by Sara Bresnick, PT New England can be a tough place to live for endurance athletes who spend most of their time exercising outside. Winters can seem cold and long, and with winter, comes a lack of daylight. For many endurance athletes, this means moving their workouts inside, whether it be on a bicycle trainer…
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Dr. Velsmid discusses his experience with Low Level Laser Therapy at Boston Sports Medicine.
by Danielle Clark-Fox Graston is a form of instrument assisted manual therapy; basically your therapist using tools of various materials and edges to assist them in remodeling your muscle/scar tissue/ligament or other tissue. Graston, in particular, uses stainless steel instruments with differing beveled edges to best access the area needing treatment. Graston tools are useful…
Detailsby Andrew Provost, PT A brief discussion on the current findings of hip Osteoarthritis and treatment techniques. (Part #1 in discussion of common hip pathologies) Have you been experiencing pain your hip or pelvic region? Do you have pain in your groin area? Then you may have an underlying hip pathology. Although there are many…
DetailsRestorative Yoga Therapeutics deliberately contrasts the active state of Western culture. This quiet, still, and safe practice is designed to relieve the mind and body from physical, mental and emotional stress. Acknowledging the governing role the nervous system plays in health and well-being, this specific style of yoga is custom-crafted, for each practitioner, to promote…
Detailsby Stacy Choquette PTA How do you become physically fit? Does running 20 miles a week or completing the same gym routine three times a week mean you can safely compete in any sport? This is in fact a common misperception among people of all ages. Just because you are efficient in the athletic activity…
Detailsby Edward Lockwood, DPT Overhead athletes of all levels are at an increased risk for shoulder injuries. The shoulder complex consists of 4 important joints, but the most important for an overhead athlete are the glenohumeral joint and scapulothoracic joint. The glenohumeral joint is a ball and socket joint, which is widely accepted as one…
Detailsby Meagham Harwood, DPT Whether the boom in viewers of shows like Dancing with the Stars have been a factor or not, there has been a definite increase in the popularity of barre classes. It seems that we all want to “tone up” our tummies, arms, and thighs to get that sculpted dancer’s physique. Although…
DetailsFirst in a planned series about ballet by Katherine Hartsell, PTA Ballet is a form of dance that aims to appear graceful and natural, but masked beneath the beauty of this art form is physically demanding work that requires precision, strength, integrated flexibility and control. Central to it all is a concept called turnout. This…
Detailsby Megan Heber As a second year graduate student at Simmons College, on my first long term clinical at Boston Sports Medicine, I am asked quite frequently what I am doing here and whether or not I actually know what I’m doing. The purpose of this post is to discuss what it means to have a…
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