So you’ve gone through 6 months of rehabilitation with your local physical therapist, and they’ve given your ACL reconstructed knee the okay to go back to playing your sport. How do you feel?? If you were to go back to full play, without limitations, how would you rate your confidence on a scale of 1-10?… Continue reading ACL Rehabilitation Timeline: Everything You Need to Know About Return to Sport Testing
Having pain in the inside of your lower leg? It’s probably shin splints. Having pain on the front of your lower leg? It’s probably shin splints. Having pain when you touch the bone of your lower leg? You guessed it. It’s probably shin splints. Sounds like almost anything could be shin splints, right? Well, that’s… Continue reading Shin Splints: The What, How, and Why for Treating Medial Tibialis Stress Syndrome
Over the last two blogs, we discussed my experience with Lisfranc Injury. Returning back to sports can be difficult with any injuries, especially when it comes to the foot. Being evaluated as well as progressing through an appropriate program can ensure the athlete’s safety and minimize other compensations. This allows the athlete to maximize their… Continue reading Lisfranc Injury: Part 3
Last month, we talked about the anatomy, the mechanism of injury, and my own history with Lisfranc Injury. Rehab is never an easy process and the journey requires patience, consistency, and hard work. Here at Competitive Edge, we use a wide variety of high tech biofeedback tools to aid in the rehab process. These tools… Continue reading Lisfranc Injury: Part 2
My History with Lisfranc Injury (Tarsometatarsal Ligament Injury) Ever since I was a kid, I have always loved playing basketball. I played throughout high school and junior college. I couldn’t get enough of the game! In May of 2018, I played at a recreational league and during one game,I planted my foot, changed direction too… Continue reading Lisfranc Injury: Part 1
When Can I Return to Exercising? The Timeline of Rotator Cuff Rehab – Advanced Phase (Weeks 12-26) It’s been three months since your rotator cuff surgery and hopefully your rehab timeline was on par with the average timeline. If all went to plan, you worked on passive shoulder range of motion, scapular isometrics and elbow/wrist… Continue reading Rotator Cuff Rehab – 3rd Phase
When Can I Return to Exercising? The Timeline of Rotator Cuff Rehab – Intermediate Phase (Weeks 6-12) Congrats! You made it through the first 6 weeks after your rotator cuff surgery and things are looking up! At this point, your pain is most likely controlled and you no longer need medication, your passive range… Continue reading Rotator Cuff Rehab- 2nd Phase
When Can I Return to Exercising? The Timeline of Rotator Cuff Rehab – Early Phase (Weeks 1-6) Let’s talk about one of the most nagging and limiting shoulder injuries out there: rotator cuff tears. The diagnosis used to bring up discussions about “career ending injury” among sports analysists, but due to advances in surgical… Continue reading Rotator Cuff Rehab – 1st Phase
Nothing brings runners enjoying their blissful weekend runs or intense race training schedules to a grinding halt like big toe or hallux pain. It seems impossible to mentally tough out big toe pain and finish the race (not a wise idea) because there is no way to compensate and run without using the big toe… Continue reading Runners: 3 Great Exercises to Prevent and Treat Bunions
The lunge, and all of its challenging iterations, are an integral component of a solid lower extremity strengthening program. It also is part of almost every sport in the form of deceleration, lateral agility, kicking, and tackling. Read any article online or buy any workout program that involves the legs and you will find… Continue reading Lunge Exercise: 5 Vital Changes To Decrease Knee Pain
At Competitive Edge, we provide more personalized physical therapy to help you get to a place where you’re thriving –– not just surviving.
From the San Jose Earthquakes to endurance athletes and everyone in between, we use specialized training backed by scientific and technology-driven techniques to see exactly what’s wrong and keep you going strong. Our doctors of physical therapy will implement more focused and effective treatments tailored to your body and your goals.
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