PT Snacks Podcast: Physical Therapy with Dr. Kasey Hankins 139. How to Use Soreness Rules to Properly Load Your Patients
In this episode of the PT Snacks podcast, we dive more into the soreness rules for how to load our patients enough...without it being too much. We discuss how to use a pain monitoring model to safely and effectively guide patients through their rehabilitation. This research-based framework can be applied to various conditions including post-op patients, tendinopathy, and strength athletes.
00:00 Introduction to Soreness Rules
00:42 Understanding the Research Behind Soreness Rules
02:22 Applying the Soreness Rules in Practice
04:15 Who Benefits from Soreness Rules?
05:15 Case Study: Applying Soreness Rules to a Patient
06:32 Tips for Educating Patients on Soreness
07:41 Conclusion and Additional Resources
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