Tennis elbow pain can be really annoying, especially if you don’t play tennis! It can cause sharp discomfort with gripping or twisting motions or just bending your elbow. Tennis elbow is caused by repetitive strain to the tendons in the upper forearm near the elbow. This repetitive strain might be from playing tennis or pickleball, …
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Are you suffering from AMPS…we can help you! Miriam Hillman PT, DPT, CKTP Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) is a very painful medical condition which affects children. This syndrome can cause pain anywhere in the body. These episodes of pain can be intermittent or constant and can affect the whole body or be localized …
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Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t let pain crash the party. Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There’s a lot of information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but not much is about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a break from the day to day busy routine to relax and give thanks with friends or family, it can …
Tennis elbow isn’t just for tennis players Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Tennis elbow, known as lateral epicondylitis, can cause pain and soreness on the outside of the elbow. However, it doesn’t just happen in tennis players. It’s actually more common in golfers and golfer’s elbow is more common in …
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After rehab ends, the work keeps going Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI After an injury or a surgery, physiotherapy is usually prescribed for athletes or weekend warriors. Exercise and rehabilitation can get you back into the swing of things, but a big part of the work relies on you, the …
What’s a FOOSH? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Snow, ice, slips, falls… These terms go hand in hand. With cold, foul weather, there’s inevitably a rise in a thing called FOOSH. What’s a FOOSH? It’s medical shorthand for a Fall On OutStretched Hand. It’s a common mechanism of injury when someone …
What is the Graston Technique? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve heard it called many things: the knife, the scraper, “the really painful thing that I don’t enjoy”… Usually it’s goes like, “Hey, what’s that metal thingy that you scrape on my leg?” It’s been called many things and cursed by …
Thanksgiving is here! Don’t let pain crash the party. Written by: Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There is much information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but little is discussed about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a breath from the day to day busy routine and relax …
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