Recently, Staff PT’s Jennifer Cairney and Ryan Sheedy attended the PBATS (Professional Baseball Athletic Trainer’s Society) 2018 annual seminar, held in Glendale, Arizona. Renowned doctors, therapists, trainers, and strength coaches from across the baseball...
Check out this article concluding that Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training is a feasible and effective therapeutic intervention in the management of Osteoarthritis. Available at Furnace Brook Physical Therapy...
The next piece in our series on foot injuries in football is regarding the Jones Fracture, otherwise known as a fracture of the proximal portion of the 5th metatarsal. Unlike the Lisfranc fracture, which we previously discussed, the Jones Fracture is far more...
With the Fall Season, the American public consumes Football more than any other sport. It is also among the most violent contact sports. Both contact and non-contact injuries are extremely prevalent. Furnace Brook PT will discuss 2 serious foot injuries over this...
57 professional sports teams, 39 D-1 college athletic programs, U.S. Olympic teams, and the U.S. Department of Defense all utilize Blood Flow restriction (BFR) in their rehab. In some form, BFR has been researched for the past 17 years and there is increasing...
This study by Dr. Kemp, et al, sought to discover why patients who’d undergone arthroscopic labral repairs continued to experience pain and dysfunction even two years after the initial procedure. The authors found that patients continued to function below normal...
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