Archive for January 2025
Big Toe and Ankle Mobility to Boost Your Athleticism
The foot and ankle are two of the most overlooked areas when it comes to improving your athletic potential. We see athletes every week that present with mobility deficits at the big toe and ankle. These patients typically spend most of their day wearing stiff-soled shoes or trudging around in slides causing a long-term change in mobility. Lacking mobility in these areas decreases your potential to load and explode like a spring during jumping, sprinting, or cutting. Improving mobility in these areas will help you to squat lower, run faster, and jump higher via the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC).
Read MoreWhat is First Rib Syndrome
Many adults experience neck and shoulder pain throughout their lives. According to Mastromarchi et al., “First rib dysfunction is considered one condition that can cause neck and shoulder pain, upper limb paresthesia (numbness in the arms), and neurological symptoms.”
Read MoreWhat is Quadriceps Tendonitis?
Quadriceps tendonitis is a condition that involves inflammation or injury of the quadriceps tendon, not to be confused with patellar tendonitis. It is usually a common overuse injury in active individuals. The quadriceps muscles which are the rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and vastus lateralis work together to straighten the knee and are pivotal for running, jumping, and squatting.
Read MoreYour Doctor Says You Have Knee Osteoarthritis (OA), Now What?
As we age, we hear about arthritis, when it happens in our knee, it feels personal and we get faced with options such as physical therapy and/or surgery. Sometimes we just need some help with information. Knee Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that is slowly developing and takes 15-20 years to start feeling the effects. Cartilage degeneration can occur in multiple knee areas such as the inner knee, the outer knee, and underneath the kneecap.
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