If you like to gamble, you should put a confident bet down that you will have low back pain at some point in your life. Current research indicates that 80% or more of the US population will have or has had low back pain in their lifespan. If you have been dealing with back pain [...]
Strength is the name of the game when recovering from an ACL surgery. The strength phase is the longest and most important phase of the recovery process and should last into the return to sport phase of rehab. The stronger you can get quads, hamstrings, glutes and core the better the body will be prepared [...]
Getting back to normal walking can be the best part of early ACL rehab and a huge part of getting back to independence. Retraining weight acceptance and getting confidence in the knee is a key part to walking normally. These exercises are designed to be little parts of the walking cycle that when progressed and [...]
ACL injuries are the most common surgical knee injury in High School and College athletics. This injury does not just affect younger individuals but also an older active population. The road to recover should start within a week or surgery. The initial phase of rehab goal is to improve motion both straitening and bending, as [...]
The shoulder complex is very complex... I know this is super deep but very true. There are so many muscular attachments around the shoulder to make it function properly that if one of these components gets tight or is not active the system can start to break down causing shoulder pain. This video goes thought [...]
This time around on the Weekly Fix we are focusing on shoulder mobility and how to improve joint mobility. This is great for tightness and limited motion caused by shoulder impingement. If your shoulder is tight with overhead motions this should be your goto for loosening up. The shoulder joint can tighten up and cause [...]
Can you imagine waking up in the middle of the night with sharp stabbing pain every time you try to turn and pull the covers over you? I had a client that this was his life. 9 months of horrible elbow pain it was debilitating, he couldn't hold his coffee in the morning, couldn't pull [...]
I often get asked what my favorite surf warm up is, the easy answer is that is should be tailored to either you mobility or stability issues. If you have neck or low back stiffness, make sure the spine gets enough attention to get mobile. If you have knee of hip stability issues you need [...]
Knee Osteoarthritis is one of the most common issues that I see people have issues with and an overly common diagnosis from MD's. Research has show similar long term results between conservative treatment (Physical Therapy) and knee arthroscopic surgery. This is my go to starter exercises for knee OA. https://youtu.be/kXMKaQ2Hths If you have more questions [...]
Have you ever been told you have arthritis? If so you are not alone, it is almost a daily occurrence that I hear clients are told that they have arthritis and need to take medications or deal with the pain... Is this really the best options that we have these days? Here is an explanation [...]
