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Addressing Common Musculoskeletal Issues in Young Athletes
How do you know if your child’s complaint is serious enough to warrant a trip to the doctor or a physical therapist? While many complaints may be transient such as soreness following a particularly intense practice if your child’s complaints are becoming more persistent or recurrent, it’s time to seek help.
Myofascial Decompression or “Cupping” Technique by Mike Manzo
As physical therapists continue to learn more about the human body and consider more deeply the functional anatomy, new techniques emerge. A new technique, employed by the PTs at Atlantic Physical Therapy Center is called Myofascial Decompression (MFD). This...
Kids in Sports
We are witnessing an unprecedented rise in youth sport overuse injuries. We are seeing 12 year olds with overuse injuries that used to be reserved only for very high level college-aged and professional athletes. We as parents, coaches and medical professionals...