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By Cliff Collins Article published in the Scribe Newspaper Tony Rocklin, PT, DPT would like to help end the vicious cycle that patients with hip osteoarthritis experience and move them toward greater mobility and pain relief. Rocklin, a certified orthopedic manual therapist and director of Therapeutic Associates’ downtown Portland clinic, said the traditional model of treating such patients – including giving pain medications and encouraging patients to exercise and, when applicable, to lose weight – has drawbacks as well as a low compliance rate. Medications can be important in helping delay surgery, but they also have negatives, including cost, side effects and potential dependence. And ... read more »

Question:

Question: 

Dear TAI Experts: 

I have arthritis is both hips. The pain is excruciating. What exercise, if any, can I do to perhaps help this condition?? What can I do when I bend down, but then can't get up due to the amount of pain? I don’t appear to have any strength there. Help please. 

A desperate, single 53 yr old.

As the days become shorter and the nights colder, high school sports are on the minds of many students and parents throughout Central Oregon. Whether it is football or soccer, volleyball or cross-country, Bend is home to many outstanding young athletes. With the start of fall sports we often see an increasing number of these athletes being referred to physical therapy with a variety of overuse injuries. Young athletes are more prone to develop overuse injuries than their adult counterparts because their developing musculoskeletal systems are oftentimes not prepared to handle the stresses being placed on them. Additionally, off-season conditioning ... read more »

Thinking about running a marathon? Whether you are a first time marathoner or haven’t run a marathon in years, there are some important key elements to a healthy and successful training regimen. First and foremost, allow yourself ample time to build up into big mileage and leave time for a taper. Without these two elements your body will be stressed. An eighteen week training schedule is perfect for a beginner or an advanced runner. If you put off training now, you will feel rushed and potentially set yourself up for breakdown or injury later in your training. Someone said to me, ‘You are ... read more »