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Weightlift with a PT on Your Team
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 overhead for your job? Weightlifting[…]
Do You Have a Rotator Cuff Injury?
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 with an acute injury such[…]
How to Start Weightlifting
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:
- Improves overall health- including heart, cardiovascular, muscle, and bone
- Builds muscular strength
- Improves bone density (Before age 25)
- Maintains bone density (After age 25)
- Decreases risk of falls as you age
- Regulates blood sugar, and
- Keeps[…]
Do You Have Plantar Fasciitis?
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 Achilles tendon are attached at[…]
Autism and Low Muscle Tone
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 these two diagnoses.
Symptoms of[…]
Do You Have Sciatica?
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 a bone spur, or by[…]
Pre-season Ankle Care For The Youth Athlete
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 common issues I see that[…]
Do You Have a Frozen Shoulder?
By: Dillon Moeller, PT, DPT, FAFS
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, usually occurs when the capsule around the shoulder gets stiff, ultimately leading to the inability to move your shoulder in multiple directions. It can happen overnight, or it can happen following any sort of acute trauma.
It’s more common in females; there’s a nine to one ratio with[…]
Lacrosse Warm-Up
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 from the Spooner Blog.
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The Importance of Cueing
By: Chip Gosewisch, CSCS, RSCC, FRCms
How does the athlete learn best? How do they retain information best? We use this and put it into the context of their life, what sport they play, and how they move. Cueing helps us, as performance coaches, teach the fundamentals and priorities of movement to help athletes improve performance and succeed in their[…]
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