Within the last couple of decades, there has been a rapid influx of therapies called “orthobiologics” that try to leverage our bodies’ inherent capacity for healing (and biological processes) by utilizing either substances from our own bodies or substances that are derived from biologic origins (e.g., blood, bone marrow, stem cells etc.). These treatments are…
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Remember That Healing HAPPENS!
One of my specialty interests in physical therapy is teaching about pain science principles and also integrating these principles in my physical therapy practice when working with patients with persistent pain (and really all pain!). As I seek to practice in the most effective manner, but also communicate some of these principles, I am often…
Pain in the BUTT!: Part 2- Treatment Strategies for Posterior Thigh & Buttock Pain
In this post I want to discuss 3 Keys to treatment for posterior thigh and buttock pain. If you are interested in differential diagnosis and screening for posterior thigh and buttock pain, please check out: Part 1- Differential Diagnosis of Posterior Thigh and Buttock Pain Three Treatment Keys: Correct Differential Diagnosis Activity Modifications & Reducing Symptom…
“Pain in the BUTT!”: Part 1- Differential Diagnosis of Posterior Thigh & Buttock Pain 
Hamstring strains are notoriously prone to recurrence (Sherry, 2004) and it is not uncommon to work with patients in a physical therapy setting who have had multiple injuries to the same leg or experience chronic “tightness” or pain in their hamstrings. What if some of these more persisting hamstring symptoms are not coming from the…