Good Health and Are you an expert clinician?. Elvonda

If you've been reading my posts for a little while now, you might have noticed I place a high value on education. I've been teaching...

Good Health and Manual Therapy: What is REALLY going on?. Elvonda

Earlier in my PT career I often called B.S. on forms of treatment that didn't seem to pass the smell test. Manual therapists in particul...

Good Health and Merry Christmas to Everyone. Elvonda

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Please enjoy this rendition of Silent Night in the truest spirit ...

Good Health and Trojan effort...grade five baby!. Elvonda

Early in my career I was very shy about grade five maneuvers in the clinic. I am still very cautious about their use in the cervical spine,...

Good Health and Stiff posterior capsule? Maybe not.... Elvonda

It is common practice for physical therapists to include an assessment of the posterior glenohumeral joint capsule in patients with shoulder...

Good Health and More Neuroscience from the "Ortho Guy". Elvonda

Well the semester is finally over. Man I never thought there would be so much to my neuroscience course. It has been an eye opening process ...

Good Health and Problems commenting on my blog?. Elvonda

Hey folks. I just discovered that the comments portion of my posts has been deleted. I am working with Blogger to correct the problem. Th...

Good Health and Peripheral nerve function during shoulder arthroplasty. Elvonda

The incidence of peripheral nerve injury during shoulder arthroplasty is reported between one and four percent. However as these numbers are...

Good Health and More with less: Conservative management of massive rotator cuff tears. Elvonda

Massive rotator cuff tears within the medically unfit population are a difficult clinical scenario for the medical profession. The nature of...

Good Health and Lubbock and Legacies. Elvonda

I just got back from my most recent trip to Lubbock, TX. The atmosphere in that west Texas town was electric as the Red Raiders took anothe...

Good Health and Electrotherapy on the Web. Elvonda

Modalities have become the poor cousin for many outpatient physical therapists. Myself included. We often look down upon that ultrasound or ...

Good Health and Cutting or bleeding edge?. Elvonda

Hurricane Ike came and went, but it almost feels like he's still hanging around the Gulf Coast. The devastation was truly remarkable par...

Good Health and Calcaneal and Plantar Nerves: Overlooked contributors to heel pain syndromes?. Elvonda

So I'm sitting here in my living room watching coverage of the latest impending apocalypse (Hurricane Ike) churn in the Gulf. You might ...

Good Health and Is Pain in the Brain?. Elvonda

I finally leaped into the 21st century and discovered I can post specific YouTube videos on my blog. This is an excellent lecture from the ...

Good Health and Physical capacity and low back pain: Is there a connection?. Elvonda

We frequently advise patients that having strong trunk muscles and better lumbar mobility are important strategies to prevent future episode...

Good Health and Are you CPR Certified?. Elvonda

Fortunately I'm not talking about through the Red Cross. As important as this life-saving skill is, it may be just as important to under...

Good Health and Missing in Action: The Diagnosis of Acetabular Labral Tears. Elvonda

I recently had an interesting hip case come through the clinic. After practicing only six years, I've discovered there are some joints f...

Good Health and Nice...Disability. Elvonda

After traveling to a small Central American country and seeing what honest and hardworking folks have to do to eek out a living, you can ima...

Good Health and Back from Belize!. Elvonda

Hey all. Just got back from an incredible trip down to Belize with my beautiful wife for our 10-year anniversary. If you've never been, ...

Good Health and Forget 2020...How about Vision 2008?. Elvonda

I know we are all fired up about the utopia that will be 2020, but it might be a good time to take an honest look at the here-and-now. The G...

Good Health and Preventing Stiffness after Rotator Cuff Repair. Elvonda

Postoperative rehabilitation of the shoulder can be both rewarding and frustrating for even veteran physical therapists. While a significan...

Good Health and Cutting Edge Technology: The Spell Check. Elvonda

Wow...just realized I submitted my last blog prior to spellchecking!! If you want a good laugh or just like bad spelling, please read my mo...

Good Health and Persistent Pain: An Independent Disease State?. Elvonda

I recently began reading C.S. Lewis' The Problem of Pain . As with many of Lewis' writings, it is remarkable in both it's depth...

Good Health and The Pelvic Floor and an Unexpected Lesson.... Elvonda

It's been six months since starting this blog and I'm amazed what the process has taught me to this point. Sitting down in front of ...

Good Health and Imaging and Shoulder Pain: Why we don't treat MRIs..... Elvonda

How many of us have heard patients tell us they'll be relieved if they could just get an MRI to "tell them what's wrong."?...

Good Health and Adverse Events of Chiropractic Care: Transparency Now!. Elvonda

So I've been binging on literature lately....One of my first courses at Texas Tech's doctoral program is Advanced Clinical Practice ...

Good Health and Tough Love: Eccentric exercise for lateral elbow pain. Elvonda

Some issues in physical therapy just seem counterintuitive upon first glance. An emerging treatment method used in the management of tendono...