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A Closer Look at Rehabilitation Principles for the Knee – Part I.
In previous blogs and videos, I have touched on various considerations for exercise positions and postures and keeping in mind the 3 F’s: Form Follows Function. During surgery, the surgeon causes trauma, through invading, altering, and repairing 4 kinds of tissues: soft – skin, circulatory vessels, nerves, and muscles; hard – bone; rubbery – cartilaginous; … Continue reading
Shoulder Rotator Cuff (RTC) What Went Wrong?
There’s more to the following conversation/dissertation about WHAT WENT WRONG and how you knew it, know it, and care for it. You functioned in an erroneous way. So you created a formation of pain and dysfunction needing attention. Hippocrates admonished: “First, do no harm”! He may have been speaking to physicians but it’s good advice … Continue reading
How do you define or identify your “broken” shoulder?
In the broader text, the meaning of “broken” has multiple possibilities. Fracture is the term for a broken bone (always gets an x-ray). The surgeon will likely know the diagnosis simply from taking a good history leading up to the problem or complaint. The diagnostic devices, including: physical examination (appearance and feel), diagnostic ultrasound, MRI, … Continue reading
