foam roller, Injury Treament, performance, stretching, treatment
I would imagine the foam roller is slowly taking the place of the exercise ball as the most common piece
ankle sprains, athletes, Foot and Ankle Injuries, Manual Therapy, prevention, treatment
My approach to treating ankle sprains has changed dramatically since I began working with athletes in the late 1990s. The
athletes, Exercise, performance, running, stretching
Our prior posts on dynamic warm ups have highlighted the benefits of these exercises on injury prevention and sports performance.
back and leg pain, knee arthritis, knee pain, low back pain, MRI
Our imaging technologies have made tremendous improvements in their ability to detect abnormalities in our body. These positive findings may
athletes, Exercise, prevention, strengthening, stretching
Eccentric exericise, where our muscles contract and lengthen, is an essential part of any exercise program. Its benefits of strength,
athletes, headaches, sports injuries
Concussion recognition and management has improved dramatically over the last decade. Coaches and Physical Therapists are able to both recognize
Arthritis, Exercise, knee arthritis, knee pain
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition in middle to older age and is a leading cause of pain and
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, Exercise, heel pain, orthotics, strengthening
Customized foot orthotics based off a clinical examination, plaster or foam cast have been utilized for decades in order to
athletes, back and leg pain, imaging, low back pain, MRI, prevention, sports injuries
We have previously written on low back pain and the dramatic rise in surgeries with this patient population, despite evidence
athletes, baseball, performance, softball, strengthening, Tennis
A common question we receive from young throwers and their parents is how to improve throwing velocity safely without undue
Physical Therapy Exam
William Osler, M.D., considered by many to be the father of modern medicine once said "listen to the patient he
back and leg pain, low back pain, Physical Therapy Exam
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a common, disabling condition with both musculoskeletal and non musculoskeletal contributions. It has been
athletes, Exercise, prevention, running, sports injuries
Hydration, electrolytes, salt and pickle water are all common internet solutions for muscle cramping. These remedies are based off the
athletes, elbow pain, prevention, shoulder pain, sports injuries
In our practice, we commonly see adolescent baseball athletes suffering from shoulder and elbow injuries. On average 1 in 2
ACL Injury, athletes, knee pain, sports injuries, treatment
ACL sprains and complete tears are of the most common injuries we encounter at Mend Physical Therapy. Prior posts in our
athletes, Exercise, prevention, strengthening, stretching
In a prior blog posts we discussed the effects of stretching on fitness, performance and flexibility. We are often prescribing
Arthritis, athletes, Exercise, knee arthritis, knee pain, strengthening, treatment
Previously we wrote about the positive impacts of exercise on the body's tissues. The benefits of exercise is based on
athletes, Exercise, stretching
here are not many more controversial topics in the exercise science literature than stretching. While most believe stretching is an
ACL Injury, athletes, Exercise, imaging, knee arthritis, sports injuries
Up to 250,000 athletes will sustain an ACL injury each year and the majority of these patients will require Physical
athletes, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, running, sports injuries, triathlon
We have previously written about the functional movement screen (FMS) and its' ability to predict injury although more recent research has
athletes, Exercise, strengthening
A common question we receive from parents is "when can my child start weight training". This is a difficult question
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, Exercise, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, sports injuries, treatment
In prior posts we described risk factors for an initial episode of achilles tendinopathy including muscle imbalances, calf weakness (concentric
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, imaging, MRI, Physical Therapy Exam, sports injuries
Our prior posts on tendon injuries have described the structural changes that take place with chronic symptomatic tendinopathies. The disorganization
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, Exercise, heel pain, knee pain, patellofemoral pain, prevention, running, sports injuries, strengthening
Mend Physical Therapy has previously written on the prevention and treatment of running injuries in multiple prior blog posts.
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