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Season and career ending injuries are becoming ever more a part of the game of baseball. Shoulder and elbow injuries that require surgery are manifesting at astronomical rates and are developing in the youth population earlier and earlier. One recent article in Sports Illustrated referenced a few staggering and highly concerning numbers. 7 of the top 11 pitching prospects in 2018 developed season-ending elbow and shoulder injuries or underwent Tommy John surgery. 47 high scho

We know that for many of our patients running is a passion. The truth is, however, so many of those same patients visit us because of injuries related to their runs. Far from telling them to stop running, our main goal is to prevent debilitating knee/foot/ankle injuries BEFORE they happen, and to keep our patients as active as possible. Whether you’re an athlete, a casual runner, a mom squeezing a jog in before work, or even just a bi-weekly trail blazer, injuries related to

We have all made New Year's Resolutions....lose weight, exercise every day, diet better, read more, etc. They always seem to start out great...for the first day, week, month, aaaaaand then life happens. We get busy, we get bored and complacent and fall back into old, UNHEALTHY patterns and routines. Why is it that we can't seem to make them last? In order to stick to any plan, goal or program you need to ensure 3 things exist: 1. IT MUST BE FUN- If you are not enjoying what y

As we quickly approach the dark, cold, windy season, it is inevitable that the Golf game is going to be put on the back burner for some time. The majority of people likely will put their clubs in a closet and not look at them again for months. DON'T let that be you. Although periodic breaks are greatly beneficial for anyone, you don't have to loose the progress that you have made over the past several months. The most proactive thing that you can do is take this time to get y

We’ve all been there… we’re reading the newspaper or opening the latest piece of mail and suddenly we cut our finger. Without hesitation we’re off to the kitchen for a Band-Aid. That’s all good and well, but what happens when we hurt ourselves more severely? When we, for example, slice our finger open with a chef’s knife, or cut our arm on a rusty nail? Do we place a Band-Aid on it and hope it stops the pain and prevents infections? NO! We get stitches, we disinfect the area,

I have seen countless patients who have experienced a sudden onset of lower, upper, or middle back pain – or even a stabbing, unexplained pain throughout the region – make the same mistake: directly after experiencing the pain they stagger to the sofa, lay down, and don’t get up for a week or more! Their reasoning… bed rest is the best thing you can do, right? WRONG. In PT school professors used to drill it into us: “Motion is Lotion”! That’s right. It’s difficult to believe

One of the biggest limiting factors to playing your best golf is a lack of understanding. Golf is an extremely mental game, but is physically taxing as well. Golf requires adequate range of motion in the head/neck, shoulders, upper back, hips, wrists, and ankles, as well as appropriate strength in core, hips, glutes, and other supporting muscles. It is possible to play golf with decreased motion and inadequate strength, but you can't play your BEST golf. At Cultivate Physical

One of the biggest misconceptions about Physical Therapy is that it is only for people who are in a lot of pain or who have just had surgery. WRONG! Although it is vitally important for these people and can produce drastic improvements, Physical Therapy is much more. Almost everyone deals with some sort of back pain, stiffness, movement limitations, or functional restrictions. Although these things may not be causing pain now, without the proper correction these things will l

As I sit down to begin writing, I can only stop and reflect on where this all began. Moreover, why this all began. After having spent several years in the healthcare industry, I began to see a trend that I was not fond of- decreased time spent with patients, decreased quality of care and limitations on services that can be provided. This trend seems to be fairly consistent across the board, not just for physical therapy, but all healthcare. With declining reimbursement rates,