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How to Balance Training, School Sports, and Club Sports Without Burning Out
If you’re trying to juggle school, club, and training, you’re not alone. A lot of athletes feel like they have to pick one or the other. The truth is, you can do all three. You just need a plan. Let’s walk through what that actually looks like, step by step.
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What It’s Really Like to Be a Physical Therapy Student at Spooner
By: Sarah Van Horn, Physical Therapy Student and Eric Brown, PT, DPT, COMT, OCS
Full Circle: From Patient to Physical Therapy Student at Spooner
When Sarah first stepped through the doors of Spooner, she wasn’t dreaming of a career in healthcare. She was a middle schooler—navigating the ups and downs of an injury and learning what it meant to heal. At[…]
ACL Injury Prevention and Optimal Post-Op Rehabilitation
By: Torrey Foster, PT, DPT, OCS, FAFS, CSCS
When people think about ACL injuries, they usually think about surgery and rehab, but reducing the risk of an ACL injury is just as important. Not just for younger athletes, but for every athlete. Why? Because ACL recovery is a long road. It’s not like an ankle sprain where you’re back in[…]
Why Most Fitness Plans Fail (And How to Actually Build One That Doesn’t)
By: Payson Staats, Spooner Scottsdale Personal Trainer
Starting your fitness journey can feel overwhelming—like there’s a “right” way to do it or a checklist you have to follow. But most of those plans fall apart because they don’t leave room for real life. Building healthy habits doesn’t have to be rigid or intimidating, it can fit into your personal goals[…]
Athletes, It’s Not In Your Head. It’s In Your Nervous System
By: Veronika Campbell, PT, MPT, CSCS, NSC, CNMP, CVTP
What do you do as an athlete when you hit a road block in physical therapy, and why does it happen?
When physical therapy has hit a roadblock, many patients are left asking themselves, What did I do wrong? Veronika Campbell—owner of IMPT, a manual physical therapist that specializes in Barral Neural[…]
5 Ways to Keep Active in the Summer Heat
By Spooner team members who know what a burning steering wheel feels like
At Spooner, with clinics across the high-heat regions of Arizona and Texas, we understand the physiological challenges of exercising in extreme summer temperatures. Sustained physical activity is essential for musculoskeletal health, cardiovascular function, and overall well-being, but the risks of heat-related illness rise significantly in the summer.
Instead of[…]
Pickleball Is No Joke—So Why Is Your Warmup?
By: Dylan Miles PT, DPT
Let’s be honest: you thought pickleball was going to be a laid-back way to stay active. A few friendly games, a little cardio, maybe make some new friends. But a few matches in, you’re sprinting (yes, sprinting), lunging, twisting, and diving for shots you never saw coming—and suddenly, your knees, back, or shoulders are not[…]
Why Hand Therapy is Important After Chemotherapy
After chemo, it’s not uncommon for people to say, “I just don’t feel like myself anymore.” Chemo is incredibly taxing on the body, and a lot of times, it can affect a person’s daily life after treatment. Sometimes that feeling shows up in unexpected ways, like struggling to button a shirt, open a[…]
How Spooner FIT Trainers and Physical Therapists Team Up for Athlete Success
By: Molly Ahlemeier, CSCS and Alix Sigrist, PT, DPT, CSCS, ATC, LAT
Even the greats don’t do it alone. Serena Williams, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, and Simone Biles had a team behind them, coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, trainers, and physical therapists who kept them performing at their best in the most legendary times of their careers.[…]
Tennis Elbow Can Happen to Anyone, But Can It Be Treated?
By: MacKenzie Watterson, OTD, OTR/L
You don’t need a racket to get tennis elbow! This painful condition sneaks up on anyone who repeats the same arm motions. Whether gardening, painting, writing, typing away at your keyboard, or even just holding a phone often in the office, these repetitive motions can cause micro tears[…]
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