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For shoulder flexion isometrics, place a towel underneath your arm and then get your shoulder blades down and back with really good posture. Then bend your elbow so it's at 90 degrees and push into the doorframe for 10s. Relax and repeat.Ā
For the ankle step over exercise, place the balls of your feet up on a board or a book. Lean into the wall with your elbows. Now keeping that ankle in that same stretched position, step over the board and lightly touch your heel down and then return. A key thing on this exercise is to make sure you'...
For diaphragmatic breathing in half kneeling, go ahead and place one foot up so that your knee is at a right angle and your hip is right above your knee on your down leg. Go ahead and place a hand on your chest and a hand on your stomach. Take a deep breath in so that your hand on your chest is n...
For long arc quad with ankle pump with weight, straighten the knee all the way out. Hold it there. Bring the ankle up and down while you keep the knee perfectly straight. Repeat that ten times.
For banded ankle dorsiflexion,Ā 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...
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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...
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.
Heād had a total hip replacementĀ and was resistant to physical therapy from the beginning.Ā
...Hey, everyone. I had a reader submitted question here about ACL reconstruction.
āHello, 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.Ā Ā
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?"Ā I will tell you, this actually goes to getting buy-in in just about anything.Ā
See, we're so excited about what we're doing, whether that's group testing or a rehabilitat...
