Pinnacle Gymnastics in 3-D: Observations from a Mother, Coach, and Business Owner

Like Doctors, Physical Therapists don’t all specialize in the same problem. Let’s start with a scenario:

“As a pediatrician for hundreds of families (both athletes and non athletes) as well as the team physician for several different sports, I have...

Is it a Jammed Finger or Something Else? Often an athlete explains they “jammed” their finger and ask how long should they protect it? First, let’s...

Winter Is Coming… So Is The Competitive Season! As winter approaches, so does the competitive season. All the effort put into this past summer in...

With year-round sport’s specialization for many young athletes (while not my recommendation, I certainly know it’s common), summer offers some great...

Well, it’s back to school time– and the start of fall schedule. We are getting back to a “more normal life” with COVID in the background rather than...

Achilles “tendonitis” is a common complaint in athletes. With limited blood supply compared to other tendons, and its job (handling the load between...

Supplements are probably unnecessary in most healthy children who are offered a good diet. If you were to mention a couple though - athletes will...

The short answer is WATER!

Let’s cover some basics first. Athletes are NOT normal people. They need MORE calories than a person the same age who goes to school and then home to...

Does KT Tape Work? I don’t think I’ve been to a competition this year without seeing an athlete with KT tape somewhere on their body. I suspect none...

How Can You Tell If You Have Shin Splints or a Stress Fracture? Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) once called shin splints is inflammation of...

The Importance of Proprioception in Physical Therapy Proprioception uses sensory cues from your eyes, ears (as a part of the vestibular system), the...

How to Choose a Physical Therapist for Your Athlete Just like every specialty in health care - physical therapists often get experienced at something...