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Baseball Injury Prevention: Why is Tommy John Surgery on the Rise?

julieadmin | November 18, 2024

Baseball Injury Prevention: Why is Tommy John Surgery on the Rise? By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Fifty years ago, Tommy John, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a career-saving experimental elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) by Dr. Frank Jobe. As of 2024, 36% of all […]

Knee Injuries in Sports: How does Early Physical Therapy Help?

julieadmin | October 9, 2024

By Dr. John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Knee Injuries in Sports: How does Early Physical Therapy Help? By Dr. John R. Mishock In the US, 7 million knee injuries present to emergency rooms every year following sports-related injuries. Studies show that 15-40% of sports-related injuries occur at the knee. Anterior Cruciate ligament […]

Ice or Heat: What does the science say about their use for acute injury?

julieadmin | September 18, 2024

Ice or Heat: What does the science say about their use for acute injury? By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Approximately 70-90% of people use ice or cryotherapy (ice packs, ice towels, ice massage, gel packs, refrigerant gases, ice baths) following an injury or to enhance recovery. Dr. Gabe Mirkin first coined the term [...]

BFR Exercise Part III: Knee Osteoarthritis Reducing Pain and Improving Function through Physical Therapy

julieadmin | August 28, 2024

BFR Exercise Part III: Knee Osteoarthritis Reducing Pain and Improving Function through Physical Therapy By Dr. John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Approximately 14 million people in the US have knee osteoarthritis (OA). By the age of 60, about 10% of men and 13% of women are affected by symptomatic [...]

Plantar Fasciitis: Physical Therapy relieves pain and improves function

julieadmin | August 14, 2024

Manual Therapy: An evidence-based treatment to relieve pain and improve function

julieadmin | July 19, 2024

Manual Therapy: An evidence-based treatment to relieve pain and improve function By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Manual therapy is one of the most widely used therapeutic solutions by physical therapists and chiropractors to treat pain and musculoskeletal disorders. Manual therapy is a specialized form of physical therapy or chiropractic delivered by the clinicians' [...]

Early Referral to Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain Reduces Cost, and Improves Outcomes

julieadmin | July 19, 2024

Early Referral to Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain Reduces Cost, and Improves Outcomes By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Low back pain (LBP) is a common and costly medical condition associated with significant physical pain, impaired function, and loss of productivity. LBP is the leading cause of disability in the US exceeding [...]

Spinal Joint Manipulation: An evidence-based treatment to relieve pain and improve function

julieadmin | July 12, 2024

Growth-Plate Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow in Baseball and Softball Players

julieadmin | July 1, 2024

Growth-Plate Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow in Baseball and Softball Players By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Are Growth-plate injuries common in youth and adolescent baseball and softball players? Growth-plate shoulder and elbow injuries are common in youth and adolescent baseball and softball players. The growth plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is [...]

Physical Therapy: Exercise Therapy and Manual Therapy the Treatment of Choice for Osteoarthritis

julieadmin | June 11, 2024

Physical Therapy: Exercise Therapy and Manual Therapy the Treatment of Choice for Osteoarthritis By Dr. John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease of aging responsible for chronic disability among older adults with approximately 70 million (20% of the population) being affected currently in the United States alone. The prevalence [...]