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The picture at left is a common scene in football, especially in early season games. Typically wide receivers and running backs suffer from sudden, debilitating calf cramps. Once they begin, they are very difficult to rid of and the player is typically out for the rest of the game, or significantly hobbled with recurrent spasms. Marathon runners and triathletes can develop spasms also, usually later in a longer race. Football and marathon running are very different stresses, but research...
“During running (or walking) the top of my foot aches and goes numb”.
The first, easiest thing to check is how tight you are tying your shoes! There is a nerve on the top of the foot called the dorsal cutaneous (see photo)
Dorsal Cutaneous Nerve of the Foot
that supplies sensation to your skin in this area. It can easily be pinched by having laces too tight, and sometimes from wearing sandals that bind too hard over the top of the foot....
A useful way to learn about and understand a technique such as trigger point dry needling is to read through some case examples. This can allow you to get an idea as to whether dry needling could help you. Following are two actual case examples of patients treated in our clinic with a description of how needling is blended into other manual physical therapy treatment.
The first patient is a 38 year old Ironman distance female triathlete. She came to the clinic complaining of right...
Neck pain and low back pain are more common than thoracic pain (middle and upper back). However, what most folks need that have neck or low back pain is to have their thoracic area mobilized. The thoracic cage consists of the joints and connective tissue around the vertebrae, between and around individual ribs in the back and around the sides, and along the manubrium and sternum (breast bone) in the front. There is clear research evidence from the physical therapy world that mobilizing the...
I recently became among the first physical therapists trained and certified in the State of Wisconsin to provide dry needling to our clients. Dry needling is an exciting new addition to our treatment services that has allowed me to facilitate some rapid and lasting positive changes with our patients as an extension of the manual treatment we have provided in the past.
In 2009, the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Examining Board approved dry needling as falling within the scope of practice...
Fix That Stiff Shoulder – Body Mechanics
By Andy Kerk, PT, OCS, CFMT, ATC originally posted on September 9, 2010 8:26 AM
Adhesive Capsulitis, or Frozen Shoulder (sometimes called “Locked Shoulder”) is a painful condition that limits your ability to move your arm comfortably. It can occur after a fall or fracture of the shoulder, after surgery, or commonly can just develop due to unkown cause. It is often associated with tightness and/or disc problems in the neck. It is...
By Gregg Fuhrman, MPT, OCS, CFMT, CSCS originally posted on March 9, 2010 12:21 PM
If I don’t race or compete, why do I need to be evaluated on my bike?
You don’t need to be a competitive cyclist to be evaluated for your bike fit. Cycling is a very repetitive activity-you don’t want to hurt yourself doing it. Make sure you positioned correctly on your bike so you don’t risk being sidelined by an injury.
Maybe you have had problems in the past; getting your position...
By Gregg Fuhrman, MPT, OCS, CFMT, CSCS originally posted on March 9, 2010 12:23 PM
The Integrated Cycling Evaluation is conducted by Gregg Fuhrman, MPT, OCS, CSCS. Gregg is a licensed physical therapist specializing in orthopedics. He has a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from Marquette University, and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology from UW-Milwaukee. Gregg is a consultant with Carmichael Training Systems (www.trainright.com), and is further certified by the...
By Gregg Fuhrman, MPT, OCS, CFMT, CSCS originally posted on March 9, 2010 12:38 PM
Cycling is primarily an endurance sport with the major energy contribution coming from aerobic energy production. Resistance training, or weight lifting, is primarily an anaerobic activity characterized by short bursts of high intensity work. At first glance it would appear that these two activities are at the opposite ends of the fitness spectrum. In fact, Chris Carmichael, personal coach to Lance...
By Andy Kerk, PT, OCS, CFMT, ATC original post on May 17, 2010 10:41 AM
Body Mechanics Physical Therapist Andy Kerk recently traveled to Haiti to aid those injured in the earthquake. Thousands were injured or lost limbs during the 7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 and left 1.2 million homeless in January.
Andy’s physical therapy work included post operative rehabilitation for those suffering from amputations, fractures and other injuries. Andy traveled April 23-30,...
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