3 Hand Injuries Commonly Seen During The Football Season
Posted on by Erik Krol, MOT, OTR/L
The fall season is a wonderful time of year for annual traditions. With fall comes back to school, which also means football. Football is a sport that so many people love to rally around, as it offers opportunities for gatherings and helps create an identity for a team, school, and town. That is the beautiful truth about football. Like all sports, the ugly truth is that it can lead to injury. Here are three common upper extremity injuries football players face and the causes for each.
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Athletico Fantasy Football Injury Report 2023: Week 5
Posted on by Brandon Bowers, PT, DPT, Astym Cert.
As we enter week 5 of the football season, fantasy football players may be scrambling to fill the gaps in their roster due to injuries affecting their team.
To help you decide who to sit and who to start, Brandon Bowers, PT, DPT, Astym Cert. provides the following tips in this week’s Athletico Fantasy Football Injury Report.
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Quiz: Is PT The Right Profession for You?
Posted on by Rebecca Pudvah PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS
Are you uncertain on which career path is right for you? Are you considering pursuing healthcare, but unsure which track is most suited towards your preferences? Take this short quiz to see if the Physical Therapy profession is right for you.
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6 Tips For Practicing Safe Stretching In Dance And Gymnastics
Posted on by Paige Gibbens, PT, DPT
Dance and gymnastics are two sports that require an extreme amount of mobility and flexibility, as well as strength, power, and endurance to be successful. Mobility is different from flexibility and flexibility is not an indicator of good mobility. Flexibility is defined as the muscles’ ability to stretch temporarily. An example of flexibility would be a rubber band; it can temporarily lengthen but returns to a normal resting rate. Mobility is a joint's ability to actively move through a specific range of motion. To simplify this explanation of flexibility versus mobility, flexibility is related to muscle length and mobility is related to a joint’s ability to move.
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Athletico Fantasy Football Injury Report 2023: Week 4
Posted on by Brandon Bowers, PT, DPT, Astym Cert.
If your fantasy football team didn’t perform as well as you hoped for in Week 3, it may be time to make some changes to your lineup!
Athletico’s Brandon Bowers, PT, DPT, Astym Cert. highlights injuries within the professional league each week in the Athletico Fantasy Football Injury Report so you know who to sit and who to start.
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Arm Care For Quarterbacks
Posted on by Mike Headtke, PTA, NASM-CES, NASM-BCS
Are you ready for some football? The Friday night lights are upon us and the excitement of getting back to playing is in the air. Have you ever wondered what it takes to truly keep your arm healthy as a quarterback? Well, today we are going to talk a little bit about that and things that you can do to help keep your arm in shape so that you can get through the season unscathed.
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Should I Exercise If My Joints Make Noise?
Posted on by Tara Hackney, PT, DPT, OCS, KTTP
Do your joints make noises when you move? Many people hear noises such as pops, creaks, or grinding in their joints, often in the knees, with activities such as going up stairs or squatting down. But it’s important to know that these noises can be normal, especially if they are not associated with any kind of pain! When joints make noise, it is commonly known as crepitus. Let’s take a closer look at what crepitus is and what you need to know in order to continue safe exercise.
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How Exercise Can Help You Connect With Your Child
Posted on by Owen Campbell, PT, DPT, OCS
Connection with your child can take many forms over the arc of parenting. From the days of dependency in early life, to watching them become their own person - parents are always searching out ways to connect with their children.
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