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Which ACL Graft Is Best? A Performance Therapist's Guide for Athletes
Short answer: There isn't one "best" ACL graft for every athlete. The ideal graft depends on your sport, position, age, previous injuries, and the demands you'll place on your knee after surgery. In this article we'll co…
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Foods to Avoid When in Pain
We often forget all of the factors that can influence pain. The easiest thing to do is to blame the last activity we have done physically. T…
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Can I Exercise with Low Back Pain?
If I was forced to answer this simply, a Stone Cold Steve Austin “Can I get a Hell Yeah?” would swiftly follow. Since we are here for me to …
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Chiropractic vs Physical Therapy: What is the Difference?
However we want to dispel this misconception once and for all. We sat down and talked about it. You may be surprised by the conclusion. If y…
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Insulin Resistance and Diabetes: Are you at Risk?
Are you at risk for diabetes? You may be surprised by the answer after reading this! I wanted to touch on this topic because I read an artic…
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Is Caffeine Bad For Us
Is caffeine bad for us? Is there a certain amount of caffeine that is unhealthy? What does caffeine do? I feel like we get bashed nowadays f…
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Why Working Out is Good For You
What are the benefits of being physically active? For the most part, I think it is pretty safe to say we inherently know that exercising and…
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What Can I Do to Relieve my Back Pain?
Back pain is a very common condition and causes more disability than any other condition. So if you are feeling this, you are not alone and …
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If Exercise is Painful, Should I Stop?
Many people (especially when recovering from an injury or in pain) believe that if they have pain during an exercise, it is doing harm. Howe…
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What is Sciatica?
Sciatica is a symptom that causes radiating pain and is a result of injury to the sciatic nerve. This injury causes a painful response of th…
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Slouching Does NOT Hurt Your Back
Posture, what it really means The word posture is derived from a Latin verb ponere, which tanslates to “to put or to place”. For some reason…
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Why does my shoulder keep hurting?
You are not alone: Shoulder injuries are one of the most common injuries, especially those who are active, are overhead athletes or who have…
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5 Tips to Ditch Your Back Pain
Who is this info for? This information will be valuable for you if you can relate to the following: You have been told you will always have …
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What to Expect from a Visit to Kinetic Impact
What You Can Expect... At Kinetic Impact our focus is on keeping our clients active and pain free. Our holistic approach combines physiother…
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Why Your Mid-back is Killing Your Golf Game
What is the “Thoracic” spine? The thoracic spine is simply the mid-back located in-between your shoulder blades. It is the portion of your b…
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To Sit or to Stand? That is the Question.
I frequently get asked about sit to stand desks and what benefits they may or may not have. The numbers for people with chronic low back pai…
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Ditch the Situps: Your Back will Thank You
By now most of us know that effective core training is essential for staying active and pain free. In an effort to build strength (and six p…
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The Patient Experience: What You Can Expect Working with Kinetic Impact
"My pain got the point it was impacting my ability to stay active..." My lower back had been hurting off and on for more than year. I had se…
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“Are Dancers Athletes?”
The simple answer to this question is F#$k yes they are! And for any dance athletes reading this you need to see yourself this way as well. …
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Why Do My Muscles Feel Tight All the Time?
