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By: Dillon Moeller, PT, DPT, FAFS
Your rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that cover your shoulder and allow it to move in all directions. Injuring this impacts your day-to-day life, but how do you know if you injured it?
Rotator cuff injuries can occur from repetitive stress, lifting heavy objects improperly, or […]
By: Landon Davis, CSCS, FRCms
Anyone can weightlift. But where do you start? And why would you? Weightlifting has a multitude of benefits, ranging from:
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By: Torrey Foster, PT, DPT, OCS, FAFS, CSCS, and John Kline, PT, DPT, CSCS, FAFS
The plantar fascia is dense connective tissue at the bottom of your foot that runs from the base of your toes all the way to your heel. It helps you have an arch when you walk.
Your plantar fascia and […]
Written by: Kendall Cunningham, PT, DPT
Low muscle tone, also known as hypotonia, can occur for many reasons. There is a high correlation between autism and low muscle tone. About half of children with autism have low muscle tone. While there is no reason as to why this is, there is a high correlation between […]
By: Anthony Celio, PT, DPT, and Eric Brown, PT, DPT, COMT, OCS
While the symptoms for sciatica typically occur down your leg, the root cause of it is higher up your kinetic chain. Sciatica is most commonly the result of nerve root compression. This can occur in your lumbar spine by a disc, like […]
By: James Beasley, PT, DPT, CSCS
Ankle injuries, and specifically ankle sprains, are the most common injury seen in youth sports. Over 300,000 ankle sprains occur yearly in high school athletes alone, with data showing that the rate of ankle sprains is increasing yearly, particularly in non-contact sports.
As a foot and ankle specialist, the most […]
In lacrosse, there are so many demands on the body that you have to prepare for. For this sport- and any sport- you must prepare for the demands from the ground up. To mitigate the risk of injury, a warm-up is vital.
Learn more about Common Injuries in Lacrosse […]
By: Alix Ungaretti, PT, DPT, CSCS
You have 3 hamstring muscles that are sectioned into 2 groups. The first group runs from your sit bones to behind your knee. Your sit bones are the spots you feel receive the most pressure when you are sitting down. The second group of hamstring muscles runs from your […]
By: Anthony Celio, PT, DPT, and Lindsay Wilcox, PT, DPT, OCS
Lacrosse is an incredibly fast-paced game that requires each player to be ready to react to the ball, the stick, or another player at a moment’s notice. Changing direction to sprint, passing the ball in a bent or an […]
By: Emily Stafford, PT, DPT, CAFS, FAFS
It is so important to perform regular self-exams for breast cancer. The majority of new breast cancer cases are identified with self-examination.
So, what do we do for self-exams? How do we know if we are doing them right?
The most important thing is to do them. An […]
