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Sports Medicine

18 01, 2024

Weightlift with a PT on Your Team

2024-10-29T11:37:44-07:00

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 […]

Weightlift with a PT on Your Team2024-10-29T11:37:44-07:00
7 12, 2023

Pre-season Ankle Care For The Youth Athlete

2024-10-29T11:37:47-07:00

By: James Beasley, PT, DPT, CSCS

Ankle injuries, and specifically ankle sprains, are the most common injury seen in youth sports. Over 300,000 ankle sprains occur yearly in high school athletes alone, with data showing that the rate of ankle sprains is increasing yearly, particularly in non-contact sports.

As a foot and ankle specialist, the most […]

Pre-season Ankle Care For The Youth Athlete2024-10-29T11:37:47-07:00
30 11, 2023

Do You Have a Frozen Shoulder?

2025-06-27T15:26:26-07:00

By: Dillon Moeller, PT, DPT, FAFS

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, usually occurs when the capsule around the shoulder gets stiff, ultimately leading to the inability to move your shoulder in multiple directions. It can happen overnight, or it can happen following any sort of acute trauma.

It’s more common in females; there’s a nine […]

Do You Have a Frozen Shoulder?2025-06-27T15:26:26-07:00
16 11, 2023

The Importance of Cueing

2024-10-29T11:37:48-07:00

By: Chip Gosewisch, CSCS, RSCC, FRCms

How does the athlete learn best? How do they retain information best? We use this and put it into the context of their life, what sport they play, and how they move. Cueing helps us, as performance coaches, teach the fundamentals and priorities of movement to help athletes improve […]

The Importance of Cueing2024-10-29T11:37:48-07:00
9 11, 2023

Do You Have a Hamstring Strain 

2025-03-20T08:31:27-07:00

By: Alix Sigrist, PT, DPT, CSCS

You have 3 hamstring muscles that are sectioned into 2 groups. The first group runs from your sit bones to behind your knee. Your sit bones are the spots you feel receive the most pressure when you are sitting down. The second group of hamstring muscles runs from your […]

Do You Have a Hamstring Strain 2025-03-20T08:31:27-07:00
2 11, 2023

Common Injuries in Lacrosse

2024-10-29T11:37:49-07:00

By: Anthony Celio, PT, DPT, and Lindsay Wilcox, PT, DPT, OCS

Lacrosse is an incredibly fast-paced game that requires each player to be ready to react to the ball, the stick, or another player at a moment’s notice. Changing direction to sprint, passing the ball in a bent or an […]

Common Injuries in Lacrosse2024-10-29T11:37:49-07:00
26 09, 2023

What are Ketones?

2025-04-03T16:32:07-07:00

By: Trent Rincon, PT, MPT, CSCS, FRAS, FRCms

Ketones naturally occur in our bodies for fuel when our carbohydrate stores are empty. Carbs are fast-burning energy sources, so, when they are gone, our bodies turn to fat. Fat converts to ketones- which can cross the blood-brain barrier. They fuel the body and the brain.

Ketone do not […]

What are Ketones?2025-04-03T16:32:07-07:00
14 09, 2023

Find the Perfect Pointe Shoe

2025-01-27T17:29:11-07:00

By: Kim Wolf-King, PT, DPT

Going on pointe for the first time is an exciting progression of your ballet training. This moment is the culmination of endless hours of training and preparing. However, there are many factors to consider when going on pointe.

A pre-pointe assessment is vital to ensuring that you are ready […]

Find the Perfect Pointe Shoe2025-01-27T17:29:11-07:00
17 08, 2023

Reduce Injury Risk in Gymnasts

2024-11-05T11:10:18-07:00

By: McKenna Stockton, PT, DPT

I started gymnastics at the age of 3 and went on to be an All-American college athlete. Throughout my athletic career, I had my fair share of injuries. Most of my injuries were typical aches, pains, and ankle sprains, but, when I was a sophomore high school, I had a […]

Reduce Injury Risk in Gymnasts2024-11-05T11:10:18-07:00