UCL Injuries and Treatment Options
By Asuan Farrell, SPT What is the UCL? The UCL or Ulnar Collateral ligament, is located on the inside our elbow and goes from our humerus to the ulna [...]
Cause of Tennis Elbow And Treatment
Tennis Elbow: How Can it be Treated? By Kyle Bailey, SPT What is Tennis Elbow? Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is one of the most reported complaints of elbow [...]
Is Pickleball Elbow the new Tennis Elbow?
By Arthur Wayne Baker Jr., SPT What is “tennis elbow” aka lateral epicondylitis? Lateral epicondylitis commonly referred to as tennis elbow is the most common orthopedic elbow tissue injury. [...]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
By: Lindsey Decker, SPT What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) most likely does not happen from a single event but rather a series of dysfunction which [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Physical Therapy For Postoperative Edema
By Kiel Kyer SPT What is Postoperative Edema? Edema is swelling of body limbs that occurs due to a build-up of fluid within the tissues. Physical therapy for postoperative [...]
Physical Therapy and Peripheral Neuropathy
Ryan Telian, SPT What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? The term “Peripheral Neuropathy” refers to a large group of disorders that cause motor and sensory deficits in your extremities. There are [...]
Treatment for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
By Kyle Bailey, SPT Treatment for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in the Overhand Athlete Overhand throwing athletes are very common in the modern world, with sports ranging from baseball, [...]
Cortisone Injection FAQ
by Caroline McKeighan, SPT Cortisone Injection Facts: Things to Know What is a cortisone injection? A cortisone injection is a shot injected directly into the affected area of a [...]