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Principles for knee rehabilitation – Part II – Endurance, Strength, Power
Proviso: This discussion is for knee injuries: non-surgical classifications as well as those requiring surgery. (If one is planning to begin workouts and strengthening of a non-injured knee the same principles apply but your baseline start will include an initial weight amount for resistance, often 60% of One RM or NSCA calculator). Assuming you recover … Continue reading
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
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Orthopedic Surgery itself is trauma. You may recognize a traumatic injury occurring when you fall, get hurt in sports, or have a car or work accident but you may not think of surgery (iatrogenic injury) as an injury/trauma. Your brain does, however, because it is wired to respond the way it did 200,000 years ago … Continue reading
