by ACE Physical Therapy | Dec 22, 2016 | Foot & Ankle, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info 1 in 20 collegiate level female athletes sustain an ACL injury. 1 in 50 high school level female athletes sustain an ACL injury. Preventing excessive knee valgus or hyperextension can prevent ACL injuries. Most patients that had an ACL...
by ACE Physical Therapy | Nov 3, 2016 | Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Rehabilitation from ACL reconstruction takes approximately the same amount of time regardless of the graft choice. Greater than 200,000 ACL surgeries are performed yearly in the U.S. Greater than 60% of all ACL injuries include damage to...
by ACE Physical Therapy | Oct 6, 2016 | Foot & Ankle, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info DOMS is most pronounced 48 hours after the onset if no activity is performed the next day. DOMS is not a “build-up” of lactic acid. Specific exercises will prepare your body for an upcoming event and prevent DOMS. DOMS is a result of...
by ACE Physical Therapy | 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 | 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...
by ACE Physical Therapy | Jun 9, 2016 | Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Oxygen content can elevate in the blood as quickly as 1 week following the cessation of the smoking habit. There are more than 4000 chemicals in cigarette smoke and at least 50 have been proven to be carcinogenic. Decreasing the oxygen...
