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Using the “Power Lung”

Using the “Power Lung”

In this video, Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC discusses how devices such as the Power Lung could help your physical therapy program!  You can order the Power Lung HERE!


Bilateral Knee Pain - Video of Before and After PRI Treatment

Mike Cantrell, MPT, PRC sent us a before and after video of a patient he has been working with over the last six months. 

“This patient was seen for treatment of bilateral knee pain and patellar tracking issues and one of our therapists and I began a lengthy program that put heavy emphasis on glute max work bilaterally.  This was a girl who had constant knee pain and wore pull-on knee braces all the time.  She progressed to a point that she is now able to perform athletics without knee pain and only wears the braces during athletics.  Nice success and a really good version of obvious change.” - Mike Cantrell, MPT, PRC

 


Pelvic Floor Restoration


Latest Video Blog

Latest Video Blog

Check out the latest Video Blog by Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC.  Here she discusses inhibition techniques for “tight calves”.  Watch it HERE!


Comments from Impingement and Instability

Thank you for all of the work you do.  You are great.  Also, the class was really enjoyable.  This stuff is addicting…I want to keep learning more.  Also, please tell Ron thank you again for all of the hard work that he does to teach and educate us all.  This has really changed the way I practice and came at a time I was becoming frustrated with limited outcomes and the PT profession.  It has certainly rejuvenated me.  So again, thanks for everything.
Chris Fortman, MPT


Tips on using diaphragmatic breathing while running

Tips on using diaphragmatic breathing while running

Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC recently addressed the issue of running and breathing.  Watch her discuss this topic HERE!


What are you seeing when you run?

What are you seeing when you run?

What are you seeing when you run? Your vision & vestibular system might be influencing more than you think.  Watch Lori Thomsen’s latest video on runners and vision HERE!


Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction will be presented for the first time on October 9-10 in Minneapolis. Lori Thomsen discusses the course and what you can expect.


PEC demands for quadricep reducing hip flexion and improving quad/glute ratio in the PEC patient

Here is our latest teleconference!  This video reflects the treatment of a PEC patient who overuses her hip flexors.  Read her history HERE!


Can you find and feel your right arch?

Can you find and feel your right arch?

Listen to Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC give a demonstration and explanation on why it’s so important to “find and feel” your right arch.  Click HERE!


PEC Footwear Considerations - Follow Up

We received these QUESTIONS regarding the video and shoe recommendation for PEC:

Are you trying to pronate the feet?
How does this affect the extension tone?

ANSWER: When someone is in a PEC position their pelvis is forward, hips are in ER, and they are in a supinated position. The video was used to demonstrate that by allowing the patient to get in a more pronated position it assisted her to inhibit extensor tone and shift in her hips to be neutral.  Remember we don’t want our patients to be supinated or pronated…we want them to be somewhere in the middle during mid-stance phase of gait.  In the video, the patient was in a supinated position with the Asics Foundation due to weak glutes.  Allowing her to pronate more with a less supportive shoe allowed her to stay neutral in her pelvis.  She still needs glute work. Some PEC patients can overly pronate and have laxity with their feet too. - Lori Thomsen


PEC Footwear Considerations

Lori Thomsen, PT, PRC shares with us another great patient case. This patient has an overactive Posterior Exterior Chain (PEC) pattern and Lori discusses and demonstrates the importance of appropriate footwear and objective testing.


Instability of the Feet in Running

Instability of the Feet in Running

Lori Thomsen, PT, PRC discusses instability of the feet while running in her latest video.  She covers what to look for in a shoe to help provide the runner with good support and stability.  Check it out HERE!


Bilateral trochanteric bursitis and anterior VMS syndrome, secondary to horse or rider?

Check out another Video Consultation performed by Ron Hruska and Oliver Hall, PT, PRC.  Olly had been consulting via email for a while prior to scheduling a Video Consult.  Read the dialogue from his correspondence HERE before viewing the video!


Live Video Conferencing!

We are excited to share with you our first recorded Video Conference!  This video was recorded during a consultation performed between Jen Poulin, MPT, PRC and Ron Hruska.  This hour long consultation discusses a patient Jen Poulin has been working with who has complex back pain secondary to strong co-activation of the right psoas and right adductor.  We hope you find the live interaction between both therapists and the patient very engaging and educational!

Click HERE to read about the patient’s background!


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