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How To Fix Knee Pain When Squatting
Knee pain when squatting is common, but it doesn’t have to be scary. In this blog, we’ll help you understand why it happens, how to reduce stress on your knees when squatting, and how to improve your squat mechanics in the long term.
How To Sleep Better
Simply put, better sleep translates to better energy, improved physical health, reduced risk of injury and disease, enhanced cognitive performance, and a better mood. This is one of the highest-leverage things you can do to improve your health, so let's dive in.
How To Relieve Rotator Cuff Pain At Night
Shoulder pain at night is a common indication that your rotator cuff is the issue. This blog will cover why this happens and what to do about it.
Nutrition For Injury Recovery
Nutrition is an often overlooked part of Physical Therapy and injury rehab. We need the right training program, but we consult with so many people who are not getting where they want to be despite a good rehab program. That’s when nutrition needs more focus.
How To Return To Deadlifting After A Back Injury
Not only are deadlifts not “bad for your back,” but they can be the exact thing you need to recover from a back injury, get back to training and feel more confident in everyday life. We’ll teach you how to get back to lifting safely.
Is Your Shoulder Pain From Your Rotator Cuff?
This blog will cover what the rotator cuff actually is, common signs and symptoms of rotator cuff related shoulder pain and what you can do about it.
Why Do My My Knees Hurt When I Run?
Many runners experience knee pain. We know how frustrating it can be. This blog will cover some common reasons for knee pain and how to treat them.
Does Core Stability Help With Back Pain?
The research actually doesn’t support the idea that low back pain is caused by core weakness or instability. Let’s go over some of the issues with this line of thinking and talk about how we’ve had success treating patients with low back pain.
ACL Rehab Phases: How To Stay On Track
This blog will outline one of the ways we approach the phases of ACL rehab. To be clear, this is not the way we approach every ACL rehab program, but it is a good framework to help athletes understand what we are doing in each phase and WHY we are doing it.
How Long Does ACL Rehab Take?
ACL rehab is long and challenging. It requires a lot of patience, hard work and focus. Naturally, one of the first questions patients have is “How long does ACL rehab take?” Keep reading to find out.
How Dry Needling Works
Dry needling is fast becoming one of the most popular physical therapy treatments for pain. Keep reading to learn how dry needling works and what the benefits of dry needling are.
Prevent Running Injuries With These Three Exercises
Proper strength training is often the missing piece for runners who are constantly injured or not progressing towards their goals. This blog will cover some of our favorite strength exercises for runners.
Two Simple Things For Better Shoulder Health
Shoulder pain treatment isn’t one size fits all, but overhead mobility and rotator cuff training are two areas that a lot of people need to work on to improve their shoulder health.
5 Things Your ACL Rehab Needs To Include
ACL rehab is a long and complex process. It's important athletes work with someone who has access to the right equipment, space and expertise to assess athletes and move them through the stages of rehab appropriately. That’s where we come in.
Strength Training Basics for Youth Athletes
Youth athlete strength and conditioning reduces injury risk, improves performance and creates good health habits for life. We know it can feel overwhelming when first starting out so this article will cover a basic framework you can follow to start strength training and will show you some of our favorite entry level exercise variations.
Post-Concussion Physical Therapy
Many athletes still think they don't need Physical Therapy after a concussion. While this might be true in some cases, the right treatment can speed up recovery, get you back to your sport faster and help prevent future issues. Learn all about why post-concussion Physical Therapy is so important in this blog.
In-Season Strength Training for Youth Athletes
In-season strength training for youth athletes is a cornerstone of success and longevity in sports. It is one huge thing you can do to stay healthy and perform at your best.
Simple Exercises for Achilles Tendinitis and Shin Splints
While it can feel complicated to rehabilitate achilles tendinitis or shin splints, there are some simple exercises you can add into your routine to help keep your achilles, ankles and feet healthy.
Exercises Youth Athletes Should Be Doing: Knee Durability
Knee injuries are all too common for youth athletes. Youth athletes can hurt their knees for a variety of reasons, but one of the best things we can do to help reduce injury risk is to be strong.
One Simple Way To Improve Low Back Pain
There are some simple things that you can do to reduce your chances of having low back pain and improve back pain if you are currently dealing with it. Keep reading to find out one simple way to improve low back pain.