Category: Body
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Groin Pain Can Cut a Round Short. Strength Changes That
READ MORE >>: Groin Pain Can Cut a Round Short. Strength Changes ThatIn golfers, low back pain is often followed by adductor pain, and the inner thigh is usually the link. Building adductor strength alongside hip rotation is how we address both.
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Why Surgeon and Rehab Teamwork Leads to Better Recovery
READ MORE >>: Why Surgeon and Rehab Teamwork Leads to Better RecoveryA good foot or ankle surgery outcome depends on both an accurate decision about who needs surgery and the rehab that follows it, something Active Sports Therapy has seen firsthand working with Dr. Nick Strasser.
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Why Growth Spurts Cause Heel and Knee Pain in Kids
READ MORE >>: Why Growth Spurts Cause Heel and Knee Pain in KidsDuring a growth spurt, bones lengthen before muscles and tendons catch up, so the growth plates taking tendon pull get sore. That is Sever’s disease at the heel and Osgood Schlatter at the knee.
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Ankle injuries that can cost a season, and how to triage
READ MORE >>: Ankle injuries that can cost a season, and how to triageSome foot and ankle injuries can be watched and rehabbed, because they can still be addressed surgically later. Others need an accurate diagnosis within days, because delay can allow arthritis or lasting weakness.
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Tight, Then Painful: Growth Spurts, Soccer Tournaments and Hip Mobility
READ MORE >>: Tight, Then Painful: Growth Spurts, Soccer Tournaments and Hip MobilityA young soccer athlete in a growth spurt comes in tight and hurting. Dr. Jason explains the chicken or egg question behind it, and what Dr. Jordan is doing with the hip in this clip.
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Swelling Limits Rehab: How We Work Around It
READ MORE >>: Swelling Limits Rehab: How We Work Around ItSwelling sets the ceiling on how far a joint moves and how much load it tolerates, which is why it is managed before the hard work and cooled again at the end of the session.
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Regaining Ankle Motion After a Fracture: What Helps
READ MORE >>: Regaining Ankle Motion After a Fracture: What HelpsWhen an ankle still feels stiff months after a fracture, the joint itself is often not the reason. The real limiter is often tightness in the muscle and connective tissue around the ankle, or tension along the nerve running down the calf and shin, and the only way to know which one it is, is…
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ATFL Thickening on MRI: What the Report Means
READ MORE >>: ATFL Thickening on MRI: What the Report MeansChronic thickening of the ATFL is one of the most common findings on an ankle MRI, and on its own it does not mean the ankle is unstable. Dr. Nick Strasser said it shows up constantly, often on scans ordered for something else.
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Getting Back to Soccer After a Concussion
READ MORE >>: Getting Back to Soccer After a ConcussionA return to running after a concussion is built in small checkable steps: hold head position steady, run a short distance, report honestly, and add volume only when the report comes back clean.
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Ankle Fracture Takes More Than Strength: Relearning It
READ MORE >>: Ankle Fracture Takes More Than Strength: Relearning ItAfter an ankle fracture, the calf loses size and strength, and the quick connection from brain to muscle goes fuzzy. Rebuilding both is why early heel raises look slow, supported and deliberate.