Author: Dr. AC Rothgerber

I work in a physical therapy clinic that sees a large number of complicated foot and ankle injuries.  The owner of our clinic is known as a foot and ankle, as well as, an orthotic expert.  Because of this, we see a lot of different conditions which include posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.  This is a […]

Morton’s neuroma treatment can be difficult because it is not a true neuroma.  It is an enlargement of the nerve caused by irritation and repetitive stress.  There are Morton’s neuroma exercises but these are usually combined with other treatments and changes in shoe wear.  As a practicing physical therapist, I do find this to be […]

I am an orthopedic physical therapist who works in a clinic that specializes in feet.  I treat A LOT of feet.  I don’t know how many times I have educated patients on the need to wear better shoes.  Some of the patients that need to change up their shoe wear the most are those with […]

Everyone has heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, but very few have heard of pronator teres syndrome.  It is not common, but I have seen and treated several patients with it.  It mimics carpal tunnel syndrome and is, probably, mistaken for it often.  Read on to learn more about pronator teres syndrome.  Let’s start with anatomy! […]

Having a pinching sensation in the front of the ankle is not unusual.  This is especially true for athletes that have suffered from ankle injuries including sprains.  As a practicing orthopedic physical therapist, I have seen and treated multiple people with anterior ankle impingement.  This condition often occurs after other injuries, like a serious ankle […]

There are some whiplash exercises that you can do.  However, it is not that easy.  I have been a practicing orthopedic physical therapist since 2009 and have seen many, many people who have stiffness and pain from whiplash.  Whiplash is both easy, and at the same time, difficult to treat.  The joint stiffness and muscle […]

The owner of the clinic where I practice physical therapy is known as a foot and ankle expert.  She is also a former ballet dancer.  This means that we see quite a few ballet dancers.  I have learned many things from treating this population.  For one, I know more ballet terms than the average person.  […]

As a practicing orthopedic physical therapist, I have seen multiple patients with the same complaint of chronic neck pain.  They complain of neck pain that occurs after staying in the same position too long.  “I need to move around or it will hurt” is a common comment.  Also they tend to be serial self-manipulators which […]

As a practicing orthopedic physical therapist, I treat people with neck pain almost every day.  Degenerative changes in the neck are so common that I would be surprised to see someone over 60 not have them.  However, many people do not have symptoms.  But for those that do, it can be very disabling.  Degenerative changes […]

As a practicing orthopedic physical therapist, I see many different patients and I am never quite sure what the next case will entail.  A week or so ago, I saw a 13 year old boy with hip pain.  He is a lacrosse player who plays on club teams for most of the year.  He recently […]