Pain on the inside of the knee can be frustrating, especially when it isn't going away with traditional advice from your friend ("Just ice it") or your doctor ("Go to physical therapy"). Fortunately, some problems can be easier for an Annoying Pain Specialist to diagnose. If you've...
Permanent knee pain relief can be hard to come by, especially when you don't want to stop exercising or moving the way human beings do. Side-note And An Opportunity for Gratitude: Let's see a show of hands from anyone who is grateful to be able to...
Knee injuries from running do not come out of thin air. Once your knee is injured, your ankle, hip, and low back have already thrown in the towel. I've already discussed the Most Common Running Injuries in every joint and how runners get themselves hurt by breaking...
Your wallet is stuck in your knee joint. ~Barefoot Rehab The ability to differentiate a knee joint problem (the 'ol wallet in the door syndrome) from a quadriceps muscle problem can save the knee from imminent surgery. That's what we'll discuss here. Mobility: Face-Up Heel to Butt Test |...
Author's Gratitude: Big thanks to Dr. Ed House at New York Chiropractic College for sticking his wallet in the door during every Active Rehab meeting. The vision of him, not saying a word, and doing this, has forever been engrained in my mind. -- Do you have...
The King Daddy of hip mobility tests is the thigh to chest test. It's the best. ~Barefoot Rehab So ...
Without an ankle dorsiflexion (knee to wall test) measurement, don't bother trying to get your ankle pain or foot pain fixed. ~Barefoot Rehab So ...
Disclaimer: In this post, we will be discussing restricted ranges of motion and "tightness" with a standard stretch for CrossFitters, the couch stretch. In a Sports Therapy/Chronic Pain Resolution practice, diagnosing necessitates further detail in order to figure out why a tissue is restricted. Tissue...