Functional Fitness: Are You Strong Enough?
5 Functional Movements That Will Help Decrease Your Risk of Sports Injury A big part of my job in helping my clients get out of pain is...
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The Importance of Strength Training for Teen-aged Athletes
According to the Aspen Institute, 73.4% of teenagers participated in some form of organized sports in 2020. That equates to more than 21...
3 Exercises You Can Do to Prevent Shoulder Pain While Swimming
Shoulder pain associated with swimming? Here are 3 exercises that may help even out some imbalances typically seen in swimmers.
Four Things You Can Do to Prevent a Sports Injury
I have been a swim coach for nearly 20 years. Before I started coaching swimming, I was a pretty high level competitive swimmer. I have...
Let's talk about something important...
I was recently (just last week, in fact) talking with my swimmers after practice. One of the girls was giving another a hard time because...
Dry Needling for Sports Performance
With IronMan Wisconsin on the horizon (September 14, 2021), you, like I have probably noticed the influx of runners and cyclists on the...
But why are my muscles still so tight?
This might be you, be it your low back, hamstrings, upper traps... You name it, you stretch all the time, but you're still feeling tight....
Stretching: Clear as mud.
Stretching is a complicated topic. And like many things, what we know about stretching has changed (and will continue to do so) with...
May is a time for growth
Spring is in the air. I've mowed my yard a few times already, planted (and maybe accidentally killed off) some seedlings, and enjoyed...
Common Swimming Injuries and How to Avoid Them
The sun is shining, it's getting warmer outside and people are starting to emerge from hibernation. While it's still a little too cold in...
[The Return to] Spring Running and the Ankle
Hitting the ground running (so to speak) after complete or relative rest, can lead to unwanted aches and pains [in your feet and ankles]
4 Exercises to Prevent Shoulder Pain
While acute shoulder injuries might be harder to prevent, the following four exercises will help you to prevent some of the issues above.
What are shin splints, and how do I deal with them?
Shin splints. You know, that dull, achy soreness over the inside part of your shin that is worse when you pull your toes toward your...
4 things that you can start doing today to improve your flutter kick
Flutter kick is the motor that drives a swimmer's freestyle, but outside of moving the legs up and down, swimmers and (sadly) coaches...
What can you expect from physical therapy (at Streamline PT)?
By definition, ‘Physical therapy is a non-invasive discipline that helps individuals develop, maintain and restore maximal body movement...
What is Functional Dry Needling? What it does and how it can help you.
Curious about the use of dry needling in physical therapy?
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