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Physical Therapy: 5 Things about Core Stability

Core stability has been an increasingly important component of many people’s exercise regimen and in physical therapy. Fitness and Medical professional concerned with human movement have been talking about a stable core for years. The problem is that it is a poorly defined area of fitness. What exercises are the best for to achieve a…

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Physical Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis (aka Tennis Elbow)

Lateral Epicondylitis is a common affliction that physical therapist see often. Not just tennis players or athletes, but even more commonly people who do manual labor, ie construction or factory workers. Tendonitis is associated with repetitive activity or overuse of muscles and tendons (in this scenario of the hand, wrist, and forearm). The pain is…

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Get off the Iliotibial Treatment Hamster Wheel

To roll or not to roll the Iliotibial Band, that is the question… I am asked almost weekly whether or not rolling out their iliotibial band helps with lateral thigh pain. This phenomenon is been around for quite a long time. People get iliotibial band syndrome (or IT Band syndrome) and someone along the way…

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