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| Fractured Knee Cap | 11/24/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: My son is 17 years old and fell and fractured his knee cap. He was in a full leg cast for 4 weeks. ...
A: Your son should do exactly what he is told by the doctor. Case closed. He runs the risk of slowing ...
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| Weak scapular muscles | 11/20/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I am 30 years old and was a gymnast is high school and college. A couple years after I stopped the ...
A: I would suggest a nerve conduction study or EMG to rule out a problem with the long thoracic nerve ...
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| Rehab after Metatarsal Fracture | 11/19/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I am at the 8th week of recovery from a metatarsal fracture. I have started back slowly with light ...
A: Toes are tough to heel. Pain is your best guide. I always suggest to my patients attempting to ...
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| PT for ROM after elbow surgery | 11/16/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: My 12 year old daughter dislocated her elbow and fractured her medial epicondyle, doing competitive ...
A: Sorry to hear of your daughters injury. We have seen quite a variety of these types of injuries in ...
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| hip test | 11/15/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: Jeffrey, I have a Physical Therapist, that I am seeing for scar tissue after a recent revision of ...
A: Subluxation usually happens while you are moving, it doesn't happen statically. It means that your ...
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| Fractured Acetabulum- Hip pain | 11/13/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: Mr. De Bellis, 28 y/o Male, Los Angeles. I fractured my right acetabulum in Dec 2008 while bicycle ...
A: Have treated many traumatic femur and hip fractures over the years. You are in for a long haul. It ...
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| knee injury | 11/8/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I'm having some need pain due to direct pressure, I don't think there is any serious damage but I'd ...
A: Elbow to the knee without a torque twist, pop, full ROM and only tenderness sounds like a nice deep ...
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| trunk strengthening | 11/6/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I have cerebral palsy and am looking for some exercises to increase my trunk strength. Do you know ...
A: Trunk strengthening in sitting can be performed isometrically or performing multidirectional trunk ...
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| ankle fracture | 11/6/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: My daughter fractured her ankle during soccer in January. Unfortunately, it diagnosed as a ligament ...
A: I would tend to agree with the doctor here. Often times small fractures are missed with ligament ...
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| elbow radial head titanium implant | 11/4/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: Had my elbows radial head replaced with metal implant back in 2002, I had 0 rotation and supination ...
A: Clay, Sorry to hear of this complicated issue. I would like to think that you are back on track. I ...
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| Leg joint Pain | 11/4/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: While doing an reach the toe exercise, I had a problem in my lower back. It went away with the pain ...
A: he initial injury may have irritated some disc tissue in the lumbar region which has been ...
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| Broken wrist | 11/3/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: Had two very severe fractures due to airbag on both bones of my wrist.One fracture has a permanent ...
A: Occupational Therapy is not the same as Physical Tehrapy. They are two different academic degrees ...
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| UCL & humerus fracture | 11/3/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I suffered a torn UCL in my pitching elbow. After taking a few years off, I started pitching again ...
A: Difficult to deny a correlation and also hard to prove. I would say there is a likely clinical ...
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| L5-S1 fusion and McKenzie Therapy | 10/30/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: Dr. DeBellis, I had L5-S1 fusion in June of 2008. In Sept of this year I was injured (my arm was ...
A: Mc KenzieTechniques and treatment are part of a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment methodology ...
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| urine and exercise | 10/27/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I’m 29, have three kids and my youngest one I had 15 months ago. Normal pregnancies, except the ...
A: You amy have some laxity or weakness in the muscles of your pelvic floor. Not my area of expertise, ...
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| ultrasound | 10/26/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: Actually I wanted to know about ultrasound as I have a knee condition. In my country the therapists ...
A: Actually US is shoown to be effective is applied for three minutes and no more effective if applied ...
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| Shoulder Pain | 10/24/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I have shoulder pain. This is an old injury which was diagnosed as impingement bursitis. The Doc ...
A: When considering the duration of the problem a great deal of potential causes exist. Overcome your ...
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| is my rehab too agressive for me? | 10/21/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I had my injury last April 18, 2009. My knee injury was ACL tear, MCL tear and Meniscus tear. My ...
A: It sounds like you are right on track, you will of course experience symptoms during and after PT. ...
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| fractured radial head | 10/20/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I fractured the radial head in my elbow about 2 months ago with a direct fall on my elbow. The pain ...
A: Lisa, am not in a position to reccomend home exercise to patients I have not examined or whose case ...
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| undiagnosed shoulder inury 9 months | 10/19/2009 | Jeffrey De Bellis, PT, MS, OCS |
Q: I had an injury to my right shoulder in January 2009 , i was struck by a 6ft pole in my collar bone ...
A: Karen, Thank you for the question, sorry for the dealy in response Sounds like you really did a ...
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| Shoulder Injury | 9/25/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I injured my shoulder my shoulder in a bicycling accident 10 days ago. I landed on an outstretched ...
