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Exercises For AC Joint Injuries
If you struggle to lift your arms overhead or have pain when trying to do so, adding in the following exercises for AC joint injuries could be the key to unlocking improved function and helping you to reclaim your [...]
Exercises For Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a fairly common diagnosis, affecting approximately 8% of the population. Pain with TOS often presents anywhere between the neck, face, occipital region or into the chest, and shoulder, [...]
Exercises For MCL Injury Rehabilitation
Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are not super common in isolation; however, they do still occur mostly in sports and can be one of the structures involved in more serious knee injuries. In most cases, the [...]
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Exercises For Disc Herniations
Have you woken up one morning and all of a sudden felt an intense pain that starts in your back and travels down one or both of your legs? As many of us have been culprits to low back pain, a specific cause of this [...]
Massage: Where does it fall in the recovery process?
There are many cultural themes that carry between different sports physical therapy settings, especially at the higher levels of competition, but one that has always stuck out to me is the concept of massage. It [...]
Returning To Kipping Pull-Ups In CrossFit
Every sport has some specific skill that makes it unique. The skill is needed to excel in the sport due to the demands of the environment or competition. One of those unique skills in the sport of CrossFit, gymnastics, [...]
The Best Medicine Ball Exercises
Are you considering more medicine ball exercises, AKA med ball exercises, in your routine but aren't sure what to do or how to proceed? Perhaps you've seen some cool medicine ball exercises going down in your gym and [...]
Ice and Rest: Why To Avoid This After Injuries
Think about that last ankle sprain or wrist sprain you suffered, what did you do immediately following the injury? Probably ice, add a little compression and elevate that body part. Great idea, you did the right thing, [...]
Can Running Improve Weightlifting Performance?
We typically hear and see evidence for the case of runners complementing their running with strength training to improve performance and reduce injury. Let's flip the script and ask, can running improve weightlifting [...]
What’s Missing in ACL Rehab Programs?
There is a problem with ACL Rehab. If you tore your ACL, were you told that surgery was your only option? Were you told that after having surgery to address a torn ACL your risk of re-tear is twice as high as the [...]
Exercises for Proximal (High) Hamstring Injury
A common problem in distance runners and change-of-direction sports like football, soccer, and hockey, proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a pain in the butt (literally)! Characterized by deep, localized pain over the [...]
Exercises To Improve Your Balance
Do you feel that your balance is off? Are you not as sturdy as you want to be when walking on sand for example, or tackling the terrains of a long hike? Similar to other aging phenomenons that inevitably occur [...]