by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Sep 22, 2016 | Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Trochlear dysplasia occurs when the patella is seated on the lateral aspect of the groove and it tilts laterally. Patella subluxation (patella relocates on its own) is common and it appears that repeat occurrences warrant a surgical...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Sep 15, 2016 | Conditioning, Health Conditions |
Tid Bits of Info A normal BMI level is 18.5 -24.9. Obese people suffer an orthopaedic injury 48% more frequently than a person with an normal BMI. Total knee replacements are needed nearly 10x greater frequency in people with a BMI that measures 30 and...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Sep 8, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Adolescents spend approximately 40% of their waking hours at school but only move at a moderate to vigorous activity level approximately 5% of those hours. Adolescents spend nearly 30% of their waking hours at home and only move at a moderate...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Sep 1, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Inactive people suffered low back pain most frequently. Low back pain is the most common cause for visits to a doctor. Low back pain that causes missed work time costs the U.S. billions of dollars yearly. Smokers and obese people suffered low...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Aug 25, 2016 | Conditioning, Foot & Ankle, Health Conditions, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Greater than 50% of knee injuries that require surgery will develop arthritic changes in the involved knee by the time the patient is 40 years old. As many as 40% of the people that had knee surgery developed cardiorespiratory conditions in...
