January 16, 2012
by: Chris Cooper PT, DPT, CSCS, Staff Physical Therapist at Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy at the Athletic Club of Bend
If you think golfers are not athletes take one look at Dustin Johnson or Camilo Villegas, Sandra Gal or Natalie Gulbis. These modern day golfers are SERIOUS athletes and their golf-specific exercise programs are SERIOUS workouts. If you are a serious golfer who wants to improve your golf performance you ought to take your exercise time seriously. You can bet the top 10 golfers in the world work long and hard at creating strong, powerful bodies in order to compete at ...
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June 23, 2011
Hip Flexor and Sidebody Stretch
Grab the club as shown in ½ kneeling position. Do a pelvic tilt by “tucking your tail” and then gently glide your hips forward until you feel a stretch in the front of the down leg hip. Then exhale and sidebend away from the down leg, inhale come back to neutral.
Do 5-10 reps to warm-up this motion prior to playing on both sides or hold 20-30 seconds and do 2-3 daily to improve mobility in your hips.
June 16, 2011
Matt Kirchoff, DPT
With the ever increasing number of children participating in organized sports, the incidence of knee injuries is on the rise. Each year in the United States there are over 1 million emergency room visits and 1.9 million primary care visits for knee injuries. Children make up a large percentage of these visits as their developing musculoskeletal systems are more susceptible to injury. Knee injuries in children often occur as a result to damage of soft tissue structures around the knee which act to stabilize and cushion the joint. Such injuries can not only take a child off of ...
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June 2, 2011
As soon as possible after an injury, such as a sprained ankle or strained muscle, you can relieve pain and swelling with PRICE—Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. This will also help promote healing. You should apply the PRICE method for 48 hours. If after 48 hours the pain and swelling have not decreased, consult your medical doctor or physical therapist as a more serious injury may have occurred. Physical therapists are musculoskeletal experts making them an excellent first choice.
PROTECTION
Protect the injured area the best you can until you can evaluate by using an elastic bandage (Ace wrap), sports ...
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April 22, 2011
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April 22nd, 2010
Precision Sports Performance: New Gym Facility (Canyon Park)
Bothell, WA – Therapeutic Associates Canyon Park Physical Therapy - Has a new expanded gym facility that is now open. Precision Sports Performance now has an additional 3000 square feet of space to facilitate more functional fitness and sports performance classes.
PSP offers strength and conditioning programs that can be a great way to keep youth and adult athletes alike active and fit year round. Director Chris Leck, PT, DPT is dedicated to the youth of this community in making services and programs available for junior high and ...
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Each year there are roughly 3.5 million injuries requiring some time away from participation. Almost one-third of all injuries sustained in childhood are sports related, with strains and sprains being the most common injury. 
