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Rafael Mastov, MSPT
Physical Therapist
Rafael Mastov is a physical therapist practicing in Boca Raton, FL. Rafael Mastov specializes in physical treatment to help a patient reduce pain, restore mobility, rehabilitate an injury, or increase movement and overall function. As a physical therapist, Rafael Mastov can treat multiple conditions with exercises, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, joint mobilization, heat, ice, massage, laser or light therapy and more. Rafael Mastov will create a treatment plan based on the patients specific injury or condition, and might target a specific body part or body system based on the individual.
Rafael Mastov, MSPT
- Boca Raton, FL
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Exercise for frozen shoulders?
Frozen shoulder also known as Adhesive Capsulitis - there is an inflammation inside tour shoulder joint which prevents you from bringing your arm up - its very painful and stiff. READ MORE
Frozen shoulder also known as Adhesive Capsulitis - there is an inflammation inside tour shoulder joint which prevents you from bringing your arm up - its very painful and stiff. You need to first and foremost warm the muscles by using electrical stimulation with some warm heating pads and then bring tour shoulder to 90 degrees or as much as you can perpendicular to the floor and apply with the other hand pressure on the shoulder from too to the bottom - of course it would be best if someone does this for u - its called inferior glide mobilization - so you would simply glide the ball inside the socket from superior to inferior position in order to break those adhesions that are developed. Then you would also benefit by laying on your non effective sideway and while shoulder against your body, bend the effected elbow to 99 degrees and use 2 lbs weights do some internal and external e meaning being your elbow inward and outward while you are in the position. Corner stretches would be excellent exercise as well as walk your fingers up above your head against the wall as if u would go up the stairs but with fingers. At the end, pendulum exercise - just bring your shoulder outward while standing and let it hang loose with 2 lbs weight. After the exercise definitely ice it foe about 2” min and you should repeat this minimum 3 times per week for a few weeks and u will feel much better.
Foot Turning Inward
Very good question. How you step actually does matter for your health, especially if you participate in sports, like running. One way your foot can move when you step is called READ MORE
Very good question.
How you step actually does matter for your health, especially if you participate in sports, like running.
One way your foot can move when you step is called overpronation. Overpronation means that your foot rolls inward as you move. If you overpronate, the outer edge of your heel hits the ground first, and then your foot rolls inward onto the arch. Pronation refers to the flattening of your feet. So, if you overpronate, you overly flatten your feet.
As your arch flattens and stretches, your muscles, tendons, and ligaments are strained. You may be at a higher risk of developing certain injuries.
ankle sprains
shin splints
achilles tendinitis
heel spurs
plantar fasciitis
What needs to be done. Definitely manual ankle mobilizations, electrical modalities for pain modulation and building muscle tone by strengthening certain intrinsic group of muscles. Balance/coordination is a vital part since there is a brain tumor. Also very important therapeutic activities especially while on Treadmill and off the treadmill.
How you step actually does matter for your health, especially if you participate in sports, like running.
One way your foot can move when you step is called overpronation. Overpronation means that your foot rolls inward as you move. If you overpronate, the outer edge of your heel hits the ground first, and then your foot rolls inward onto the arch. Pronation refers to the flattening of your feet. So, if you overpronate, you overly flatten your feet.
As your arch flattens and stretches, your muscles, tendons, and ligaments are strained. You may be at a higher risk of developing certain injuries.
ankle sprains
shin splints
achilles tendinitis
heel spurs
plantar fasciitis
What needs to be done. Definitely manual ankle mobilizations, electrical modalities for pain modulation and building muscle tone by strengthening certain intrinsic group of muscles. Balance/coordination is a vital part since there is a brain tumor. Also very important therapeutic activities especially while on Treadmill and off the treadmill.
Concerning Neck Pain
Your neck lain is not because of cracking it. As a matter of fact, adjusting your neck should actually relieve the negative pressure in your neck. Most likely you pulled on a READ MORE
Your neck lain is not because of cracking it. As a matter of fact, adjusting your neck should actually relieve the negative pressure in your neck. Most likely you pulled on a muscle and put a slight pressure on the muscles. Warm compress with some anti-inflammatory creams over the counter such as bayer for muscle pain or biofreeze will help a lot. Also pharmaceutical tens unit will help release the pressure from muscle spindle fibers that are inflamed.
working out
Absolutely yes you can workout the same day - even better after rehab adjustments.
Shoulder Pain
Most likely you have an impingement of a nerve in your neck muscles. Therefore, most importantly is to work on your neck muscles by doing a few steps to release nerve compression. READ MORE
Most likely you have an impingement of a nerve in your neck muscles. Therefore, most importantly is to work on your neck muscles by doing a few steps to release nerve compression. You need to decompress your neck - email me foe some photos at acpt2091@gmail.com
Then you need some warm anti-inflammatory topical creams such as sombra - rub it in at night. Also electrical stim would be perfect to apply with a hearing packs once a day. Self adjustments or self mobilization would be perfect. Email me for instructions.
Then you need some warm anti-inflammatory topical creams such as sombra - rub it in at night. Also electrical stim would be perfect to apply with a hearing packs once a day. Self adjustments or self mobilization would be perfect. Email me for instructions.
