Hip

by Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Cortisone injections are one of the most common orthopedic treatments offered to patients today. When you go to see a doctor for a musculoskeletal injury, that doctor typically has 4 options to offer you: surgery, physical therapy, medication, or injection. […]

by Lyndsay Provencio PT, DPT

Don’t say the “a-word”. Don’t do it, don’t even think about it. We can’t be using language like that in these blog posts.  What’s the “a-word”?  ARTHRITIS.  Arthritis has a reputation amongst many as being bad, scary, or an activity-limiting […]

by Lyndsay Provencio PT, DPT

“And now, with this next act, I’ll make your pain decrease and your muscles stronger with just an isometric exercise.” Pssh, yeah right. An exercise that diminishes pain but can also improve muscle strength and hypertrophy? Does it sound like […]

by Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Snapping hip syndrome (SHS) is a term describing an audible or palpable snapping that occurs with movement of the hip. This diagnosis is also known as coxa saltans and can be further divided into a few different categories. This article […]

by Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Osteoarthritis is a scary word. It can lead many active people to think they have to give up their lifestyle and hobbies because of the “wear and tear” it is causing on their knee or hip. For young active people […]

by Craig Lindell PT, DPT, CSCS

Do you have pain in front of your hip with lifting your leg, sprinting, kicking, changing directions, with your leg straight behind you, or simply sitting for a while? It is quite possible you have a hip flexor strain. A […]

by Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

The gluteus medius or glute med for short is a muscle on the lateral portion of the hip that is crucial for a variety of activities of daily living. When we try to perform higher-level activities like weight lifting and […]

by Arash Maghsoodi PT, DPT, CSCS

Trendelenburg gait, otherwise referred to as a hip drop or trunk lean with walking are all compensatory movement patterns that may lead to back pain, hip pain, knee pain, or SI joint pain over time. There are many reasons this […]

by Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

Medial knee collapse, also known as knee valgus, is when the knee collapses or falls inward during any sort of weight-bearing activity, like a squat, during gait, or during sport-specific movements like cutting. Knee valgus is characterized by hip adduction […]

by Arash Maghsoodi PT, DPT, CSCS

If you have played various sports such as ice hockey or soccer before, you are probably familiar with tweaking your groin muscle (adductor). A groin strain is an injury to the muscle-tendon unit of the adductor tendon or its insertion […]

by Chris Lefever

A common problem in distance runners and change-of-direction sports like football, soccer, and hockey, proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a pain in the butt (literally)! Characterized by deep, localized pain over the ischial tuberosity (the large, bony protuberances/bumps on your bottom), […]

by Chris Lefever

It’s a pretty common story we hear in physical therapy practice on a weekly (maybe daily) basis: “I’ve been told by my (insert healthcare provider here) that my hip alignment is off and my hips are out of place. Can […]