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13 Thu

When your shoulder problem might not be coming from your shoulder

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When your shoulder problem might not be coming from your shoulder Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI This week I’ve had at least 2 patients come in with shoulder problems, specifically having pain with overhead reaching at their end range. They were both active...

Tags: mobilization, pain, Paul Kochoa, shoulder, spine, thoracic

11 Tue

What is the Graston Technique?

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What is the Graston Technique? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I’ve heard it called many things: the knife, the scraper, “the really painful thing that I don’t enjoy”… Usually it’s goes like, “Hey, what’s that metal thingy that you scrape on my leg?” It’s...

06 Thu

Core exercises with the ball

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Core exercises with the ball Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI An article in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy covered several exercises for the core utilizing the swiss ball. I’ve used several of these exercises for my patients with good success....

Tags: abdominal, back, ball, core, exercise, Paul Kochoa, swiss ball

04 Tue

Running posture and knee pain

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Running posture and knee pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI So perhaps research and science is catching up to all those fancy running theories that all those running gurus have been teaching for years. Your running posture affects your knees. Recently, I came across...

Tags: biomechanics, glutes, knee, knees, pain, Paul Kochoa, posture, research, running, thighs

28 Tue

Exercise can block out back pain

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Exercise can block out back pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Yet another article about back pain and exercise. I’ve written about this before. But this one also touches on a point that I’ve gone over with many of my patients: pain can change...

24 Fri

Stairs and Knee Pain

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Stairs and Knee Pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Today, in the New York Times health section, there was an article about knee pain and stairs. A reader wrote in and asked how to prevent their knees from hurting when they descended stairs. I...

Tags: ankle, exercise, health, hip, kinetic chain, knee, knees, New York Times, pain, Paul Kochoa, stairs

16 Thu

Should kids lift weights?

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Should kids lift weights? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI You’ll stop growing. Your bones will break. You’ll hurt yourself. You’ll poke your eye out. These are some of the myths associated with weight training for kids and adolescents. Most people believe that because...

Tags: children, Paul Kochoa, pediatrics, weight lifting, weights

14 Tue

Rotation exercise and sports performance

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Rotation exercise and sports performance Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Want to crank up your sports performance to a “10”? Try some rotational training. Sports and peak performance require strength and coordination. You can go hit the gym and perform your regular training...

09 Thu

Get the right solution only if you know the right question

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Get the right solution only if you know the right question Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Being a medical professional, I always seem to run into people asking me questions about what to do about a certain problem they have. For example, “Can you...

Tags: exercise, fitness, functional, golf, gray cook, movement, Paul Kochoa, screen

07 Tue

Neck pain and the thoracic spine

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Neck pain and the thoracic spine Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI If you have neck pain, you’re not alone, between 30% and 50% of people in the United States had neck pain last year. We’ve talked about the neck before and how your...

Tags: cervical, manipulation, neck, neck pain, Paul Kochoa, research, spine, study, thoracic

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