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You may have heard your friends talk about going to physical therapy for something called “needling”.  While it doesn’t sound like a good thing, people talk about how it solved their shoulder pain, or maybe neck pain and headaches.  Maybe you haven’t heard about it, but if you have ongoing issues with an Achilles tendon, […]

With Spring weather arriving and days getting longer, possibly getting outside for a run has crossed your mind.  Maybe you’ve been out with a watch and pair of running shoes, or maybe you remembered the last time you tried to run and decided not to give it a try again this year.  Whether you are

Have you ever wondered what type of work-out you should be doing to burn the most calories and deplete fat stores? The answers lie in aerobic and anaerobic metabolic pathways needed to supply energy to working muscles during exercise.  Overall oxygen consumption during exercise, referred to as VO2, and metabolic processes that occur immediately following

What are trigger points (MTrPs) and where are they found? 1. A taut band or muscle fibers which are in constant state of contracture. • MTrP formation occurs in order to protect or stabilize around site of potential or actual muscle damage or too much mobility at a joint. • This could be due to

“The hip bone’s connected to the leg bone….” The concept of the Kinetic Chain If you’ve never heard of the term “Kinetic Chain”, you’re not alone. Most people don’t ever think too much about it. But, whether you’re aware of it or not, you utilize the concept every day of your life. Everything from a

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] You’ve Heard of Tennis Elbow, but how about “Tennis Leg”? Everyone has heard of tennis elbow, but few people are familiar with a what is being termed “tennis leg”. Tennis leg is a strain, tear, or complete rupture of the gastrocnemius, which is the larger of the two muscles in the calf.