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Eccentric Strengthening of the Posterior Chain Muscles The single-leg dead lift is one of our favorite exercises for beginning eccentric strengthening of the posterior chain muscles of the hip. Here are some tips to make sure you’re performing this correctly. make sure you keep the leg you’re standing on relatively straight, but do not lockout…
Montana High School Association Update Athletes, coaches and parents involved in fall sports in Missoula, Montana and surrounding areas are hopeful that fall sports will return soon. Mark Beckman, Executive Director of Montana High School Association, MHSA released a memo on July 27, 2020 about a plan to return to school sports during this pandemic….
See a Health Care Provider from the comfort and safety of your home In this time of change and turbulence, we are making changes to provide continuity of care for our existing patients and establishing relationships with new patients. That’s why we’re pleased to announce our Telehealth option. You can now meet face-to-face with your…
Missoula Bone & Joint employs a team of licensed and certified athletic trainers to work in our sports medicine outreach program. You will most likely meet an athletic trainer on your visit today; either as your OA or in the physician extender position. Where you will most likely find them is at local high school…
Athletic trainers (AT) are health care professionals typically found on the sidelines of sporting events, ready to take action and provide immediate medical care to athletes that acquire an injury. However, an athletic trainer’s scope reaches far beyond acute care of injuries. ATs in the field can also implement injury prevention tactics, clinically diagnose injuries,…
MBJ Athletic Trainers at MYF games in Missoula. As an athletic trainer, we are trained to help athletes of all ages and in many settings. At Missoula Bone & Joint (MBJ), our sports medicine outreach team is most often found in the clinic as physician extenders or orthopedic assistants during the day, and at high…
Throughout Western Montana, thousands of kids enjoy the life lessons and health benefits that accompany participation in athletics. With these life lessons come an inherit risk for injury to bones, muscles, and ligaments. The top cause of trips to the emergency room for children 12-17 years of age is due to sports-related injuries (1). Additionally,…
Soccer requires a player to change directions quickly, accelerate and decelerate continually, and execute lateral movements and pivoting. Then a ball and other moving soccer players are added to the sporting field to provide a competitive, engaging environment. Unfortunately this means that injuries, due to the nature of the game, do occur. Common Soccer Injuries…
What are Steroids? Corticosteroids are a class of medications that are related to cortisone. Cortisone is a naturally occurring corticosteroid hormone produced by your adrenal glands. What are the benefits of a steroid injection? The main benefits are to decrease pain and increase function at the injected joint. The aim is to reduce joint inflammation,…
Dr. Wright was interviewed on the Providence Health Talk. Here is a summary of what he had to say about Sports Medicine and how it can help to keep people participating in their desired activities pain-free. With so many people who like to work hard and play hard in this region sports medicine is an…
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