Categories: Knee Pain

Why Bands Aren’t Helping Weak Hips

Author:  Dr. Elyse Dinan, DPT   Many people are told that their knee pain, hip pain, or low back pain is due to weakness in their hips. This is often determined after strength tests show weakness in the ability to use muscles like your glutes, which are important for hip and pelvis stability. The fix […]

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Why Stretching Isn’t Working: Hamstring Edition

Author: Dr. Ben Fan, DPT, CSCS, CMP   Stretching is something a lot of us do, but have we ever thought about why? Of course we have. The muscle is tight, so to fix it we stretch it. That makes sense, if the only reason why a muscle is “tight” or “restricted” is because it […]

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS): It May Not Be About Your Knee

Author: Dr. Leor Giladi, CSCS, CF-L2 If you’re here to read about your knee, you’ve come to the wrong place. We’re not here to talk about your hips and ankles either. Ok, that’s not ENTIRELY true, but we’re here mostly to talk about your diagnosis; patellofemoral pain syndrome, or PFPS for short, which typically describes […]

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Your Guide To Returning To Squatting After A Knee Injury

Author: Dr. Colin Butler, DPT, ATC   If you’re going to be pushing the envelope on strength training and challenging your limits to produce force or handle a substantial amount of exercise involving a high amount of force, you’re not always going to be feeling great physically.  Exercise is a stress on the body. Stress […]

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