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IT Band Syndrome

IT Band Syndrome in Runners

By Scott McGeary, DPT, CSCS and Stuart Helster, SPT, Hershey Center Scott McGeary, DPT, CSCS I will never forget the summer I trained for my...

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Sports

ASTYM® to Prevent Golf Injuries

By Nicole Mallory, PT, DPT, MS, ATC, CSCS, Sports Resident, Birmingham Grandview Center Golf is one of America’s most popular sports, played year-round by millions...

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Knee Pain

Keep It Under Your Cap

Pain in the kneecap may be due to an outer thigh muscle (the vastus lateralis) that pulls the kneecap to the outer side of the...

5 Simple Ways to Check for Scoliosis
Spinal Stenosis

5 Simple Ways to Check for Scoliosis

By Elizabeth Williams, PT, DPT, Wilmington OH Center Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that is most common in younger years, prior to puberty....

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Fitness

How to Make Your Own Ice Pack

By Stephanie Bingham, MS, LAT, ATC Ice is a great form of cold therapy to help with the symptoms that can come from bumps and...

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Fitness

5 Steps to Safely Start Running

By: Kelley Zimbelman PT, DPT, Claremore, OK Center Summer is a common time for people to start getting back into shape. Because it is a high...

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Sports

Improving Performance and Preventing Injury in Adolescent Athletes

By: Marla Ranieri PT, DPT, OCS, Flanders, NJ Center Your child is passionate about a sport. He or she trains long hours and dreams of...

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Injury Prevention

ACL Injury Prevention in Young Female Athletes

By Shelby Troyer, PT, DPT, MS Full-time PT and Sports Resident If you have a teenage daughter, perhaps she or one of her peers has...

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Fitness

Multiple Poses: Yoga and MS

By: Marielle Bertram PT, DPT, Quarles Court Virginia Center Multiple sclerosis has become more prevalent within the past decade, affecting more than 2.3 million people...

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Career Tips

Lessons in Service as a Physical Therapist

By Steven Wentz, PT, DPT – Aurora, Ohio Center In Izamal, Mexico nicknamed the “Magic City” and painted all in yellow, I met a young...

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Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy Can Help MS Patients Regain Independence

By Ashlee Jones, DPT, OCS, ATC One of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) is difficulty with walking, which typically develops from weakness,...

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Sports

A Dynamic Approach To Your Pre-Game Warm-Up

By Stephanie Bingham, MS, LAT If you have ever watched athletes before a sporting event, you may have noticed them spending a large chunk of...