Category Archive for "Sports Medicine" | Professional Physical Therapy & Training, LLC

02 Tue

Get a physiotherapy checkup

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Get a physiotherapy checkup Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI You go to your primary medical doctor for an annual checkup. You go to your dentist for a checkup twice a year. Why not go to a physiotherapist for a checkup? Physiotherapists are movement specialists. We hold...

01 Wed

Does Kinesiology Tape Work?

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Does Kinesiology Tape Work? Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Recently, the New York Times answered a question in their Well column: Does kinesiology tape really work? Does it alleviate pain and injury while you exercise? And if so how does it work? The general answer from...

Tags: kinesiotape, New York Times, pain, Paul Kochoa, placebo, tape

06 Fri

Is it bad to heel strike when running?

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Is it bad to heel strike when running? Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Just a quick note, the other day I had a patient come in and we were discussing her running technique. She had some knee problems and wanted to get back to running with...

Tags: achilles, ankle, foot strike, heel, hip, knee, Paul Kochoa, run, running

24 Tue

The lacrosse ball is my new friend

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The lacrosse ball is my new friend Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Muscular soreness is common after an intense exercise routine, but it can also happen after a relatively easy exercise, especially if the muscles are particularly weak. Along with the soreness comes immobility and...

Tags: lacrosse ball, mobilization, muscle, Paul Kochoa, soreness, stretch, tissue

15 Thu

Does compression clothing work?

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Does compression clothing work? Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Occasionally, I’ll talk about compression socks with my patients. But these patients generally have poor circulation or swelling in their lower extremities and I suggest a way to augment their venous return with some type of compression...

23 Tue

Improve your golf in the winter and your whole body for life

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Improve your golf in the winter and your whole body for life Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKPT, CGFI Even though the temps are dropping, frost is on the ground, and snow is in the air; now is the best time to think about your golf game....

13 Thu

Proper core bracing sequence

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Proper core bracing sequence Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI So I finally bought this book that I’ve been meaning to read for over a year now. It’s called “Becoming a Supple Leopard: The ultimate guide to resolving pain, preventing injury, and optimizing athletic performance”, written...

22 Wed

Motion Analysis Software

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Motion Analysis Software Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS I recently attended a lecture series discussing the use of motion analysis software in the assessment of throwing mechanics of baseball pitchers. It was a really informative lecture and I was intrigued by the use of motion analysis to...

Tags: Michelle Millner, motion analysis software, sports

11 Thu

New exercise of the day! The ER Press.

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New exercise of the day! The ER Press. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Mike Reinold is a physiotherapist who has a website and blog that great for physiotherapists, trainers, or any other medical professional. It really has a lot of great information, I read...

Tags: overhead, pain, Paul Kochoa, posture, scapula, shoulder, shoulder blade, stability

09 Tue

Back Pain and Tiger Woods

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Back Pain and Tiger Woods Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve been following the news reports about Tiger Woods and his back pain. I recently read an article by another physiotherapist who wrote about his treatment and the media coverage that followed. Interviews were done...

Tags: back, back pain, disc, golf, MRI, Paul Kochoa, sports, surgery, Tiger Woods

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