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Blood Flow Restriction

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) is a safe and highly effective treatment intervention that involves placing external pressure around a limb to cause occlusion of blood supply to enable patients to...

Should I Stretch and What is the Best Way?

There are two methods commonly used for stretching: static and dynamic, with much confusion present regarding which is best and how to complete them. Regardless of which method you are...

Box Breathing

Oftentimes when a person is feeling stressed or anxious, they have been told to “just breathe”. However well-meaning that advice is, the cueing could be much better. Box...

What is the ACL Injury Prevention Program at Biokinetics Rehab?

At Biokinetics Rehab, we have developed an enhanced assessment procedure to identify the risks and areas of concern to identify the risks and areas of concern with confidence as the kinetic...

Are Female Athletes More Likely to Tear Their ACL’s?

Female athletes tear their anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) at an alarmingly higher rate in certain sports, including basketball, team handball, and soccer. The incidence of female to male is 3.5...

Tips for Maintaining Good Posture Throughout Your Life

Concentrate on keeping your three natural back curves in balanced alignment Keep your weight down; excessive weight exerts a constant forward pull on the back muscles and stretches and weakens...

Should I use heat or ice?

Mike is a 47-year-old architect who tries to stay active: hiking in the mountains every few weekends, basketball and soccer with his kids, and has recently began playing pickleball in a...

What is Contrast Therapy and how does it help me recover?

I have heard athletes speak of contrast therapy to help them with their recovery? What does that involve and is it good for those of us that are not professional athletes? Contrast...

What is an ACL injury?

What is the ACL? ACL is the acronym for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which is one of the four main stabilizing ligaments of the knee. The knee is made up of three parts, the femur (thigh...

Should I have surgery for a meniscus tear?

What is a torn meniscus? A torn meniscus is the most common injury to the knee, accounting for 61 cases per 100,000 people in the US. The menisci are wedge-shaped structures located between...

What is a torn meniscus?

What is meniscus? A torn meniscus is the most common injury to the knee, accounting for 61 cases per 100,000 people in the US. The menisci are wedge-shaped structures located between the...

7 reasons to work with a personal trainer

1. Safety Amidst the exercises, machines, and gym equipment is the potential for an injury to occur. Certain exercises in particular pose an increased risk to hurting...