by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Jun 7, 2018 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder |
Tid Bits of Info The most common UCL injuries occur in baseball pitchers. The rise in frequency of UCL injuries has been staggering in the past 15 years. Overhand throwing puts the UCL under a great deal of stress and can lead to damage. Young athletes are...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Mar 23, 2018 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder |
Tid Bits of Info It is reported that children under the age of 18 yr spend an average of 7+ hours in front of a screen every day. Recent studies have shown results indicating that nearly 40% of all swimmers age 10-18 suffer from shoulder pain at sometime. The...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Dec 7, 2017 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Health Conditions, Knee & Leg, Spine & Neck, Sports injuries |
Tid Bits of Info Tendinopathy refers to disease of a tendon. Tendons connect muscles to bones. Over-use, excessive force, repetitive movements and compression are some of the most common causes of tendon damage. Rest alone does not heal tendinopathy. Rest...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 6, 2017 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder |
Tid Bits of Info Pitch counts are used to protect pitchers’ shoulders and should be used for all ages. The shoulder can rotate at a speed > 7000 degrees/second when throwing a ball. The shoulder rotates at speeds > 3000 degrees/second when serving...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Jul 7, 2016 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder |
Tid Bits of Info Thermal Capsulorrhaphy is not used successfully for all shoulder instability. Multi-directional instability and traumatic injuries do not respond well to this technique. The soft tissue that is surgically treated during the Capsulorrhaphy...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 28, 2016 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of a muscle cell. Hyperplasia is a splitting of a muscle cell to increase the number of cells. Never strength the same muscles on 2 consecutive days. Strength train a muscle group 3x/week with a day of...
