Chondromalacia vs Osteoarthritis
Let me set this one up for you. I was a clinical student at an outpatient physical therapy clinic. I had graduated with my undergraduate degree about 2 weeks prior, […]
Category Archives: Injuries
Memorandum
*disclaimer – I wrote this over two years ago when my main patient population was pediatric sports medicine patients Memo To: Parents who are trying to make their kids into […]
4 Inches of Pavement
I had just pinned the ball on the backboard. It was a thing of beauty. The type of thing they show on ESPN’s Top 10. I had already turned mid-air […]
E-mail discussion about ITBs and other things
A few weeks ago I read Greg Lehman’s article on why you should stop foam rolling your ITBs. I thought it was well written and very well thought out and […]
Three Underestimated Injuries: #3 Ankle Sprains
We don’t have to travel far from the big toe to get to my #3 most underestimated injury, the ankle sprain. Maybe ankle sprains aren’t the most painful condition of […]
My go-to Rotator Cuff Exercises
Traditionally rotator cuff (RTC) exercises have consisted of internal(IR) and external rotation (ER), rows, shoulder extensions, T/Y/W’s, and maybe if your PT was adventurous, and there was no impingement, bicep […]
Three Underestimated Injuries: #2 Hallux Rigidus (WTF is that?)
Hallux rigidus (which basically means a rigid first toe) is so unbelievably underestimated that often I find people don’t even have it diagnosed
Three Underestimated Injuries: #1 Broken Rib(s)
But broken ribs are more than just painful, they are downright destructive!
Work Hazards
I meant to post this a few months ago. A hazard of five 12 hour days in a row and lots of manual therapy. Students, learn good form or end […]
“The knee bone’s connected to the hip bone…”
I was just thinking about how much I get asked why when [part A] of someone hurts I am always looking and treating other places around the body. Besides learning […]
