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Foot and Ankle Injuries heel pain, manual therapy, plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis (fasciosis) is a painful diagnosis limiting a patient's ability to stand, walk, or run.  The -itis of the
Sports Performance exercise, strengthening
The gluteus maximus is an essential muscle for daily and recreational activities, but is often found to be weak among
Sports Performance performance, running, sprinting
The least injured and best performing runners training programs include both strength and sprint training.  These complementary training programs reduce
Sports Performance recovery, sports performance
When I first started seeing athletes in the early 2000s we often placed athletes in cold baths in an attempt
Sports Performance dry needling, mobility, squatting
Dry needling is a commonly utilized Physical Therapy intervention which targets taught, tender bands of muscle tissue.  This effective treatment
Knee Injuries knee pain, patellofemoral pain, strengthening
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (pain around the knee cap) is the most frequent cause of knee pain and the most common diagnosis
Sports Performance balance, proprioception, strength training
Performing traditional strength training movements with an added component of instability has long been know to change the recruitment of
Sports Performance FAI, hip impingement, physical therapy, step down test
Hip impingement or Femoroacetabular Impingement is a common condition among athletes caused by abnormal contact within the hip joint.  Contributing
Arm Injuries imaging, MRI, shoulder pain, shoulder surgery
MRI testing of the shoulder is no different than testing in other body regions.  Pathologies such as bursa changes, tendinopathies,
general physical therapy dry needling, impingement, shoulder pain
Shoulder impingement is the most common cause of shoulder pain and is commonly treated with Physical Therapy interventions including upper
Sports Performance injury prevention, injury reduction, soccer
Risk reduction programs in sports have been shown effectively reduce sports injury.  In particular, the research on knee injuries, including
Arm Injuries elbow pain, surgery, tennis elbow
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylalgia is a painful condition affecting the wrist and finger extensor tendons as they attach into
Sports Performance exercise prescription, strength training
After daily aerobic exercise, strength training may be the most important exercise you perform each week.  Strength training has been
Back Injuries athletes, low back pain, MRI
In the absence of rare spine pathology the only abnormal low back MRI is a normal MRI.  After age 30
Foot and Ankle Injuries foot and ankle, orthotics, walking
We have previous discussed the limitations of orthotics to control lower extremity alignment.  Another common reason for orthotic use is
Back Injuries low back pain, prevention, treatment
Death, taxes, and low back pain are three of the certainties of life with over 90% of individuals reporting low
Back Injuries low back pain, risk prevention
Physical Therapy is an excellent choice for low back pain with numerous research articles supporting its' ability to rapidly reduce
Exercise aerobic exericse, cycling, immune system
Previous research reports older adults who remain active are able to slow the physiological effects of aging including increased body
Back Injuries injury risk, low back pain, rowing
There is a current, albeit unproven, thought about the dangers of repetitive spinal flexion.   Those who repeat this unfounded belief
sports injuries ACL injury, injury prevention, sports injury
In our previous posts on ACL injury we have highlighted girls are 6-8 more likely to sustain an ACL injury
sports injuries achilles tendinopathy, achilles tendon rupture, strength training
Achilles tendon ruptures are most commonly seen in patients 30-40 years of age and 4-5 times more likely in males
Back Injuries low back pain, spinal manipulation, treatment
The Journal of the American Medical Association recently reviewed the evidence on the utilization of spinal manipulation for patients with
Knee Injuries knee surgery, meniscal tear, physical therapy
In our previous blog posts we have written on the inability of arthroscopic surgery to outperform Physical Therapy or placebo