Exercise…Heads we win, tails we don’t lose much.
So exercise can be beneficial, but also potential detrimental if excessive and inappropriate..
Generally, however, exercise is beneficial and for the vast majority of issues, even the most challenging cases.
The problem:
People with…
Returning to work…life…play
Return to Work Clinical Practice Guidelines: Published October 2021 (Hot off the press!)
Data from 2018 from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)identified more than 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, with more…
Back Pain for Athletes… and Workers
Did you know? Back pain affects everyone!
3 Up to 9 in every 10 Olympic athletes experience LBP in their lifetime; at any 1 time, up to 2 in every 3 athletes might be experiencing LBP.
Low back pain (LBP) is common in the general and…
When is Abnormal Normal? MRI and normal aging
When is abnormal normal? Reframing MRI abnormalities as a normal part of ageing
Adam G Culvenor , Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto, Joshua J Heerey
British Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2021
Sports and exercise medicine clinicians…
Preventing anterior knee pain
Anterior Knee Pain can be prevented:
Knee straps
Running on softer surfaces
Gradual progressive loading of exercise
Foot Orthotics
Read full article here:
https://tinyurl.com/Knee-Pain-Prevention
Common Knee Pain Treatment Guidelines
Have you ever wondered how we try to synthesize information to provide the best care? Basically we want you to get better faster.
One of the best ways is to follow "Clinical Practice Guidelines" which rates what works and what doesn't...
Check…
Shockwave Thearapy (ESWT) for Lower Extremity
Learn more about Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) Full article link below: with this study from the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is widely used in clinical practice for managing…
Plantar Heel Pain Research
Research (Plantar Heel Pain) - Full article link below.
We wanted to share with you a powerful synthesis of top quality research. This paper appeared recently in the British Medical Journal.
Plantar heel pain (PHP), which affects 4%–7.0%…
Research on Quality MSK Care – Key Points
What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review. O'Sullivan et al, BJSM 2020
The challenges:
1. Overuse of…