Frozen Shoulder: Rotation Exercises, Recovery Stages, and Precautions
Performing frozen shoulder rotation exercises involves gentle, controlled movements like supine external rotation with a stick, standing external/inte...
By Hart
Category: Physical Therapy
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Knee Gap: Understanding, Causes, and Corrective Exercise Strategies
Reducing a perceived "knee gap" primarily involves addressing muscular imbalances and improving joint stability through targeted strengtheni...
By Hart
Pendulum Swings: Benefits, How to Perform, and Common Mistakes
Pendulum swings are a gentle shoulder exercise performed by hinging at the hips and passively swinging a relaxed arm using gravity and body momentum t...
By Hart
Bicep Flexion: Electrode Placement for Electrical Muscle Stimulation (NMES/EMS)
For bicep flexion, electrodes are optimally placed with one over the biceps brachii motor point and the other distally or proximally along the muscle ...
By Jordan
Passive Movement of the Hip Joint: Definition, Applications, and Benefits
Passive movement of the hip joint is motion performed entirely by an external force (e.g., therapist, device) without any active muscle contraction or...
By Hart
Habilitative vs. Rehabilitative Therapeutic Exercise: Understanding the Differences
Habilitation helps individuals acquire new skills they never had, while rehabilitation restores lost or impaired functions due to injury, illness, or ...
By Hart
Yoga: Physical Therapists' Perspectives, Benefits, and Cautions
Physical therapists generally view yoga as a valuable and complementary therapeutic modality, recognizing its profound benefits for flexibility, stren...
By Alex
Passive Mobilization: Understanding Joint Therapy, Benefits, and What to Expect
Passive mobilization is a therapeutic technique where a trained healthcare professional applies an external force to a patient's joint to improve its ...
By Alex
Pelvic Floor Bracing: Understanding, Techniques, and Functional Integration
Bracing your pelvic floor involves a gentle, upward lift and inward squeeze of the muscles that support your bladder, uterus, and rectum, coordinated ...
By Hart
