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Treatment of Shoulder Injury in the Overhead Athlete

April 13, 2020

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

Kinetic Chain Concepts and Exercise Progression for Tennis Players

April 22, 2014

Kinetic Chain Concepts and Exercise Progression for Tennis Players Mijo Tomislav Cotic, SPT Overview My interest in overhead athletes and the sports medicine setting of physical therapy stems from my experience as an NCAA tennis student-athlete. I experienced numerous injuries … Read more

Shoulder Injury Prevention Program for Competitive Swimmers

April 17, 2014

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

Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Impingement in Overhead Athletes

April 4, 2014

Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Impingement in Overhead Athletes Susie Williams Overview Throwing athletes need full, unrestricted arm function to perform optimally in their sport1. The throwing shoulder in baseball players demands considerable attention in the orthopedic and sports medicine … Read more