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How to properly assess if the femurs are internally rotated
This is rotation of the entire leg: But the femurs do not comprise the entire leg. They’re only the thigh. If someone is standing like so, A common mistake is thinking because the feet are turned out => the leg is externally rotated. But the feet are not the femurs! Just because the foot is turned […]
How weak calves can cause knee issues
November 16, 2015
We’ll be using the following study, –Higher Knee Flexion Moment During the Second Half of the Stance Phase of Gait Is Associated With the Progression of Osteoarthritis of the Patellofemoral Joint on Magnetic Resonance Imaging What we’re looking at here is does excessively bending your knee while you walk increase the likelihood of having arthritis around […]
Looking at a few stronger clients
November 13, 2015
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It’s been a while since I’ve showcased what some people I work with can do. Here is Malte, who lives in Germany, front squatting 110kg (242lbs), and doing so deep! – Next, overhead pressing 72.5kg (160lbs): – One of my favorite things with Malte is these are videos from within the last month, but I haven’t […]
Your knee just locked on you; what do you do? (the fickleness of the meniscus)
September 21, 2015
Four years ago I had an ACL reconstruction. That topic has proven to be one of the more popular on this site. What’s been lost in that with regards to my own surgery, is I also had a meniscus repair procedure. My ACL recovery has gone very well. My meniscus recovery hasn’t been as smooth. 20% […]
Meniscus wedge angles- a genetic component to knee injuries? (why some knees are only built for some sports)
September 14, 2015
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I’m cruising around the American Journal of Sports Medicine one day and I come across this paper: –Combined anatomic factors predicting risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury for males and females. Because the AJSM always requires you to pay to read their stuff, to the tune of $36 for this one article, I read the […]
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September 3, 2015
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“Help! I can’t straighten my knee!”
September 3, 2015
For years now, I’ve extolled the importance of working on knee extension 1) after knee injury 2) after knee surgery. This has been particularly emphasized in my reconstructive ACL and meniscus injury writing. I wrote a manual on the first month of ACL rehab, where I cover knee extension fairly thoroughly. However, not everyone who has trouble with this […]
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