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Low Back Pain and Hip Motion Correlation
by
Mike Reinold

Posted
Wed 01 Apr 2009 12:14am
Today’s post comes from Dan Lorenz, MS, PT, ATC/L, CSCS. Dan is a graduate of the sports physical therapy fellowship at Duke University and is currently a sports medicine specialist at Providence Medical Center. He has great experience with a wide variety of orthopedic and sports medicine patients, including stints with the US Olympic Training ...
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Knees, Knees, Woe the Knees
by
RunnerDude

Posted
Sat 31 Oct 2009 11:01pm
In two recent posts, I shared two main causes of knee pain for runners— Iliotibial Band Syndrome and muscle imbalance. There are a few other culprits that may be worth checking out if you've addressed the other two causes and you're still having problems— overpronation and leg-length discrepancy.
Almost every runner pronates to some degree ...
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Deep Knee Bends And Deep Knee Bend Jumps Improve Vertical Jumps
by
Mark D.

Posted
Fri 03 Jul 2009 1:35pm
Deep knee bends and deep knee bend jumps will help improve your vertical jump height.....also, the fastest players often have the highest vertical leaps.
Deep knee bends will strengthen your knees and ligaments around them. Having strong, stable knee structures will influence how high you can jump.
For deep knee bends, make sure that your b ...
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Patella Exercise to Avoid Locked Knees and Reduce Knee Pain
by
Aliesa George
Posted
Thu 28 Jan 2010 11:43am
If you’re one of those folks who has a tendency to lock your knees, and may occasionally be bothered with knee pain… Here’s a video with a quick and easy exercise you can practice just about anywhere to help strengthen the muscles around the knee joint, become more aware of the difference between a locked and unlocked knee, and learn how to st ...
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Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes
by
Glenna M.
Posted
Sun 14 Sep 2008 3:48pm
Little knee update: the surgeon buried a needle full of cortisone up to the hub in each of my knees on Tuesday and by that night, aside from shaking and sweating, I was starting to feel better. Wednesday night was awesome. I felt like my old self again and several people at work made comments about it being the first night in months that ...
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KNEE PAIN!?!?! WHAT KNEE PAIN???
by
Amy T.
Posted
Fri 21 Nov 2008 4:48pm
I ran 2 miles last night with Tim the Paramedic just to see how the knee was going to feel.
AND IT FELT GREAT!
I guess it's just a really bad bruise (still a little black and blue) and only hurts to touch but walking, bending, running, going up stairs, lunges...none of it gives me a bit of trouble.
My pride still aches a little from ...
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Don't Neglect A Painful Knee Cap - Reduce Your Knee Pain
by
drbraceco
Posted
Sat 09 May 2009 6:56pm
Do you want to learn about ways to help treat a painful knee cap?
Whether you have this knee problem when you are walking, or running, or doing other activities, this essential information is for you.
A painful patella can be due to chronic conditions or more acute problems such as a contusion. A contusion is otherwise known as a bruise, ...
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