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Shoulder Impingement One of the most common causes of shoulder pain is impingement or “pinching” of the soft tissue structures in the shoulder.  Some of the most common sites of impingement are the tendons of the rotator cuff, such as the supraspinatus tendon, the bicep tendon, and the sub-acromial bursa.  Shoulder impingement can be quite painful and many patients initially believe that they are headed straight to surgery because the pain can be intense at times.  Ho...

How Physical Therapy Can Help Your Health And Wealth http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/online_features/health_and_wellness/how-physical-therapy-can-help-your-health-and-wealth/article_23ed109a-00ba-5d92-8d90-93716c7bb985.html Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2014 7:44 am | Updated: 4:32 am, Fri Mar 14, 2014. By NAPS, North American Precis Syndicate (NAPSI)—No matter where you hurt—neck, shoulder, back, knee—physical therapy may improve your quality of life and save you time, t...

   How young is too young for Sports Specific Training? Is my child too young to begin sports specific training?  As a sports performance coach this is probably the most frequently asked question I’ve heard, and possibly a question you have asked yourself.  Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions regarding children and strength training.  Parent’s have been lead to believe that sports training leads to injury, stunts growth by damaging growth plates and...

Soccer Injuries & Prevention Overview   Soccer is among the most popular sports in the world. As with many sports, injuries are of concern, especially for players, coaches, trainers and parents. Injuries impact a player’s ability to train and compete in the sport, but of equal or greater concern is the affect of injury on the individual’s general health and wellbeing, Being informed about soccer injuries is perhaps the first step toward prevention. First, injury rates are...

Ankle Sprains As a father of two high school soccer players,  I am always fearful about the potential injuries  to my kids. Also, I am concerned about the possibility of long term effects of  an injury that has not been fully rehabbed.  As a physical therapist, I have evaluated and treated many people who have fallen into that category. One of the most common conditions is recurrent ankle pain following an ankle sprain. Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskelet...