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Jan 27, 20232 min read
How Can We Help Adolescents with Persistent Low Back Pain?
To effectively treat pain, especially chronic pain, we must take a biopsychosocial approach, regardless of a one's age.
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Jan 26, 20232 min read
How Durable is a Non-Operative Approach to Knee OA?
Is a total knee replacement (TKR) inevitable for someone with painful knee OA? Current research suggests it is not.
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Jan 25, 20232 min read
How Can We Improve Exercise Adherence for Cardiovascular Health?
We know exercise is beneficial for cardiovascular health. Consistent moderate and high-intensity physical activity (i.e., following the...
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Jan 24, 20232 min read
What Does a Patient-Centered Assessment Look Like?
What does a patient-centered evaluation and treatment look like? The authors of a recent review used recent evidence to support a...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
Can A Simple Quad Stretch Help with Knee Osteoarthritis?
Should we use stretching as an intervention in our clinics? To answer this question, we first need to determine if stretching is an...
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Jan 21, 20234 min read
What is the Relationship Between Strength and Pain?
Being strong is great for health, but its relationship with pain is less clear
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Jan 20, 20232 min read
Do We Need to Stretch to Improve Mobility?
Range of motion is often considered a key characteristic of musculoskeletal health. It is not as important as strength, muscle mass, or...
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Jan 19, 20232 min read
What Psychological Factors Influence ACL Return to Sport?
Despite surgical advancements and growing ACL rehabilitation, many ACL rehabilitation outcomes remain subpar. Studies show only 44-55% of...
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Jan 18, 20232 min read
Is Surgery Necessary after an ACL Tear?
If you tear your ACL, do you need to get surgery? This question used to be a no-brainer. As new evidence has been gathered over the past...
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Dec 14, 20215 min read
You Don’t Need to Stretch to Improve Your Mobility
How resistance training can help you achieve your mobility goals
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Nov 30, 20214 min read
Stronger People Are Harder to Kill
More muscle may help protect you against COVID
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Nov 28, 20213 min read
Why You Should Care About Your Grip Strength
Grip strength and overall health are closely related
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Jul 15, 20213 min read
What Are Your Doctor’s Beliefs About Pain?
The pain beliefs are more important than their credentials.
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Jun 13, 20213 min read
Leisure Time Physical Activity is a Privilege
It’s time to recognize health inequality in the health and fitness community
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May 10, 20213 min read
How One Exercise is Saving People from Knee Surgery
This recent study challenged my bias about exercise
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May 7, 20212 min read
Should Athletes Get Back Surgery? It Won’t Get Them on the Field Faster
Another argument for back surgery falls short according to the research
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Apr 26, 20213 min read
Exercise Builds Resilience. Can It Help Protect Against COVID?
New research shows yet another benefit of regular exercise
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
The Secret to Staying Strong When You Are In a Cast or Sling
Exercise one side of the body to strengthen the other
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