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Sports

Athletic Training: An Integral Part of Your Healthcare Team

By: Jordan Joseph, ATC (Region 13/14) Traditionally, certified athletic trainers, or ATCs, have worked in conjunction with coaches, athletes, parents and physicians to ensure the...

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Health & Nutrition

Importance of Nutrition in Athletes

By Scott Dunham, PT, Richmond, KY Center Age, gender, training methods and sleep patterns influence sports performance and risk of injury. However, nutrition often is an overlooked...

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Health & Nutrition

How Technology May be Harming You

Have you ever considered how technology may be harming you? A recent study found that Americans check their mobile phones an average of 344 times...

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Injury Prevention

6 Steps to CrossFit Injury Prevention

By Nadia Jones, DPT, SCS resident, Tuscaloosa (University of Alabama Rec Center) CrossFit is a fitness routine consisting of a variety of functional movements, including power...

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Fitness

3 Myths About Aging & Exercise

By Koratrona Evans, DPT, OSC Resident, Drayer Physical Therapy, Carlisle Center One in four Americans ages 50 or older is physically inactive on a regular...

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Fitness

Gearing Up For Your Best Run

By Matthew Repko, PT, DPT, Altoona Center Running has become an increasingly popular mode of exercise and for good reason. It is a cheap and...

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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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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...