Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Advice from the Experts

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by Guest Blogger


Meet today's guest bloggers:

Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD

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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Hamstring Strain and Injury: Advice From The Experts, Part II

Thursday, November 17, 2011 by Guest Blogger

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Dr. Terry Gebhardt, PT, DPT

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...

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Hamstring Strain and Injury: Advice From The Experts, Part I

Monday, November 7, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Meet today's guest bloggers:

Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD

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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Chronic Tennis Elbow That Would Not Improve With Other Treatments Finally Gets Better With ASTYM

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Meet today’s guest bloggers:

 Kris Korsan, PTA and Tracy Daugherty, MS, ATC, PTA

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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Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow: Advice from the Experts

Friday, August 19, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Meet today's guest bloggers:

Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD

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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Stopping Heel Pain: Advice from the Experts on Plantar Fasciitis

Monday, August 1, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Meet today’s guest bloggers:

Dr. Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD
 
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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Back Pain Part II: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Monday, February 21, 2011 by Guest Blogger
Meet today's guest blogger:

Dave Rubsam, PT, OCS, ASTYM certified

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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Back Pain: Why so common?

Thursday, February 10, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Meet today's guest blogger:

Dave Rubsam, physical therapist certified in ASTYM treatment


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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Jumper’s Knee Treatment

Monday, February 7, 2011 by Guest Blogger

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Noel Tenoso

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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Scar Tissue Associated With Breast Augmentation: ASTYM Treatment Helps Cosmetics

Friday, January 28, 2011 by Guest Blogger

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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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IT Band Syndrome: The Solution to a Difficult Problem

Thursday, January 20, 2011 by Guest Blogger

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 Suzie Freeman, MPT, OCS physical therapist

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...

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IT Band Syndrome: The Solution to a Difficult Problem

Thursday, January 20, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Meet today’s Guest Blogger:

 Suzie Freeman, MPT, OCS physical therapist

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...

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Achilles Tendinosis in Elite Runners

Thursday, October 28, 2010 by Guest Blogger

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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...

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Rib pain: The buck can stop here.

Sunday, October 24, 2010 by Guest Blogger

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...

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What is de Quervain's Tenosynovitis?

Thursday, October 14, 2010 by Guest Blogger

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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 »