By Cody De La Mater, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic, Cert. DN/SMT/VCS As a former athlete and being a sports-based physical therapist I have experienced both as patient and clinician with ankle sprains on many occasions. I remember suffering a very bad left lateral ankle sprain (LAS) as a college linebacker blitzing the outside edge during a scrimmage that I do not believe I have ever fully recovered from. Among physically active people the most common injury to the b

By Cody De La Mater, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic, Cert. DN/SMT/VCS As a physical therapist I encounter patients with some kind of chronic pain every single day. Treatments vary from patient to patient due to diagnoses and comorbidities that may complicate the entire prognosis or outcome expected. Since being dry needling certified and applying it to practice, I have seen its great benefits to people who suffer from chronic pain almost anywhere in the body. I have f