by Justin Wu, DPT Why warm up? Warming up allows the body to be used to and be ready for full speed exercises with decreased chances of injury. In all sports, athletes usually arrive to the athletic facility or event at least an hour prior to start time. They not only utilize this hour to…
Detailsby Katherine Hartsell, PTA If you have been a patient at Boston Sports Medicine, you have likely noticed that we regularly utilize our full-length mirrors for various assessments and during therapeutic exercise. On a fairly frequent basis, patients will interact with the visual support reluctantly, or sometimes avoid it all together. Having trained rigorously in…
Detailsby David Merson, PT, DPT, ATC Hip strength, mobility, and flexibility need to work together in order for your body to be at its peak daily function and athletic performance. Looking at the hip region is important for many reasons. The hip has functions in multi-directions (similar to the shoulder), connects the lower extremity…
Detailsby Katherine Hartsell, PTA Service Your Stride: The Runner’s Edition The Starting Line As human beings, we each have our own idiosyncratic movement profiles shaped by years of activities and habits that our tissues have adapted around. You can note these personal flares through the observation of various runners. But look past these personalized expressions,…
Detailsby Rebecca Fitzgerald, DPT Have you heard the big news? The new discovery in human anatomy? It’s not actually ground-breaking news, but in October 2013 Belgian researchers published in the Journal of Anatomy that they found a new ligament in the knee. It was originally discussed in a publication in 1879 by a French surgeon,…
Detailsby Jennifer Mohns, DPT I have had quite a few patients asking me whether or not a neck or back brace is beneficial after sustaining an injury. A back brace is a device created to limit the range of motion of the cervical or lumbar spine. A brace can be very beneficial in the case…
Detailsby Ned Lockwood, DPT Why are my hands tingling after I sit at my desk all day long? There are many conditions that can cause upper extremity numbness, tingling, or radiating pain. A common condition that may cause these symptoms is thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). TOS is a condition that causes excess compression of the…
Detailsby Jennifer Mohns, DPT I have been receiving a lot of questions about my previous blog called “The Mummy Tummy.” Diastis rectus abdominis (DRA) or diastasis recti affects women during and after pregnancy. Sixty-six percent of women have DRA in the third trimester of pregnancy. A lot of the questions have been repeats so I…
DetailsBy Evie Ullman DPT, CSCS A set is a group of repetitions, aka reps, of a weight lifting or strength training exercise. When a set ends, the exerciser rests for a given period, then he or she begins another set of reps, and so on and so forth. Sets and repetitions of a strengthening exercise…
Detailsby Justin Wu, DPT Ahhh, my head hurts, why? [1] Tension headaches are very common ailment that many people suffer from. What exactly is a tension headache you may ask? A tension headache occurs when neck and scalp muscles become tense or contract. The contraction can be response to stress, depression, anxiety, or from…
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