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By: Kaitlyn Keyser, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS
Transitioning from college football to the professional level is a monumental leap. For many athletes, it’s not just a change in the level of competition, but a complete overhaul of their lives. The physical demands, mental pressures, and the shift from […]
By: Molly Ahlemeier, CSCS, Fit Trainer
What is off-season training, and how can it benefit the youth athlete?
During the competitive season, athletes prioritize their gameplay, focusing on performing to their best ability to win games and championships. However, the off-season is the most underestimated time, when athletes can address weaknesses, enhance strength and power, and […]
By: Abe Hurtado, CSCS, Fit Trainer
We know the off-season is important, but as the parent of a youth athlete, it can be difficult to know where to start. How can a youth athlete improve their game AND recover properly from their previous season? Use this guide as a resource to help your youth athlete […]
A growth plate is a soft portion of the bone, usually located at either end of the bone, and it helps bones form and grow. Your growth plates, like your bones, can be attached to tissues and tendons to help your body move throughout space.
When a muscle is connected to a […]
By: Sydney Stevens, PT, DPT, PRPC
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of motor function. This is commonly associated with urinary incontinence, which is the involuntary loss of urine, and with fecal incontinence, which is the involuntary loss of feces.
There could be a couple of contributing factors that lead to incontinence, beginning with the core’s pressure […]
By: Sydney Stevens, PT, DPT, PRPC
Think of your core as a Coke can. At the top of the “can” is your diaphragm. Under this, you have the abdominal wall, as well as your lower back muscles, which act as the sides of the can and help make the can sturdy. Your pelvic floor is […]
By: Brian Bettner, PT, DPT, and Tanner Chitwood, PT, DPT
Between the time restrictions and demands of practices and competitions, finding a couple of minutes to fit in a true total body pre sport warm-up can seem impossible. Today’s athletes are taking on an incredible amount of load through their bodies- head to toe- […]
By: Parker Hirsch, PT, DPT, FAS
Pickleball is gaining more and more popularity. And, as with any sport, injuries are on the rise.
It was estimated that Americans would spend up to $400 million in healthcare costs associated with a pickleball injury, and this cost is expected to rise as the sport gains popularity.
Pickleball requires you […]
By: Phillip Montoure, PT, DPT, CSCS
The uniqueness of soccer comes from the combination of needing the ability for long duration endurance and quick, high effort sprints while responding to how the game unfolds. Some sports are primarily sprinting or primarily sustained running, but soccer is both!
There are times of low-intensity, sustained running, while you […]
By: Kaitlyn Keyser, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS
In a PT setting, weightlifting is how we help you get back to what you want to do.
Are you post-op and need to combat atrophy? Are you recovering from an injury and want to return to sport? Do you need to get back to lifting 80 pounds […]
