Authors: Paula M. Ludewig, PT, PhD, Rebekah L. Lawrence, PT, DPT, OCS, Jonathan P. Braman, MD In this issue of JOSPT, the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association introduces the first of its shoulder clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), titled “Shoulder Pain and Mobility Deficits: Adhesive Capsulitis.” We congratulate the authors on a thorough, well-written document that summarizes the current state of […]

Kevin E. Wilk, PT, DPT,a Leonard C. Macrina, MSPT, and Michael M. Reinold, PT, DPT, ATC Abstract Glenohumeral joint instability is a common pathology encountered in the orthopaedic and sports medicine setting. A wide range of symptomatic shoulder instabilities exist ranging from subtle subluxations due to contributing congenital factors to dislocations as a result of a traumatic episode. […]

Kay M. Crossley, PhD, Wan-Jing Zhang,§ MBBS, Anthony G. Schache, PhD, Adam Bryant,§ PhD, and Sallie M. Cowan,y PhD Investigation performed at Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Anterior knee pain (AKP) is the most frequent cause of chronic knee pain in adults and results in poorly localized pain around the patellofemoral joint, […]

A musculatura abdominal profunda é essencial para termos uma boa estabilidade lombopelvica. Quando não acionamos da forma correta o transverso abdominal, temos uma reação em cadeia: Instabilidade de tronco Flexão de quadril instável Psoas traciona anteriormente as vértebras lombares Anteversão pélvica e hiper lordose lombar Essa instabilidade nos leva à ações musculares ineficientes e aumenta […]