Rotator cuff tears are a common baseball injury, especially for pitchers. Your rotator cuff keeps your arm in its socket. It’s made up of a group of four muscles that combine as a tendon to help rotate and move your arm. This is why pitchers often fall victim to this injury. TWO TYPES OF TEARS:…
There can be many causes of hip pain and hip injuries, but we will be talking about the most common in this blog. Having hip pain can limit you from doing your daily life activities, playing with your kids, performing you job duties and cause you a lot of unnecessary stress if you don’t get…
Are you suffering with shoulder pain, stiffness, or decreased function? Shoulder pain can develop for a number of reasons including: traumatic injury overuse postural deficits weakness If left untreated, intermittent or nagging shoulder pain can develop into a significant condition which can limit your ability to participate in activities of daily living (ADLs), work duties,…
The core is commonly thought of as the abdominals, but in actuality it is comprised of more muscles than that. If you think of your core as a coke can, imagine that the top of the can is your diaphragm, the front of the can is your abdominal wall (including the internal and external obliques),…
Most of us will experience back pain of some sort during our lifetime. While back pain is prevalent in our society, it isn’t something you have to “live with”. Causes Back pain can be caused by multiple things depending on where the pain is in the spine, along with the type of pain you are…
What is posture? And how does it affect us? Simply put, posture is the position in which someone holds their body. Typically, when it is good, it is described as sitting or standing upright without slumping the shoulders or arching the back. Having and maintaining good posture takes practice and effort, but when it is…
WHAT IS SCIATICA? Sciatica is the inflammation of the sciatic nerve that travels from the back, down to the foot. This means, sciatica can cause pain in your back, buttocks, hamstring, calf, shin, or foot depending on where the nerve is irritated.Sciatica can also be a referred pain from levels L4-S2 sending pain signals to…
Lower back problems are very prevalent in our society and can greatly limit your ability to carry out daily tasks.Unfortunately, many people think it is just something they have to “live with” so they try to push through the pain. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE!Thankfully, physical therapy can be extremely beneficial for resolving lower…
Knee problems are one of the most common injuries that we see in physical therapy, whether it’s due to a sports-related injury or due to degenerative changes that occur as we age.Some of the most common knee injuries include: All of these cause pain, weakness and a decrease in functional activities. Ligament injuries Ligament Injuries…
The back is comprised of the spine (24 vertebrae), nerves, and many muscles that help us function every day. There are many injuries that affect these structures and could lead to back pain and altered function.Common Injuries: Spinal Stenosis: Narrowing of the spinal canal which puts pressure on the surrounding structures. Mechanism (cause): Degeneration caused…
