Patient compliance is an integral piece of the rehabilitation puzzle. Patients being consistent with their prescribed home exercise program depends on several factors, however there are two aspects that stand out beyond the rest. Forming a Therapeutic Alliance with the patient and getting buy-in that their program will help them achieve THEIR goals Providing a…
The following is an article written for the online, video-based physical therapy continuing education company MedBridge… FAI Prevalence As mentioned in my previous post on differential diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), hip pain is an all too common occurrence among older adults and adolescents.1 Older adults. According to a survey and subsequent study of 2,221 German respondents…
The following is an article written for the online, video-based physical therapy continuing education company MedBridge… The prevalence and economic burden of low back pain (LBP) has reached an epidemic level and continues to put a strain on the U.S. healthcare system. According to Hoy et al, the overall incidence of LBP is between 1.5% and 36% with…
The following is an article written for the online, video-based physical therapy continuing education company MedBridge… Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is among the most common sports injuries and yet the current treatment protocols are not optimal. In particular, the latest research questions our ability to selectively recruit vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) and affect its timing and suggests…
In the next installment of the Differential Diagnosis Series for MedBridge Education, we are going to take a look at the difficult and complex diagnosis of Athletic Pubalgia... Pathophysiology and Anatomy Athletic pubalgia is a catch-all term for soft-tissue pathology in the groin, lower abdominal, pubic, and medial thigh regions. This pathology can be secondary to tendinopathies,…
Scapulothoracic Muscles and Pain As I mentioned in Part 1, weakness or poor neuromuscular control of the periscapular muscles has been implicated in subacromial impingement1,2, lateral epicondylalgia3-5, cervicogenic headache6, and neck pain7,8. Specifically, insidious onset of neck pain and whiplash associated disorder (WAD) have been linked with a significant delay in and shorter duration of…
The following is an article written for the online, video-based physical therapy continuing education company MedBridge… Helping individuals with chronic pain and significant functional limitations is a remarkably difficult and delicate task. Numerous treatment philosophies are available to clinicians from the overtly biomechanical (Cyriax, Kaltenborn, Sahrmann, etc.) to more patient-response driven (Maitland, Mckenzie, etc.). Unfortunately, no one…
John Snyder, DPT 