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The worst blog post I ever wrote – Back pain: What (not) to do

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If you looked at my blog stats, you’d pick up on a few trends. People break their ribs a lot over the weekend, hence why my blog post about broken […]

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Core Stability, Injuries, Low Back Pain, Rehab Rants

Why You Like Complicated Exercises

December 18, 2012by mscottdpt 2 Comments

One of the standard questions during my evaluation is, “Prior to this episode of pain, what did your exercise routine look like?” Many times, the answers I get are worn […]

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Rehab Rants

Your cardio is killing your back

December 11, 2012by mscottdpt 2 Comments

There are plenty of reasons your back could hurt. It could be the endless sitting at your job. It could be that fall off the ladder three years ago while trying […]

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Rehab Rants

My go-to Rotator Cuff Exercises

October 16, 2012by mscottdpt 6 Comments

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 […]

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Injuries, Shoulder, Upper Extremity

5 Misconceptions of Treating Older Adults

August 5, 2011by mscottdpt 4 Comments

I knew I would be changing venues and patient populations roughly one year ago. I knew I worked in a physical therapy dream world (for those who like sports medicine) […]

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Rehab Rants

Back Pain: What (not) to do

January 20, 2011by mscottdpt 12 Comments

The following are the current thoughts (at least in my camp) on preserving your low back or reducing the chances of your low back pain getting worse. I call the post “What […]

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Core Stability, Injuries, Low Back Pain, Prevention, Rehab Rants, Uncategorized

Bridging the Gap…

January 16, 2011by mscottdpt 1 Comment

About 4 weeks ago I had insomnia as I occasionally do. I stumbled upon a blog post by Patrick Ward of Optimum Sports Performance talking about an upcoming seminar called […]

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Educainment, Product Review

One Question, Many Answers #8

November 23, 2010by mscottdpt 4 Comments

I recently met with Lee Brown EdD, CSCS*D, FACSM of UCal Fullerton to discuss his research and take a look at his facilities (if you do not know who Lee Brown is, […]

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OQMA

“And on the seventh day, he rested”

November 5, 2010by mscottdpt 2 Comments

This is not the most technical post I’ve written, and you may not even find it useful, but to me, the point of this post is one of the most […]

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Injuries, Prevention, Rehab Rants

Abs 101: The Anatomy, the Function, and the Hype

October 6, 2010by mscottdpt 5 Comments

“Six pack”, “washboard abs”, “abs of steel”, or “rock hard abs” are all names for the rectus abdominis (RA), or abs for short. As a physical therapist, I have been […]

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Core Stability, Low Back Pain

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