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Strength Still Matters

Strength Still Matters

by david | Sep 23, 2015 | sports physical therapy, strength & conditioning

Sometimes we, as physical therapists and strength coaches, get too wrapped up in the latest, greatest exercise or treatment approach (e.g., Graston, PRI, SFMA) and forget that strengthening weak muscles still matters. By strengthening weak muscles, I mean continuing...
Why do we still have patients and athletes exercise with a ball between their knees?!?

Why do we still have patients and athletes exercise with a ball between their knees?!?

by david | Sep 7, 2015 | physical therapy fallacies, sports physical therapy

Ah . . . the VMO, the Holy Grail of treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Shortly before I began the physical therapy program at UNMC, one of my professors and mentors published a study in our professional journal, Physical Therapy; their findings “do...

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