LENTag: rehabilitation
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ACL Anatomy: 5 Things Rehab Clinicians Should Know
Most of us learned ACL anatomy in school and never thought about it again. But the ACL is a flat, twisting ribbon, not a round rope. It’s smaller in women, it keeps changing shape into the mid teens, and it’s full of sensors the graft won’t replace. Here’s what that means for rehab.
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How to Progressively Load the Rotator Cuff
“The rotator cuff is a small muscle, so it can only handle light weight.” I still hear this all the time, from patients, from coaches and even from other clinicians. We tackled rotator cuff strengthening on a recent episode of the Ask Mike Reinold Podcast. Scott from Connecticut asked a great question. Since the infraspinatus…
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ACL Reconstruction With an LET: What Changes in Rehab?
I’ve been seeing a lot of patients with LET’s lately. It feels like every other ACL reconstruction coming through our door has one now, and it’s not just the hamstring grafts anymore. I’m seeing them with patellar tendon and quad tendon grafts too. Young athletes or older recreational athletes, it doesn’t matter. So I wanted…
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Why Your Quad Tendon ACL Patient’s Quad Is Lagging
By Lenny Macrina, MSPT, CSCS I’ve been publicly skeptical of the quad tendon (QT) graft for ACL reconstruction for a while now. If you follow me on social media, you’ve probably seen me lean toward the patellar tendon as my preferred graft, partly because of the outcomes data, partly because of what I see clinically…
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Meniscus Repair Rehab: What Does the Evidence Actually Say?
By Lenny Macrina, MSPT, CSCS | Champion PT & Performance I get asked about meniscus repair rehab all the time. And honestly? It’s one of the most variable, most debated areas in sports PT right now (besides ACL graft choices haha). Depending on which surgeon you’re working with, you might see wildly different protocols —…
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Is Early Physical Therapy Safe After a Rotator Cuff Repair?
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Physical therapy is vital after a rotator cuff repair and continues to be common in an outpatient setting. Unfortunately, there’s no true consensus on when to actually begin PT. Is early physical therapy safe after a rotator cuff repair or should we delay PT to protect the healing tendons? Let’s dive into this and see what the research…
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Why you need “Feel” as a Physical Therapist
Just thinking…some recent observations of first hand experiences from the field of physical therapy.
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The Week in Research Review, etc 11-26-18
This week, I discussed the progression of someone after a knee surgery. I tried to highlight the key stages and some techniques that I like to use to advance the patient’s mobility and comfort. Take a look at The Week in Research Review, etc 11-26-18 and share with your friends. Hope it helps you improve your…
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The Week in Research Review, etc 11-19-18
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Great ‘Week in Research Review, etc 11-19-18’ that I hope you find helpful to your practice. I’ve always touted the importance of the subjective portion of the exam so I wanted to share a slide from a recent talk I gave to a group in Canandaigua, NY. Obviously, the squat is a fundamental movement and…
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The Week in Research Review, etc 11-12-18
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This week in research review for 11-12-18 we focused a bit more on assessment and also dabbled in some basic treatment strategies for the back and shoulder. Check out the topics below and like them or comment on Instagram to keep the conversation going…thanks all! A quick fix for a sore low back? Knee…
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The Week in Research Review, etc 11-5-18
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in ACL, DPTstudent, emg, exercise, general, hip, knee, Physical Therapy, rehabilitation, Research, rotator cuff, ShoulderThe Week in Research Review, etc 11-5-18 was filled with more informative and eye-opening posts! Lots of visually stimulating posts to help clarify what exactly is going on in the hip joint with PROM. Another post that shows the suction effect from an intact hip labrum… amongst other great posts. Just some great stuff..hope you…
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The Week in Research Review, etc 10-22-18
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That was a milestone week as my Instagram account finally hit 10k followers, whatever that means! I’ve really been pushing a daily post to help other rehab professionals better simplify the research. One milestone hit but I still want to keep publishing good quality research reviews. The Week in Research Review, etc 10-22-18 included: Do baseball Pitchers…
