by Soonghay | May 10, 2018 | Sports Health
In Part I of the ankle sprain blog, we went over some basic anatomy, types of ankle sprains, causes, and acute treatment. Now in Part II we will focus on the post acute phase. Research has shown that exercise therapy is an essential element to treatment ankle...
by Soonghay | Apr 25, 2018 | Education, Sports Health
Football player and Cross Country runner with grade III ankle sprains The infamous ankle sprain! In general, ankle injuries make up about 17% of all running injuries, half of these account for lateral ankle sprains. For the most part a large number of people...
by Soonghay | Apr 11, 2018 | Sports Health
Ever experience knee pain, and have been told it is IT-Band Syndrome? Did you know what that meant? Or how that came about? Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is another overuse injury experienced by some athletes, more so runners and cyclists. According to Ferber et al...
by Soonghay | Mar 29, 2018 | Sports Health
AUTHORSDr. Jonathan Hartman PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTDr. Marshall LeMoine PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT QUICK LINKS Introduction Respiratory/ Core Evidence Based Connections Respiratory/ Core Evidence Based Anatomy and Training Respiratory Objective Exam Core...
by Soonghay | Mar 28, 2018 | Sports Health
Any of your patient briefly mention exercise causing some “dribbling?” It’s time to talk about a topic some people would rather avoid, and that’s the pelvic floor! It is common to forget about the pelvic floor when we talk about core strength, so let me...
by Soonghay | Mar 21, 2018 | Sports Health
We all have had patients that ask us what they can do to prevent arthritis, or state- “I have been running for a few years and the doctor states that now I have arthritis.” How do you usually answer? Do you agree or disagree with that statement? Have you...
