How to Choose an Orthopedic Surgeon

May 21st, 2016

5 Things to Consider When Choosing an Orthopedic Surgeon We get to spend a lot of time with our patients as physical therapists.  As a result, they value and trust our opinion when it comes to things like choosing an orthopedic surgeon.  Certainly, they’ll talk to friends and family, but inevitably, they ask us who

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MPFL Reconstruction

May 15th, 2016

Physical Therapy after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is a surgical procedure to help people who have patellar instability.  Whether it’s a traumatic dislocation or repetitive instability episodes, MPFL reconstruction is a procedure that really helps people restore function lost with the injury.  Patellar instability can affect both athletes and

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Sabermetrics for Physical Therapy

April 19th, 2016

Physical Therapy “Sabermetrics” Ever since the book “Moneyball” was published that talked about how Billy Beane of the Oakland A’s analyzed data in baseball, the statistics geeks now are looking at tons of different numbers to analyze baseball player potential and performance.  Mr. Beane was immortalized for his methods of evaluating talent and being able

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