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For banded ankle dorsiflexion, make sure that your down knee is forward so you're not stretching the hip, and then takes a band that's attached to a sturdy object and pull it all the way down low on the ankle. And then what you're going to do is making sure the knee is going out. You should still be...
For hands and knees to three point transition phase two, start by bringing your foot up to your hand and then bring your arms overhead. Get up nice and tall and then come on down and bring your leg straight back. Being sure to fully extend the knee and then come back and repeat that position.Â
Isometric Knee Strength Testing: A Cost-Effective Solution Using a Crane Scale
As we discussed in the podcast Electrical Stimulation & Quad Strength Testing after ACL Reconstruction, you know I believe in the principle: what gets measured gets managed. If we aren't getting objective numbers on our ...
Hey everyone! Today we're going to be discussing an A Skip. The setup will be similar to the A Hop and A March like we did in the earlier videos. So for this we are going to assume the starting position. So our two big points of focus here are knee drive, toe up and then pushing through our toe on t...
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For lower body extension rolling start with both arms overhead. For this rolling pattern, you're going to keep your arms and your upper body completely still like you can't move them. You're going to begin the pattern by bringing the leg over and across your body, while keeping the upper body rel...
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Let's go ahead and bring your right foot out to the side. Slide it out. Keep that knee nice and still. Good. And let's see the left foot. Let's do both feet at the same time. And let's do internal rotation on the right and keep that foot, nice and flat. So that's really limited. Let’s go ahead on...
For the hands and knees to three point transition phase four, we're going to start by bringing the leg straight back and fully extending the knee. And then getting into that kneeling position in one smooth transition, getting up nice and tall. The important thing with this exercise is to make sure t...
I remember him vividly.
He was a cantankerous old farmer. You know the type. Rough and rugged exterior but would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. At 72, he was still working on the farm daily.
He’d had a total hip replacement and was resistant to physical therapy from the beginning.Â
...Hey, everyone. I had a reader submitted question here about ACL reconstruction.
“Hello, I'm a PT and I've been really enjoying going through your med bridge courses. They've been super insightful, particularly with ACL reconstruction."
Thank you so much. I appreciate it. I love doing them. They're...
Knee extension ROM is essential after ACL reconstruction. We know we need to restore it (including full hyperextension) but sometimes it can be tricky. Using this hold relax technique can be a game changer especially when you combine it with an external rotation bias. Â
If you need a MedBridge subs...
I'm often asked, "How do you get buy-in with a coach or a team in your group testing, your pre-participation physical testing?"Â I will tell you, this actually goes to getting buy-in in just about anything.Â
See, we're so excited about what we're doing, whether that's group testing or a rehabilitat...
The question is, "Why do you emphasize that you should achieve full knee hyperextension after ACL reconstruction?" And I tell you what, I am shocked at this being such a hot button issue. The amount of pushback, the number of questions, the amount of, "Wow, I didn't even know that," from everybody...
