What is an ACL Tear? The anterior cruciate ligament is a band of tissue that connects the thigh bone to the shin bone. This ligament, along with several other ligaments prevents excessive motion at the knee joint. Unfortunately, an injury to this ligament typically results in too much motion and will ultimately need to be […]
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Sport-Specific Knee Rehab after ACL surgery: A glimpse into what your physical therapy SHOULD look like if you’re an athlete. By Dr. Morgan Springer So you tore your ACL, you underwent major surgery to reconstruct your ACL (and maybe more), and you head off to physical therapy like your doctor told you to. You are
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You’re a runner. Should you also strength train? Or will it decrease your running economy? Absolutely you should strength train! A strength training program provides many benefits to runners, including A. Reducing risk of injury B. Improving speed, endurance, and overall running economy. Not only does strengthening important muscle groups increase the amount of stress
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You’re a runner and you feel that dreaded pain in your shins, what do you do? Shin splints are frustrating. This article will tell you: What They Are Common Symptoms What You Can Do What You’ll Need Professional Help For 1. What are shin splints? Shin splints are leg pain from when a muscle
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Travel poops are real, and difficult in-laws or family can make your constipation worse. Not to mention the heavy carbs, cheeses, and butter that can throw off our bowel routine as well as pooping in bathrooms that are not your normal space. Well have no fear, Be Ready PT is HERE! I’m going to tell
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Throughout the course of a baseball season, players’ shoulders and elbows take a beating. The demand of the throw places our shoulder in extremes of rotation that no other movement can mimic. During a season athletes may unintentionally gain up to 20 degrees of external rotation. These changes can create significant imbalances in strength and
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With Valentine’s Day incoming, we want to discuss one of the main topics of pelvic health physical therapy: Sexual Health. This includes the function of your pelvic floor muscles to assist with arousal, lubrication, erection, ejaculation, and orgasm. Whether you chose to celebrate Valentine’s day or not, or whether you are sexually active or not,
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Is it race week!? How to prep for your best race day yet in 5 steps If you have further questions, reach out to me directly at andrea@bereadypt.com. Got aches and pains with running? Schedule an appointment with me today by scheduling a call on our homepage. – Dr. Andrea Smiley, PT, DPT
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You do some pull-ups and your shoulders hurt. So what? No pain no gain, right? Well…maybe.Pull-ups, squats, running, jumping, throwing, bicep curls, or bench press – this applies to all of that. When you push your body to get better, aches and pains will naturally occur. It’s part of the process. There is a breaking
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