Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
Meniscus Tear or Anatomical Gray Hairs?
Maybe you’ve had nagging shoulder, hip, or knee pain for a while that hasn’t completely gone away. Eventually, you decide to see a doctor and get some imaging to figure out what’s going on.
Then you get the MRI report. And you get a diagnosis.
The pain may have been relatively mild and manageable before the MRI. But now you know you have a “torn meniscus.” Suddenly, you’re worried that you need to protect your knee so you don’t make the tear worse. So you start avoiding activity.
Over time, your pain gets worse….. You assume the tear must be getting worse, so you decrease your activity even more.
And the cycle continues.
Why Your Knees Hurt on Descents
You crush the climb. Lungs burning, legs on fire.
You summit, you soak in the views you worked so hard for, and you’re feeling good.
You turn around and start heading down. And by the time you're back at the trailhead, your knees are barking and talking with every step. Sound familiar?
What We Measure at Your Physical Therapy Evaluation (And Why It Matters)
"What did I get?"
That's usually the first question we get after dynamometry testing, like we just read their tea leaves and are about to compare it to their zodiac sign.
At Tundra Performance and Physical Therapy, when you come in for a physical therapy evaluation, sometimes a huge piece of our patient’s assessment comes from a single test: isometric dynamometer testing. Also seen in our return to play, running, and performance assessments.
Let's pull back the curtain a little bit and dive into what is dynamometry testing and why do the numbers matter?
Training = Healthcare
Last December, I received a text from my friend Ashton, while he was attending the First Principles of Movement Summit at the EXOS training center in AZ telling me that there’s a course that I would love and I cannot miss it if I get a chance to take it.
The course Training = Healthcare.
Clinically, objectively, and philosophically, the course was a banger. These were my favorite takeaways from the course that we at Tundra Performance and Physical Therapy share and embody at our clinic.
What Is a Deload in Training? A Complete Guide
As I approach the home stretch of my half-marathon training, and as many others are either deep into training or beginning their racing season, I thought it would be a good time to discuss deloading: what it is, when it may be beneficial, and who actually needs it.
Arch Nemesis: Your Guide to Posterior Tibialis Tendinitis
If you've got pain along the inside of your ankle or arch that flares up during running, cutting, or long days on your feet, there's a good chance the posterior tibialis tendon is the culprit. It’s a very common overuse injury in active people and when untreated has a habit of lingering for months or sneaking back the moment you work back into intensity in your training. Treated right and treated early, most athletes make a full recovery quite quickly.
Here's what's going on, and how we build the rehab.