Baseball is a physically demanding sport that can put a lot of repetitive stress on the body. As a result, it is not uncommon for baseball players to experience overuse injuries as well as traumatic injuries. Some of the most common overuse orthopedic injuries in baseball include: Shoulder: The rotator cuff is a group of…
Physical Therapy
A Review of Direct Access
The state of Tennessee allows physical therapists (PT) to treat patients under direct access. What does this mean? It means that you do not have to see a physician first to be referred for physical therapy interventions but instead you can go directly to see a PT. Tennessee has made improvements to its direct access…
The Pool Is OPEN!
Summertime is upon us and with warmer weather exercising outside becomes more appealing, but it is just so hot! Typical outside exercises such as running or riding your bike you are working mostly muscles on the front of your body and can often leave you over heated. With swimming you also work muscles on the…
Physical Therapy for a SLAP Tear
A tear in the upper portion of the labrum where the biceps tendon attaches is known as a SLAP tear. SLAP stands for superior, labral, anterior to, posterior. A SLAP tear can result in shoulder pain, dislocations, and problems using your shoulder. It can be caused by repeated motions in sports or at work, a…
Physical Therapy for Total Knee Replacement
You may need a total knee replacement if conservative options, such as injections and physical therapy, have not worked for your knee arthritis, pain, or alignment. You can go to the ORTHOKnox orthopaedic clinics in Knoxville, Tennessee, or Athens, Tennessee to discuss your options for a total knee replacement. At ORTHOKnox, your doctor may recommend…
Physical Therapy for ACL Reconstruction
During this football season, we’ve seen a few football players go down with an ACL tear and hear that they are “out for the season.” So what happens between the time we see them go down and return to play next season? Most likely, they have had surgery and are following a rigorous ACL rehabilitation…
ACL Tear: Symptoms
It’s Saturday afternoon and you are cheering for another touchdown when one of your star players gets tackled and doesn’t immediately get back up. You’ve got that sinking feeling in your gut as they get escorted off the field and find out later that they have a torn ACL and are out…
Top Cheerleading Injuries: Orthopedics
Even though this year may look a little different, football and cheerleading are back! While most of the fans are cheering on the team at home, our cheerleaders are out on the field tumbling, doing the splits, and doing gymnastics. This acrobatic sport can lift spirits but can sometimes result in injury. We discuss the…
Carpal Tunnel: Treatment Options
You’ve just finished whitewashing your old wooden dining set to fit your new farmhouse design and have started eyeing the rest of your furniture to refinish. But you start to notice pain and tingling in your wrist. It’s possible you got a little overzealous with the sanding, scraping, and painting and developed carpal tunnel. You…
Causes of Wrist Pain or Injury from Golf
Tall grass snagging your club in the rough, an unfocused swing that hits the ground, or repetitive practicing after a winter of rest are all ways to injure your wrist while playing golf. They can result in trauma, a sprained wrist, and tendinitis, respectively. We discuss the top causes of these…