Accelerate Physical Therapy, P.C. is pleased to announce that Heather Berube, D.P.T., has joined our physical therapy practice. Heather is a recent graduate of the Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy at Regis University. We are proud to have discovered such a unique and exceptionally well-trained practitioner to join us in our continued efforts to...
Joggers, runners, even walkers should be sure not to land on their heels with impact. To prevent shin splints, ankle, knee, hip and back pain, all field athletes need to play, or at least run on the front of the foot and avoid heel striking, especially in football, baseball and softball. In more enduring...
What is Shoulder Impingement? Impingement refers to mechanical compression and/or wear of the rotator cuff tendons. The rotator cuff is actually a series of four muscles connecting the scapula (shoulder blade) to the humeral head (upper part of the shoulder joint.) The rotator cuff is important in maintaining the humeral head within the glenoid...
Patients can often compensate for loose ligaments by increasing the strength and control of the rotator cuff and shoulder blade muscles. These muscle groups help pull the humeral head into the glenoid and will pull more tightly if they are strong. Typical rehabilitation programs start with a short period of immobilization with a sling...
By: Bill Steinberger, MS, PT, CSCS Most functional movements in the lower extremity take place when the foot is on the ground. The hip, knee and ankle joints, when taken together, comprise the lower extremity kinetic chain. When the distal segment is fixed and proximal segments move, the motion is called closed kinetic chain...
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