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| post op 12 weeks/labrum/bicep tendonesis | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I am presently having PT 3x week since 5/2709 I just had a second post of cortisone injection on ...
A: Cindy, a cortisone injection is designed to decrease the inflammation specifically in the area ...
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| Neck Length and Pain | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have a short neck, a lump at the base of my neck (Dowager’s hump I think, or just bad posture) and ...
A: Laura, First of all, the lump at the base of your spine is most likely not a Dowager's hump. A ...
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| Knee Dislocation Rehab | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I dislocated my knee about 8 days. I am overweight and was trying to get myself into an active ...
A: Merri, More than likely, you will not re-dislocate if you stay in the knee brace and are careful ...
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| 3 months constant lower back pain | 4/17/2009 |
Q: My lower back began hurting randomly exactly 3 months ago, as if I was on my feet all day. The pain ...
A: My recommendation would be to see either a Physical Therapist or a spinal doctor. At our clinic, we ...
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| Right total Knee Arthroplasty | 4/16/2009 |
Q: My dad got Right total Knee Arthroplasty done on 03/26/09. He has been doing the recommended ...
A: Has you dad had low back pain prior to this surgery? It sounds like, either from the surgery, from ...
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| biceps tear at distill end | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I'm a 41yr old male who recently suffered a Biceps tear at the distill end. The accident happened ...
A: Jonathan, You are right, it will take a number of months for the tendon and surgery to heal. I ...
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| nerve damage | 5/11/2008 |
Q: 72hrs ago i feel asleep on my left arm for 8hrs. when i woke up i can not fully extend my thumb ...
A: Very unlikely. It takes a long period of compression on the nerve to do permanent damage. The fact ...
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| Broken Ankle Sports Rehab | 5/8/2008 |
Q: Balch, 30 days ago I broke my right ankle in a soccer accident. I am male, 30 yrs old, 150 lbs and ...
A: Andrew, It sounds like you have been pretty lucky in regards to pain. To be walking on it as soon ...
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| Chest Injury - strain / torn muscles | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I was hoping you could give me some advise on a chest injury I've had for the last three months! ...
A: Gareth, It sounds like you strained your pec muscles and are not resting it enough before stressing ...
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| lower leg pain at night | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I am a 73 years old female in good health. At night, my lower legs get a deep, dull ache. Asprin ...
A: Frances, Not sure what the last line of your question is supposed to say, not sure what "thst" is. ...
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| PT Abbreviations | 5/4/2008 |
Q: I am a certified medical coder and I code alot of PT notes. I am looking for a good reference for ...
A: Julie, This website is fairly comprehensive for all medical fields. ...
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| Shin Splints/Shoulder Impingement | 5/1/2008 |
Q: How are you? Thanks for helping out on this site :) I've had shin splints for the last 10 years ...
A: Aly, From my experience, shin splints go hand-in-hand with tight calves. If your calves are ...
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| back pain | 4/28/2008 |
Q: hey there. i hurt my back six months ago. it was due to over use and over stretching. i surf and i ...
A: Jack, It sounds like you are trying to get back too quick and not letting the muscle heal fully. ...
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| Spinal surgeries - leg neuropathy | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have had 4 surgeries to finally achieve desired fusion from T11 to S1 over a 4 year period. This ...
A: Joe, Figuring out what is pinching the nerve is necessary. Is it being pinched at the fusion ...
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| weight restrictions | 4/24/2008 |
Q: Recent pelvic floor surgery led to a weight restriction of 25 pounds. My Physical Therapist could ...
A: Pat, This is a tough question but I will try my best. A study in 2004 measured the exertion of a ...
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| back pain | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I was in an auto accident in 2005 and injured my lower back/neck. My pain has gotten much better, ...
A: Danielle, Typically when someone is termed to have instability issues it means that there is a ...
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| Elbow | 4/22/2008 |
Q: Good Morning, Last night while training in BJJ I was put in an arm bar that got cranked a little ...
A: Scott, Sounds like you basically hyperextended your elbow. The pop is most likely the tendons ...
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| broken humerus & dislocated elbow | 4/15/2008 |
Q: My son, who is 12, broke his humerus, just above the elbow and also dislocated his elbow in August. ...
A: Melody, The PT is being a little over dramatic but his best chance of recovering full ROM is now. ...
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| long thoracic nerve | 4/14/2008 |
Q: I'm going to try to make my question short but I have to give you some background information. I ...
A: I'd be very surprised if this is what is going on in your case, but you never know. Did you ever ...
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| Pectoral / Tricep Atrophy | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have had a herniated disk c6-c7 for almost one year now. Ever since the injury i could not lift ...
A: Craig, With all the info you mentioned, my recommendation is start the process going towards ...
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| Partially torn bicep | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I amm 66 years young and believe I partially tore my left bicep muscle with a particularly ugly, ...
