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The Rhythm of the Knee……Do You Feel It?

April 2, 2009 – 7:44 am

I was scanning journals recently and came across an interesting question posed in an article by David Gottfeld published in the Gray Institute February 2009 Newsletter. He queried his father’s Orthopedic Surgeon about why one hip needed replaced and the other didn’t on the same body. He goes on to discuss the dependency of specific joints on other parts [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in GARY GRAY, PT, New or Interesting Techniques, Professional Experts | Also tagged David Gottfeld, Gary Gray, hip replacement, Jeff Worrell, knee, knee rehab, knee surgery, rehabilitation, rhythm | Comments (1)

Is Your Speed Pulley Slowing You Down?

March 5, 2009 – 6:12 pm

The big complaint about Pulleys imported into the United States from the big MET Speed Pulley manufacturers such as Steens, Lojer and Saba is that they take FOREVER to get. We have clients waiting upwards of 3 months for the majority of models. Until now, the Swedish had a corner on the market. NO MORE [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Products | Also tagged Endorphin, exercise pulley, Jeff Worrell, Lojer, MET, SABA, speed pulley, STEENS | Comments (0)

Does Laser Therapy Have a Place in Your Practice? YES, But Will You Get Paid?????

February 26, 2009 – 11:07 am

From the exhibit hall of the APTA Combined Sections Convention in Las Vegas, Pete Holmes of longtime Laser manufacturer MedX joins Jeff Worrell for a frank discussion about IR Light Therapy. They discuss how phototherapy is being used in the Physical Therapy Industry to decrease patient healing time. Even though reimbursement on the product is not [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Products | Also tagged cold laser, Infrared light, Jeff Worrell, Laser, Light Therapy, Medx, Pete Holmes, Phototherapy, Rich-Mar | Comments (0)

Can Spinal Surgery be Prevented by Aggressive Strengthening Exercise?

February 5, 2009 – 7:38 am

A review of the research by Orthopedic Physicians Drs. Nelson, Carpenter, Kelly and Wagner. Their study looked at a group of 651 patients referred for rehab. Out of this group, 62 were surgical candidates and were put into a program using very specific controlled, aggressive strengthening regiments. Out of the 62 original patients, 46 actually completed the study. [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Products, New or Interesting Techniques | Also tagged Brian Nelson, cervical pain, Jeff Worrell, Lumbar pain, Med-Fit Systems, Medx, nautilus, spinal surgery, strength training, surgical intervention | Comments (0)