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12 Thu

The most effective and functional weight-lifting exercise

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The most effective and functional weight-lifting exercise Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI If you wanted the most bang-for-your-buck exercise, one that worked multiple large muscle groups and could help you lose weight and move better, what would it be? It would have to be a large...

Tags: back, exercise, knee, movement, New York Times, pain, Paul Kochoa, squat

17 Tue

How to keep your posture while driving

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How to keep your posture while driving Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI I’ve got a couple patients that I see that have long commutes to work. They drive and then come in to see me complaining of increased neck or back pain. We always go over how...

Tags: cervical, driving, low back, lumbar, lumbar roll, neck, pain, Paul Kochoa, posture, sitting

10 Tue

The little muscle in the back of your knee

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The little muscle in the back of your knee Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Recently I had a patient come in complaining of pain right in the back of his knee. He said it started after doing heavy leg presses and locking his knees out....

Tags: knee, knee pain, leg press, muscle, pain, Paul Kochoa, popliteus muscle, squat

29 Thu

Pain: it’s all in your head

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Pain: it’s all in your head Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Pain… all of us know what it is. My patients usually come in to see me because of some kind of pain. But what if I said that all your pain is in your...

Tags: brain, nerve, nerves, nervous system, pain, Paul Kochoa, psychological

18 Thu

Using a Voodoo Band to restore motion

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Using a Voodoo Band to restore motion Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve written about the Graston Technique before. Recently, I’ve added The Voodoo Band, to my treatment arsenal. Manual treatment is our forte at Professional Physical Therapy and Training. Soft tissue mobilization is a...

16 Tue

How to fix that “Text Neck”

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How to fix that “Text Neck” Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP It never fails, we used to have “Wii elbow” or “Blackberry thumb”, or more commonly, we hear about “Tennis elbow”. Now we have “Text neck”. But basically they all are repetitive stress disorders. Anytime that...

04 Thu

Fix your pelvis

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Fix your pelvis Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI A couple weeks ago, I posted Check your Pelvis. Today, I’m going to talk about how to fix it. To review, the pelvis is a ring made up of three bones. When that ring is disrupted because...

Tags: back, hip, hips, joint, pain, Paul Kochoa, pelvic, pelvis, pubic, SI joint

25 Tue

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t let pain crash the party. Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There’s a lot of information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but not much is about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a break from the day to day busy routine to relax and give...

Tags: back, Matthew Riordan, neck, pain, posture, shoulder, stress, thanksgiving

18 Tue

Check your pelvis

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Check your pelvis Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Recently, I’ve had a run of patients complaining of low back pain. For the most part, the pain was centralized to the very lower part of their back with no referring symptom or radiating pain. We checked...

Tags: back, bone, hip, innominate, joint, pain, Paul Kochoa, pelvis, sacroiliac, SI joint

01 Wed

Crossfit for kids

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Crossfit for kids Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI The New York Times came out with an article today about Crossfit for kids. I’ve written about Crossfit before, and the importance of exercise with kids. Now, Crossfit for kids is gaining popularity. Started back in 2001,...

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