Episode 11
SI joint pain that pinches during a Superman exercise raises three questions: is the joint too loose or too tight, do you need imaging, and how do you scale the exercise? Here is how I think through each one.
17 Minutes – Dec 7, 2016
Episode 10
A marathon runner's hip hurts every time he runs. His x-rays came back normal and he was told to rest. Here's why I think that answer falls short, and what I would do instead.
15 Minutes – Nov 30, 2016
Episode 9
Most low back pain gets sorted by a few simple questions. Does it travel down your leg? Are there red flags? Does bending forward or arching back hurt less? Here is how I use those answers to build your rehab.
15 Minutes – Nov 23, 2016
Episode 8
Over a year of infraspinatus soreness, a clean MRI and two rounds of PT? Here is why it may not be infraspinatus tendonitis at all, and how I would rehab it, starting with the shoulder blade.
16 Minutes – Nov 16, 2016
Episode 7
A sports hernia is not a true hernia. It is chronic tearing of the tissue where your groin and abdominal muscles meet the pubic bone, and getting the right diagnosis changes everything about how you treat it.
20 Minutes – Nov 9, 2016
Episode 6
Foam rolling and stretching your IT band can ease pain fast, but they rarely correct why your outside thigh or knee hurts. Here is why I won't post a quick stretch, and what actually gets IT band pain better.
21 Minutes – Nov 2, 2016
Episode 5
Clicking, weight-bearing hip pain in a ballet dancer may not be the glute medius at all. Here is how I think through labral tears, hip impingement and cam deformity, and why a big range of motion demands core control.
17 Minutes – Oct 26, 2016
Episode 4
Hip pain on both sides, sitting pain in the butt, sharp pain down the front of the thigh. Here is how I reason through a mixed picture like that, and what X-ray, MRI and ultrasound can and cannot show.
17 Minutes – Oct 19, 2016
Episode 3
Bursa, ligament, abduction, loading. These are the words I use with you at every visit. Here is what each one actually means, in plain language, so we can talk about your injury and your rehab on the same page.
19 Minutes – Oct 12, 2016
Episode 2
Good care starts with your goals, a clear exam checklist and an honest look at the white elephant. Here is what I check, when I order imaging, and why running or swimming alone won't rehab your injury.
13 Minutes – Oct 5, 2016