Athletes and Sleep Athletes must be sure they obtain the highest quality and quantity of sleep to ensure they are both performing and recovering well to enhance their future performance. It has been shown that lack of sleep has negative effects on nearly every facet of an athlete’s performance. Reaction times, cognitive ability, and injury […]
Sports MedicineIt is almost summer here in Wisconsin! This means people are getting outside for activities like walking, running, biking, hiking, gardening, and swimming. Starting these activities again, you may notice an old injury that creeps to the surface or a new injury that arises. Since the weather has FINALLY turned in the right direction, I […]
Injury Prevention, Sports MedicineShould I Keep Exercising? One of the biggest questions I have received from patients in the past few months as a physical therapist is, “Should I just rest and not do anything or should I continue to be active?” This question typically happens after an injury has occurred or there has been pain with a […]
Injury PreventionOccurrence of injuries in sports Here in Wisconsin, spring sports are getting to the start of their season for 2023. Players from 10U-18U are getting into the swing of the season with games being played throughout the week as well as on weekends. With this increase in in-game activities, it is natural, though unfortunate, to […]
ThrowingRunning was a hard pass Despite being a physical therapist and knowing how the body moves efficiently and having a knowledge base of how to achieve optimal function for the body, this does not necessarily mean we all make the necessary changes all the time for our bodies. Take me for example. For my entire […]
Sports MedicineCommon Fitness Mistakes Technology and social media forums have made access to training programs and workout ideas easier in the last 10-15 years. With one quick search on the internet, people can obtain thousands of hours of workout material for free. Some programs may need a paid subscription but there is an infinite amount of […]
Sports Medicine, UncategorizedWhat is Cervical Myelopathy? 70% of people over the age of 70 have degeneration in their cervical spine. These people, in many cases, do not have any symptoms of spinal cord degeneration despite the degeneration showing up on imaging. These changes that happen in the spine are classified as arthritic changes and can result in […]
SpineRunning Saves Your Pitching Over the past 5-10 years, in baseball, there have been many debates regarding the best way to recover after a pitching outing both in and out of the season. The argument is typically between performing long-distance running from the left field foul pole to the right field foul pole repetitively or […]
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