Quick answer: The research evidence for therapeutic ultrasound as a treatment for knee injuries is weak. Studies on osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, and ligament sprains show inconsistent, mostly small effects, and major reviews conclude it adds little [...]

Quick answer: Full recovery after ACL reconstruction typically takes 6 to 12 months, sometimes longer. Physical therapy usually starts within days to weeks of surgery — first controlling swelling and restoring range of motion, then [...]

Quick answer: Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome) causes pain around or under the kneecap, aggravated by running, stairs, and sitting with bent knees. Jumper’s knee (patellar tendinopathy) causes focal pain just below the kneecap at [...]

Quick answer: Athletes should think twice. Many clinics that market themselves as “sports physical therapy” operate on an insurance-driven, high-volume model: capped visits, heavy caseloads per therapist, and generalist care that treats every patient the [...]

Quick answer: Sports science monitoring tools fall into two main groups. Workload monitoring uses microtechnology — microsensors and accelerometers — to measure the physical demands of training and competition, such as accelerations and decelerations. Fatigue [...]

Quick answer: Differential diagnosis is the ranked list of possible conditions a clinician builds from your history and examination, then confirms or rules out over time. It matters in physical therapy because nearly every body [...]

From ranking among Israel’s top two backstrokers at age 15 to a torn ACL on the flag-football field and four knee surgeries, Ariel Osharenko’s road to physical therapy ran through sport, injury, and rehabilitation itself. [...]

After years of treating athletes, these are the four mistakes I see physical therapists make most often: not referring out when another specialist is needed, not spending enough time questioning the client, falling back on [...]