Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

Dislocations are among the most common traumatic injuries affecting the shoulder. If surgery is needed to repair the damaged tissue and stabilize the shoulder, physical therapy will follow.

Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

Snapping scapula syndrome is a condition that involves popping, grating, grinding, or "snapping" of bones and tissue in the shoulder blade area when lifting and moving the arm.

Aug 6, 2021 / Guide

Spinal muscular atrophy is a common, inherited neuromuscular disease. It causes low muscle tone (hypotonia) and progressive muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy).

Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

Spondylolysis, or lumbar stress fracture, is a fracture of a section of the lumbar spine. Spondylolisthesis, or slipped vertebra, is the forward slippage of one vertebra over the one under it.

Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

Temporomandibular joint disorder is a common condition that limits the natural functions of the jaw, such as opening the mouth and chewing.

Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

Total knee replacement (arthroplasty) is surgery to remove the arthritic parts of the bones at the knee joint and replace them with artificial parts.

Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

A triangular fibrocartilage complex tear is an injury to the ligaments in the middle and outer side of the wrist.

Aug 26, 2021 / Guide

Ulnar collateral ligament, or UCL, injuries generally occur when repeated stress damages the inside of the elbow, compromising stability.

Feb 15, 2016 / Podcast

Kobe Bryant called her his secret weapon. As head physical therapist of the Los Angeles Lakers, Judy Seto kept him and all of his teammates healthy, and on the court.

Dec 5, 2017 / Podcast

Basketball great Grant Hill played 19 seasons in the NBA, which meant he had lots of experience playing through pain.