Youth sports participation provides a number of benefits from physical fitness to social skills and beyond. But lately, “The Sandlot”-style pickup games with friends are few and far between. As…
When most people think of running, they see it as a form of activity that improves their physical health. Running can be seen as a way to lose weight, get…
We Get It Olympic lifts are cool. They are a combination of strength and power that are useful for many sports and just general well-being. Olympic lifts force you to…
Pain can, quite understandably, cause a lot of concern, worry, anxiety and distress. Particularly when it creeps into all aspects of our life and begins to limit our sleep, our…
Knee pain is a common injury that most athletes deal with at one time or another. I’ve heard countless people walk through the door saying “I have a bad knee”…
With golf season just around the corner, now is the time to fine-tune our golf swing before hitting the links. It is common knowledge that our lower body and trunk…
The definition of nutrition is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. “What you eat, is what you are” has a lot of truth…
In today’s society, jam-packed schedules, long busy days, and heavy workloads are glorified. Whether it's professional or social, we all need tools where we can slow down and reconnect with…
As physical therapists, we see athletes all too often that are injured early in the season. So, why would that be? If you ask the athlete they may say that…
As physical therapists (strength and conditioning coaches I assume see this as well) we often hear “and no matter how much I stretch, I’m still tight!” If that statement resonates…