In today's Rob Dibble Show Virtual Hartford Healthcare Bone & Joint Institute show Neurologist, Dr. Tony Alessi and Director of Physical Therapy, Stefanie Bourassa joined the Rob Dibble Show. Dr. Alessi joined the show first and talked about how pitchers in baseball could get injured without sticky substances due to muscle memory and how your brain can trick your body into an injury. He also talks about how mental stress can affect the body.
Stefanie Bourassa talked about the mental side of physical therapy and how much time she spends with her patients getting them mentally prepared for recovery and return to sport. She also talked about the Motion Lab and how they can help using this great technology and she also debunks some myths about Tommy John surgery.