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How To Increase Proprioception – An Updated Approach

How To Increase Proprioception – An Updated Approach

by Erica and Susan | Dec 8, 2022 | Assessment

What are the clues and the keys to increasing somatosensory awareness in your patients? Putting someone on a dynadisc or a foam pad does not cut it anymore when your patient lacks sufficient motor control to move well. Make the clinical decision-does my patient need...
A Fencer With Bilateral Calf Pain – Where’s The Driver?

A Fencer With Bilateral Calf Pain – Where’s The Driver?

by Erica and Susan | Dec 1, 2022 | CALF PAIN

What is the cause of bilateral calf pain in this young fencer? Start to finish, it shows the power of a thorough evaluation, a specific exercise progression and a return to the sport she loves. When it comes to exercise progression in persistent pain, think about...
Neurophysiological Underpinnings of the Trigeminal System – Part 1

Neurophysiological Underpinnings of the Trigeminal System – Part 1

by Erica and Susan | Nov 17, 2022 | Headache

In this short episode, Susan discusses the upper cervical region and its effects on the rest of the body: core, pelvic floor dysfunction, muscle recruitment, balance, dizziness, etc. Join Susan as she takes a journey into the remarkable system from one of her...
Lumbosacral Pain Presentation – A Typical Clinical Pattern

Lumbosacral Pain Presentation – A Typical Clinical Pattern

by Erica and Susan | Nov 10, 2022 | LOW BACK PAIN

In this episode, Susan and Erica discuss a series of patients that all presented lumbosacral pain. Clinical pattern recognition is an important part of the assessment process.  The pattern does not dictate the intervention process, but the inability or ability of...
What To Do When Your Treatment Stops Working

What To Do When Your Treatment Stops Working

by Erica and Susan | Nov 3, 2022 | Exercise Progression

In this short episode, Erica discusses her perspective on how to handle patients whose treatment has stopped working.  We’ve all been there. The proverbial plateau. Your patient is doing well and then all of a sudden they get stuck. Why?  More often than...
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