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Knee Injuries
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Simple Stretch for Anterior Knee Pain
Aug 25
Do you have anterior (front-sided) knee pain? If this pain came on gradually without any known cause or obvious trauma/injury, you may benefit from a very basic course of...
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Is Stem Cell Treatment effective in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis?
Jul 7
Science continually advances and in recent years the popularity of regenerative medicine treatments for musculoskeletal conditions has risen. For issues such as knee osteoarthritis, this treatment theoretically offers the...
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Does Strength and Power Equal Confidence in ACL Rehab?
Jun 14
Is there a correlation between the amount of strength and power an individual has with their confidence in returning to play their sport after ACL reconstruction surgery? A recent...
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7 Exercises to Reduce the Risk of Knee Injuries in Soccer Players!
Apr 21
It is important to make sure you are regularly challenging your neuromuscular system and training it to tolerate the loads you take on as a soccer player. Research has...
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The Importance of Time In ACL Rehabilitation
Feb 8
At Omaha Physical Therapy Institute, we see a LOT of patients who have suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. Many times these patients are athletes and are anxious...
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8 Important Things to Know About Your ACL Reconstruction Surgery Recovery!
Feb 3
1. First of all, this is your individual journey. Do not compare your healing and progression to other people. Everyone’s body is different in how it responds to trauma...
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Tough Injury But Tougher Patient – Reagan’s Comeback Story
Oct 7
Injury is challenging at any age. If it happens to you when you are younger, it is more difficult to understand how important it is to be consistent and...
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Finding the “Strength” to Overcome Injury – JJ’s Comeback Story
Sep 9
Injury is both a physical and mental struggle and no one understands this more than J.J. Gums. His strength throughout his rehabilitation journey has been inspirational for not only...
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Important Info for Coaches on ACL prevention
Aug 6
Over the past 20 years, there has been an increase in the number of anterior cruciate ligamant (ACL) injuries in the knee. With that increase has come more research...
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Improving Quadriceps Control and Strength after Surgery
Jul 16
A recent systematic review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine investigated treatments for arthrogenic muscle inhibition following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. Quadriceps muscle inhibition (the...
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Bracing for Return To Play after ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Jun 4
With anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, there is always the question of whether bracing is necessary upon returning to activities/sports. The protocol is different amongst local surgeons so we...
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“Sticking” to the facts – Dry Needling Not Effective for Knee Pain
Jun 12
With all the hype surrounding the fad of dry needling one would assume it is very effective. However, when you look at the quality, scientific research (and no, we...