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a golfer with a harness doing a swing mechanics with physical therapy

Case Study: Golfer Improves Swing Mechanics With Physical Therapy

By Dr. JJ Thomas, DPT, MPT, CMTPT | April 29, 2022

The Problem The patient presents with a history of right shoulder and right-sided lower back pain and left oblique/flank pain that worsens with increases in golf play or practice time. The patient’s chief functional complaint is difficulty with maintaining an erect trunk during the drive phase of his swing.  Notes right hip and knee tend […]

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physical therapist JJ Thomas working with triathlete patient to resolve calf pain at Bryn Mawr Physical Therapy Clinic

Case Study: Movement Analysis Resolves Triathlete’s Calf Pain

By Dr. JJ Thomas, DPT, MPT, CMTPT | April 29, 2022

The Problem Our patient is a triathlete with calf pain that began gradually worsening with increases in mileage to prepare for a long race. The patient couldn’t run more than 1 mile without calf pain causing him to have to stop.  The Solution Physical therapist, JJ Thomas, treated the patient’s calf 4 times along with […]

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