Shoulder pain is a common clinical problem seen by physical therapists. The cause of shoulder pain can be contributed to a variety of issues from structural to biomechanical. Often times injury to the rotator cuff can contribute to shoulder pain. The rotator cuff is comprised of a group of four muscles in the shoulder: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres minor. Most often in the therapy realm when one mentions a rotator cuff injury, the first thought would be to associate an injury to  ..>>read more

When working in a clinic that sees orthopedic conditions of children, it's important to be able to work through differential diagnoses of pediatric hip conditions and be able to rule them out from more routine strains, sprains, etc. Ability to recognize differential Dx and know when to refer a patient on for imaging or orthopedic consult can be critical to the patient's treatment and prognosis. Three distinct conditions that one would want to understand would be Transient Synovitis, Slipped Capital Femoral ..>>read more