Strategy to Palpate Carpal Bones Palpation can be challenging when the structures being identified are as small or smaller than your own fingertip. This is the case of the carpal bones. Palpation in such compact areas requires a thorough knowledge of the relationship of the structures. Palpation should be a performed in a …
Estimating 1-Repetition Maximum Effective rehabilitation requires appropriate dosing of therapeutic exercise. Dosing is traditionally based on 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) lifting. Achieving therapeutic goals are related to using the appropriate percentage of a given 1-RM. A Soviet sports scientist named A.S. Prilepin developed the Prilepin’s Chart …
Agility Testing Agility testing can be valuable in assessing function. It is often helpful to have pre-test information in case of athletes but that is not very likely to be available for most clients. The next best thing is normative values but there are a limited number of tests for which these are available. …
When Convex-Concave Rule Meets Clinical Practice The convex-concave rule was developed by Freddie Kaltenborn. It has been taught for decades as the way to explain the arthrokinematics of a joint. It identifies that when the concave joint surface moves on the convex surface, rolling and gliding occur in the same direction. Thus, if the concave …
Role of Nutrition in Orthopedics BACK-STORY: For many years, I have been interested in the role of nutrition in healthcare. As an academic, I have tried to infuse this material into the various pathology and orthopedic courses I teach. Recently, I assigned the DPT students a pathology paper to address the mechanism of …