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08/07/2025

📖 New Blog Post: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 📖

While it may not be one of the most common diagnoses in the general population, thoracic outlet syndrome has been much more prevalent lately with professional athletes. This diagnosis comes from pressure on the nerves, arteries, and veins as they run underneath the clavicle (collarbone).

🔗 https://functional-physicaltherapy.com/blog/f/thoracic-outlet-syndrome?blogcategory=Functional+Assessment

Despite not being commonly diagnosed, it does not mean that many people are not dealing with issues from thoracic outlet syndrome. Some common symptoms include:

➖ Numbness and tingling in the hand and arm.

➖ Consistent aches and pains throughout the entire arm.

➖ Fatigue in the arm with everyday activities.

📲 If after reading this week’s blog you feel your symptoms may be in line with thoracic outlet syndrome, contact Functional Physical Therapy for your assessment. We can help you get a proper diagnosis and hopefully some relief!

08/06/2025

🤕 New Video Drop Wednesday: Torn Muscle Rehabilitation 🤕

Can you see a little difference between the patient pulling in their right versus their left leg?

‼️ That deviation comes from a complete rupture of the patient’s right lateral hamstring! This is just their first time using Redcord following the injury, and you can see how much more the medial hamstring pulls the knee towards the other leg.

Our patient is not having the muscle repaired, so we will update our progress to returning the function of their right leg. Over time, we should be able to reduce this compensation and have it moving very similarly to his left leg!

08/05/2025

🙏🏼 Thank you Hank for sharing your experience and for being a part of the Functional Physical Therapy family

🩹 Surgery is just the beginning of your rehabilitation journey! With the ability to make exercising as easy and pain-free as possible utilizing Redcord, your rehabilitation can be rewarding and fun at the same time! At Functional Physical Therapy, you will enjoy your time in the clinic and know that you are on your way to recovery each time you leave.

📲 If this sounds a little different from your rehab experience, it might be time for you to contact Functional Physical Therapy!

08/04/2025

⛹️‍♀️ Sports Injury Of The Week: Returning After ACL Tear ⛹️‍♀️

This past week, Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Bruno returned to the court thirteen months after tearing her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). While this falls well within the normal 9-15 month return time for a female athlete post ACL repair, there are some important things that people online seem to be forgetting.

➖ Just because Brink has been cleared to return to play does not mean that she is back to her previous level of performance. Her minutes will be monitored, and she will gradually ramp up her activity in both practice and in games.

➖ The biggest risk factor for a female athlete for suffering an ACL tear is a previous tear! That risk factor relates to either knee, so as a professional athlete, she will need to take precautions with increasing her activity with both legs.

➖As we have mentioned with several other athletes returning from surgery, she will have to make sure other compensations are not going to lead to injuries elsewhere. Often with lower body surgeries, we have to make sure the hips and pelvis are working together appropriately to adequately distribute stresses of higher level movements in basketball.

📲 If you have had surgery and are struggling to get back to the playing field, Functional Physical Therapy is the place for you! We will address your entire body, not just the surgically repaired body part, and we can help you prevent issues elsewhere upon your return to sport.

08/01/2025

🏈 Now that it’s August, high school football is right around the corner!

The Hillsborough Raiders are out practicing for their opening game in “The Battle Down The Shore”, and we are happy to be sponsoring the team once again this season.

🏟️ We look forward to seeing many of you at Noonan Field this fall supporting the Raiders!

07/31/2025

🩹 New Blog Post: Scars And Fascia 🩹

How many of you have surgical scars or other permanent scars from accidents?

Those scars affect the fascia below the skin and can be contributing to painful patterns in other areas of the body!

🔗 https://functional-physicaltherapy.com/blog/f/scars-and-your-fascia?blogcategory=Functional+Assessment

Be sure to maintain proper scar health - which is described in this week’s blog - no matter how old the scar might be! It does not have to be complicated, and it does not have to take a lot of time to keep your scars moving and your fascia happy!

📲 If you forgot about your old scars and did not realize how they might still be affecting you, it might be time to contact Functional Physical Therapy!

