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Long Arc Quad with Ankle Pump With Weight laq

For long arc quad with ankle pump with weight, straighten the knee all the way out. Hold it there. Bring the ankle up and down while you keep the knee perfectly straight. Repeat that ten times.

Strength Testing -- Fixed Dynamometry strength testing

Isometric Knee Strength Testing: A Cost-Effective Solution Using a Crane Scale

As we discussed in the podcast Electrical Stimulation & Quad Strength Testing after ACL Reconstruction, you know I believe in the principle: what gets measured gets managed. If we aren't getting objective numbers on our ...

Diaphragmatic Breathing -- Tall Kneeling

For diaphragmatic breathing in tall kneeling, place one hand on your chest and one hand on your stomach.Take a deep breath in and you should feel all the movement coming from your stomach, so the hand on your chest should not move at all, while the one on your stomach moves out forward.

Lower Body Extension Rolling

For lower body extension rolling start with both arms overhead. For this rolling pattern, you're going to keep your arms and your upper body completely still like you can't move them. You're going to begin the pattern by bringing the leg over and across your body, while keeping the upper body rel...

Shoulder Extension Range of Motion rom shoulder

All right. Now we're going to measure shoulder extension range of motion. Our athlete’s going to be in the prone position with the head in neutral. And we're going to still use our same seize grip stabilizing position. This time I'm going to have my thumb on the backside of the scapula, and my fi...

Tibial Rotation Assessment

Let's go ahead and bring your right foot out to the side. Slide it out. Keep that knee nice and still. Good. And let's see the left foot. Let's do both feet at the same time. And let's do internal rotation on the right and keep that foot, nice and flat. So that's really limited. Let’s go ahead on...

Knees Up Extended Arm Hang

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Transverse Abdominis Assessment & Facilitation

Assessing volitional contraction of the transverse abdominus is an essential part of any high quality low back pain managament strategy. While I will use upper body rolling as a proxy for reflexive contraction, here is how I do volitional transverse abdominus assessment and faciliation:

"Now we're ...

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Discharge Testing: Why I Didn’t Do It discharge testing medbridge return to sport

I remember him vividly.

He was a cantankerous old farmer. You know the type. Rough and rugged exterior but would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. At 72, he was still working on the farm daily.

He’d had a total hip replacement and was resistant to physical therapy from the beginning.

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How do you manage anterior knee pain after ACL reconstruction? acl knee extension physical therapy rehabilitation

Hey, everyone. I had a reader submitted question here about ACL reconstruction.

“Hello, I'm a PT and I've been really enjoying going through your med bridge courses. They've been super insightful, particularly with ACL reconstruction."

Thank you so much. I appreciate it. I love doing them. They're...

Technique to Get Knee Extension ROM After ACL Reconstruction acl extension rom

Knee extension ROM is essential after ACL reconstruction. We know we need to restore it (including full hyperextension) but sometimes it can be tricky. Using this hold relax technique can be a game changer especially when you combine it with an external rotation bias.

If you need a MedBridge subs...

How do you get buy-in from a coach or team? communication group testing

I'm often asked, "How do you get buy-in with a coach or a team in your group testing, your pre-participation physical testing?" I will tell you, this actually goes to getting buy-in in just about anything.

See, we're so excited about what we're doing, whether that's group testing or a rehabilitat...