psychological readiness scores and QuickBoard performance.

Relationship between Quick Board Reaction Time and Standard Functional Tests (Chmielewski et al., 2024 - International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy)

25 ACL reconstruction patients completed 20 hours of advanced neuromuscular training with pre/post testing on both traditional hop tests and Quick Board visuomotor reaction tests.

What they found:

Traditional hop tests showed large improvements (d=0.9–1.3).

Quick Board reaction tests showed smaller improvements (d=0.5–0.9). Error rates on Quick Board did not improve at all. Speed got better, but accuracy under cognitive load stayed compromised.

Patients who passed return-to-sport criteria (≥90% limb symmetry on all four hop tests) performed no better on QuickBoard reaction tests than patients who failed.

The authors call this “neurocognitive reliance,” where patients can execute physical tasks but require abnormally high neural effort to do so.

Traditional testing can’t see it. Add cognitive demands and it shows up immediately.

Why this matters:

Standard rehab addresses physical deficits but fails to resolve the neurocognitive deficits that may contribute to high ACL re-injury rates.

QuickBoard serves as a diagnostic tool to capture what a tape measure misses: reaction time and accuracy under load.

Strong quads are mandatory, but not sufficient. To reduce re-injury risk, we need to test the brain’s ability to command the body under pressure.

QuickBoard identifies athletes who look physically ready but remain neurocognitively vulnerable.

11/06/2025

Is “8 hours of sleep” a myth?

What’s YOUR number?

Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman calls the rigid 8-hour rule a social construct—not a biological law. Recent research shows a U-shaped curve: health and cognitive risk are higher with too little and too much sleep, with the lowest risk often around ~7 hours for many adults. Context matters: quality and regularity count too.

Save this if you wake up foggy chasing 8. Your sweet spot might be different.

Sources in comments.

10/31/2025

🧠 Your brain has a connectivity fingerprint.
And researchers just mapped what that actually means.

A new study from Ohio State analyzed 1,018 brain scans and found that how brain regions connect predicts how they function.

Not just for one skill, but across 33 cognitive processes: decision-making, speech, motor control… even memory.

💡 The strongest connections?
Executive function + memory.
These are built through repetition. The more you use them, the stronger they get.

Now here’s the real-world link:
Most drills train the body.
Neuromuscular training trains the brain-body connection itself.

That’s what happens on the QuickBoard.
Each drill strengthens the neural pathways linking visual processing, decision-making, motor planning, and movement ex*****on.

So when an ACL patient regains control…
Or an athlete rebuilds coordination post-concussion…
They’re not just retraining muscles. They’re rebuilding their connectivity fingerprint.

🧩 “Connectivity is a fundamental organizational principle governing brain function.” — Network Neuroscience (Ohio State, 2024)

That’s exactly what QuickBoard measures and improves:
The speed and efficiency of brain-body communication.

10/21/2025

One organ in your body quietly predicts how long you’ll live.

Not your heart.
Not your lungs.
Not your kidneys.

This single system outperformed every other part of the body in a new Stanford study published in Nature Medicine.

Researchers built biological “clocks” from the blood of more than 5,000 people to see which organ told the most about longevity.

The results surprised even them.

👉 Swipe to see which organ topped the list — and why its biological age could define your lifespan.

📖 Study: Wyss-Coray et al., Stanford University School of Medicine, Nature Medicine (July 2025)

09/16/2025

For all PTs thinking about a cash pay practice or transitioning to a hybrid model, check out Trent Nessler, MPT, DPT’s course! He incorporates interventions that are not the norm in physical therapy, and yet he is achieving success that’s not the norm. As with any product or service, produce the desired outcome, and consumers will pay because you are solving their problem!

“🔥 Huge THANK YOU to the amazing crew at for bringing me out and absolutely PACKING the house for my course “ACL Rehabilitation & Injury Risk Mitigation - A Movement Based Approach”! 🙌💪

What an incredible group of forward-thinking PTs & ATCs who are hungry to learn and push the boundaries of ACL rehab 🚀⚡️. I had an absolute BLAST sharing my passion ❤️🏋️‍♂️ for not just the physical & neurocognitive side of recovery, but also diving into the psychological 🧠 and biochemical 🧬 layers that make rehab truly holistic.

💯 Thank you all for your energy, your commitment, and for leveling up ACL rehab together! 🌎💥 Let’s keep raising the standard and changing the game for athletes everywhere! 🏆🔥

Big thank you to for your support in elevating ACL rehab globally.”

12/06/2022

The Quick Board E-Brochure!

There's a lot that the Quick Board can do for you, your athletes, and your facility. That's why we've created this new e-brochure; we wanted to put all of the most important information about the QB all in one easy-to-access place. To view, head to the link in our bio and click “QB General Brochure.”

For those more interested in the Physical Therapy and Rehab capabilities of the Quick Board, take a look at our specialized Clinics e-brochure! It contains information about the researched-backed effectiveness of the Quick Board for injury recovery as well as integrating the Board into existing billing codes and patient programs. To view, head to the link in our bio and click “QB Clinics Brochure”

If either of these brochures interest you, let us know by emailing us at info@thequickboard.com. We'd love to start a conversation with you!

   

11/30/2022

It's your last chance to register for this upcoming course! Attendees of this seminar will get the rare privilege to hear from and a number of other experts in the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation fields. There's no need to worry about location; both online and in-person tickets are available now. Just follow the registration info on this graphic to get started. We're honored to be featured at this event, and we can't wait to see you there!