Physical Therapy Rehabilitation After Meniscus Repair Surgery - Evidence Based Guide | FPF Show Episode 59

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In today's episode we go over Physical Therapy Rehabilitation After Meniscus Repair Surgery - Evidence Based Guide:

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Show Notes / Relevant Articles:

• When SHOULD and SHOULDN'T Your Patients Have Meniscus Surgery? | Meniscectomy, Meniscus Repair
• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation After Meniscus Repair Surgery - Evidence Based Guide: Part 1
• FPF Mini Course - 7 Reasons Why Injuries Happen in the Gym and What to do About it
• Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment for Meniscus Tears [Case Study] | Traumatic | Non-operative | Conservative Management
• The Best Beginner Knee Physical Therapy Exercises

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References:

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Images:

1. Medial Meniscus - Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medial_Meniscus_Injury.png - Attribution: BruceBlaus / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) Edited by fitness pain free LLC

2. Types of Meniscus Tears - Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meniscus_tear_types.svg - Attribution: Mikael Häggström / CC0 - Edited by fitness pain free LLC