The goal here is to shed a little light on what's going on with your tight neck, tight back, tight anything really. This is a really common …
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4 Ways to Quickly Relieve Tight Muscles (including detailed video examples)
In a previous blog Why Do Muscles Feel Tight, we talked about why your muscles get tight. Now we have a sense of what may be going on in the…
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5 Reasons You Should Resistance Train
If all of the benefits of muscle strengthening through resistance training were packed into a pill - there would be a line out the door for …
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ACL Injuries Part 1: We Have Been Trending in the Wrong Direction
We want to share what we think puts an athlete in the best position to come back safely, with as little risk as possible for re-injury. Base…
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ACL Injuries Part 3: What ACL Rehab Should Look Like
Here we are. We can finally talk about what your ACL rehab should really look like. The previous blogs we covered the trends of ACL injuries…
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ACL Injuries Part 2: Priority #1 on Day 1
In the first part of this blog on ACL injuries, we talked about how ACL injuries have been on the rise and the unfortunate truth is that our…
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All Things Kettlebell: A Brief Intro
Kettlebells (KB) entered the US market in the 90’s and were made popular by Pavel Tsatsouline a former Soviet Special Forces trainer who mig…
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Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Hard
We are sold “easy” way too often as a society. I see this a lot in the health and fitness industry. It is a tactic where something is over p…
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Herniated Disc CAN Heal
I was interested in writing about this topic after one of my patients was told their disc herniation would never go back to normal. This pat…
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How Buff Do You Need to Be Healthy?
Having muscles is healthy. I would say that is a pretty accepted thought and not a lot of people would argue. But, do you need to be jacked …
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How to Increase Club Head Speed
Let’s be honest, we all dig the long ball. It’s no wonder why club head speed has become the talk of the clubhouse, especially the past deca…
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Joints Can Hurt for No Reason
I have become a BIG fan of Dr. Howard Luks and his content that he shares with his followers. He is an orthopedic surgeon who is incredibly …
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Kettlebell Basics: How to Get Started
When starting a Kettlebell program anticipate a learning curve. Think of using a kettlebell like learning martial arts, each progression lik…
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Knee Pain Should NOT Keep You from Running
Have you been told you need to ditch running because of your knee pain? What if I told you that you should not listen to this advice? You’re…
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Lower Back Hip Pain: You're Not Alone – Here's What You Need to Know
Are you experiencing lower back hip pain that's leaving you worried and confused? Take a deep breath – you're absolutely not alone in this j…
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Most Meniscus Tears Don’t Need to be Fixed
As a society we are often sold quick fixes and overpromised results when it comes to recurrent pain. If you are watching a sporting event on…
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My Two Cents: Knee Pain - Don’t Just Stop Running
If you enjoy running and you do it long enough, the occasional sensation of knee pain isn’t abnormal. For some this sensation can come with …
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Osteoporosis: How to Build Stronger Bones
As women enter their 40s and 50s, the importance of bone health often becomes more apparent. Osteoporosis and osteopenia, conditions charact…
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San Diego Youth Athletes: How Long Does it Take for ACL Tears to Heal?
This is one of the most common questions we get asked from athletes all over North County, from Del Mar to Poway. Everyone wants to know how…
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Key Tips to Sticking with Your New Exercise Program
Sticking with exercise can be difficult and often times overwhelming. Here are some tips that you can implement to make sure you do it the r…
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The Key to Successful Training
In my opinion Training is a major pillar in healthcare. Training promotes long term health while staving off chronic illnesses such as heart…
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Tips for Your Neck Pain
Two short follow-along videos with simple drills you can use to ease neck pain and restore comfortable movement through your neck and upper …
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Top 3 Reasons Why Rehab Fails
Not all physical therapy and/or chiropractic clinics are created equally. A large number of the people we help end up in our office having t…
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Training with Kettlebells: The Basics
The kettlebell's unique shape allows versatility in a small space. Which makes it an awesome tool for strength, conditioning, and rehab.…
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Unlock Your Potential: How We Have Helped People Just Like You!
If you find yourself grappling with recurring injuries or frustrated by stagnation in your fitness journey, you’re not alone. Many active in…
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What Causes Low Back Pain?
I couldn’t tell you how many times I have gotten this question throughout the span of my professional career. It is literally countless. Thi…
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Why Your Back Pain Should NOT Stop You From Being Physically Active
When someone gets hurt or feels pain, what should they do? Should you rest when your back hurts? Does massage work for back pain? What exerc…
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You Do NOT Get Enough Protein and It Likely is NOT Your Fault
Maintaining and/or developing muscle mass throughout your lifespan is literally a cheat code to life but it takes enough protein consumption…
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