ACL Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy
by Christine DiVirgilio, SPT What is the ACL? The ACL stands for the anterior cruciate ligament. It is one of four different major ligaments within the knee joint. Its [...]
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
By Connor Hulme, SPT What is TENS & When Is A Good Time to Use It? Not to be confused with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), this form of electrical [...]
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Injury Recovery (MPFL)
by Reiko Jones, SPT Dynamic–Anatomical Reconstruction of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament in Open Physis - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Medial-view-of-a-flexed-knee-is-shown-Anatomy-of-the-MPFL-AMT-adductor-magnus-tendon_fig1_342453941 [accessed 15 Mar, 2022] What is [...]
Using A TheraBand At Home (10 Exercises With Photos!)
by Christine DiVirgilio, SPT Using A TheraBand At Home A TheraBand is a large elastic band that is used for exercising all areas of the body to increase resistance. [...]
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
By Meghan Riccardi, SPT What is CRPS? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a rare chronic pain disorder that can affect the upper or lower extremities. This syndrome develops [...]
Treatments In Physical Therapy for Total Hip Arthroplasty
by Christine DiVirgilio, SPT PT After A Total Hip Replacement Anatomy of the Hip The hip is the junction where the leg and the trunk of the body come [...]
Understanding Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
By Connor Hulme, SPT Structures of the Vestibular Apparatus. This work by Cenveo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/). About BPPV This [...]
IASTM Physical Therapy
by Meghan Riccardi, SPT What Is IASTM? IASTM physical therapy treatment (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization), is a type of soft tissue mobilization which is based off of the [...]
Hip Osteoarthritis & Physical Therapy
by Connor Hulme, SPT By CFCF - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44235706 Can physical therapy for hip osteoarthritis play a role in increasing mobility, while reducing [...]
The Single Leg Balance Test
by Brandon J. Micale SPT Going up and down stairs, bending over to pick something up, and stepping over small obstacles. All of these 3 tasks require balance to [...]