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Christine Ruffolo
Mar 4, 20194 min read
Creating Tibial Space
My relationship with my knee goes in waves of excellence and issue. In periods of calm when things are swell, I enjoy and explore...

Christine Ruffolo
Dec 29, 20173 min read
Knees, Hamstrings, and Low Gait
The low gait might be the truest test of healthy knees. It requires full flexion under full bodyweight while pulling the center of mass....

Christine Ruffolo
Jan 12, 20173 min read
Plantar flexion and the Low Sit
This post serves as a companion piece to Pain Exploration: Medial Knee. It picks up right where it left off, with manipulations of the...


Christine Ruffolo
Nov 6, 20163 min read
Pain Exploration: Medial Knee
For about two months, I’ve had some chronic discomfort in my left knee. On a scale of 1-10, with ’10’ being agony and ‘1’ being...

Christine Ruffolo
Jul 1, 20163 min read
Hamstring Curls and Loaded Knee Flexion
Thirteen years ago, I had ACL reconstruction surgery using a hamstring graft. My tissues have long since ‘healed’, but the overall...


Christine Ruffolo
Feb 7, 20166 min read
ACL rehab – thinking beyond typical protocols
I suffered a partial tear of my left ACL in 2003 during a rugby match. There isn’t a cool or gruesome backstory involved, just some...


Christine Ruffolo
Oct 11, 20153 min read
SHINS: the Hamstring – Dorsiflexion Connection
The lower leg can be a mess. The shins are responsible for two main movements, dorsiflexion (top of foot pull) and plantar flexion...


Christine Ruffolo
Aug 17, 20152 min read
Hamstrings (Pt. 2) – Controlling Knee Flexion
In part one of this series, we tried to resolve hamstring tightness by adjusting the pelvis and degree of flexion in the hips. The goal...
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