ACL Surgery Recovery
ACL Rehab and Return to Sport How Do I Know When It Is Safe To Return To Sport After ACL Surgery? Coming back to activity and returning to your favorite…
Knee Pain With Running and Three Exercises for Runner’s knee
Who Gets It? If you have been running for any length of time there is a very good chance that you’ve faced some knee pain. This can be frustrating and…
Physical Therapy for Sciatica
Physical Therapy for Sciatica in Seattle What Is Sciatica? Where is the sciatic nerve? The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body, arising from the spine at levels …
Improving recovery from knee surgery using blood flow restriction training
What is BFR? For a thorough introduction to BFR, please see our previous blog post: https://www.unionpt.com/blood-flow-restriction-training-physical-therapy/ In general, blood flow restriction training involves the use of a tourniquet or band…
Common Route Setting Injuries and How to Prevent Them
Route Setter or Industrial Athlete? Route setting has developed in to a highly demanding career in recent years, as worldwide we have seen an explosion in indoor climbing facilities. According…
What is Kaiser Permanente Seattle Physical Therapy?
When navigating the world of the American health insurance system, patients are often left confused or frustrated with long hold times and inconsistent answers from benefits representatives. Here at Union…
Blood Flow Restriction: A New & Exciting Physical Therapy and Training Tool
What Is BFR? Blood flow restriction (BFR) training is a technique that was developed in Japan in the 1960’s. Since the mid 2000’s BFR has been popularized in weightlifting circles…
Lumbar Disc Herniation
By: Dustin Steffan, DPT Seattle Physical Therapist The diagnosis of a lumbar disc injury can be both intimidating and confusing. The healing process is generally a long one, but there…