Author: Mallory McFarlane, DPT of Dry Creek Physical Therapy, Utah Check out Instagram for more from Dr. McFarlane and Dry Creek PT! In my clinic, I work with elite high school, collegiate, and professional athletes. [...]
sEMG biofeedback is a versatile, low-risk, highly effective intervention. Read on to learn how to determine when it’s the right fit for a patient. What am I trying to accomplish? Do any of the [...]
Biofeedback goes beyond therapeutic diagnosis and monitoring. It is also an effective tool for demonstrating muscle activation during strengthening exercises, like those used to develop core strength and stability. Core strength and stability are critical [...]
A big selling point for the mTrigger biofeedback system is that it gives patients something to look at during their therapeutic exercises. It's a simple but critical function of the tool, and one of the [...]
Neurological issues often require orthopedic treatment. Occupational therapists, for example, will see stroke victims and help them regain basic skills such as eating with a fork or picking up small objects. Physical therapists may see [...]
All forms of physical therapy have a common goal: return to function. But OTs and CHTs have a special perspective on function. Patients undergoing occupational or hand therapy are there to get their daily lives [...]
Read on for details on the new features you'll see in mTrigger's March 2021 update ________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW? Training Data Optimization What you'll see: New signal processing improves system accuracy Where you’ll see it: Train, [...]
Knee injuries are one of the most common issues treated in physical therapy, with their cause being multifactorial. The lower body experiences significant impact forces during sporting activities and everyday life. With joint forces reaching [...]
Nerve Injury Basics It is estimated that up to 20 million people in the US suffer from some form of peripheral nerve damage that can cause symptoms such as atrophy/weakness, twitching, paralysis, pain, sensitivity, numbness, [...]
What is the pelvic floor and what happens when it weakens? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that stretch from the pubic bone to the tail bone which assists with bladder and bowel [...]
