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…
Category: Upper Body
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…
Foundations of “Non-Traumatic” Shoulder Rehab
As many of the best clinicians (PTs, MDs, etc.) and current research suggest, shoulder pain that happens without acute trauma (i.e., more likely due to “overuse”) very often responds well to conservative, non-surgical treatments like physical therapy. There have been different names given to this type of shoulder pain and some are based on theories…