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Welcome to The Student Physical Therapist!
My name is Dr. Jim Heafner PT, DPT, OCS. I am Board Certified in Orthopedics, Fellowship Trained in Manual Therapy, and the author of 3 books on the subjects of pain, physical therapy, and movement. Additionally, I am the owner of Heafner Health Physical Therapy, a cash based practice in Boulder, Colorado. |
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Staging and Treating ACJ Injuries
"...If there is no visual deformity (meaning if it is Type I or II), it will most likely be managed conservatively. This incorporates a period of rest and relative immobilization for up to a week before transitioning to protective ROM and isometric exercises. During the initial stages, we will limit end-range elevation with strength training as this position strains the ACJ. After the acute phase..." CONTINUE READING |
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Pec Muscle Atrophy: Identifying the Source of Weakness
"In this particular case, the patient denied any recent mechanism of injury, denied shoulder pain, and also did not report any neck pain. At this point of the subjective history, I was still considering the cervical spine, thoracic outlet region, pectoral muscle strain, and other nervous system dysfunction as all possible causes of the patient's muscle atrophy..." CONTINUE READING |
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How to Differentiate Between Radiculopathy and Peripheral Neuropathy
In this post, we're going to go over specifically how to differentiate between peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy...Remember that both peripheral nerve lesions and radiculopathy are lower motor neuron lesions, so they can both present with corresponding weakness and hyporeflexia. Additionally, they can sometimes present with pain (or numbness/tingling) in similar regions.... So how do you differentiate between the two? CONTINUE READING |
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