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27 Tue

Eccentric muscle rehabilitation for athletes

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Eccentric muscle rehabilitation for athletes Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, CKTP, CGFI Stability and mobility are key components to athletic movement. Joints need to move through the proper range of motion, but still be able to accept and control the amount of force that is placed...

Tags: contraction, eccentric, joint, knee, ligament, muscle, Paul Kochoa, shoulder, sports, tendon, training

22 Thu

Loosen up that tight shoulder

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Loosen up that tight shoulder Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Recently, I’ve had a spate of patients with shoulder problems ranging from impingement syndromes to labrum tears. Most of the patients had pain with overhead movements and difficulty with performing exercises and lifting...

15 Thu

Tennis elbow isn’t just for tennis players

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Tennis elbow isn’t just for tennis players Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Tennis elbow, known as lateral epicondylitis, can cause pain and soreness on the outside of the elbow. However, it doesn’t just happen in tennis players. It’s actually more common in golfers...

13 Tue

How to stretch out your quads the right way

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How to stretch out your quads the right way Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Many times I’m at the gym and I see all different types of exercises and stretches. Some are good, and some leave me scratching my head. On the heels...

Tags: hip, knee, patellar tendon, Paul Kochoa, quad, quadriceps, quads, stretch, stretching

07 Wed

How your warm up can save your knees

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How your warm up can save your knees Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, CKTP, CGFI To continue with a previous post, how you warm up can really help protect your knees from injury. An article in the New York Times outlines how a specific warm up program...

Tags: ACL, agility, athlete, athletes, injury, knee, knees, pain, Paul Kochoa, plyometric, sports, strengthening, stretching

05 Mon

Running shoe technology does not reduce your risk of injury

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Running shoe technology does not reduce your risk of injury Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI We’ve written about running to this blog many times before. To prevent injury for such a repetitive sport, we touched on the style of running, exercises to hit the...

Tags: injury, Paul Kochoa, running, Shoe, shoes

02 Fri

Girls need special training to protect their knees

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Girls need special training to protect their knees

Pediatricians are catching up on what physiotherapists have been saying for quite some time now: female young athletes need extra training to protect their knees. Read more at the following link: Girl Athletes Need Training to Protect Knees, Doctors Advise...

08 Tue

After rehab ends, the work keeps going

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After rehab ends, the work keeps going Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI After an injury or a surgery, physiotherapy is usually prescribed for athletes or weekend warriors. Exercise and rehabilitation can get you back into the swing of things, but a big part...

Tags: discharge, exercise, fitness, graduation, Paul Kochoa, post-surgery, rehab

11 Tue

What is Sciatica?

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Do you have sciatica? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI If you’ve ever had back pain or been to the doctor, you’ve probably come across the term “sciatica”. You may think that it’s a pinched nerve. Pain that starts in the hip or back...

Tags: back, burning, leg, nerve, numbness, pain, Paul Kochoa, radiating, sciatica, tingling

07 Fri

Sitting and “Gasso-Brako”

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Sitting and “Gasso-Brako” Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI We all do it, some more than others. We all sit. Sitting can be bad for you health, it can increase your risk of mortality by 40%. It can cause lower back pain. It can...

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