I’m a huge fan of doing and prescribing a few reps of daily deep squats and holding it for a few seconds; just enough to keep the knees healthy. However, a Chinese study showed those who squatted [...]
I’m not into teaching “magic” exercises but this recent study showed that those with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) showed significant improvements in their knee symptoms by [...]
A 2025 systematic review explored the impact of oral probiotics on knee osteoarthritis (OA), based on the emerging “gut-joint axis” theory. After analyzing five randomized controlled trials, the [...]
I know this may sound crazy, but if I was ever forced to choose just one knee exercise to prescribe, it would be self knee extensions with over-pressure in sitting. I learnt this at a McKenzie [...]
Coaches and trainers of professional athletes like to use a device called the “Vertec Vertical Jump Tester” which is a fairly accurate and reliable method of measuring vertical jump height but [...]
is no shortage of exercises to train explosive power, however I am biased towards the use of the STARmat as it promotes not just explosive power but also proprioception where the patient is [...]
There is no shortage of exercises to train proprioception for the purpose of re-injury and fall prevention. Once again, I am biased towards the use of the STARmat while patients are at the [...]
It is commonly thought among surgeons and PTs that the ACL is not able to ever heal enough to restore knee stability. Based on everything I had read on rabbit studies, clinical experience and [...]
While playing, an athlete hears a “pop” in their knee and falls to the ground. There is immediate pain and swelling and they are unable to weight bear on the leg. Due to the protective muscle [...]
There have been a number of studies looking at the long-term Quality of Life (QoL) and return to sport in those post-ACL injuries. Based on this systematic review, almost half return to their [...]
