Abstract Introduction: Injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament is a common injury among athletes. Surgery is generally required followed by a lengthy rehabilitation process and gradual reintroduction to sport. Due to the severity of the injury, many athletes are unable to return to sport following surgery and rehabilitation or are unable to return to preinjury […]
Injury Treatment
Holism as an approach to treating chronic pain
Holism as an approach to treating chronic pain As an alternative pain rehabilitation therapist I end up seeing a wide variety of clientele who have failed to have their issues resolved utilizing traditional methods. Many times their physical therapy, chiropractic, massage, or surgical interventions fall short of providing the relief they sought, and as such, […]
Groin Pulls: An Introduction
Groin Pulls: An introduction What is it? What do I do? How will this help me? The adductor group, typically referred to as the groin, is a group of muscles found on the inner thigh. A strain, often referred to as a pulled muscle, is a muscle tear. Therefor an adductor strain, commonly spoken […]
Think Snow
The snow has begun to fall! With any luck the slopes will be opening soon and winter fun will begin. With such a short season the worst thing that can happen is to get sidelined from injury causing you to miss some or all of it. Before gearing up and heading out, take the time […]
Introduction to Hip Health
Further building upon the foundation from our last articles on foot/ankle and knee health, we continue moving up the kinetic chain to examine the hip. Although the hip is a source of much chronic pain and injury we must recognize that it can be at the mercy of the highly mobile foot/ankle below and spine […]
