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13 Tue

How to stretch out your quads the right way

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How to stretch out your quads the right way Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Many times I’m at the gym and I see all different types of exercises and stretches. Some are good, and some leave me scratching my head. On the heels...

Tags: hip, knee, patellar tendon, Paul Kochoa, quad, quadriceps, quads, stretch, stretching

07 Wed

How your warm up can save your knees

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How your warm up can save your knees Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, CKTP, CGFI To continue with a previous post, how you warm up can really help protect your knees from injury. An article in the New York Times outlines how a specific warm up program...

Tags: ACL, agility, athlete, athletes, injury, knee, knees, pain, Paul Kochoa, plyometric, sports, strengthening, stretching

27 Thu

Two best exercises for runners

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Two best exercises for runners Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI It seems like everyone is running nowadays. One thing seems to be common with all these athletes: they all have weak hips. I’ve covered the hips before in relation to knee problems, but...

Tags: exercise, gluteus medius, hip, hips, knee, knees, pain, Paul Kochoa, runner, running

04 Tue

Running posture and knee pain

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Running posture and knee pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI So perhaps research and science is catching up to all those fancy running theories that all those running gurus have been teaching for years. Your running posture affects your knees. Recently, I came across...

Tags: biomechanics, glutes, knee, knees, pain, Paul Kochoa, posture, research, running, thighs

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

27 Wed

Thanksgiving is here! Don’t let pain crash the party!

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Thanksgiving is here! Don’t let pain crash the party. Written by: Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There is much information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but little is discussed about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a breath from the...

Tags: ankle, back, elbow, injuries, knee, neck, shoulder, thanksgiving

19 Tue

Don’t use that leg extension machine in the gym

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Don’t use that leg extension machine in the gym Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Some patients with knee pain ask me if they can go back to the gym and work out. I say, “Sure, but stay away from that knee extension machine.”...

Tags: exercise, extension, gym, knee, leg, leg extension, machine, Paul Kochoa, quad, quadriceps

05 Tue

How to stretch your hamstrings the right way

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How to stretch your hamstrings the right way Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP If you exercise regularly, there’s probably a good chance that you’ve stretched out your hamstrings. These are the muscles behind your legs that bend your knee, but they also extend your hip....

Tags: back, hamstring, knee, muscles, Paul Kochoa, pelvis, stretch, stretching

03 Tue

Show me your squat

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Show me your squat Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI The other day, a patient came in to see me, she played tennis and golf and was having some knee pain. I said, “Let me see you squat.” She proceeded to show me her...

Tags: ankle, exercise, hip, knee, leg, mobility, movement screen, Paul Kochoa, squat, stability

01 Thu

The ankle and the step down test

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The ankle and the step down test Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Previously in my post, Stairs and knee problems, I spoke about the relationship between the hip and the knee. With movement screen testing, a physiotherapist can evaluate the movement dysfunctions that can...

Tags: ankle, flexibility, hip, knee, movement, Paul Kochoa, strength

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