Still Have Hip Pain? 4 Things Most PTs Overlook

Hip pain can take several forms. This ball-and-socket joint is actually deep in your groin. If it gets irritated, pain usually presents in the groin, but can extend down the front-inner thigh all the way down to the knee, and sometimes even in the buttock. Pain and...

Still Have Knee Pain? 3 Things Most PTs Overlook

Knee pain is one of the most common orthopedic conditions out here. It’s a joint of two of the body’s longest bones, which means that mechanically, there are two powerful lever arms (the femur and the tibia) exerting their forces on a small space. That’s a lot of...

Still Have Shoulder Pain? The Things Most PTs Overlook

Shoulder pain can take many forms: impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tears, arthritis, or labral tears (which I had the pleasure of experiencing!). Sometimes they require surgery, but more often we are trying our best to manage with the conservative route. If you are...

Looking at the Mechanics: What Causes TMJ Disorder?

The Anatomy   The TMJ (the temporomandibular joint) is the joint between the jaw bone (the mandible) and the skull itself. The mandible, which is one bone, moves like a bucket handle in how it moves on the skull above. It pivots like a hinge at the location of...