07/30/2025

📽️ New Video Drop Wednesday: Single Leg Redcord Plank 📽️

Just when you thought planks were hard enough, let’s add in the single leg version in Redcord! We have taken all the bungee support away, so this is using your entire body weight for a single leg plank.

⬆️ Additionally, this plank goes beyond the core muscle activation of the traditional plank because of the instability of the Redcord. We improve the activation of the stabilizers of the hips, shoulders, and abdomen. The effects should also last well beyond the completion of these exercises!

📲 When you are ready to experience the difference that Redcord can make for you, simply call or text Functional Physical Therapy!

07/29/2025

🙏🏼 Thank you Debbie for sharing your experience and for being a part of the Functional Physical Therapy family!

🏋️‍♀️ Whatever it is you like to do, from working out to recreational sports, don’t let anyone tell you that you can never do it again! There are always additional options for orthopedic issues to get you back on track, and we feel we have a great one in Redcord at Functional Physical Therapy!

07/28/2025

🦶 Sports Injury Of The Week: Toe Dislocations 🦶

This past week, New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields suffered a dislocated toe on the first day of training camp. It made news quickly because he was immediately carted off the field during a brief part of practice that the media was allowed to watch.

‼️ Most importantly, we need to understand a little more about training camp injuries. The practice fields they are on are often further away from the training facilities than normal, so athletes are often carted off to save them from having to hobble too far.

🦶 Fields is fortunate that this did not involve his hallux, or big toe. The big toe is important for cutting and changing directions and generating power to throw. It would be deemed a much more severe injury, and a longer recovery time, if he had dislocated his big toe.

🗓️ Fields should be able to make a full recovery well before the opening game of the regular season against his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. It will be up to the Jets if he sees any playing time in the pre-season games though.

📲 If you have had issues with your toes and have been restricted with your return to activity, it is time to contact Functional Physical Therapy. We will go beyond your toe to understand the rest of your body’s compensations and get you back on track as quickly as possible!

07/25/2025

↪️ As we talked about in yesterday’s blog post, it is important to incorporate rotation of your spine (and your entire body, really!) into your daily routine. It does not have to be complicated or take a lot of equipment just like this full spinal rotation exercise at the wall!

All you need to do is:

➖Stand a couple of inches from the wall, outside foot in front of the inside foot, with the wall on one of your sides.

➖ Reach your inside hand forward as your outside hand reaches back. Allow your eyes to follow the outside hand backwards.

⬆️ This will improve the rotation of your neck, mid back, lower back, hips, and ankles all with one simple motion! Be sure to keep your hands off the wall to make this a stability and balance challenge as well!

📲 If you feel improvement with this simple exercise done daily, continue with it each day! And when you are ready for the next steps in the progression of spinal and body rotation, contact Functional Physical Therapy!

07/24/2025

🔄 New Blog Post: Rotate Rotate Rotate 🔄

At Functional Physical Therapy, we believe that whether or not you are coming to physical therapy, everyone needs to move their bodies in every way they can move. Most of us move in the straight plane (forwards and backwards) enough during the day. But that leaves out rotation!

🔗 https://functional-physicaltherapy.com/blog/f/rotate-rotate-rotate?blogcategory=Functional+Assessment

🔄 Take a quick read to learn how you can easily incorporate more rotation into your day and ensure you are moving all your body parts in every way possible!

07/23/2025

🪢 Wednesday Video Drop: Standing Hip Internal & External Rotation In Redcord 🪢

While you see the feet turning inwards and outwards standing in Redcord, we are actually working to improve rotation of the hips and pelvis!

🪢 Being off the ground and in the unstable Redcord helps to engage some of the deeper core and pelvic muscles. When those deeper stabilizers are engaged, it can help to improve overall mobility and decrease pain with the available ranges of motion!

📲 While this is a relatively advanced form of improving range of motion, we have many more options for our patients to improve their hip rotation! If you have been feeling restricted in these areas or have difficulty with your everyday activities, contact Functional Physical Therapy today!

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719 Route 206, Suite 104
Hillsborough, NJ
08844

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Tuesday	8am - 7pm
Wednesday	8am - 7pm
Thursday	8am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 7pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

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