Meet today's guest bloggers:
Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD
Dr. Flynn is board
certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS), a Fellow of the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
(FAAOMPT), and a frequent research presenter at state, national,
and international meetings. Dr. Flynn is widely published including
5 textbooks, 6 book chapters, over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts on
orthopaedics, biomechanics, and manual therapy issues. He was the
editor and author of The...
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Dr. Terry Gebhardt, PT, DPT
Dr. Gebhardt
completed his Master of Physical Therapy at the U.S. Army-Baylor
University Graduate Program in 1998. During Dr. Gebhardt's 7 years
of physical therapy practice in the Army he specialized in treating
a broad range of musculoskeletal injuries. He has worked
extensively with injury prevention initiatives and has been a
leader in the development of training programs designed to maximize
fitness while preventing injury. Dr. Gebhardt...
Meet today's guest bloggers:
Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD
Dr. Flynn is board
certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS), a Fellow of the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
(FAAOMPT), and a frequent research presenter at state, national,
and international meetings. Dr. Flynn is widely published including
5 textbooks, 6 book chapters, over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts on
orthopaedics, biomechanics, and manual therapy issues. He was the
editor and author of The Thoracic...
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Kris Korsan, PTA (left) has been a physical therapy assistant for 20 years, and co-owns City Center Rehabilitation, a private orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in Peru, Illinois.
Tracy Daugherty, M.S., ATC, PTA (right) has been a certified athletic trainer for 14 years and a physical therapy assistant for four years. Ms. Daugherty works with Ms. Korsan at City Center Rehabilitation in Peru, Illinois.
Chronic Tennis Elbow That Would Not Improve With...
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Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD
Dr. Flynn is board
certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS), a Fellow of the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
(FAAOMPT), and a frequent research presenter at state, national,
and international meetings. Dr. Flynn is widely published including
5 textbooks, 6 book chapters, over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts on
orthopaedics, biomechanics, and manual therapy issues. He was the
editor and author of The Thoracic...
Meet today’s guest bloggers:
Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD
Dr. Flynn is board certified in Orthopaedic
Physical Therapy (OCS), a Fellow of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), and a frequent
research presenter at state, national, and international meetings.
Dr. Flynn is widely published including 5 textbooks, 6 book
chapters, over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts on orthopaedics,
biomechanics, and manual therapy issues. He was the editor and
author of The...

Dave Rubsam, PT, OCS
Dave has been a physical therapist for over 20 years, having graduated from the University of Iowa in 1989 with his masters in physical therapy. He practices at Marion Physical Therapy in the Marion, Iowa area, and has worked in outpatient settings most of his career. Dave has been board certified as an orthopedic specialist since 2001, and has been certified in the ASTYM system since 2003, which he uses extensively in his practice.
In...
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Dave Rubsam, PT,
OCS
Dave has been a physical therapist
for over 20 years, having graduated from the University of Iowa in
1989 with his masters in physical therapy. He practices at Marion
Physical Therapy in the Marion, Iowa area, and has worked in
outpatient settings most of his career. Dave has been board
certified as an orthopedic specialist since 2001, and has been
certified in the ASTYM system since 2003, which he uses extensively
in his practice.
The statistics in...
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today's guest blogger:
Noel Tenoso, PT, DPT, OCS practices in the Portland, Oregon area and
owns 2 clinics, Advance Sports & Spine Therapy. He has
certifications in manual therapy and Mechanical Diagnostic Therapy
with the McKenzie Institute. Both clinics have met the criteria of
being certified McKenzie Clinics. He has been certified with ASTYM
since 2005.
Pain in the front of the knee is very common in many types of sports that are associated with quick stops, starts, changes in...
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Gus Gutierrez, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Gus
is an owner of and serves as clinical director of
BRPT-Lake, a multi-clinic private practice located in and around
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that specializes in the treatment of
orthopedic patients and sports-related injuries. He received
his Orthopedic Certified Specialization distinction in 1994 and
then again in 2004. He is certified as a Level 2 Manual
Therapist and is Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic
Manual Physical...
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Suzie Freeman, MPT,
OCS
Suzie works as a Senior Physical Therapist at California
Rehabilitation and Sports Physical Therapy in Huntington Beach,
California. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from
the University of California, Los Angeles, and then moved on to the
University of Southern California for her Masters in Physical
Therapy. Suzie is the Center Coordinator for Clinical
Education, as well as a Clinical Instructor, taking physical
therapy...
Meet today’s Guest Blogger:

Suzie Freeman, MPT, OCS
Suzie works as a Senior Physical Therapist at California
Rehabilitation and Sports Physical Therapy in Huntington Beach,
California. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from
the University of California, Los Angeles, and then moved on to the
University of Southern California for her Masters in Physical
Therapy. Suzie is the Center Coordinator for Clinical
Education, as well as a Clinical Instructor, taking physical
therapy students...
Meet today's guest blogger:
Stephanie Penny, PT, DPT
Stephanie practices at Lakeshore Sports Physical Therapy
in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree from Central Michigan University in 2008.
She has a special interest in sports medicine and vestibular
rehabilitation, has completed coursework in manual therapy, and is
a certified ASTYM® provider. Stephanie is an active member of the
American Physical Therapy Association.
Elite runners alternate between intensive...
Meet today's guest blogger:
Gus Gutierrez, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Gus
is an owner of and serves as clinical director of
BRPT-Lake, a multi-clinic private practice that specializes in the
treatment of orthopedic patients and sports-related
injuries. He received his Orthopedic Certified Specialization
distinction in 1994 and then again in 2004. He is certified as
a Level 2 Manual Therapist and is Fellow of the American
Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He has over 23
years of clinical...
Meet today's guest blogger:
Kristy Uddin, OTR/L, ASTYM Provider
Integrated Rehabilitation Group, Inc.
Locations throughout the greater Puget Sound, Washington area
Pacific Avenue Hand Therapy - (425)374-2846
Snohomish Physical Therapy - (360)568-7774
Two of the main tendons to the thumb pass through a tunnel (or series of pulleys) located on the thumb side of the wrist. Tendons are rope-like structures that attach muscle to bone. Tendons are covered by a slippery thin soft-tissue layer, called...Read More »