Athletes who suffer an overuse injury will often ask “How did this happen? My training had been going so well.” They may even point out that seemingly nothing was significantly different with their training leading up to the injury. That’s
Spring Cleaning – Beware of Low Back Pain
Spring is right around the corner, and that means cleaning garages, planting gardens and flower beds, yard work and other projects. This can be the “perfect storm” for a lower back injury. In physical therapy there are numerous methodologies
Recovery Concerns: Lower Body Casts, Boots, and Braces
Many foot, ankle and lower body injuries require a period of immobilization in casts, walking boots or semi-rigid braces. This “off-loading” of forces allows the body to conduct its repair work on bone, tendon, ligament and muscle tissue. Unfortunately in