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| muscle tear | 11/18/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: i would like to ask you about a muscle tear. i was active in sports in the past 5-6 years. but the ...
A: And, I do apologize, I don't know from where you are writing but I do believe there is something ...
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| muscle tear | 11/17/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: i would like to ask you about a muscle tear. i was active in sports in the past 5-6 years. but the ...
A: I apologize for saying it's a bit difficult to understand your situation. But based on what I can ...
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| Body Fat | 11/17/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: How accurate are the weighting scales (i.e. Tanita brand) for measuring body fat? Do they give you ...
A: Roberto, Thanks for your question. With regard to measuring body fat the most accurate method is ...
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| Shoulder | 11/17/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: and thanks for answering my question On Saturday 11/16, I was doing decline bench press and ...
A: Based on what you said, my educated guess would be that you possibly stretched the anterior capsule. ...
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| Isometric core training | 11/16/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: my current study involves the benefit of isometric core training to improve local muscular ...
A: Dors, Thanks for your question. Below are a list of some sits you may want to visit. 1) The ...
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| Upcoming inguinal open surgery: exercise? | 11/15/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I'm a 61 year old male in good physical condition. I do incline sit ups (60, wait one minute, do ...
A: To be perfectly honest, there are two factors that will determine how much you can do - what your ...
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| stress fracture | 11/14/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I have a stress fracture right above the small ankle bone on the outside of the leg. (Right side of ...
A: .. I'm going to answer your last question first! To prevent weight gain during the healing phase, ...
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| Grade 2 intrameniscal tear within the posterior horn of the medial meniscus | 11/13/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: So while training, I rotated my leg and felt a snapping motion in my knee. The next couple of days ...
A: .. First, please PLEASE do not be afraid of the results. They are significantly "medical" in ...
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| fluid in shin | 11/11/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: On Friday (about 3 days ago) at my soccer game, a girl and me collided shins when going for the ball ...
A: I have never actually heard of "fluid on the shin." What you are describing is simply swelling in ...
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| Lower back pain | 11/11/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: well how to start. I think i got this lower back pain by biking 7km with 40lbs distributed terribly ...
A: I would think, based on what you're telling me, that you're in a fairly decent amount of muscle ...
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| Absent muscle soreness | 11/10/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I started to do pull ups with the help of a spotter because I don't have enough strength to do them ...
A: Actually, you should feel some muscle soreness. This tells me you are not working muscles hard ...
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| post partum running | 11/10/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Prior to becoming pregnant with my son, I was an avid runner and particularly love the half-marathon ...
A: I believe you have investigated this more than most! And I commend you for being so proactive. ...
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| Knee | 11/10/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: About four years ago when I was running track I had my knee give out on me. In the following week I ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. Well, since the MRI showed nothing in the first place, ...
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| lower abs/groin | 11/8/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Hey Cathrine,thank you for taking your time out to help, i am 20 years of age, last may i was ...
A: Kevin, Given that this is on the "lower" left side of your abdominal muscles, I would wonder if you ...
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| Sports Med Class | 11/8/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Fedder, My name is Bri and I am currently taking a sports medicine course. I know this is an ...
A: Bri, Thanks for your question. To be perfectly honest, I had left the traditional athletic ...
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| Numbness and weight lifting | 11/8/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I'm a 49-year-old female who has lifted free weights (no more than 10 lbs each) periodically. I ...
A: Marla, Boy, it sure does sound as if you've truly exhausted the entire medical profession! Let's ...
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| shoulder aches | 11/7/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I'm 28 and have exercised for ten years. Ever since then, when I exercise, it's very common for me ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance! Based on the location, I would be comfortable in saying ...
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| Back of leg pain | 11/7/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I'm Louie Cerenzia an 18 year old athlete. I have been unable to run, or exercise my lowerbody from ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance! It is great that you are taking such a proactive approach ...
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| Rod removal? | 11/6/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I broke me leg in a college football game (compound) on Aug 30. I had a titanium rod put in and ...
A: Let's see if I can be of some assistance. Although I appreciate the fact that there is a coldness ...
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| ankle sprain with damage to the toe nerves | 11/5/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I sprained my ankle on sept. 4th playing tennis in running shoes. It has been over two months and I ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. To answer your last question, can this nerve damage be ...
