The purpose of this case report is to present a return to running program for a postpartum client who had delivered via cesarean section. The client, a 29-year-old female health care professional who was 8 months postcesarean section, was referred to physical therapy for a return to running...
When many runners wonder if they’re doing too much or not enough, a structured program after a marathon can help you successfully return to running after a marathon without the injuries.Consider a custom training plan after your race to help plan your reverse taper, maximize marathon recovery,...
This eloquent synchrony of precise movements has been termed “kinetic linking” and is essential for high-quality execution of sporting skills, such as throwing, hitting, kicking, jumping, and running. Kibler reports that 3 kinematic chain elements must exist for kinetic linking to occur.4 These...
A rehabilitation program should take an athlete through a combination of low-risk and high-demand movements. The aim of training should be to develop functional abilities of the athlete while minimizing the risk of injury. Objective criteria should be used to progress an athlete through each phase...
Adult spinal ependymoma presents a rare low-grade tumor entity. Due to its incidence peak in the fourth decade of life, it mostly affects patients during a professionally and physically active time of life. We performed a retrospective monocentric study,
In an average physical therapy clinic, where a high-level athlete with ankle pain can be followed by a new runner with knee pain, knowing what to use in treating sports injuries is paramount for an ef...
to avoid joint stiffness or graft failure. Postoperative recovery after a multiligament knee reconstruction procedure typically requires 9–12 months of rehabilitation prior to returning to full activities. This allows proper time for the grafts to incorporate and to heal in order to prevent graft ...
In phase 3 (weeks 6-12), advanced strengthening and stability exercises were introduced to improve proprioception, and a running progression was instituted during phase 4 (weeks 12-20). Sport specific activities were introduced during phase 5 (weeks 20-24). Physical Function Tests at RTS All ...
Physical therapists and athletic trainers have a “wide palette” of therapeutic modality options to consider in treating patients following knee injury, repair, or reconstruction.27 The ultimate modality, however, in any well-designed rehabilitation program is the therapeutic exer...
The characteristics of running in soccer are specific (velocity differences, nonlinear, intensity). It is important to address these particularities, such as curvilinear running, acceleration, deceleration, changes of direction, and variations in velocity, in the patient's rehabilitation prog...