Super Bowl: Why you don’t need an MRI to detect concussion
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"In the run up to the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta, the NFL has announced a significant drop in concussions as a result of several safety-related rule changes."
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Anatomy Review: The Foot Core
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Intrinsic foot muscles play a crucial role in supporting the medial longitudinal arch, providing the foot stability and flexibility for shock absorption. This post is a brief introduction to "The Foot Core', also known as the intrinsic foot muscles.
Read MoreMassage Therapy For The Rotator Cuff
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Initial management of rotator cuff injuries includes relative rest, modification of painful activities, and an exercise program guided to regain motion and strength. Additionally a comprehensive treatment of rotator cuff injuries could incorporate a number of rehabilitation strategies based on patient-specific assessment findings
Read MoreMassage Therapy for Shin Splints
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Chronic exertional compartment syndrome is an exercise-induced condition that causes pain, swelling and in severe cases there is associated numbness.
Anyone can develop chronic exertional compartment syndrome, but it's more common to occur in runners. Rest and conservative interventions usually allow symptoms to resolve.
Read MoreWhat is Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization?
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Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is a soft tissue technique that uses hand held tools to impart a mechanical stimulus to the tissue with an end goal of improved healing.
IASTM devices may be made from different materials (e.g. wood, stone, jade, steel, ceramic, resin)
Read MoreMassage Therapy and Post-Surgical ACL Injuries
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There is a wide spectrum when it comes to the ACL injuries, from a minor tear to the dreaded O’Donoghue unhappy triad. Named after Dr. DH O’Donoghue the American orthopedic surgeon who first described the injury in 1950.
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