As I have written about before, tendinopathies in the lower extremities (really all areas of the body) can be tough to treat and may take a while to respond to conservative, exercise based treatments. I still very much believe that progressive loading is the best long term solution to treating painful tendons that show signs…
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Dry Needling for Hip Pain?!
Check out this recent guest blog post I wrote for Precision Performance and PT on Dry Needling and if it may be able to help out for hip pain (in addition to other PT) and as compared with a corticosteroid injection! Dry Needling (and PT) for Hip Pain: A “Too Good To Be True” Solution?…
Tips for Treating Lower Extremity Tendinopathies: Part 3: INDIVIDUALIZING TREATMENT (CASE EXAMPLES)
Welcome to Part 3 of my blog series on lower extremity tendinopathies. If you missed Parts 1 and 2 on assessment and treatment principles that set the foundation for these cases, check those out: Part 1: ASSESSMENT Part 2: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION In this post, I want to discuss treatment progressions for two hypothetical patient cases…
Tips for Treating Lower Extremity Tendinopathies: Part 2: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
Welcome to Part 2: Exercise Prescription for Lower Extremity Tendinopathy. If you missed Part 1 on Assessment check that out! Also, Part 3 on Individualizing Treatment to Patient Cases Tendons, just like all the tissues in our body, feel different mechanical forces depending upon what movements we engage in (or not). In response to these…
Tips for Treating Lower Extremity Tendinopathies: Part 1: ASSESSMENT
Over the last year or so, I have really delved into the research literature on tendinopathy assessment and treatment. This was motivated in part thanks to an excellent continuing education course that I took from tendinopathy expert Dr. Peter Malliaras, PT, PhD called: “Mastering Lower Limb Tendinopathy 2nd Edition.”1 I have also been interested in…
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