by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 26, 2015 | Health Conditions, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Arthrofibrosis: Arthro: joint, fibr: fiberous, osis:abnormality/inflammation. The likelihood of the onset of Arthrofibrosis increases with prolonged immobility of a joint. Gradual pressure/force can create the phenomenon of “creep” or...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 20, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info The musculoskeletal system requires a minimum of 6-8 weeks to be conditioned. The cardiovascular system can be conditioned to a high level in 4-6 weeks. Physical therapy progression is based on the histology of different tissue types and...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 12, 2015 | Hand & Wrist |
Tid Bits of Info People ages 15-40 suffer from the most ganglion cysts and women are the most commonly effected. Ganglion cysts are not cancerous. Ganglion cysts usually pose no health issues and are best left alone. Don’t try to “smash” a ganglion cyst...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 5, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Good stress is acute and relatively short in duration. Stressful situations release neurochemicals into the system and produce the “fight or flight” phenomenon. The most common unhealthy actions that people use to manage their stress is...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Feb 26, 2015 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Over 50% of world-class swimmers suffer from shoulder pain. An hour of vigorous swimming will burn up to 650 calories. It burns off more calories than walking or biking. The fastest and most efficient swim stroke is the crawl/ freestyle....
