A recent outcome from a proximal hamstring rupture and surgical repair. Approximately 3500 physical therapy clinics across the country use a software called FOTO to assess patient outcomes. This allows for individual clinics, like Metropolitan Physical Therapy, to compare and measure the success of their patients’ outcomes with other clinics. Metropolitan Physical Therapy recently discharge…
“To be able to successfully treating whiplash injuries, you need to be a good manual therapist, and be a good vestibular therapist.” Adriaan Louw, International Pain and Spine Institute Historically, the term “whiplash” was coined by physician Harold Crowe in 1928. He used the term to describe the whip-like motion the cervical spine is subjected…
Who do you see after a car accident for your injuries? I think it’s really difficulty to weed through the many different kind of providers; massage therapists, chiropractors, pain management physicians, yoga instructors, Pilates instructors, personal trainers, and surgeons all have their biases and the best way to proceed. It’s very confusing, especially when you’re…
The neck is a curious thing, and one of my favorite parts of the body to treat as a physical therapist. There is so much to know and understand to be capable with management of the cervical spine that it uses all of my skill sets. I stopped instructing my patients with vigorous neck stretches…
The above video is of a recent patient who is 5 weeks post medial meniscectomy. He has already returned to some moderate skiing and is mostly pain free at this point, but you can see in the video that all things are not quite right with his knee. When I examined him, I noticed that…
With 2019 approaching quicker than we all want, it’s a good time to start thinking about your health plans. If you are Medicare age, you may have a difficult time deciding to go with either a regular Medicare plan with a supplemental or one of the many Medicare Advantage plans. The Medicare Advantage plans…
I opened this office 4 years ago with the same reason I wanted to be a physical therapist: I wanted to help people. (The idealist in me thought that was a noble way to make a living) I pledged to my customers that a % of income of Metropolitan Physical Therapy will go to charities…
Let’s play a game! I’m going to describe an injury and you chose which explanation makes you feel most positive and hopeful about the explanation, let’s begin. Round 1: 40 year old male presents with acute low back pain that increases with bending forward and goes away with bending backward. Pain started a week ago…
There are lots of different workouts and core exercises for back exercises, and I think it’s really confusing for the customer about what is the correct approach for them. I typically have patients who have previously tried a back exercise program, only to have more pain and more disability as a result. This is an…
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