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  • Knee, Private Surgery

Total Knee Replacement versus a Partial Knee Replacement

At Acumen Health we offer Total Knee Replacements and Partial Knee Replacements (also know as an Oxford Knee Replacement) A partial knee replacement (also known as unicompartmental knee replacement) and a total knee replacement are two different surgical procedures used to address knee joint arthritis. Here are the key differences

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  • Knee, Private Surgery

Total Joint Replacement and Recovery

Total Joint Replacement and RecoveryA Total Hip Replacement (THA) and/or Total Knee Replacement (TKA) involves the removal of the affected ball and socket joint, with a new joint inserted to replace the old one. Maintaining strength and functionality before surgery is crucial, and understanding the recovery process afterward is equally

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  • Injury

Golfer’s Elbow

How to manage it? How to avoid it? Many people have heard of “golfer’s elbow” (which is also referred to as medial epicondylitis or pitcher’s elbow) and it can affect many people’s activities of daily living, work, and hobbies. Golfer’s elbow is tendinopathy (change in the tendon tissue) caused by

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  • Reconditioning

Baseball Off-Season Training

Objectives: Improve movement quality, posture, and muscular balance, thus reducing the risk of injury in an attempt to keep players on the field. Improve the player’s physical preparedness in the ability to rapidly exert high levels of force in baseball-specific tasks, thus improving the potential for baseball athletes to perform

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  • Reconditioning

What is Blood Flow Restriction training? and is it right for me?

By now you’ve probably heard of Blood Flow Restriction training, more commonly referred to as BFR. From professional athletics to post-operative rehabilitation, and even chronic conditions and tendinopathies, BFR has become synonymous with high level patient-centric rehabilitative and performance care. Utilizing a pneumatic blood pressure cuff, we reduce arterial inflow

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  • Performance

Distance Coaching – What? Why? How?

If there is something that covid has taught us, it is to adapt to the situations we are presented with. One adjustment that members of the health and fitness industry have adopted into their practice is distance coaching. Distance coaching can be completed in different ways: Strictly Online/Virtual: virtual training

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  • Performance

Common Rodeo Injuries and overcoming them

Here at Acumen, we are specialists in training the Rodeo Athlete. As many know, Rodeo is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. That being said, it is important to prepare the body the best we know to take on such impact and injuries in order to take

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  • Private Surgery

3 Reasons for an Orthopedic Evaluation

Musculoskeletal injuries happen and people are often unsure where to go given the wait times to see someone experienced in orthopedic injuries. Orthopedic Specialists are able to evaluate injuries to muscles, ligaments, tendons and bones. The Athletic Therapists at Acumen work hand in hand with Orthopedic Surgeons and are confident

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  • Performance

Are Soccer Injuries Inevitable?: With the Right Treatment Plan, Maybe Not!

Lower body injuries are a devastating yet realistic component of most competitive sports, especially for soccer athletes. Soccer is a very physically demanding sport which requires agility, cutting, and quick stopping motions. These high-speed, reactionary motions put soccer athletes at a much higher risk of lower-body injuries to the knee,

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  • Reconditioning

Prepare for Ski Season With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

Don’t let osteoarthritis (OA) prevent you from participating in your favorite outdoor activities this winter! Many winter activities may seem daunting for a person with OA, however, there are actions you can take to make navigating the winter months easier and more enjoyable! Here are some tips to help you

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