Category Archives: tennis elbow

Could Alex Rodriguez’s Arthroscopic Hip Surgery Been Avoided With Corrective Exercise?

Could Alex Rodriguez’s Arthroscopic hip surgery been avoided with an integrated assessment and corrective exercise? That is the dollar$28 million question. “The surgery went exactly as we planned,” said Marc Philippon, who performed the 80-minute procedure at Vail Valley Surgery Center in Colorado. Philippon said Rodriguez will need a more extensive operation after the season, [...]
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Don’t Get Too Big With the Big Picture…Sometimes We Miss Small, but Important things When it Comes to Corrective Exercise"

I was reading a blog today that had some good info on it about corrective exercise, rehabilitation and enhancing athletic performance. The author quoted a couple of pioneers in this field, Vladimir Janda; and Shirley Sarhmann. The feel of the blog was that total body movements were the best thing to do. He did not [...]
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Advil for Back Pain, Tennis Elbow or a Rotator Cuff Injury?

I had a parent of one of the young athletes I see ask if I recommended that her daughter take Advil to help with the pain and inflammation from a strained muscle. My first response was; that as a personal trainer and massage therapist, I am not licensed to make such recommendations second; the injury [...]
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Red Sox Shoulder Program Rich With Corrective Exercise

Did you catch the article in the Sunday Boston Globe Sports section by Amalie Benjamin tittled “This Joint is Jumping”? If not I will include a link below. The article was about the “shoulder program” that has been developed for Red Sox pitchers. It highlights the work of Red Sox assistant trainer and physical therapist [...]
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Is Tom Brady’s Knee and ACL Ready to Go? Inside Infomation From A Corrective Exercise Specialist…

Ever show up on the right date, the right day, the right time but to the wrong place? That happened to me today. I showed up at the MGH PT clinic (pictured to the left) to do a presentation for Life Fitness Academy and they had no idea who I was (which is no big [...]
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