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Comment on Day Two by Avrom Sevell

Avrom Sevell — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:52:47 +0000

Very interesting Neil and it makes watching the World championships much more personal knowing someone who is experiencing it first hand.

Comment on The Hip Flexor Mechanism by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:59 +0000

Sorry for the delay in answering Steve…an avulsion fracture sounds unlikely. Let me know what you learned…

Comment on The Hip Flexor Mechanism by Ann

Ann — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:54:30 +0000

Hi Neil,
I recently returned to running after a thigh injury that turned out to be ITBS. My PT had me do standing quad stretches. I noticed in this article you said that stretching “should not hurt.” My stretching did hurt, but my PT asked me if the pain continued after I stopped doing the stretch. I told him no–only pain when I did the stretch, the pain being a 6 or 7 out of ten. I mention this because these stretches were key to making the ITBS go away. I think sometimes stretching does hurt, but as long as the pain stops after the stretch is over, results can be achieved. I’m not saying the pain should be excruciating, but I had definite pain on the lateral side of my knee that slowly went away as I did about 50 quad stretches per day at 5-10 seconds each.

Comment on Costochondritis/Rib Cage Pain by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:33:10 +0000

Wow, tough duty for sure. The best advice I can give you is to do aerobic exercise to keep your ribs moving. Also, I like a tool called Expand-a-Lung that I offer our athletes to help them improve their lung capacity. Sounds like you are in good hands now though so stay in communication with your treating physician. I do suggest manual therapy for you though. Good luck!

Comment on Costochondritis/Rib Cage Pain by Philip

Philip — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:06:50 +0000

Try this one. Diagnosed with an upper abdominal wall strain back in April due to repetitive work. Seen by a surgeon to test for a hernia which wasn’t there. Surgeon says the injury caused costocodritis in the rib cage. After treating clinic got the results from the surgeon they released me back to work with no restrictions. Why in excruciating pain i went back to work to keep from getting fired. I found another doctor who then ordered a chest ct scan. The ct scan revealed a break in my left 11th anterior rib tip, compression mid thoracic vertebrae thru second lumbar vertebrae and misaligned ribs right side of rib cage (costocodritis). I been in therapy for 3 weeks, taken 6 injections, hydrocodone, tramadol, and muscle relaxers. Nothing Stops The Pain. I had a vasovagal syncope episode last week because of extreme pain. Can any help!

Comment on Can I run with Hardware On board? by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:11:16 +0000

I suggest that you push to get the hardware removed. The fact is that the bones are flexible and the hardware rigid by comparison. I know surgeons often resist the removal surgery because a. its more surgery and b. they don’t want to fracture the bone during the removal of the hardware. Especially in the Tibia where the blood supply is so sparse. Nevertheless, if you run a lot, you risk fracturing above or below the hardware in any event. So if you can talk them into removing the hardware, and you take enough time to build you mileage on a gradient, I think you will be best off.

Comment on Capitalizing on the Coming Wellness Revolution by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:08:05 +0000

Thanks

Comment on Lets talk about Core Stability by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:07:13 +0000

No that I am aware of. You should investigate this question with a constitutional homeopath.

Comment on Costochondritis/Rib Cage Pain by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:06:27 +0000

Sue, your instinct to do things that do NOT hurt to do is right on. The costo-cartilage is barely alive and its best to let it healing rather than to irritate it on and off. Make sense?

Comment on What is a Forefoot Varus? by Neil Chasan, PT, MMT

Neil Chasan, PT, MMT — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:04:31 +0000

c. eversion/valgus…