LENTag: pain
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Kids and Sports Injuries: What are we doing wrong?
I recently had a conversation with a parent who reached out to me slightly concerned for her 12-year-old child. He’s stressed out, hurt again and she didn’t know if I could help. It made me think about kids and sports injuries… and how we could make a difference. Real Life Story I had seen this…
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Operative versus non-operative treatment for the management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears
Rotator cuff tears can be a functionally debilitating injury for many. Surgery is often recommended to help decrease pain and return the patient back to their baseline function. But is surgery definitely needed in someone with a known rotator cuff tear? I originally discussed this for an article at Champion’s blog here and here Photo by Piron…
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Diagnosing meniscus tears: What’s the literature telling us now?
Meniscal tears are commonly observed in an outpatient physical therapy setting. The ability of a PT to evaluate a patient’s knee and diagnose a meniscus tear can help guide the treatment plan for that patient. Having specific tests that can accurately and quickly pick up a meniscal tear are valuable. Lots of test options but stick…
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Simple steps to Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation
I recently wrote this post for Medbridge Education when they asked me how I would tackle a general shoulder pain patient with a suspected rotator cuff injury. I hope to outline a simple rotator cuff rehabilitation program that you can use for most shoulder patients that you see in the clinic You can sign…