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Finding Jaw Pain Relief With Physical Therapy
Pain and discomfort in the jaw, facial area, and neck can greatly impact one's ability to go about day-to-day activities due to the distraction the discomfort causes. If you are experiencing any of this pain and discomfort, instead of letting it negatively rule your life, take control of it with precise, personalized physical therapy.
Temporomandibular dysfunction, or TMD, includes disorders relating to or caused by the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), muscles, or nerves of the facial and neck re...
Posted on 2023-05-16
Three Ways to Revamp Your Running Routine
All too often we have clients at Elite Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy with the goal of beginning a running routine. However, many times those people talk about how boring running can be, so they have a hard time sticking to it.
Today we want to share with you three ways you can change up your running routine to not only enjoy it more, but improve your endurance without even thinking about it.
1. Find A Running Buddy.
Often times individuals step into a new running routine solo, whic...
Posted on 2020-06-30
Top Three Exercises to Improve Balance & Reduce Risk For Falls
Top Three Exercises to Improve Balance & Reduce Risk For Falls
By Biagio Mazza
Today I'm going to talk about my top three favorite exercises for fall prevention and for balance training that we utilize at Elite Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy in Kansas City, MO.
These are definitely going to be dependent upon the person, so please be safe! Safety is the number one thing with everything we do. But you still have to challenge your balance for it to get better.Exercise 2: Closed...
Posted on 2020-06-26
Shoulder Strength, Stability, & Injury Prevention For Combat Athletes
Shoulder Strength, Stability, & Injury Prevention For Combat Athletes
By Justin Snead, DPT
Calling all combat sports athletes…Have you ever been doing any grappling or ground fighting where you've had to post on your hand to keep your balance? There is a reason for that...
This is an unnatural movement for your shoulder, because you are putting a lot of pressure and force down through those shoulder muscles. It forces the ball, from the ball and socket joint in the shoulder, back...
Posted on 2019-07-15
Prevent Golf Injuries
Prevent Golf Injuries This Spring
By Biagio Mazza
Are you thinking about getting out there and playing golf this spring and summer? As it gets a little warmer out, you may be feeling the urge to get back out on the golf course, and I totally get that. However, there are things that you can do to prevent risk of injury when it comes to golf.Here are the three biggest mistakes that you can make that will put your body at risk for potential injury when it comes to returning to golf:
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Posted on 2019-04-03
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