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How to Keep Overhead Athletes Strong
By: Becca Sutton, PT, DPT, MSC, ATC
Did you know baseball pitchers can throw over 100 pitches in a single game? Or that volleyball players generate forces up to three times their body weight with each spike? Did you know that swimmers can complete over 2,000 strokes per practice? All of these repetitive motions put serious wear and tear on[…]
Come See NBA and MLS Professional Adam Loiacono Speak at The Huddle
Ready to take your knowledge of athlete performance, recovery, and injury prevention to the next level? Join us at The Huddle on May 2-3 in Phoenix, Arizona—plus, don’t miss a FREE pre-conference event on May 1 featuring Huddle speaker Adam Loiacono.
This is your chance to connect with industry leaders, gain actionable insights, and advance your[…]
How Do I Know If My Dizziness Is Vertigo? And Can It Be Treated?
By: Lindsay Wilcox, PT, DPT, OCS; Spooner Coppell Clinic Director
Are you dizzy? Unsteady? Lightheaded? It’s easy to assume these symptoms mean vertigo—but that’s not always the case. True vertigo feels like you yourself are spinning, or the world around you is spinning, and you can’t make it stop. It is easy to get confused, so it is important[…]
Meet Ernie: The New Face of Sports Performance at Spooner Sports Institute
We’re excited to introduce Ernie, our new Head Sports Performance Coach at the Spooner Sports Institute, to the community. With years of experience training athletes across multiple sports, Ernie brings a deep passion for helping athletes become the best versions of themselves. We sat down with him to learn more about his journey, his approach to training, and what makes[…]
How to Stay Healthy as a Paddler
Whether you’re powering through a dragon boat race, gliding across the water in a kayak, or enjoying a peaceful morning on a paddleboard, preparing your body before you hit the water is key to performance and injury prevention. Paddling demands strength, endurance, and mobility, making a proper warm-up essential for loosening up muscles, increasing circulation,[…]
Quick 5 Minute Warm-Up for Climbers
By: Elli West, OTD,OTR/L and Derrick DeBenedetto, PT, DPT, CAFS
Climbing pushes both your body and mind to new limits, whether you’re bouldering, sport climbing, or speed climbing. Each discipline comes with its own unique challenges, but one thing every climber can agree on is the importance of a solid warm-up.
Unlike other sports, climbing demands both strength and precision—especially[…]
A Week in the Life of a Phoenix Rising Athletic Trainer
By: Rafael Lopez, MS, LAT, ATC
“Throughout my career, athletic trainers have had a big impact in preventing injury. (It’s important) for athletic trainers to really get across the importance of doing the preventative things: the exercises, the rest, the ice, the stretching. But also from a standpoint of once the injury takes place, making sure you’re[…]
What is the Difference Between Headaches and Migraines?
By: Ben Kelto, PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS
Head pain can range from annoying to completely debilitating. They can be a minor inconvenience throughout your day, or they can be so extreme that you have to lay down in a dark room for hours and hours. At any level, no one wants to experience it. So, what do we do?
According to[…]
Hypermobility in Athletes: Strength Over Stretching
For gymnasts, dancers, and cheerleaders, flexibility is often seen as the ultimate advantage. Being able to hit 180-degree splits, have beautiful lines, and contort the body to flip and jump in the air can make all the difference in performance. But what if that extreme flexibility is actually working against them? Hypermobility, a condition where[…]
Train Smarter, Not Harder
By: Alix Sigrist, PT, DPT, CSCS
No Pain, No Gain! Right? When looking for direction on how to train for a sport or what exercises you should do to enhance strength, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of guidance on just how much you should train (especially in terms of reps and sets), and TikTok videos and Instagram Reels[…]
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