Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is Little League Elbow? Little League Elbow is a common overuse injury typically seen in young baseball pitchers, aged 8 to 14, caused by repetitive throwing motions and incorrect techniques, resulting in inflammation or damage to the elbow’s growth plate. This stress leads to pain, swelling, and limited movement. Recovering from little league elbow takes […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the intricacy that is parenthood, the health of parents is pivotal in shaping the lives of their children. Beyond providing love and guidance, parents serve as primary role models for their kids. This extends to the realm of health, where the habits and choices of parents profoundly impact the well-being and future of their
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Reading Time: 3 minutesKnee pain can be an incredibly debilitating issue, often stemming from injuries affecting the meniscus, a crucial cartilage-type structure nestled between the knee bones. While sudden twisting or cutting motions represent the most common causes of meniscus injury, prolonged stress on the knee joint can also gradually lead to such injuries, varying in severity from
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Reading Time: 3 minutesPreparing for orthopedic surgery? Discover these 5 vital steps to ensure a smooth recovery. From setting up a pre-surgery routine to maintaining a recovery diary, these strategies are essential for a successful recuperation. Whether it’s ACL, UCL, knee replacement, or meniscal repair, these steps will help you ease into the recovery process. 1. Set Up
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Reading Time: 9 minutesStarting a physical therapy journey can be a life-changing experience, with the promise of increased mobility, strength, and general well-being. In order for physical therapy to be successful, patients themselves must actively participate and be committed. We’ll explore the crucial actions and strategies people can take to make sure their physical therapy experience is successful.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen a new year rolls around, people typically set goals and resolutions to improve their lives in the coming year. However, by February, many people have fallen off the wagon, becoming discouraged about accomplishing these initiatives they set for themselves. We see this a lot in PT, with patients setting large goals that just aren’t
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Reading Time: 2 minutesHow Logan Wadle Finished Strong One thing we want all of our patients to know is just because they’ve suffered an injury, it doesn’t mean their athletic career is over. Don’t just take it from us; take it from Logan Wadle, a high school wrestler who became one of our patients after a shoulder injury.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC STRESS Sometimes, the patients we see report suffering from more than a physical injury. There are feelings of brain fog, the inability to fall asleep, loss of body hair, unexplained weight loss, lack of motivation, nervousness, and ongoing fatigue that just won’t go away. These symptoms fall under the umbrella of
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Reading Time: 3 minutesHow Ryan McPherson Beat Tendinitis Myokinetix is for everyone, and we mean it when we say that. Myokinetix is not just a place for injured athletes but where people in our community can come together and work on becoming their best selves. This includes those who keep our community safe, like firefighter Ryan McPherson. Before
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Reading Time: 6 minutesAt Myokinetix we offer sessions of acupuncture for patients with our licensed acupuncturist Danny Burbano. We interviewed him on his practices and to see how a session might go at Myokinetix. To see the full Q&A you can watch it here. This blog also covers some additional information about acupuncture. To start off, What is Acupuncture?
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