Physical Therapy Tips

The knee is composed of the thigh bone (femur) and shin bone (tibia). Between these two bones are ligamentous structures that give your knee stability.  The ligamentous structures include the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), and menisci. The anterior cruciate ligament prevents the tibia […]

A common cause of pain behind the heel when running or walking is an injury to the Achilles tendon. Poor running form, footwear and the terrain you are running on can all cause overuse of the Achilles tendon. Other factors include weak leg muscles, decreased flexibility, and a high or low arch. This requires the

If you have ever experienced low back pain, you are definitely not alone. Low back pain is very common and many individuals eventually undergo surgery for their pain. Lumbar spinal stenosis is one cause of low back and leg pain and is commonly treated with surgery as well. What if going under the knife is

Low back pain is a common in individuals of all ages. When back pain occurs in teenagers or adolescents, one of the causes may be Spondylolysis. Playing through pain because you think “it will go away” may seem okay when you are a young active teenager. With spondylolysis, back pain is more than just a

Throughout your running career, you will experience various types of aches and pains, most of which you will try to ‘run through’. What you may not be aware of is the compensation patterns that start to form when you run through the pain. The consequences of these compensations will gradually sneak up to haunt you

Current lifestyles have us sitting for the majority of our days. You sit at your desk all day at work, you sit in the car on the way home, and then sit and watch television at home. Sound familiar? Ironically, you are probably sitting while reading this blog right now. There is also a good

So you recently suffered a minor sprain, scrape injury or underwent surgery. Your pain, however, is extremely intense and out of proportion to the injury. You may be suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Although this condition is not very common, when it does occur it can be very painful and disabling. It is