Treatment of Shoulder Injury in the Overhead Athlete
TREATMENT OF SHOULDER INJURIES IN OVERHEAD ATHLETES Jason Bottoms, SPT Background Prior to starting physical therapy school, I worked as a physical therapy tech at a local outpatient orthopedic clinic. We saw a wide variety of patient populations and saw … Read more
Role of Balance Confidence on Mobility Performance In Community Terrain
Created by Alan Levinson, SPT When I decided to embark on my DPT education I knew I had a long road to travel. A career change is no easy task. But, I was certain I would like to focus my … Read more
Shoulder Injury Prevention Program for Competitive Swimmers
Shoulder Injury Prevention Program for Competitive Swimmers Noelle Martin Overview: Swimming consists of four strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Freestyle is the fastest of the four strokes and commands the majority of practice time. The average competitive swimmer practices … Read more
Prevention of Shoulder Pain and Overuse Injuries in Manual Wheelchair Users
Prevention of Shoulder Pain and Overuse Injuries in Manual Wheelchair Users By Austin Leedy, SPT 1 Overview In the United States, there are approximately 1.5 million manual wheelchair users and 70% of this population report experiencing shoulder pain making it … Read more
Do Preventative Knee Braces Prevent Knee Injuries in College and High School Football Players?
Do Knee Braces Prevent Knee Injury in College and High School Football Players? Daniel Blackmon PHYT 754 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill I chose this topic to be my capstone project due to my own experience with a knee injury while … Read more