Tag archive for rehabilitation

Using the Wii Balance Board to Measure Asymmetry

The quick version: We recently completed a study evaluating the use of the Wii Balance Board to measure how asymmetrical people move before and after total joint replacement. The purpose of the study was to examine the reliability and the validity of this low-cost device…

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ACL Reconstruction – Risks, Rehabilitation and Return to Play

ACL reconstruction is one of the most common sports-related orthopaedic surgeries in the U.S. and is regularly advised for individuals who aim to return to unrestricted sports activity. Many of these athletes expect they will return to sports, without limitations, by the following competitive season….

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Non-Operative Management for Patients after ACL rupture

In the United States, the typical patient who ruptures his or her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) undergoes surgical reconstruction within a few weeks. However, there is more than a decade of data to suggest that this is not always the optimal or necessary course of…

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The Physical Therapy Brand

This weekend after attending the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, I had the opportunity to extend my western vacation and travel to Orange County, CA to visit my friend and his family. His father had recently seen his rheumatologist because he…

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