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Issue 11 Blue Crab Edition - Measuring Pecs and Whether PT Can Treat Chronic Elbow Tendinopathy
Can You Measure Pec Minor Length? It Seems So.
The Gist - This remarkably interesting study from PTJ digs into a new method to
measure pec minor length. Why would you want to do that? Breast cancer. As it
turns out, “decreased pec minor length is common after primary breast
Issue 12 - PT Beats Glucocorticoids, Why You Should Be Checking BP, Dry Needling vs. Ischemic Compression, and KT for Back Pain
This week, PT Crab brings you a win, some recommendations, a close battle, and a quick tip.
Issue 10 Blue Crab Edition - Weird Tricks for Knees and Grammar's Effect on Pain
One Weird Trick to Reduce Knee Extensor Assymetry
The Gist - I know, it sounds like clickbait, but it’s really not! This article
from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research presents a cool idea to
equalize the work of each leg when reconditioning people with reconstructed
ACLs. They
Issue 11 - Pecs, CLETs, ADIMs, and Debt
Issue 9 Blue Crab Edition - Why You’re Wrong about Scapulas and IASTM at a Distance
Think You Can Eyeball Scapular Posture? Think Again. Then Measure It Instead.
The Gist - These physiotherapists from Denmark, Australia, and Sweden worked
together to see if four PTs could agree on how to rate scapular posture in five
different scapular planes under four test conditions. They couldn’t. At
Issue 10 - Weird Tricks for Knees, Weird Risks for PGPPs, Grammar’s Effect on Pain, and Mobilization Post TKA
Issue 8 Blue Crab Edition - Hypotension and Running Inside vs. Out
Orthostatic vs. Exertional Hypotension - What They Are and What To Do
The Gist - This paper from the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy is
relevant across the spectrum of PT and compares orthostatic hypotension with
exertion hypotension, highlighting how PTs can help with these conditions.
Orthostatic hypotension is