🧠Knee mobility restrictions can occur following surgery, injury, or periods of immobilization. The knee normally moves from full extension (0°) to approximately 135–145° of flexion, although normal motion varies between individuals.

🔎When knee flexion is limited, physical therapists may use manual therapy techniques such as a posterior tibial mobilization to help temporarily improve joint mobility and/or reduce pain during movement.

👉In this technique, the tibia is gently glided posteriorly relative to the femur while the knee is positioned toward its available end range of flexion.

📚Mobilizations can be particularly useful when combined with active movement and progressive exercise. The goal is not simply to create more motion during the treatment, but to help the person use and maintain that motion afterward.

✅If you have persistent difficulty bending your knee following an injury, surgery, or period of immobilization, a physical therapist can assess what is limiting your motion and determine whether manual therapy, exercise, or a combination of approaches may be appropriate.

🔎The iliopsoas is a group of muscles made up of the psoas major, psoas minor, and iliacus. Together, they are powerful hip flexors that help bring the thigh toward the trunk and play an important role in activities like walking, running, and climbing stairs.

🧠Although the hip flexors are involved in countless movements, they’re often overlooked in strength-training programs. We tend to give the glutes and other hip extensors much more attention. However, the hip is surrounded by a variety of muscles that contribute to movement, stability, and force production, so developing strength throughout the hip musculature can be beneficial.

💡The goal isn’t necessarily to make every muscle around the hip equally strong, but to develop the capacity you need for the activities you want to perform.

✅The app contains a program for hip flexor pain and injuries. Click the link below to access this program.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/hip-flexor-pain?category_id=258455

🧠Gluteus medius is an important abductor and stabilizer of the hip joint and is implicated in several clinical conditions including low back pain, patellofemoral pain, IT band syndrome, hip impingement, gluteal tendinopathy and ACL tears.

🔎Pain in the gluteus medius region is quite common, but can often be relieved with a bit of massage and strengthening.

✅Once your pain has lessened, make sure to start strengthening this muscle. The glute pain program here in the app will teach you some of the best exercises for gluteus medius and minimus. Click the link below to access this program.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/glute-pain?category_id=258455

A new wrist rehab video is available here in the app. This one focuses on wrist injuries after a fall, which are called FOOSH (fall on outstretched hand) injuries.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/foosh?utm_source=product&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=content_share&utm_term=4322930&utm_content=mobile

📚The rotator cuff is made up of four muscles that work together to help stabilize and control movement of the shoulder:

👉 Supraspinatus

👉 Infraspinatus

👉 Teres minor

👉 Subscapularis

🔎These muscles surround the shoulder joint and play an important role in maintaining the position of the humeral head while the arm moves. They also contribute to shoulder rotation and elevation.

💡Rotator cuff tendinopathy and tears are common sources of shoulder pain, but understanding the anatomy and function of these four muscles can help us better understand how the shoulder works and how it can be rehabilitated.

📖 Here in the app, you’ll find a three-phase rotator cuff rehabilitation program designed to progressively restore strength, mobility, and function. Here is a link for the program.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/shoulder-pain?category_id=259882