Total Hip Replacement- Direct Lateral versus Direct Anterior Approach
Total Hip Replacement- Direct Lateral versus Direct Anterior Approach When it comes to total hip replacement (THR) surgical approaches, particularly the direct anterior approach (DA) and the direct lateral approach, orthopedic surgeons often weigh various factors in their decision-making process. These factors can include surgeon preference, patient anatomy, and the specific goals of the 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 between the two: Extent of […]
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 important. Rehabilitation post-total joint replacement, […]
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 overuse or overload and affects […]
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 at their highest and most […]
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 (oxygenated blood to the extremity), […]
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 assessment and sessions through FaceTime, […]
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 care of what might be, […]
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 in evaluating and managing musculoskeletal […]
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, ankle, and hip/groin. About 48%-70% […]