Miller Physical Therapy - Our Healthy Living (Thriving!) Blog
Here we are again!
The CrossFit Games Season 2015 has begun!
The Open began in February, and like clockwork, the phone started ringing a week later - when adrenaline, over-training, and athletes possibly repeating moves they haven't trained for are performed in earnest. The result: the perfect breeding ground for injuries.
As in previous years, the Crossfit Open is a five-week competition with one new workout per week. The week’s workout is released each Thursday at 5 p.m. PT, and comp...
Posted on 2015-04-10
We first met Garrett Gross right out of surgery still in a sling, but so immobile he couldn’t even move his shoulder OUT of the sling. In January five months later, with treatment from Miller PT and being diligent in his exercises and health overall, Garrett won his MMA fight by TKO in St. Louis.
The Tear:
Garrett fought in St. Louis back in April of 2014, and in the first round tore his rotator cuff quite badly, to the point that surgery was unavoidable. Amazingly, and ...
Posted on 2015-03-04
We see increasing amounts of teens and pre-teens in our clinic with travel sports becoming more popular and the training more vigorous. Soccer, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, football and cheer can be full of injury and, increasingly, conflict.We regularly hear of issues from many of our pre-teen and teen patients regarding conflict on their sports teams. Some of the tales are downright scary!The injury, its prevention, healing and avoidance of relapse – we can help your child in a my...
Posted on 2015-01-29
Welcome to Miller Physical Therapy.You’ve popped in to visit us here likely because you have pain or mobility issues of some type – and you’ve come to the right place!
Physical Therapy is a type of treatment you may need when health problems make it hard to move around and do everyday tasks. It helps you move better and may relieve pain. It also helps improve or restore your physical function and your fitness level – or if you’re an athlete, help to heal so you can...
Posted on 2015-01-28
