Category: Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine ·

Biomechanical Tennis Assessment

With the growing popularity of pickleball lately, let’s not forget about tennis! Both are amazing sports, but today I am going to provide some insight…

Sports Medicine ·

Throwers’ Athletic Performance in Action!

Joel is feelin’ good, getting back to the mound after physical therapy with Matt Zitny, our throwing specialist! This FHC student had a UCL repair…

Injuries ·

The Dream Team – Athletic Trainers & PTs Working Together

As an athletic trainer who works for a physical therapy clinic, I have seen many advantages to having a whole team of physical therapists associated…

Health ·

Ultimate Frisbee – The Sport, The Spirit, The Injuries

Ultimate, shortened from its previous name “Ultimate Frisbee,” is a team 7 on 7 sport played on a field slightly smaller than a football field.…

Physical Therapy ·

Shoe Anatomy

As a kid I vividly remember my brother coming home from the store with a new pair of running shoes in a box, putting them…

Sports Medicine ·

Summer Strength

Remember when summer break used to actually mean summer break? Now our high school student athletes are involved in several extra curricular activities including AAU…

Sports Medicine ·

My Experience at Forest Hills Eastern

When originally established, Forest Hills Eastern was created to be a school that did not include athletics. An outsider might be able to determine this…

Injuries ·

Balance Training to Help Prevent Lateral Ankle Sprains

Background Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries in the United States with approximately 28,000 occurring per day (Kaminski et al., 2013). Ankle…