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Spooner Blog2024-02-06T17:11:52-07:00

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Milestones for Your Child

By: Dania Amaya, PT, DPT

Milestones are incredibly important. They are set in place to help you, as a parent, know how your child is growing and progressing as well as identify if there are any disorders that your child may have. Even if no other symptoms are present, missing a movement milestone can be the first sign that something[…]

By |March 21st, 2024|

Warming Up the Overhead Athlete

By: Brian Bettner, PT, DPT, and Tanner Chitwood, PT, DPT

Between the time restrictions and demands of practices and competitions, finding a couple of minutes to fit in a true total body pre sport warm-up can seem impossible. Today’s athletes are taking on an incredible amount of load through their bodies- head to toe- and we want to make[…]

By |March 14th, 2024|

PT for Skateboarding

By: Ryan Bell, PTA, FAFS

I’ve been fortunate to spend my life skateboarding on and off. I got my first skateboard as a child, and, to this day, I still share the same passion about skateboarding.

It’s great going to the skateparks and seeing groups of skaters sending it and trying these big, new, innovative tricks. It’s not uncommon to see[…]

By |March 7th, 2024|

What is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT)?

By: Nick Sutton, PT, DPT, CFMT

A Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) places a heavy emphasis on the manual therapy (hands-on) portion of treatment. It presents a structured order to treat each body part and certain conditions.

The individuals who developed these techniques and procedures have spent years determining the most effective order of treatment to help patients. They also spent[…]

By |February 29th, 2024|

The Pickleblog, Vol. 2

By: Parker Hirsch, PT, DPT, FAS

Pickleball is gaining more and more popularity. And, as with any sport, injuries are on the rise.

It was estimated that Americans would spend up to $400 million in healthcare costs associated with a pickleball injury, and this cost is expected to rise as the sport gains popularity.

Pickleball requires you to start, stop, and cut[…]

By |February 22nd, 2024|

Be Prepared this Soccer Season

By: Phillip Montoure, PT, DPT, CSCS

The uniqueness of soccer comes from the combination of needing the ability for long duration endurance and quick, high effort sprints while responding to how the game unfolds. Some sports are primarily sprinting or primarily sustained running, but soccer is both!

There are times of low-intensity, sustained running, while you are watching the ball. Once[…]

By |February 15th, 2024|

Do You Have Patellar Tendonitis?

By: Tanner Caughey, PT, DPT

Your knee is a complex joint comprised of many tendons that take on a great deal of impact with activity. At the very front of your knee, you have your kneecap, or your patella. You have a tendon- called the patellar tendon- that connects your kneecap to your tibia- aka your shin.

Tendonitis is inflammation of[…]

By |February 8th, 2024|

Road to CHT

By: Samantha Kogler, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

A Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) goes through countless hours of treating and studying upper extremity injuries and dysfunctions to be able to help their patients move and feel their best. We talked to Samantha Kogler, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, about her experience of becoming a CHT:

Before I was licensed as an occupational therapist,[…]

By |February 1st, 2024|

Do You Have Arthritis?

By: Peter Gorman, PT, DPT, CSCS

You can treat several different types of arthritis through physical therapy. Osteoarthritis (OA), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Gout are all different types of arthritis that affect the body differently and result in different types of pain. Physical therapists are movement specialists who can treat a range of different conditions. The most common[…]

By |January 25th, 2024|

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[…]

By |January 18th, 2024|

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