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Treating a Rotator Cuff Tear
The rotator cuff is a critical stabilizer of the shoulder. This post contains some exercises that may help if you have a rotator cuff injury.
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Do I Have A Rotator Cuff Tear?
Rotator cuff tears are a common shoulder injury. This post discusses the role of the rotator cuff, and what factors determine course of treatment.
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Where Do I Begin? How To Start an Exercise Program
I know so many people who want to start to exercise but are intimidated. This post provides a framework for how to get started.
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Four Phrases That Make Me Cringe as a Physical Therapist
There are several phrases I hear on a regular basis that are inaccurate and misleading to patients. This post contains four common ones.
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Try These 5 Exercises For Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a leading cause of disability in the U.S. today. This post contains 5 exercises you can try for your back pain.
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Do You Have a Desk Job? Try These Exercises for Better Posture
It’s very common to slip into a forward hunched posture if you work at a desk all day. Here are three exercises to perform for posture improvement. Stretch your pecs – this can help keep you out of a slouched posture The pec muscles, pectoralis minor and major, adduct your shoulder. This means they bring…
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Three Things I Would Never Use As a Physical Therapist
The media try to sell gimmicky things all the time that promise to “fix your pain.” Here are 3 things I would never use as a physical therapist. 1. The nemesis of a physical therapist: Posture Trainers These devices hold you up in a position of good posture and promise to reduce your back pain.…
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Do I need Surgery If I Tore My ACL?
It happened – you moved in a seemingly benign way and you heard and felt the dreaded “pop!” in your knee. It may have hurt for a moment and then felt better, but off. You try to walk it off and make your way home, where you start googling “is a pop in the knee…
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Eccentric Strength Training – Why It Gets Results
Many people come to me saying they’d like to build strength in a specific body region, but are struggling to do so. Want to know my favorite technique to use in the clinic with patients who need to build strength? Eccentric strength training! There are two parts of an exercise: the concentric part and the…
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Medial Knee pain: Why Does The Inside Of My Knee Hurt?
Why does the inside of your knee hurt when you do squats or go up the stairs? Check out this post to read about a common cause.