ACL tears are on an all time high. They have increased by 77% for women and 19% for men in the last 12 years. Many athletes believe this to be a death sentence to their athletic career. We also see a staggering 20-30% re-tear rate. These are unprecedented rates among other sports injuries. Physical therapy … Read more
In the pursuit of health and fitness, the gym is often our sanctuary. It’s a place where we challenge our bodies, strive for physical excellence, and push our limits. To the average gym goer, it can be overwhelming navigating all the information out there about training and injury prevention in the gym. There are thousands … Read more
If you have no idea what to do for your ACL rehab a really easy place to start is getting the quads freaky strong. We have A LOT of literature to support that quad strength is the most significant predictor of successful rehab and return to function. Sure I think other things matter like the … Read more
No one goes to physical therapy for a rolled ankle. Which is too bad because despite being able to seemingly bounce back quickly, it can have long term adaptations in how your move years down the road. Once you roll it once, it usually starts a long cascades of recurrent sprains. Since no one thinks … Read more
If I had a dollar for every patient that was shocked or a little disappointed when they did not receive a massage during our session, I would be enjoying the view of the Cayman Islands, instead of Northeast Ohio in December. There is unfortunately an expectation by patients when going to physical therapy that we … Read more
Without getting to wordy or sciencey, I want to dive into the Cross Education Phenomena which I believe is a huge gap we are currently missing in our ACL rehab. What is it? Cross education is the phenomena that we can train one side of our body and the other side of the body will … Read more
Not literally a traumatic brain injury, but a ACL tear has a long term impact on the brains wiring and firing. If this is not something we address in ACL rehab early and often it can result in long term compensation and increase the chances of re-injury. WHAT HAPPENS? The ACL is chock full of … Read more
When people hear the word cash based physical therapy, they seem to instantly assume they can not afford it. When they think of in-network or insurance based physical therapy they often think free. This is often not the case and here is why. INSURANCE BASED Let’s assume best case scenario, you have met your insurance … Read more
Rehab has a knack for under-dosing, under-loading, and under-performing their patients. This article explores the idea of rehab difficulty and hopefully sheds some light on the process. The Goal We first need to define the goal. What do you want to return to? For some it may be hitting dingers, others it may be running … Read more
Probably a poor business move, but here we go! No need to overcomplicate it. Doing it for the people! STARTING POINT What hurts? What can you not do that you want to do? Once we have the answer to that it is pretty simple. For example, let’s say I am having shoulder pain with overhead … Read more
