Our previous blog post detailed the differences in biomechanics between foot strike patterns in runners. There are clear bio mechanical ...
Physical Therapists’ education, training, and skill set allows our profession to uniquely evaluate and treat the needs of both acute ...
Aerobic exercise has a tremendous impact on our morbidity and mortality due to its' ability to positively impact our emotional, ...
Have a student athlete that is injured, or always seems to run into issues as the season ramps up? At Mend, ...
One of things I enjoy about the profession of Physical Therapy is its’ constantly changing nature of the medical evidence ...
Over the last few years there has been a spike in athletic injuries in our community's youth and adolescent athletes. ...
When we began playing sports, our pre game routines consisted of a cardiovascular warm up, some agility work, followed by ...
Basketball has one of the highest injury rates in sports with articles reporting up to 7-10 injuries per 1000 athlete ...
Running is one of the most common forms of exercise due to its' wide appeal, minimal equipment needs, and aerobic ...
Shoulder and elbow injuries are on the rise among youth and professional baseball players. Our previous post on baseball injuries detailed ...
Neck Pain Background InformationNeck pain affects 10-15% of the population at any one time, with a lifetime incidence of 22-70% ...
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis is a spinal diagnosis found in older adults and involves a narrowing of the canals in which ...
There are disagreements on how to best manage acute low back pain, see our prior blog post on physical therapy ...
Arm Injuries in ThrowersThrowing injuries among baseball players are on the rise with a 54% and 58% increase in disability ...
Low Back Pain Background InformationLow back pain is a common disorder affecting up to 90% of people in the lifetime ...
After hearing a patient's history, Physical Therapists decide on known tests and measures to assess for impairments such as a ...
Currently, consumers have many choices of where to obtain Physical Therapy services for their pain and sports injuries. One option ...
Lateral Elbow Pain and Lateral EpicondylalgiaLateral epicondylalgia, also known as tennis elbow, is an overuse injury involving the common origin ...
Running MechanicsRunning is one of the most common forms of exercise and has grown in popularity as evidenced by the ...
Knee Arthritis Background Information Osteoarthritis (OA) costs have risen to 13.2 billion dollars per year and is the leading ...
Are you wondering when it will happen to you? Not what , but when will you feel pain or develop ...
The use of lumbar corticosteroid injections is often utilized for patients with back and leg pain (radicular pain) and/or leg ...
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure-Benjamin Franklin As warmer weather returns, many of us will increase our ...
Shoulder Pain and Impingement BackgroundShoulder pain is a common source of peripheral joint pain occurring at a prevalence rate of ...
