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Knee

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how to prevent knee valgus the prehab guys
Article Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

How To Prevent Knee Valgus

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 [...]

Quadriceps Activation Following Surgery- INSTAGRAM
Article Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

Quadriceps Activation Following Surgery

Quadriceps inhibition or the inability to feel/activate your quadriceps after knee injuries or major knee surgeries like ACL reconstruction can be very frustrating early on in the rehabilitation process. How is it [...]

RETURN TO SPORT TESTING AFTER ACL RECONSTRUCTION
Article [P]rehab

Return To Sport Testing After ACL Reconstruction

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLr) is one of the most common surgeries performed due to a sports injury. ACLr rehab and ACL prevention training is one of the hottest topics in the sports medicine world. [...]

How To Reduce Knee Swelling After Surgery - INSTAGRAM
Article Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

How To Reduce Knee Swelling After Surgery

The goals after a knee injury & knee surgery are very similar. In both cases, clinicians & patients want to achieve a full & symmetrical range of motion; full & symmetrical quadriceps strength, normalized & symmetrical [...]

knee plica syndrome exercises the prehab guys
Article Chris Lefever

Knee Plica Syndrome Exercises

“Synovial Plica Syndrome.” That’s a mouthful of musculoskeletal jargon, isn’t it? It sure is. The plica isn’t nearly as well known by the public as other common sources of anterior knee pain like patellar tendinopathy [...]

Quad Strain Rehab & Exercises - INSTAGRAM
Article Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Quad Strain Rehab and Exercises

The quadriceps are one of the most powerful muscle groups in the entire body. They are made up of 4 different muscles which come together to form the quadriceps tendon, which in turn encompasses the kneecap and becomes [...]

PCL-Injury-and-Rehab-INSTAGRAM
Article Sherif Elnaggar PT, DPT, OCS

PCL Injury and Rehab

You may have heard of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, which is the most common of all knee ligament injuries, but have you heard of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears? Although much less common, PCL [...]

UNHAPPY TRIAD KNEE REHAB
Article Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Unhappy Triad Knee Rehab

We have all done it. Watched our friend, teammate, or favorite player go down and grab their knee. We’ve wondered aloud if it is the vaunted ACL tear and if there is any additional damage to go along with it. The ACL [...]

HOW TO ASSESS YOUR KNEE PAIN
Article Sherif Elnaggar PT, DPT, OCS

How To Assess Your Knee Pain

Have you recently suffered a knee injury and are now asking yourself the question, "what exactly just happened?" Maybe you have been running for a couple of weeks and are beginning to experience some nagging pain [...]

HOW TO DECREASE KNEE PAIN USING THE STAIRS
Article [P]rehab

How To Decrease Knee Pain With Stairs

It is 8:00 AM and you have four flights of stairs to walk down before you can get to your class or your job on time. You know you are going to have knee pain. “But I don't have any pain once I get down the stairs and [...]

CAN WE PREVENT ACL INJURIES
Article Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Can We Prevent ACL Injuries?

The statistics we often hear about anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) re-injury rates are pretty scary. While the statistics vary: anywhere from 30-50% of patients who go through ACL reconstruction will suffer a second [...]

EXERCISES PRIOR TO ACL SURGERY
Article Tommy Mandala PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Exercises Prior To ACL Surgery

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can feel overwhelming. One minute you are skiing with your family or jumping up to grab a rebound, and the next minute you are hearing the echoes of that classic “pop” and [...]