A: Lisa, give it two weeks, then start strengthening with light activity. do wall climbs up the wall ...
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| Muscle Problems | 9/20/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I always thought it was from my 25 yrs in work at computers in a stressful job. Have not been doing ...
A: Kim, yes, do some strengthening and stretching and use the muscles properly to get them to work ...
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| Chronic headache and neck pain, 24 years old. | 9/20/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: For the last few month i have been having neck and right shoulder pain, it particularly hurts when I ...
A: Sarah, Go to an orthopedic doctor, spine doctor, PM&R, or physical therapist. that is my best ...
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| Pronator Quadratus | 9/20/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I wanted to know if the "pronator quadratus" is the only "true" wrist muscle? What I mean by that ...
A: Ed, even though on picture of the muscles, it seems as this is the only real wrist muscle, ...
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| Permanent Subluxation of Elbow | 9/17/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: When I was about 7 years old, I had osteochondroma in my right elbow near the growth plate. Because ...
A: I would consult your MD first before that. Without seeing x-rays, it is hard to say. I would think ...
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| Ostietis Pubis | 9/17/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I was diagonosed about 18 mths ago with OP. I was diagnosed with OP about 4 months after my child ...
A: Tallie, I am extrememly sorry for not being able to respond earlier. I am sorry you are in pain. ...
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| Old Proximal Phalanx Fracture | 9/14/2009 | Richard Haynes PTA/CPT |
Q: I broke my proximal phalanx in a spiral fracture roughly 3 years ago. In that time, I have had 3 ...
A: Nathan, You may be able to improve it with some consistent rehab though, I can not tell you at this ...
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| Back Injury Rehab | 9/12/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I am a Male, almost 49 and fell 20' from a ladder in March, I was taken to the hospital and spent 3 ...
A: Chris, I am so sorry for not being able to respond earlier, but my computer is having major issues. ...
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| swayback, drooping belly | 9/12/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: Bryan I am a 50 year old professional driver. I have always been on the chubby side, but not obese. ...
A: Bud, I appreciate your email. My best suggestion for you is to see a PT in your area. let them ...
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| reversal neck | 9/11/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I just recently found out that I have a reversed neck and I was wondering how long does this ...
A: Melina, SOrry for teh late response as i have been dealing with email issues. GO TO SOMEONE ELSE. ...
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| SHARP PAIN IN MY RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE !! | 9/11/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I got rods and screws inserted in my right femur right above the right side of my knee approximately ...
A: I am so sorry for my delayed response, but i have been having some email issues. you need to keep ...
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| chronic swelling following lateral release | 9/11/2009 | Richard Haynes PTA/CPT |
Q: How can I control swelling? I dislocated my knee Nov '08. Surgery March 09 for arthritis clean up, ...
A: You indicate that the physical therapist issued you instructions on how to control swelling? maybe I ...
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| How to become a physical therapist | 9/10/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: I am considering a career change and have been giving much thought to becoming a physical therapist. ...
A: yes you can start over. but you need some type of desire to be a PT. not just $$, but a wanting to ...
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| broken femur | 9/9/2009 | Richard Haynes PTA/CPT |
Q: my bone stopped growing after the first 6 weeks and has started again. I have a rod from my knee to ...
A: To answer your question your Physio is right. This is normal. I understand when its our leg we all ...
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| achilles tendonitis | 9/8/2009 | Richard Haynes PTA/CPT |
Q: I'm a long distance runner ( running the 10k- marathon) I hurt my achilles tendon 3 months ago and ...
A: Try heat as well on the area. I would also look into possibly having another doctor take a look at ...
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| Knee Straightening | 9/7/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: Bryan, I shattered my tibia on Feb. 13th and I now have a plate and 18 screws holding my tibia ...
A: you can tell him how frustrated you are. that is about it, unfortunately. you can ask th ePT why ...
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| Torn deltoid muscle and frozen shoulder | 9/7/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: 9 months ago I took a Pilates exercise class, started having shoulder and arm pain, I stopped the ...
A: The tear will heal on its own and the PT will help to speed up the process. this is very common and ...
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| Swelling 12 weeks after total knee | 9/7/2009 | Richard Haynes PTA/CPT |
Q: I'm still struggling with swelling after being up on my feet for several hours. I'm a custodian so ...
A: Your swelling with also be determined by your bodyweight and how much water you retain as an ...
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| extreme Pip stiffness | 9/6/2009 | Richard Haynes PTA/CPT |
Q: "I had my pinky pip joint put in place in January 15, so it's been some time now. After the surgery ...
A: Jibreel, it appears there may be some scar tissue that has formed inside the joint itself. The ...
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| humerous spiral fracture | 9/5/2009 | Bryan Ruchin, PT, DPT, MSPT |
Q: 6 days ago i had a motorcycle accident and sustained a spiral fracture of the humorous. i am ...
A: I am not sure. however, surgery may help to make sure the fracture heal properly. in my ...
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