A: Steve, Did your PCP think it was a torn muscle because if he did he should have sent you to an ...
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| Perthes Disease | 4/7/2008 |
Q: My 8 year old daughter is a competitive gymnast diagnosed this week with perthes disease. She ...
A: Cheryl, You're right that this isn't my specialty but you are also right that Legg-Calves Perthes ...
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| long thoracic nerve | 4/4/2008 |
Q: I'm going to try to make my question short but I have to give you some background information. I ...
A: Jonnie, Damage to the long thoracic can occur a number of ways. A blow to the ribs with your arm ...
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| mri results on R shoulder | 4/2/2008 |
Q: ac joint mild hypertrophy, mild juxta-articular changes seen which may indicate involvement ...
A: Gayle, MRI's are usually very helpful in telling you what is going on in your shoulder, for ...
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| about practise in USA | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I AM MANPREET KAUR I AM IN USA RIGHT NOW .I AM PLANING TO DO A JOB AS PHYSICAL THERAPIST PLEASE TELL ...
A: This is a very vague question but I'll give you some basics. First, it depends on what state you ...
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| ? of a Scaphoid Fracture | 3/27/2008 |
Q: I was involved in a high speed accident, multi-impact collision about two and a half weeks ago. I ...
A: Katelyn, A lot of times, scaphoid fractures don't turn up on x-rays and will only show 2-3 weeks ...
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| Broken femur (mid-shaft) | 3/26/2008 |
Q: Im a 14 year old male who broke his femur recently in a skateboarding accident about 2 months ago. I ...
A: Jake, the atrophy is very normal because you haven't been using your leg and the muscles as much as ...
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| Broken femur (mid-shaft) | 3/24/2008 |
Q: Im a 14 year old male who broke his femur recently in a skateboarding accident about 2 months ago. I ...
A: Jake, First off, don't rush the process too much. When the doctor gives you the ok to start ...
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| pain in upper arm | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I am a 53 year old female. Two months ago I knee surgery to repair two tears. My doctor had me on ...
A: Barbara, it sounds like you strained the muscles pretty good. Best advice is to rest them as much ...
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| nerve damage in wakeboarding accident | 3/21/2008 |
Q: My upper arm was injured by the ski rope during a wakeboarding accident eight months ago. After two ...
A: Jay, your question is very vague. What type of injury did you sustain? Was there a fracture, ...
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| broken rt arm & broken left femur | 3/19/2008 |
Q: there is no weight bearing on rt arm which is broken down near the wrist, and only touch with the ...
A: You're right that typically the assistive device goes on the side opposite the injury but in this ...
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| Fractured Calcaneous and Fractured Patella | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I recently fractured my calcaneus and my patella in an auto accident 1 month ago. I have my ...
A: Nicole, For your ankle, you should be doing exercises like ankle pumps, ABC's, and stretching. ...
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| iliopsoas release | 3/14/2008 |
Q: Mark, Thank you for your reply about iliopsoas release. I choose to have the surgery as I tried PT ...
A: Debbie, glad to hear that your surgery was successful. To not be able to move your leg right after ...
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| Finger | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I have just had to go through finger surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in my index finger. ...
A: Jesse, As far as time frame for recovery, expect to have some strength and ROM issues for 4-8 weeks. ...
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| ham string snapped | 3/12/2008 |
Q: I felt my hamstring completely snap in half and my whole leg is so swollen and black & blue and ...
A: First off, how long ago did this happen? If it has been more than a week or so, you can start ...
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| Herniated Disk | 3/11/2008 |
Q: My daughter, age 18, is a college swimmer. She got a herniated disk lifting weights during practice ...
A: First off, during her therapy, was she performing any trunk stabilization exercises or was she just ...
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| Back pain | 3/11/2008 |
Q: Dr Balch, I am a 56 Yr old male that has has sever back pain, I also have been diagnosed with ...
A: The L4 & L5 discs could absolutely be causing some of your pain. Injury to these areas is usually ...
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| lower back/buttock-severe ankle pain | 3/10/2008 |
Q: I am a 43 yr old female. general fitness good, very flexible, slightly over weight. I use to dance- ...
A: First of all, I'm not sure what you mean by "she brought my heel to seat when lying flat tummy on ...
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| Hamstring inj | 3/2/2008 |
Q: My 13 old daughter plays on an elite fastpitch softball team. She is a power hitter/pitcher and ...
A: Jeff, I would get your daughter in to see a PT. They can show her the best ways to stretch and ...
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| Disc Herniation | 2/28/2008 |
Q: . Ths is Raghavendra. I am having a severe pain in my right leg and buttocks area.. MRI scan ...
A: There is definitely a chance that the shots won't relieve all of the pain, but 95% of the time they ...
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| Torn Leg Muscles | 2/28/2008 |
Q: I slipped and fell last week and my left leg shot out to the left. I tore my inner thigh and back ...
