I really like the following video narrated by Dr. Mike Evans. He does a great job of laying out expectations for hip and knee replacements. [embedplusvideo height=”480″ width=”590″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1l7wh1w” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xAL_TrQdtTY?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=xAL_TrQdtTY&width=590&height=480&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5379″ /] There are several important issues that Dr. Evans points out. First, he lays out several people that you will be working with […]
Is your knee injury serious?
The following is a great article written by Dr. David Greer regarding knee injuries. In the 7 signs your knee injury is serious article, Dr. Greer notes symptoms indicative of ligament and meniscal tears. The signs that I would like to focus on are the popping, inability to bear weight, locking and specific pain symptoms. […]
How to Avoid Overuse Sports Injuries
Overuse Sports Injuries Can Be a Result of Mistakes During Training Overuse sports injuries are a common aliment I see in my practice. They usually occur with some of my most active and “in-shape” people that I see. Fitness programs and health do not always go hand and hand and can lead to overuse sports […]
Why squatting is important
We had a conversation today in the clinic that comes up frequently. The question was “should I be doing squats as an exercise.” My response was “absolutely” with a couple of things to remember. Patients are often given advice that they shouldn’t squat past a a certain angle or that they should limit their squatting […]
Life after a total knee replacement
There is an interesting article this month in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy about outcomes after a total knee replacement (link). This article looks at several outcome measures at 3 months and then again at 2 and 3 years after a total knee replacement. These measurements were compared to similar aged people […]
