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Is it Time to Finally Ditch Using Rehabilitation Protocols?

March 20, 2017

The use of rehabilitation protocols in physical therapy continues to be common practice. However, a recent trend on social media has been to criticize these guidelines and those that follow them. Students are even coming out of college shunning the use of protocols. We should be using our brains and individualizing programs based on each person. But rehabilitation protocols can actually help us do this better if used properly. To highlight this, it helps to break down exactly what rehabilitation protocols are, and are not, in physical therapy to best understand how we should be using them in our practices.

2 New Self Myofascial Release Tools to Try

March 13, 2017

I still like foam rollers for self myofascial release, but think that many people could benefit even more by upgrading to these newer tools.

How do SLAP Tears Occur: Mechanisms of Injury to the Superior Labrum

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March 6, 2017

SLAP tears can occur from different mechanisms. These different injury types will require a different approach to evaluate and treat.

What Exactly Is a SLAP Tear? Top 5 Things You Need to Know About a Superior Labral Lesion

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February 13, 2017

Superior labral, or SLAP, tears are common shoulder injuries. There are many different classifications of SLAP tears that dramatically alter how you treat them. Knowing the difference between the types of SLAP lesions can help you successfully evaluate and treat these injuries.

Meniscus Repair Rehabilitation: Why Are We Still Stuck in the 90’s?

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January 16, 2017

Recent research supports the use of early weightbearing and range of motion after meniscus repair surgery. However, outdated rehabilitation protocols often recommend limiting both despite evidence stating the opposite.

6 Keys to ACL Rehabilitation

November 28, 2016

This month's Inner Circle webinar is on 6 Keys to ACL Rehabilitation. In this presentation, I’ll go over the 6 key foundational principles that you need to understand to maximize your results with ACL rehab. There are many surgical and patient variables that may speed up or slow down the standard rehab progression, however, you can build an optimal program by following these 6 principles.

How Pelvic Tilt Influences Hamstring and Spine Mobility

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November 14, 2016

How many people come to you and complain that they have tight hamstrings? It seems like an epidemic sometimes, right? I know it’s pretty common for me, at least. Many people just tug away at their hamstrings and aggressively stretch, which may not only be barking up the wrong tree, but also disadvantageous. I have really gotten away from blindly stretching the hamstrings without a proper assessment as I feel that pelvic position is often the reason why people think they are tight. This is pretty easy to miss In this video, I want to explain and you visualize the how pelvic tilt influences hamstring mobility and spine position. Often times the hamstrings feel “tight” or “short” when in reality their pelvic position is just giving us this illusion. I talk about this a lot with clients at Champion and often find myself making these drawings on our whiteboard. Keep this in mind next time you think someone has tight hamstrings or has too much thoracic kyphosis. Often times the key is in the hips!

How to Assess Thoracic Mobility

November 7, 2016

Many people have thoracic mobility restrictions and just blindly throwing thoracic mobility drills at them is going to be suboptimal without an accurate assessment. Some need to focus on extension, some rotation, and others can move well, they just don’t!

shoulder impingement assessment and treatment

Shoulder Impingement – 3 Keys to Assessment and Treatment

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October 24, 2016

Shoulder impingement really is a pretty broad term that most of us likely take for granted. It has become such a junk term, such as “patellofemoral pain,” especially with physicians. It seems as if any pain originated from around the shoulder could be labeled as "shoulder impingement" for some reason, as if that diagnosis is helpful to determine the treatment process. Unfortunately, There is no magical “shoulder impingement protocol" that you can pull out of your notebook and apply to a specific person. I wish it were the simple. A thorough examination is still needed. Each person will likely present differently, which will require a variations on how you approach their rehabilitation. But the real challenge when working with someone with shoulder impingement isn't figuring out they have shoulder pain, that's fairly obviously. It's figuring out why they have shoulder pain.

Should Everyone Deadlift?

October 10, 2016

The deadlift is an amazing exercise, but often underutilized, especially in the rehabilitation setting. This is a shame because the deadlift can be very helpful for many people. In this article I discuss why I feel the deadlift should be an important part of anyone’s program, especially those in rehabilitation.

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