PEACE & LOVE Soft Tissue Injury Protocol
by Reiko Jones, SPT PEACE & LOVE Soft Tissue Injury Protocol The use of the acronym PEACE and LOVE soft tissue injury protocols to facilitate soft tissue injury [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Physical Therapy For Postural Syndrome
by Brittany Brooks, SPT Physical therapy for postural syndrome at Capital Area Physical Therapy in Latham, Saratoga Springs and Queensbury NY. What is Postural Syndrome? Posture pertains to a [...]
Glucosamine and Chondroitin
by Brandon Micale, SPT Glucosamine & Chondroitin For Joint Pain: Do They Work? Glucosamine and Chondroitin are two supplements that you may see advertised for arthritis and related joint [...]
Should You Ice An Injury?
by Nicole Whitbeck, SPTPT When And How Should You Apply Ice To An Injury? Why Is Ice Used To Treat Inflammation And Swelling? Have you ever heard the phrase [...]