Kinesiotape: Is it Worth It?

December 28th, 2016

Does the Evidence Support Using Kinesiotape? If you’ve watched any sporting event, particularly the Olympics, over the last 10 years or so, you’ve seen the colorful tape with the fancy patterns donned by athletes all over the world.  It’s known as “kinesiotape” and the proposed list of benefits is long and distinguished.  As always, we

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Best Post-Operative Shoulder Exercise

December 16th, 2016

The Best Post-Operative Shoulder Exercise for Rotator Cuff Tears Basics of Rotator Cuff Tears Rotator cuff repair is a common procedure and symptomatic rotator cuff tears are thought to affect between 4% and 32% of the population and appear to be more prevalent with increasing age (Boykin et al, Rheum Reports 2010). More troubling is

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Two Tennis Racket Tips for Tennis Elbow

November 17th, 2016

Battling Tennis Elbow? Try These Two Tennis Racket Tips We see tennis elbow a lot around here.  Tennis elbow, otherwise known as lateral epicondylitis, often affects people that have never picked up a tennis racket. It is typically seen in tennis athletes, so anyone complaining of lateral elbow pain with gripping and lifting is categorically diagnosed with

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