When Your Achilles Tendon Becomes Your Achilles The most common source of heel pain comes from the Achilles tendon. There’s Achilles tears, full ruptures, tendinitis, tendinopathy, tenodesis, and more. While the type of Achilles injury can vary, the treatment plan...
The Sneaky Reason Why Recovery Seems Elusive: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) is a syndrome that is often seen in female (and sometimes male) athletes where there is a low energy availability (not enough calories...
The Dos, Do-Nots, and How-Tos for IT Band Syndrome IT band syndrome is typically – but not always – an active person injury. We see it a lot in runners, cyclists, and occasionally CrossFitters. It’s also more common in those that have hip pain. I (Dr....
Diagnoses that Trigger Point Dry Needling Hits a Home Run On We’re not a fan of pairing treatment options (ex: trigger point release) with diagnoses (ex: rotator cuff pain) because physical therapy is about so much more than just treating a diagnosis. Physical therapy...
Five Characteristics of an Outstanding Physical Therapist If you’ve had physical therapy multiple times before, chances are you know that it’s possible to have an outstanding, good, average, poor, or dismal physical therapist (PT). But, if you haven’t had physical...
