What Causes Patellofemoral Pain?
by
Mike Reinold
... rom no sensation to severe pain. These findings were further subdivided based on the ability to accurately localize the sensation. Palpation to the anterior synovial tissues, retinaculum, fat pad and capsule produced moderate to severe pain that was accurately localized. The insertion sites onto the tibia and femur of the cruciate ligaments produce ...
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Active vs Passive Restraints
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Eric C.
... , it does a disservice to the dynamic ability of the body to protect itself with adaptation. Consider the lateral release surgery at the knee, where surgeons cut the lateral retinaculum on the outside of the knee, allowing the patella to track more medially. I’ve seen a lot of people avoid the surgeries (and, in turn, the numerous possible compli ...
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Fixing the Flaws: Weak Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO)
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Eric C.
... bility via its role in preventing excessive lateral tracking of the patella. The vast majority of patellar tracking problems are related to tight iliotibial bands and lateral retinaculum and a weak VMO. While considerable research has been devoted to finding a good "isolation" exercise for the VMO (at the expense of the overactive vastus lateralis ...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Massage
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Paul B.
... ds.What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?CTS is a condition where the median nerve is compressed in the wrist at the carpal tunnel. The Carpal Tunnel is the space between the flexor retinaculum, a halter of connective tissues that protects and stabilizes the tendons of the forearms flexors and blood vessels and nerves, and the small bones of the wrist, wh ...
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Repetitive Stress Injuries and Massage
by
Paul B.
... s.What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?CTS is a condition where the median nerve is compressed in the wrist at the carpal tunnel. The Carpal Tunnel is the space between the flexor retinaculum, a halter of connective tissues that protects and stabilizes the tendons of the forearms flexors and blood vessels and nerves, and the small bones of the wrist, wh ...
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Question from a reader: MCL Tear and What To Do?
by
Doug K.
... what 80% of the trained PTs
out there know.First my MCL tear was Grade
III, the radiologist suspected it was complete and diffuse, tear was at
the femoral origin. The Medial retinaculum was not as well described
but I understood it to be the most medial part of the retinaculum which
follows the line of the MCL not the portion that merges with the ...
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Run Well! PatelloFemoral Pain Syndrome
by
Amy H.
... oves too far laterally (to the outside). This is usually caused by: Tight lateral structures such as the IT band, vastus lateralis muscle (outer quad muscle) and the lateral retinaculum (fibrous connective tissue). Weak medial structures – notably the vastus medialis oblique muscle.Other causative factors include having weak hip abductor muscle ...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
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Tom Plamondon
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. The carpal tunnel is formed by the carpal bones below and the flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament) above (the “roof”). The contents of the carpal tunnel include finger flexor tendons and the median nerve.CTS can result from any mech ...
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Patellofemoral Treatment Guidelines
by
Mike Reinold
... after study shows this does not happen with tape. I do however believe that the tape can be applied to potentially cause a low-load, long-duration stretch of the soft tissue/retinaculum around the knee. Remember, that stress and tension of the surround tissue may be the cause of patellofemoral pain.Generalized stretching of the lower extremity wi ...
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