Of course, I can help. This was a question from a patient in his 20s who regularly played soccer in an adult league. He ran and played soccer frequently but was not very diligent about stretching. This left him tight in both of his hips. When kicking a long pass to a teammate, he felt […]
Author: Dr. AC Rothgerber
This was a question from my husband.  His Achilles pain has been bothering him off and on for years. I asked him where it hurt and he pointed to an area just above his heel. He had Achilles tendinopathy, which is more commonly known as Achilles tendinitis.  He was wondering if Achilles tendinitis stretching would […]
There are stretches for shin splints.  I know.  I had to do them for my own.  I have been a regular runner for the past 14 years. When I first started running in 2009, I was already a physical therapist.  My main form of physical activity at that time was yoga. I have had a […]
This is a question that I received from a 30-year-old man a couple of years ago. He started playing ice hockey a year earlier and decided he loved it. I don’t live in an area where ice hockey is very common, so I must admit that this was my first ice hockey injury. He had […]
This was a question from one of our techs. He was a high school student at the time and worked part-time at the PT clinic. I noticed his name on an open slot on my schedule. I was hoping to catch up on documentation but instead I worked on his hamstring.  I also showed him […]
This was a question from a parent about their 12 year old son who was a middle school basketball player. The parents were very anxious to have him return to play. The kid was not as excited. For one, his knees did hurt and two, he actually preferred playing soccer. However, if his knee pain […]
This was a question from a friend of mine. He is a tennis player. He is also a physician. So, he recognized that he had sustained calf muscle tear during tennis. While examining him, I noticed that he had a dent in his calf. This indicated that he had a significant tear in the calf […]
My neighbor asked me this question yesterday. He mentioned that he began running again, and I have noticed him running more around the neighborhood in the past several weeks. At first this seemed like a run of the mill tendinopathy, but upon further questioning, his case became much more interesting. He has high arches and […]
I have been struggling with plantar fasciitis for months. I thought that it was hanging around because I have been neglecting to treat it.  As a physical therapist, there is really no excuse for letting this continue and get worse.  So I started treating it. I have done everything that one is supposed to do […]
This is a question that I get not only from runners but some of the yogis that come to see me. As an active member of the yoga community and as a long-time practitioner, I see a lot of yogis. More specifically I see a lot of ashtangi yogis. Hamstring injuries are very common in […]