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Physical Therapy for Swimmer’s Shoulder

Swimmer’s shoulder is the most common swimming-related shoulder injury, often caused by overuse due to the repetitive overhead motion of the swim stroke that irritates and inflames the rotator cuff muscles and tendons, leading to pain and limited shoulder mobility. Physical therapy is one of the most effective treatments for swimmer’s shoulder, utilizing a targeted manual therapy, stretching, and strength and conditioning exercise program to restore shoulder function, mobility, and strength and a safe return to competitive swimming.

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Sports Hernia, Sports Medicine, Sports Performance, Physical Therapy Mangiarelli Rehabilitation Sports Hernia, Sports Medicine, Sports Performance, Physical Therapy Mangiarelli Rehabilitation

Managing Sports Hernias with Physical Therapy

A sports hernia involves weakening or tearing in the muscles, tendons, or ligaments of the lower abdominal and groin area that leads to chronic pain, often caused by repetitive and forceful twisting of your pelvis. Sports hernias are most seen in soccer players due to the dynamic nature of the sport, rapid changes in direction, intense sprinting, and repetitive twisting and turning when kicking. Physical therapy can help athletes manage and recover from a sports hernia, addressing underlying muscular imbalances that contributed to injury through targeted exercise, core strengthening, and manual therapy.

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Addressing Shin Splints During Track and Field Season

Shin splints are a common running overuse injury that involves inflammation of the tibia and surrounding muscles and tissues caused by repetitive stress placed on the lower leg. Shin splints commonly occur at the start of track and field season, when an athlete overexerts themselves or increases the frequency, duration, and intensity of their training too quickly such that the body cannot adjust to the stressor, leading to injury. Physical therapists can help athletes with shin splints recover pain-free movement, return to sport safely, and prevent future re-injury through a targeted exercise rehabilitation program.

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Physical Therapy for Hockey Injuries

Hockey is a high-intensity collision sport that requires athletes to skate a narrow contact surface (blade of the skate) on a low friction surface (ice) while moving in all planes of motion. The intensity of the sport can lead to a variety of injuries, such as concussions, shoulder separations, wrist fractures, MCL sprains, high ankle sprains, or FAI or hip adductor muscle strains. Physical therapy can help hockey players recover after injury and help hockey players prepare for the hockey season and reduce the risk of injury through a personalize strength and conditioning program.

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Core Stability, Core Strengthening, Sports Medicine, Sports Performance Mangiarelli Rehabilitation Core Stability, Core Strengthening, Sports Medicine, Sports Performance Mangiarelli Rehabilitation

Benefits of Core Strengthening for Athletic Performance

Core strengthening has numerous benefits for an athlete’s fitness level and sports performance. The core muscles are the foundation of movement for the entire body, comprised of the abdominals, back muscles, diaphragm, hip muscles, and pelvic floor muscles. A physical therapist can assess an athlete’s core strength and design a core strengthening exercise program to enhance the strength, control, and endurance of their core muscles. Mangiarelli Rehabilitation physical therapy assistant Patti demonstrates several advanced core strengthening exercises on the blog.

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Preventing Injury in Competitive Swimming

Swimming is a dynamic sport that requires full body movement and coordination and a significant amount of power and endurance, placing significant stress on the shoulder joint. The intensity of competitive swimming training can increase the risk of common overuse injuries like swimmer’s shoulder, knee injury, or low back pain. Physical therapy can help swimmers prevent and address injuries through sport-specific training and a comprehensive rehabilitation program to improve strength, endurance, mobility, and shoulder stability. Check out our 5 tips to prevent injury in competitive swimming!

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Biceps Tendonitis Treatment with Physical Therapy

Biceps tendonitis involves inflammation of and injury to the biceps tendon, often due to repetitive overloading and overuse from sports activities that cause microtears in the fibers of the tendon. Biceps tendonitis is more common among athletes who play sports that place repetitive stress on the biceps tendon through repetitive overhead motions. Physical therapy can effectively address biceps tendonitis, decreasing pain and inflammation, improving shoulder range of motion and strength, and improving functional mobility of the arm and shoulder through a targeted exercise program.

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Addressing Basketball Injuries with Physical Therapy

Basketball is a high-intensity sport, requiring running multi-directionally, shuffling the body laterally, jumping, and quick starts and stops. The intense physical demands of basketball heighten the risk of injury. Physical therapists work with basketball players to not only prepare them for a successful basketball season through a customized strength and conditioning program, but also address any in-season injuries and help athletes regain strength, mobility, balance, and function for a safe return to sport.

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Gluteal Tendinopathy, Hip Pain, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine Mangiarelli Rehabilitation Gluteal Tendinopathy, Hip Pain, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine Mangiarelli Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy for Gluteal Tendinopathy

Gluteal tendinopathy involves inflammation and degeneration of the gluteal tendon due to overuse and excessive loading of the tendon, causing severe lateral hip pain. The key to tendon healing is appropriate, gradual loading to restore tendon strength and resilience to stressors. Physical therapy can decrease gluteal tendinopathy pain, appropriately load and strengthen the gluteal tendon, and improve the individual’s function and mobility through a progressive gluteal strengthening exercise program.

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10 Ways to Improve Sports Performance with Physical Therapy

Improving an athlete’s sports performance with physical therapy can reduce the incidence of sports-related injuries by improving sports technique and body mechanics as well as enhancing the athlete’s strength, mobility, and power. Physical therapists can create a personalized sports conditioning and performance program to help athletes perform at an elite level. Check out 10 ways physical therapy can improve your sports performance!

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Managing Achilles Tendinopathy with Physical Therapy

Achilles tendinopathy is a common athletic injury caused by repetitive stress and overuse of the Achilles tendon, causing inflammation and irritation of the tendon. It most often occurs due to a sudden increase in training volume or intensity without adequate recovery time. Physical therapy exercise rehabilitation is the best intervention to address Achilles tendinopathy, restore strength and function in the lower extremity, and ensure a safe return to sports competition. Mangiarelli Rehabilitation physical therapist Bobby demonstrates 4 exercises you can do to address Achilles tendinopathy.

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Physical Therapy for Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease is an inflammatory condition of the knee caused by repetitive trauma to the patellar tendon during growth spurts that is common among active adolescents. Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing and active pre-teens and teens, affecting 1 in 10 adolescents. Osgood-Schlatter disease can be managed conservatively and effectively with physical therapy. Physical therapy can help teens with OS ease pain, increase muscle strength, and restore function for a safe return to sport.

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Fall Sports Conditioning Safety

Fall sports conditioning serves as a foundation upon which the sports season’s success is built and can help to reduce the number of in-season injuries. Fall sports conditioning involves a program of weight training and aerobic sport-specific conditioning that allows the athlete to slowly acclimate to the demands of the sport by gradually increasing the intensity and volume of their training over time. Check out our 8 tips for safe fall sports conditioning!

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