What Does it Take To Be A Physical Therapist?
If you ask a physical therapist how they got involved with the profession, many people may be surprised to discover that there are multiple paths to physical therapy. Overall, everyone…
How Can Physical Therapy Help Me During a Pandemic?
How Can Physical Therapy Help Me During a Pandemic? In the era of COVID, a brand new life language has been forced upon us. We now embrace solitude for the…
Bike Fit Tips From an FX Physical Therapist
Cycling is such a great workout! Whether you prefer to head out for a ride or hit the spin studio to burn some extra calories. Although cycling is a universal…
How Physical Therapy Can Improve Pitching Velocity
Whenever I talk to youth baseball teams about injury prevention, unfortunately, this topic resonates the most with the players who are also asking for my business card because they were…
Is Your “Tennis Elbow” Really Coming from Your Elbow?
So you’ve had this nagging pain along the outside of your elbow, and you just can’t seem to shake it. Now it even hurts to hold your morning cup of…
Mix Up Your Running Routine for Optimal Performance
As a former collegiate middle distance sprinter (400m), turned long distance runner (currently running 10Ks, 10-milers, and half-marathons), I know that sometimes it can feel like you are doing the…
What You Need to Know about Head Trauma in Lacrosse
Concussions in sports continue to be a hot topic, and more sports are making changes to the rules, equipment, injury assessments, and how athletes return to school or their sport…
Baseball Players: Don’t Skip Leg Day!
For baseball players, our legs are not just there for decoration and sporting the newest UA kicks (unless you’re rocking the newest Bryce Harper cleats). Your legs can generate massive…
Top 5 Reasons Why Runners See a Physical Therapist
As a physical therapist whose patient base includes about 75% running athletes, I commonly see training patterns that lead to injury. Most of the time, these running injuries are self-inflicted…
3 Common Mistakes Runners Make When Choosing Footwear
It might be tempting to lace up whatever sneakers you have on hand, head outside, and start your run. But training in any old pair of shoes is never a…