athletes, Exercise, prevention, strengthening, stretching
In a prior blog posts we discussed the effects of stretching on fitness, performance and flexibility. We are often prescribing
Arthritis, athletes, Exercise, knee arthritis, knee pain, strengthening, treatment
Previously we wrote about the positive impacts of exercise on the body's tissues. The benefits of exercise is based on
athletes, Exercise, stretching
here are not many more controversial topics in the exercise science literature than stretching. While most believe stretching is an
ACL Injury, athletes, Exercise, imaging, knee arthritis, sports injuries
Up to 250,000 athletes will sustain an ACL injury each year and the majority of these patients will require Physical
athletes, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, running, sports injuries, triathlon
We have previously written about the functional movement screen (FMS) and its' ability to predict injury although more recent research has
athletes, Exercise, strengthening
A common question we receive from parents is "when can my child start weight training". This is a difficult question
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, Exercise, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, sports injuries, treatment
In prior posts we described risk factors for an initial episode of achilles tendinopathy including muscle imbalances, calf weakness (concentric
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, imaging, MRI, Physical Therapy Exam, sports injuries
Our prior posts on tendon injuries have described the structural changes that take place with chronic symptomatic tendinopathies. The disorganization
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, Exercise, heel pain, knee pain, patellofemoral pain, prevention, running, sports injuries, strengthening
Mend Physical Therapy has previously written on the prevention and treatment of running injuries in multiple prior blog posts.
athletes, Exercise, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, running, strengthening, stretching, treatment
October is American Physical Therapy Association's Physical Therapy Month. During the month of October Mend Physical Therapy will be offering
athletes, Exercise, prevention, running, sports injuries, strengthening, stretching, triathlon
In a previous post we highlighted the importance of a dynamic warm up to gradually increase cardiovascular work, improve mobility, decrease
athletes, Exercise, shoulder pain, sports injuries, strengthening, treatment
The majority of patients undergoing treatment by a Physical Therapist will receive a home exercise program (HEP) based on their
athletes, elbow pain, Exercise, Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, strengthening, tennis elbow
Elbow pain on the outside of the elbow is most common in individuals’ aged 30-50 y.o. and effects 1-3% of
athletes, Exercise, knee pain, Manual Therapy, prevention, running, sports injuries, strengthening, stretching, treatment
Knee Pain BackgroundAnterior knee pain is a term used to encompass many conditions affecting structures of the knee. The majority
athletes, Exercise, heel pain, knee pain, patellofemoral pain, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, running, sports injuries, treatment
Our previous blog post detailed the differences in biomechanics between foot strike patterns in runners. There are clear bio mechanical
athletes, sports injuries, treatment
Physical Therapists’ education, training, and skill set allows our profession to uniquely evaluate and treat the needs of both acute
athletes, Exercise, prevention, running, sports injuries, triathlon
Aerobic exercise has a tremendous impact on our morbidity and mortality due to its' ability to positively impact our emotional,
ACL Injury, ankle sprains, athletes, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, sports injuries
Have a student athlete that is injured, or always seems to run into issues as the season ramps up? At Mend,
achilles tendinopathy, athletes, Exercise, heel pain, sports injuries, strengthening
One of things I enjoy about the profession of Physical Therapy is its’ constantly changing nature of the medical evidence
athletes, Exercise, prevention, running, sports injuries
Over the last few years there has been a spike in athletic injuries in our community's youth and adolescent athletes.
ACL Injury, ankle sprains, athletes, Exercise, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, running, sports injuries, strengthening, stretching
When we began playing sports, our pre game routines consisted of a cardiovascular warm up, some agility work, followed by
ACL Injury, ankle sprains, athletes, Exercise, knee pain, Physical Therapy Exam, prevention, sports injuries, treatment
Basketball has one of the highest injury rates in sports with articles reporting up to 7-10 injuries per 1000 athlete
athletes, Exercise, running, sports injuries, triathlon
Running is one of the most common forms of exercise due to its' wide appeal, minimal equipment needs, and aerobic
athletes, elbow pain, Exercise, prevention, shoulder pain, sports injuries
Shoulder and elbow injuries are on the rise among youth and professional baseball players. Our previous post on baseball injuries detailed
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