Kirstin Weible, PT, ScD, COMT Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States.  In fact, 4.8 million people were playing last year. The sport has been around for 50 years, but the pandemic saw a soaring increase in popularity.  In 2021, the average age of US pickleball players was 38, down from 2020 when the average age was …
Are Meniscus Tears a Serious Injury?
One of the most common things we see in our clinic is knee pain. Acute knee injuries are usually swollen, warm, stiff, painful. It may be difficult to put weight on your knee or bend it. We often are asked whether the knee injury means surgery is needed and what the prognosis is for the knee pain resolving over time. …
Knee Arthritis? Study Shows You Have a Very Good Shot at Avoiding Surgery with Physical Therapy
If you have osteoarthritis (OA), you know that learning about it and what it means for you can be confusing. Often, the x-ray is reviewed and minimal advice on how to proceed and what the outcomes mean for you are given. If you’re smart enough to ask, you might find out that about 1 in 4 people having knee replacement surgery (the …
Top 3 Things to Keep You Cycling Longer
Cycling is big in Tucson. We have the weather, the roads, and the people to make it enjoyable. Before you get out there this winter, take a look at the top three things you can do to ensure that you can rack up the miles without tallying up your aching body parts. 1 – Don’t increase your mileage too quickly. …
Part III: What Do Airplane Crashes Have to Do with Unnecessary Surgeries?
The New Healthcare: A 3 Part Series I’m sure you remember it, even now. Earlier this year, a woman was sitting in her seat on a Southwest airliner, a model known as the CFM56, when the window she was seated next to suddenly burst open. She died. It was the first in-flight fatality in the 47-year history of Southwest Airlines. …