Physical Therapy for Hip Impingement
Hip impingement is a structural or mechanical disorder of the hip. The hip joint is made up of the femoral head (ball) and the acetabulum (socket). An impingement condition occurs…
Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder
Frozen shoulder (aka adhesive capsulitis) is a condition of the shoulder in which the shoulder capsule – the connective tissue that surrounds the joint – becomes inflamed and fibrotic, leading…
Physical Therapy for Knee Fat Pad Impingement
Infrapatellar fat pad (aka Hoffa’s fat pad): A fluid filled sack that sits below the patella, and can be felt on either side of the patellar tendon (the patellar tendon…
Facet Joint Pain Seattle Physical Therapy
What is Facet Joint Pain? Facet joint: The facet joints are small joints that link adjacent vertebrae of your spine. There are two facet joints to each pairing of vertebrae…
Herniated Disc Physical Therapy Seattle
What is Herniated Disc Physical Therapy? Intervertebral discs act as spacers between the vertebrae of your spine The disc is made up of two parts: the nucleus is the viscous…
Let’s Talk: Total Knee Replacement
So you just had a total knee replacement: Congratulations on your brand-new knee! You’ve taken a big step to managing your stubborn knee pain. However, a total knee replacement is…
Let’s Talk: Total Hip Replacement
So you just had a total hip replacement: Congratulations on your brand-new hip! You’ve taken a big step to managing your stubborn hip pain. However, a total hip replacement is…
How to stay safe, have fun, and minimizing injury risk on the ski hill Partnering with Steven’s Pass Ski Patrol
By Kristen Vaughan, DPT After an early season teaser that got all of the powder hounds drooling, we now all wait in anticipation for the heart of the season to…
Diastasis Rectus
What is it? How can it be treated? A diastasis rectus occurs when the muscles of the rectus abdominus split at the linea alba, their connection down the middle of…
Manual Therapy and Prolotherapy for Spondylolisthesis: A Patient’s Story.
I recently received an email from a patient expressing gratitude for the role I played in his recovery story. I asked him to share his story for other patients facing…