For your many patients with complaints of heel pain and a diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis, do they know:
Plantar Fasciitis can be a long-lasting issue and by the time patients get to you they are usually desperate for relief.
Let's give them sound advice on what works, based on evidence.
Hamstring strains affect not only elite athletes, but sometimes we see them in the weekend warrior population as well...
Sprinting, going for that loose ball...they even affect ballet dancers with excessive eccentric stretching.
So how can we best treat those with Hamstring Strains?
With what's proven to work: eccentric strengthening along with a progressive agility and trunk strengthening program...
Here's a Patient Education article you can share that offers your patient's easy-to-understand info about their injury, plus a few exercise videos they can get started on...
Meniscus Surgery is pretty common...
In fact, the Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy is the most common orthopedic procedure performed in the United States...
But did you know that the outcomes of this popular surgery aren't any better than the outcomes after conservative treatment for a meniscus tear?
Do your patients know that PT can help their Meniscus tear?
In this week's article, we'll give the facts about outcomes from surgery and outcomes from PT that your patients can expect.
Plus we'll look at specifically how PT can help by improving knee mobility, strength, and ultimately - function!
Knee OA can be a scary diagnosis for patients. Remember, before they come to see you, they've probably been told all kinds of things regarding their knee - results from their radiographs, doctors opinions, technical medical lingo... By the time they get to you, it's almost like they expect you to give them a hug and your condolences...
It doesn't have to be this way...
We need to be the source of good news for our patients with knee OA.
There are millions of people with knee OA who don't have any pain or functional limitations at all. We can help make the difference for our patients.
This article will educate them on how to improve:
Do any of your patients struggle with lateral knee pain?
Maybe from running, cycling, or another form of exercise?
This week's patient education article is all about IT band syndrome. How many of your referrals for IT Band Syndrome end up being lumbar radiculopathy? Or patellofemoral pain? Or Patellar Tendinopathy?
Today's article will clear up some myths and also give your patient's some tried-and-true exercises that can offer them some real lasting relief...
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