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Don’t Ignore the Hamstrings after TKA

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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research recently published an article entitled “Quadriceps and Hamstrings Muscle Dysfunction after Total Knee Arthroplasty.” The article discusses a study of dysfunction in the quadriceps and hamstring muscles following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). Using bilateral isometric strength tests and EMG measures of quads/hams co-activation the study found that the difference in […]

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Orthopaedic/Orthopedic Protocols

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Many physical therapists use orthopaedic/orthopedic rehab protocols frequently throughout their daily practice. Former Calgary Flames and Canadian Olympic Team Physical Therapist, Terry Kane, used to run a website called OrthopaedicProtocols.com . The site linked to dozens of orthopaedic/orthopedic protocol documents from all over the internet. Unfortunately he has since taken the site down. The documents included come from

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A bouncy, anti-gravity workout with the new AlterG treadmill – Boing Boing

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  Boing Boing has an interesting article on the (fairly) new AlterG treadmill. From the article: “The AlterG is no ordinary treadmill, though. It is a super fancy, super-expensive treadmill that isolates the lower body in a vacuum and literally takes off percentages of your body weight using technology developed by NASA.” The treadmill can

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