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THE BODITRAK PRESSURE MAT: PART 2: DATA-DRIVEN PROGRESSION FOR RETURN TO SPORT & PERFORMANCE
Reinjury rates after ACL reconstruction are 20% for those that return to sport, 23% for those under age 25 who return to sport per Wiggins, and 5% for professional athletes who meet discharge criteria and return to sport, according to Grindem. If someone requires...
THE BODITRAK PRESSURE MAT – PART 1: DATA-DRIVEN REHAB PROGRESSION FOR RETURN TO FUNCTION
The BodiTrak pressure mat is one tool that provides helpful objective metrics during the physical therapy evaluation and treatment to assess, cue, and retrain movements, including weight shift, time to stabilize for balance, and squatting through the use of video,...
LABRAL TEARS OF THE HIP
By now, if you have been dealing with chronic hip pain or had an acute onset of pain related to an injury, you likely have heard of the hip labrum. And perhaps have wondered if you have a labral tear of your hip. What is this labrum? Where is it located, and what...
ERGONOMICS
Working from home and your computer set-up is the pits? Pain with working from your home computer set-up? Get answers to the 5 most common questions about workstation set-up. Download our FREE Computer Workstation Ergonomic Infographic and Checklist This...
BONE HEALTH & OSTEOPOROSIS
We were taught from a young age how important it is to have strong, healthy bones. In fact, almost 90% of your bone mass is gained by the time you are 18. And max density is reached by the late 20’s. Unfortunately, weak bones are extremely common – especially as we...
THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF SPORTS SPECIALIZATION
Sports participation has the benefits of physical activity, developing physical skills, socialization, learning teamwork, self-regulation ability, leadership skills, self-esteem, building memories, and having fun. Beyond participation is sports specialization,...
THE ALTERG® ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL AT ROSE CITY PHYSICAL THERAPY
The term anti-gravity can lead to thoughts of space. Dr. Robert Whalen, a NASA engineer worked to develop technology to help astronauts exercise in space to counteract the effects which lead to bone and muscle loss. His son Sean looked to create anti-gravity on...
SHOULDER PROBLEMS VARY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
The shoulder complex. A few bones and joints, 17 different muscles acting on each shoulder, some cartilage, capsules, nine identified bursa, a multitude of ligaments, and other connective tissue holding everything together. Not to mention a large bundle of nerves,...
PAIN EDUCATION 101: MANAGING PAIN THROUGH MINDFULNESS
In recent years, mindfulness and meditation have crept into the mainstream. Not too long ago, we thought of this practice as religious or mystic. It was either inaccessible or too scary for most of us. With the inclusion of meditation in society at large comes a...
PAIN EDUCATION 101: PAIN SCIENCE MADE EASY
As children, we would sometimes fall and scrape our knee. Maybe it was bleeding; certainly it was painful. We thought the pain was caused by something at the site of the injury and it was sending a signal to our brain, saying, “THIS HURTS!” Our parents would give...