Category Archive for "Ankle" | Professional Physical Therapy & Training, LLC

04 Wed

Are you suffering from AMPS…we can help you! Miriam Hillman PT, DPT, CKTP Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) is a very painful medical condition which affects children. This syndrome can cause pain anywhere in the body. These episodes of pain can be intermittent or constant and can...

01 Tue

Your squat is not my squat

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Your squat is not my squat Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The squat is a basic, functional movement pattern that I teach to most of my patients. The other day in the fitness center, I saw a member squatting with some good range of motion. His...

Tags: ankle, exercise, functional movement, hip, knee, Paul Kochoa, range of motion, squat

06 Fri

Is it bad to heel strike when running?

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Is it bad to heel strike when running? Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Just a quick note, the other day I had a patient come in and we were discussing her running technique. She had some knee problems and wanted to get back to running with...

Tags: achilles, ankle, foot strike, heel, hip, knee, Paul Kochoa, run, running

03 Tue

Balance strategy basics

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Balance strategy basics Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI As homo sapiens, we walk upright on two feet. We use complex sensory organs, nerves, and muscles to keep us balanced. It’s all about keeping our center of gravity over our base of support. We have three...

Tags: ankle, balance, balance strategy, fall, fall prevention, falls, hip, Paul Kochoa, step, stepping

25 Tue

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t let pain crash the party. Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There’s a lot of information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but not much is about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a break from the day to day busy routine to relax and give...

Tags: back, Matthew Riordan, neck, pain, posture, shoulder, stress, thanksgiving

04 Tue

Ankle Sprain Grades

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Ankle Sprain Grades Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS Rolling your ankle or twisting it can lead to a sprain of the ankle. But what does that really mean? A sprain means that the connective tissue connecting one bone to another (ligaments) gets over stretched or torn during...

Tags: ankle, compression, elevation, grade, ice, rest, RICE, sprain

17 Thu

Some factors of foot pain

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Some factors of foot pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI In an issue of Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy, an article reported on the biomechanical and clinical factors of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD). They studied 24 individuals with and without...

Tags: ankle, arch, dysfunction, foot, pain, Paul Kochoa, posterior tibialis tendon, tendon

08 Tue

After rehab ends, the work keeps going

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After rehab ends, the work keeps going Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI After an injury or a surgery, physiotherapy is usually prescribed for athletes or weekend warriors. Exercise and rehabilitation can get you back into the swing of things, but a big part...

Tags: discharge, exercise, fitness, graduation, Paul Kochoa, post-surgery, rehab

11 Tue

What is the Graston Technique?

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What is the Graston Technique? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve heard it called many things: the knife, the scraper, “the really painful thing that I don’t enjoy”… Usually it’s goes like, “Hey, what’s that metal thingy that you scrape on my leg?” It’s...

24 Fri

Stairs and Knee Pain

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Stairs and Knee Pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Today, in the New York Times health section, there was an article about knee pain and stairs. A reader wrote in and asked how to prevent their knees from hurting when they descended stairs. I...

Tags: ankle, exercise, health, hip, kinetic chain, knee, knees, New York Times, pain, Paul Kochoa, stairs

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