Functional Training for You

Functional Training for You Written by:  Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI   Back in 1992, in the Rutgers University Busch campus gym (The Sonny Werblin Recreation Center), I worked with a exercise physiologist who only did “multi-jointed” exercises.  He would educate all the staff on the difference between the traditional exercise routine at …

Got knee pain? Think Twice Before Going for Surgery

 Got knee pain?  Think Twice Before Going for Surgery  Written By: Dr. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Last week, a whole bunch of media outlets were picking up on a study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  The study was entitled, Surgery versus physical therapy for a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis.  The results …