One common question I get asked from parents is “what are some basic exercises for my child to do while in-season to prevent shoulder injuries or Tommy John surgery.” I love this question. It is like people are looking for the bear-minimum to avoid...
READ MORE
4 Common Myths About Tommy John Surgery
As mentioned in the prior blog, there are many myths that are associated with Tommy John surgery. These myths need to be dispelled to help overcome our thinking that we are...
Arm Care Program: Who Is Tommy John
Most people have never heard of Tommy John before. If you are in the baseball/softball community, your chances of hearing about Tommy John significantly increase. But, most...
Arm Care Program-Adolescent Athlete
By now, it is no secret that we have seen an increase in shoulder/elbow related injuries in the overhead athletes. Specifically, the adolescent athletes. According to the...
Tennis Elbow: What To Do For Treatment
So you read through the background and anatomy post and you think you have tennis elbow and now you want answers for treatment. Let me put a caveat on this and say that it...
Tennis Elbow: Background/Anatomy
So you decided to start working out again… Maybe you decided it was time to up your weights in the gym… But, now you can’t even lift your cup of coffee...
Top 10: Reasons You Should NOT DO Physical Therapy
Spark Performance and Physiotherapy East Valley’s Leading Orthopedic and Sports Therapy I know this sounds crazy…A physical therapy clinic telling me why I shouldn’t...
The Stable Spine Series Part 4: X-Rays, MRI’s…Dangerous for a Bad Back?
If you’ve ever been to the doctor for back problems, you may know the routine…X-ray images, MRI scans, and worse, the report you get back may be a bit confusing...
The Stable Spine Series Part 3: Why You Could Be Hurting Your Back Worse With Exercise
Is this happening to you? You may have seen in past articles I’ve written in this series, how movement and exercise is essential to a healthy back… Or you may have been told...
The Stable Spine Series Part 1: “I Have ‘Slipped Discs’ Do I Need Surgery?”
If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’ve heard someone say they have back pain because they “slipped a disc” or maybe even that they’re getting treatment “to put...