A: Mary Kay, Obviously, I would recommend physical therapy. They can show you how to stretch and ...
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| Hip Flexor Strain? | 2/27/2008 |
Q: I'm an 18 year old, male, distance runner. The front of my right hip has been sore the past couple ...
A: Charlie, It sounds exactly like a hip flexor strain. The best treatment for the quickest recovery ...
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| torn rtc | 2/27/2008 |
Q: my mom has a partially torn rotator cuff what can she do to prevent it from completely tearing.
A: April, It depends on how badly the tear is but everyday activity will wear on the rotator cuff. ...
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| Disc Herniation | 2/26/2008 |
Q: . Ths is Raghavendra. I am having a severe pain in my right leg and buttocks area.. MRI scan ...
A: Raghavendra, There is a very good chance that the cortisone shots will decrease the pain. Are you ...
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| arm tightness | 2/26/2008 |
Q: Mr.Balch i just finished my first football workout and felt ok. i went to sleep and woke up with ...
A: Bernard, The tightness that you talk about sounds pretty normal for a workout of many pushups. To ...
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| broken elbow | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I slipped and fell dislocating my elbow and breaking it as well as tearing ligaments in shoulder, ...
A: Julie, More than likely, the reason that the Ortho said surgery was too late was that healing of ...
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| kinetic chain | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I am a personal trainer and have a client with bilateral external rotation, and flat feet. Can this ...
A: Julie, I'm not sure what you mean by "having bilateral external rotation." Do you mean that she ...
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| Pinky finger | 2/23/2008 |
Q: I fractured my left pinky finger in Sept. My finger is still stiff and doesn't want to bend. ...
A: Sandi, No offense but this sounds like a good question for your therapist. If you have been going ...
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| Surgical release of iliopsoas tendon | 2/22/2008 |
Q: I had a hip revision on 4/18/07. I had impingement. So I had another surgery on 6/20/07 to put a ...
A: Deb, The iliopsoas can definitely be stretched in various ways, both by yourself and by a ...
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| Excruciating Pain in back of leg | 2/20/2008 |
Q: Yesterday afternoon, while attempting to go thru the turnstyle at the Metro, the doors slammed shut ...
A: Margo, It sounds like you strained you hamstring. That position you describe stretches the ...
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| torn/pulled triceps | 2/20/2008 |
Q: Mark: Few weeks ago I went snowboarding, overexerted my triceps picking myself up many times. ...
A: Robert, With the amount of bruising you report, you may have torn the muscle. But more likely you ...
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| Sports related arm injury | 2/18/2008 |
Q: I have been playing volleyball for about 10 years now. I am 24 years old and usually play only ...
A: Vanessa, Sounds like due to minimal warm-up you either strained a muscle or inflamed the tendon and ...
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| lower back | 2/17/2008 |
Q: Mark I was overweight and out of shape most of my adult life,carrying a large belly. In the last ...
A: Barry, Some amount of lordosis is necessary for normal spinal health. The lordosis aligns the ...
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| Weightlifting and Knee Replacement | 2/15/2008 |
Q: Hey, I am wondering if someone who has a knee replacement can lift weights? Can upper body heavy ...
A: Dan, You didn't say how long ago your replacement was but based on your question I would guess that ...
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| left calf | 2/14/2008 |
Q: Just a question. I've always exercised, in fact I do way less now than the past. I was a runner, ...
A: Andrea, Tightness in the calf could be due to a number of reasons. First things first, do you ...
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| Sciatica | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am male 25yrs old. I am suffering from sciatica. I have been taking pain relief pills for the past ...
A: Paul, What you are describing is called the slump test. It is a neural tissue tension test for the ...
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| Question | 2/12/2008 |
Q: Ok well tonight i just got this serious sharp pain that i cant stand in my ankle. and they have been ...
A: Bambi, Your question is a bit vague but more than likely it sounds like your pain is more from ...
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| occipital neuritis | 2/11/2008 |
Q: i had a traumatic brain injury on dec 11 2006, i was a personal trainer and a machine struck me on ...
A: Johnny, This question is a bit beyond my experience as I work mostly with sports injuries and ...
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| realistic time of healing | 2/10/2008 |
Q: how long will it take for me to walk w/out a cane/limp again if i go ti PT 3x a week for a tib/fib ...
A: Patrick, Typical healing time for this type of injury is about 20 weeks. But that is just the ...
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| Distal Tendon of the Bicep - Rupture | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I am a Personal Trainer and a client of mine (57 years old/male) had his distal tendon of his left ...
A: Jillian, I'm not surprised your client has such weakness but I am surprised that he didn't have ...
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| Question | 2/6/2008 |
Q: Ok i was badly injured my right ankle two years ago by a baseball bat and badly sprained my ankle. I ...
A: Bambi, Sorry to hear about you ankle pain. It sounds pretty involved. First things first, the ...
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