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How to Manage Muscle Knots

In most cases muscle knots, often called myofascial trigger points, are nothing more than a mere annoyance, causing mild to moderate pain when pressure is applied. However, depending on their location, muscle knots can cause referred pain in other areas of your body that is easy to misdiagnose. What exactly are muscle knots? The cells […]

The Link Between Myofascial Trigger Points and Pain

A New Perspective on Lateral Hip Pain

Managing Your Chronic Tendinitis

Tendons are thick fibrous tissue that attach muscles tor-cuff-tendinitis/” target=”_blank”>Tendinitis pain is most commonly experienced near ankles, knees, wrists, elbows and shoulders. If you experience pain and inflammation near your joint that does not diminish after a few days, contact NYDNRehab for diagnosis and treatment. The sports medicine team at NYDNRehab combines expertise and experience […]

Pain in the Rear: Understanding Deep Gluteal Syndrome

Cervicogenic Headache: Cause and Treatment

IFI Syndrome: A Pain in the Rear

Hip pain can be both distracting and debilitating, nagging at you with each step or movement. While hip pain is sometimes indicative of a structural problem within the joint (intra-articular), pain can often stem from other sources outside of the joint (extra-articular). Some common causes of extra-articular hip joint pain include: ● Tendon injuries […]

Manual Nerve Mobilization Therapy May Help Resolve Ankle Pain and Instability

Chronic Ankle Instability Ankle sprains are common sports injuries that occur when the ankle rolls in a lateral motion, doing damage to more injuries down the road. A suspected catalyst for CAI is peripheral nerve damage that occurs with a lateral ankle sprain. Inflammation and scar tissue at the injury site can reduce the […]

Vaclav Vojta and Reflex Locomotion Therapy

Vaclav Vojta, MD was a pediatric neurologist and college professor whose life’s vocation is best remembered for his work with children inflicted with cerebral palsy, a brain disorder of unknown origins that affects muscle tor skills. Children with cerebral palsy often have difficulty speaking, standing and walking. In the course of his work, Vojta discovered […]

The Janda Approach to Pain Management and Body Mechanics

Vladamir Janda was a respected Czech neurologist, physical therapist and teacher who sadly died in 2002, at the age of 74. However, his life’s work left a legacy that is only now receiving the acclaim it deserves in the United States, in the fields of chiropractic, physical therapy, orthopedics and exercise science. The Janda Philosophy […]