Tag Archives: Physical therapy

What a pain in the IT band (how I erased it with PT exercises)

The thought had never occurred to me that there might be injuries that copious rest wouldn’t fix. Continue reading

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Filed under Injuries, IT band, Tips & Tricks, Your injuries

My broken foot and pooped piggies: The diagnosis, treatment

I’m no stranger to physical therapy. When I tore my MCL and dislocated my kneecap in 2005, I did several weeks’ time in PT. Lots of squats, stair-stepping and other quad-strengthening exercises there. I did time again for plantar fasciitis, and before and after hip surgery. Again, no lack of strength training. So what on earth, I wondered, could I possibly get out of PT for a broken bone? Continue reading

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Filed under Foot bursitis, Injuries, Physical therapy, Stress fracture