I’ve received this question a few times and here are some tips and advice I like to provide parents when they come to me with this question.
First and foremost your child should want to participate in the training sessions or else it won’t benefit anyone. Having your child assist in creating goals is a good way to get them to give 100% because they are working towards goals they set which means those are the things that are important to him or her.
Next if your child wants to participate in personal training to improve their athletic performance there are a few things to consider....
Clam Shell
Hip Bridge
Side-Lying Hip Abduction
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common overuse injuries among runners, but what exactly is it?
The IT Band (ITB) is a long, thick, fibrous band that runs along the outside of your leg. It starts at your pelvis and ends right below your knee. Athletes like runners or cyclists that flex and extend their knee repetitively can develop pain on the outside of their knee because of the friction between the ITB and their knee. If you have weak hip muscles, particularly the gluteus medius, you are increasing susceptible to suffering this kind of injury. Other factors like pronated...
Decreasing overuse and non-contact injuries is a major focus at Prue Physical Therapy & Sports Performance. Many of you know that we offer free injury prevention screenings, injury prevention programs and conduct seminars on different topics pertaining to injury prevention and proper training tips. We would like to continue sharing more information on these topics using a series of blog posts. So if you have a certain question or topic you would like to know more about feel free to email us at kevin.prue@pruept.com or message us on Facebook and we may select your question for one of our next...
More and more physical therapy and healthcare practices are transitioning to a cash pay or concierge business model. The reason for this is it allows the clinician to provide better care to their patients while saving the patient time and money. However there is some misunderstanding on how this business model works, so I thought it would be appropriate to address some questions I have gotten.
Why Cash Pay Physical Therapy
If you have been to a traditional physical therapy clinic you were probably asked to come in 2-3 times per week for a certain length of time depending on the nature of your...
Welcome to our new physical therapy and sports performance training blog. We will be featuring a variety of different articles on training tips, injury prevention, healthy living and much more. If you have a topic you would like to know more about send us a message and maybe your topic will be featured in a blog article by Prue Physical Therapy & Sports Performance