If you have ever iced after an injury and you thought that it was helping your recovery, then you need to read this blog post.
After 40 years of widespread use, there is no peer reviewed, published evidence that the use of ice improves the recovery process.
Tinnitus is the perception of whistling or ringing in one or both of your ear channels. There is research to connect neck pain and cervical problems to tinnitus. Therefore, can physical therapy be used to treat this?
As promised, here are some exercises for the internal and external rotators to help strengthen and stabilize the hip joint.
Do you have rotatory instability of your hips?
Often overlooked are the muscles found deep in the hip joint called the internal and external rotators.
Running has become a popular way to exercise. As the number of runners has increased, so has running-related injuries. Running can have high impact forces on joints and muscles which can lead to injury.
Best In Health!
Your OrthoWell family
We advise many of our runners to take a break from running when injured in order to allow their body to heal. We usually recommend that they cross train in order to maintain their aerobic fitness.
Last week we posted about an article by Myers et al called, “On-The-Field Resistance-Tubing Exercises for Throwers (2005)”. This article named seven resistance tubing exercises that activate the rotator cuff, which can help prevent shoulder injuries in throwers.
Have you been told you need surgery for a rotator cuff tear?
It turns out, 75% of people with a full tear in their rotator cuff were able to rehab their shoulder without surgery.
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