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Why Does My Achilles Tendon Hurt When I Run?

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Andrew Cassidy, PT, DPT

Our Achilles tendons don’t often get the praise they deserve. These large tendons on the back of our lower leg...
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What’s the Recovery for a Broken Bone?

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Laura Flanigan, MSOT, OTR/L

As hand therapists, one of the most common injuries we see are broken bones (fractures) of the arm, wrist, and...
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4 Tips to Prevent Achilles Pain or Injury

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Kathleen Warner PT, DPT, OCS

Achilles pain or injury can prevent itself in the form of tendinopathy (i.e. tendinitis or tendinosis), or the more critical...
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The Ground Connection: Why You Should Be Aware of Your Foot

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Matthew Klayman, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. DN

26 bones, 33 joints, and over one hundred small muscles and tendons; and that’s just one of them. The human...
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Running With Pain? You Might Have One of These Common Running Injuries

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Athletico

You’re out running on your favorite trail, and so far, everything about your run is perfect. But then, you feel...
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Plantar Fasciitis: Fact vs. Fiction

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Athletico

In the modern world of reality television, exaggerated media headlines and fabricated statistics, deciphering truth from deception often seems to...
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Achilles Tendinitis in Gymnasts

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Tara Hackney, PT, DPT, OCS, KTTP

Tendinitis is a chronic, overuse type of injury that is common in gymnasts as they perform multiple repetitions of their...
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Take Control of Your Tendons

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Jeff Hubka, PT, DPT, OCS

A tendon is a connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. This tissue can be subject to injury over a...
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