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| Pain behind knee | 11/5/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I am experiencing some soreness in the fleshy area behind my knee when I extend my leg, & even more ...
A: Unfortunately, without looking at you, the only thing I can think of is a Baker's Cyst. When you ...
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| Pull Ups | 11/4/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I have been lifting weights for almos 3 years and in the past I used to do pull ups with the help of ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. Pull-ups are a great upper body workout! And there are ...
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| Pain behind knee | 11/4/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I am experiencing some soreness in the fleshy area behind my knee when I extend my leg, & even more ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. First, that "bendy area behind your knee" is referred to ...
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| Shoulder Injury | 11/4/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: When I was 18, my first shoulder problem ocurred was when I was boxing a friend (high school) and ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. Based on what you've described in detail (thanks for ...
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| fallout from pelvic instability | 11/3/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: First off, thanks for taking the time to answer this and other people's questions. Now - my problem. ...
A: Phew! Let's see if I can be of some assistance. To begin, it appears you have done EVERYTHING I ...
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| Rib injury | 11/3/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Ms. Fedder, Hi, 2 days ago I was at a jujitsu tournament. During my first match my opponent was ...
A: Let's see if I can be of some assistance. Those floating ribs are a bit tricky. They serve to ...
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| 14 weeks after the fall | 11/2/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: again! how does my hand look to you now? rose ...
A: Rose, Thanks for the violin picture! With regards to ice skating, gee, I think I that would be the ...
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| 14 weeks after the fall | 11/2/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: again! how does my hand look to you now? rose
A: Rose!! Oh my gosh!! You've been a busy girl, haven't you? It looks great but more important, how ...
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| Bicycle | 11/2/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Can riding a bicycle be okay for a mans reproductive health?
A: This is outside my scope of practice. If you are interested, find a urologist (perhaps on this ...
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| its me again about my shoulder prob | 11/2/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I am much better and I believe it is due to the fact that I have been doing my strectching exercises ...
A: they are appreciated! With regards to your question, it most certainly sounds like you're doing ...
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| its me again about my shoulder prob | 11/2/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I am much better and I believe it is due to the fact that I have been doing my strectching exercises ...
A: Monte, First, I don't believe you can get a diagnosis of bursitis from an x-ray. That would most ...
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| 7yr old gymnast with wrist fracture | 10/18/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: My dd is a beginning level competitive gymnast. On wed. she sustained a torus fracture of her distal ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance! Your physician is correct! Be comforted...all will be ...
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| gastrocnemius pain during aerobics class | 10/18/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: About a month ago, during a step aerobics class, my calf "cramped". It was at the bottom of the ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. After reading your well-detailed description, I really ...
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| up-date | 10/18/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: current stats: elbow: ex=-35, flex=130, foresup=90, pron=70 wrist: ex=37, flex=50, raddev=15, ...
A: The pic looks wonderful!!! You must be working real hard!! As far as these number go; I guess ...
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| Cramps | 10/14/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Catherine! Thanks for volunteering your expertise and for your time. Although my mom is very healthy ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. First, please understand the information I'm about to ...
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| foot injury | 10/14/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I have recently started running again after having a baby, therefore, I'm not very consistent. I ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. Just a bit of an anatomy lesson...under the greater toe ...
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| Muscular contractions | 10/14/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: Why might concentric, eccentric, or isometric contractions be stronger than the other? I know that ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. First, you really have a grasp on the whole "muscle ...
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| ankle problem | 10/14/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I sprained my ankle about 3 months ago and it seems to have healed just fine, except that I still ...
A: Let's see if I can be a bit more clear and take this a step further. The posterior tibiofibular ...
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| arm injury | 10/13/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: My 11 year old daughter was training to compete as a level 8 gymnast in January. She fractured the ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. I am familiar with this type of injury; and thank you for ...
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| ankle problem | 10/13/2008 | Catherine M. Fedder, ATC, MA, LATC |
Q: I sprained my ankle about 3 months ago and it seems to have healed just fine, except that I still ...
A: let's see if I can be of some assistance. Based upon what you said, it sounds like you possibly ...
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