Blood Flow Restriction Training Table of Contents Why should we lift? Living an active life requires certain levels of strength. For example, when we walk we put 3.5 x bodyweight through our calf (soleus), whereas when we run this increases to 6.5-8x bodyweight1-2. We...
Sam’s Story: How to Know When is Safe to Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction! ACL Injury and Reinjury – A Concern for the Parent of an Athlete Imagine for a moment that you are the mother of a talented high-school basketball player. He’s currently a...
I Want a Scan Doc! When we have an injury or pain it is very tempting to want to know exactly what is wrong! “Why can’t I just have an x-ray or MRI so that we are certain it is only a sprain!” I understand this wish, but if we imaged every little pain or injury, our...
How Much?! Typical PT Costs in the High-Deductible Era We recently went through open enrollment for our family health insurance. We had been on a traditional PPO plan, but over the past three years, we have also had the alternative option of a high-deductible health...
Gloria’s Story – Elbow Pain Gone Naturally: No Injections, or Surgery! Gloria came to see me because she had been struggling with pain on the inside and outside of her elbow for over a year. These problems are often referred to as “tennis” or...
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