The Biggest Basketball Risk Is Not What You Think It Is
According to a 17-year review by New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery, the two most common kinds of basketball injuries in the NBA were sprained ankles (13.2% of all injuries) and patellofemoral inflammation (11.9%). But while ankle injuries were more common, knee damage accounted for more missed games (10,370 versus 5223 for ankle sprains.)
Staying Safe With CrossFit
A craze and a controversy CrossFit has been out there for 20 years and has been an established exercise routine for well over a decade, so it certainly isn’t new, but people still sometimes ask us if it’s safe. The controversy about CrossFit’s safety has been raging...
Why Your Squats Hurt And How To Fix It
Squats are a highly beneficial exercise that works out most of the muscle groups in the lower body and builds a solid base for cardio and other workouts. But some people are turned off from them because they’ve had pain doing them or were pretty sure they would. And...
Physical Therapy For Chronic Ankle Instability
Ankle injuries like sprains lead to long-term ankle instability for somewhere around half of patients. As with other types, ankle injury weakens the muscles in the affected area and makes them susceptible to further injury. Strengthening exercises regularly can...
Can Physical Therapy Help With Wrist Conditions?
The wrist is possibly the most complex joint in the body because it has to convey and coordinate movement and sensation to all parts of the hand, while also performing a movement function itself. And since so much goes on in it, it’s especially prone to long term...
What To Expect From Physical Therapy After A Sports Injury
If you’re reading this because you hurt yourself in sport, we’re sorry to hear it and hope you get better soon. And if this is your first sports injury, you may want to know how long healing takes and how soon you can play again. For exact answers, you need to ask...
When Physical Therapy Is Better Than Painkillers
The three main goals of physical therapy are to strengthen weak areas, increase mobility, and reduce pain. We need to understand the last one, reducing pain, in the larger context of the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic, and to see physical therapy as part of a larger...
Dry Needling
Dr. Robert Woelkers, PT, DPT, CSCS Haymarket Physical Therapy now offers Dry Needling performed by Dr. Robert Woelkers, PT, DPT, CSCS. Dr. Woelkers became certified in the spring 2016 at the Dry Needling Institute in Rockville, Maryland. What is Dry Needling? Dry...
Herniated Disk
Dr. Robert Woelkers, PT, DPT, CSCS It is very common that individuals will experience some type of lower back pain throughout their life. Some individuals will experience short episodes of lower back pain. Others experience more long lasting effects. These long...