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Physical Therapist Reviews YouTube HITT Routines

Last updated on June 21, 2022 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

home fitness workouts via computer

Once the pandemic hit in 2020 I could no longer use my favorite gym due to restricted hours and Covid safety protocols. This was frustrating to say the least. What did I do? I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and purchased a yoga mat along with several sets of dumbbells. It was time to […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness Tagged With: Hand Wrist & Elbow, Knee, Leg, Shoulder

How Obesity Affects Your Joints

Last updated on August 7, 2021 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT 2 Comments

obese man

Most of us have heard the warning about obesity as it pertains to general health. Diabetes, coronary heart disease, gastrointestinal issues, and osteoarthritis are all common health concerns that are all associated with overweight patients. Here is one additional reason to lose weight that you may not have considered: Obesity, particularly as it pertains to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Injury Prevention Tagged With: Ankle & Foot, Hip, Knee, Shoulder

Why Does My Knee Cap Dislocate?

Last updated on March 1, 2021 By Christina Eidi DPT Leave a Comment

experiencing knee cap pain

The most common type of knee dislocation is sideways toward the outside of the leg. This is usually due to weakness in the quads, more specifically the Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO). The VMO is the innermost quad muscle that provides stability and allows the knee cap to move properly. When this muscle is weak, there […]

Filed Under: Orthopedic Injury, Physical Therapy Tagged With: Knee

What Is the Easiest Way to Test the Knee for ACL Tears?

Last updated on February 16, 2021 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

The “Lever Test,” or “Lelli’s Sign,” is a relatively new method devised to give us a quick and easy assessment of ACL integrity. What makes this test brilliant is its simplicity and reliance on the concept of using an intact ACL to demonstrate a simple fulcrum or “see-saw.” (Think back to your elementary school days […]

Filed Under: Orthopedic Injury, Physical Therapy Tagged With: Knee

Meniscus Surgery: What Can I Expect?

Last updated on October 8, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT

struggling with intense knee pain

Meniscal surgery is the “bread and butter” procedure performed by most orthopedic surgeons in the country. In my physical therapy practice, it is one of the most common post-surgical diagnoses that we see. A short anatomy lesson: there are two (2) menisci that are found in each of your knee joints. They are horse-shoe shaped […]

Filed Under: Featured, Orthopedic Injury Tagged With: Knee

Why Does My Knee Crack?

Last updated on September 16, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT 32 Comments

three backpackers hiking mountain

One of the most common questions asked by knee patients is, “Why does my knee click?” There are several distinctively annoying sounds that can come from the knee: some of them are not worth worrying about, and others are more problematic. Here is a list of some of the more common knee noises and what […]

Filed Under: Featured, Physical Therapy Tagged With: Knee

What Is Normal Hamstrings Length?

Last updated on August 24, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

Depending on whom you ask, you may get different answers. One thing is for sure, men tend to have less flexibility than do women. Take a look at the attached picture, Phillip’s leg is making roughly a 70 degree angle with the table. At this point in his range, I am feeling some resistance from […]

Filed Under: Featured, Physical Therapy Tagged With: Hip, Knee, Leg

Microfracture Knee Surgery Rehabilitation

Last updated on August 16, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT 8 Comments

Microfracture procedures are becoming more popular as a means of attempting to salvage a severely arthritic knee. The concept behind microfracturing is relatively simple: a surgeon uses a small needle to make tiny punctures in the surfaces of the femur, tibia, or patella (all of which make up the joint surfaces of the knee). This […]

Filed Under: Featured, Orthopedic Injury Tagged With: Knee

Information on Stroke Recovery

Last updated on March 8, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

In a nutshell, strokes are awful. Strokes affect upwards of 800,000 people per year in the U.S. and cost our healthcare system a massive amount of money. There is a huge range of severity involved with strokes. For example, my grandfather had a small stroke that resulted in lost vision in one of his eyes. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Physical Therapy Tagged With: Hand Wrist & Elbow, Knee, Leg

Beauty is Pain: Effects of Wearing High Heels

Last updated on February 22, 2020 By Kira Davis MPT 2 Comments

If you’ve ever been to physical therapy, then you might have noticed that posture is often a topic of conversation… and usually it’s more about your bad posture. Posture affects things from range of motion, strength potential, and even pain. Let me demonstrate how posture can be affected by something as simple as footwear, and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Injury Prevention Tagged With: Ankle & Foot, Hip, Knee, Leg, Lower Back, Neck & Head, Upper Back

Why ACL Tears Happen

Last updated on February 3, 2020 By Kira Davis MPT Leave a Comment

women playing soccer

In the season of The World Cup, I thought it may be good to discuss one of the most common soccer injuries, the ever-present ACL tear. Even more, it’s the Women’s World Cup, and females are more likely to get this injury compared to their male counterparts. Let’s discuss why this is the case. The […]

Filed Under: Orthopedic Injury Tagged With: Knee

Meniscal Replacement Surgery

Last updated on January 25, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

One of the Medical Exercise Trainers affiliated with our practice, Janaye, has just undergone a meniscal replacement surgery. We thought (with her permission) that this would be a great opportunity to chronicle what she is going through during her path to recovery. The menisci are shock absorbing pieces of cartilage that serve to lessen the […]

Filed Under: Orthopedic Injury, Patient Stories Tagged With: Knee

Meniscal Transplant, Part 2

Last updated on January 19, 2020 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT 2 Comments

Our willing subject, Janaye, is now approaching two (2) weeks post-operative meniscal transplant surgery (see Part 1). Overall, she is reporting that things are going well. Her pain levels are under control. Janaye is bored, and rightfully so. Post-operative protocols for this type of surgery are highly restrictive early on. Only partial weight bearing is […]

Filed Under: Orthopedic Injury, Patient Stories Tagged With: Knee

Why Do I Have a Patella?

Last updated on July 7, 2019 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

why do i have a patella

The patella (commonly referred to as the kneecap) may at first seem like a vestigial structure that too many of us errantly smack into tables and otherwise traumatize with random activities. Do we even need to have a patella to perform our day-to-day tasks? I do actually know somebody who had his patella removed due […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Knee

Reacquaint Yourself With “Straight Leg Raises”

Last updated on May 23, 2019 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

injured knee rehabilitation

The straight leg raise is the most commonly prescribed exercise in physical therapy for patients with knee pain. Unfortunately, it is probably the exercise that is most frequently performed incorrectly!! How can something that looks so simple be done incorrectly? The answer lies in successful recruitment of that pesky portion of the quadriceps known as […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Physical Therapy Tagged With: Knee, Leg

Continuous Passive Motion Machines, Are They Worth It?

Last updated on November 19, 2018 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

A Continuous Passive Motion machine, or CPM, is sometimes prescribed by surgeons to work on early active range of motion on a given joint following a surgical procedure. Lately, we have seen a few patients here at PhysioDC who have come for post-op knee rehab who have been prescribed a CPM unit for home use. […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness Tagged With: Knee

Running Pearls

Last updated on May 2, 2016 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

Any great course or lecture needs to have a few “take home” messages that stick with you. I had the pleasure of taking a course this weekend that dealt specifically with running. Here are some pearls that I picked up… 1. Cadence is a measure of how many steps a runner takes per minute. For […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Featured Tagged With: Ankle & Foot, Knee, Leg

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