Recognizing Sever’s Disease in Active Children Inspired by a recent patient, we’re raising awareness about Sever’s disease, a common but often underdiagnosed cause of heel pain in active children. This condition affects the growth plate of the heel, leading to pain and discomfort, especially in young athletes. While occasional aches from physical activity [...]
The BACK-to-School Guide for Scoliosis in Children As the new school year approaches, ensuring your child is ready to meet the challenges ahead is essential—both mentally and physically. Scoliosis, a condition characterized by an abnormal curvature of the spine, can significantly impact a child's physical health, affecting a child’s growth, leading to uneven development [...]
Game, Set, Match: Summer Guide to Preventing Tennis Injuries Tennis is a sport celebrated for its grace, finesse, and the thrill of competition. With its intense serves and quick volleys, tennis challenges players of all levels to bring their best to the court. However, up to 20% of young tennis players will sustain [...]
Tips for Preventing Overuse Injuries with Physical Therapy Warm weather encourages outdoor activities like sports, hiking, and gardening, but it also brings an increased risk of overuse injuries. This blog covers common summer overuse injuries and how physical therapy can aid in recovery and prevention. By understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment options [...]
Concussion Rehabilitation: Returning Safely to Activity Concussions, a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), occur when a blow or jolt to the head causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth within the skull. This sudden movement can lead to a temporary disruption of normal brain function, affecting cognitive processes, physical coordination, [...]
6 Common Injuries That Can Worsen Over Time If Not Treated Appropriately Injuries are an unfortunate part of life, and whether they occur during sports, accidents, or everyday activities, they can disrupt our lives and leave us in pain. However, we often try to tough it out and ignore the pain, hoping it [...]
Why You Need Physical Therapy After an ACL Surgery Did you know that over 250,000 people in the United States suffer an annual ACL tear? The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a cruciate ligament in the knee that provides stability and helps control the forward and rotational movements of the knee joint. Located [...]
10 Ways to Improve Your Running Did you know that running is a popular form of exercise for both recreational and competitive runners, but it can also lead to injuries if not done correctly? Running is a fantastic way to stay active and healthy, but taking steps to optimize your performance and reduce [...]
Icing or Heating an Injury: Which One Do You Need Injuries are an inevitable part of life; when they happen, it's essential to treat them properly to promote healing and reduce pain. Two standard therapies used for injuries are icing and heating. But which one is best for your particular injury? The answer [...]
Common Baseball Injuries and Their Treatments With baseball season starting, staying on the field and avoiding injury is important. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, there are over 482,000 high school baseball athletes and over 34,000 college baseball athletes in the United States. Unfortunately, baseball injuries are common and [...]
