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Roughly 24 million American golfers participated in the sport at least once in the last year. The game of golf ...
Knee arthritis is a painful condition affecting middle age to older adults. Symptoms of stiffness and joint pain lead to ...
We are often asked when is the best time to eat following a workout. Meal timing is an important strategy ...
Carpal tunnel syndrome or the entrapment of the medial nerve at the wrist is a condition leading to pain, numbness, ...
Photo Credit: radiopaedia.org Are you grappling with the discomfort of a bone spur on your shoulder, wondering about its potential ...
In any profession, utilized interventions and methods change with incoming ideas and evidence. New concepts and treatments often advance ahead ...
As we have detailed in previous blog posts, surgical rates for both hip labral tears and hip impingment (femoroacetabular impingement ...
Knee Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of disability today. This painful condition limits an individual’s ability to walk, ...
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain or Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is a painful condition limiting a patient’s ability to utilize the joint ...
Our current understanding of posture has changed dramatically over the past 20 years due to the influx of scientific literature ...
Strength training is one of the most effective ways to slow the loss of muscle mass with aging (sarcopenia). Sarcopenia ...
Death and taxes are said to be the two certainties in life for adults, but Ben Franklin may have added ...
Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common cause of shoulder pain. These symptoms are easily treated with Physical Therapy interventions ...
Muscles can be a significant source of pain in our bodies. Chronic muscular pain may be found locally over the ...
Aerobic exercise has long been known to reduce an active individuals risk of chronic mental, emotional, and physical diseases. The ...
Aerobic exercise should be the foundation of your weekly exercise program because of the mental, emotional, and physical health benefits ...
The benefits of strength training are well established including improved bone density, metabolism, flexibility, body composition, and mental health. In ...
Few things remind me of how far we have come as a profession than ultrasound. Early in my career we ...
Arthroscopic hip surgery is one of the fastest growing orthopedic surgical procedures today. This procedure is commonly utilized to treat ...
Foam rolling has become a popular exercise intervention used to improve sports performance, accelerate recovery from workouts and training, and ...
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of plantar heel pain estimated to affect 10% of the general population through ...
Athletes have always sought remedies and treatments which accelerate their recovery from workouts. Optimal recovery allows for higher training intensities ...
1.     You have experienced an illustrious and diverse career in research, education and clinical work. What is the secret to ...
Meniscal tears are a common knee diagnosis and can occur either traumatically or gradually over time. This latter type of ...