by Impact Physical Therapy | Jul 19, 2021 | Healthy Living, Sports
Disc golf or “Tin Lid Golf” as it was 1st described in 1927 was invented in Bladworth,Saskatchewan, Canada. It is believed to have been started by Ronald Franklin Gibsonand buddies playing on their elementary school ground. They threw 4” round tin lids at4’ sandy...
by Impact Physical Therapy | Mar 19, 2021 | Education, Keeping Kids in the Game, Sports
Ready or not, high school sports have returned to most Oregon school districts. It’s going to be a season unlike any other for many reasons. Pre-seasons were shorter than usual if even existent. Games are being played in quick succession in a shortened season format....
by Impact Physical Therapy | Oct 21, 2020 | Injury Prevention, Keeping Kids in the Game, Sports
Michael Jordan was a good baseball player and a great basketball player. Tim Tebow won a National Football Championship with the Florida Gators and then pursued a professional career in baseball. Some of our world’s best athletes demonstrate how a solid base of...
by Impact Physical Therapy | May 13, 2020 | Aging & Active, Education, Healthy Living, Injury Prevention, Pain Relief, Sports
As a runner, consider this all-too-familiar situation: Halfway into a run, you feel a gradual ache begin to develop somewhere in one of your legs. Often, we runners tell ourselves, “It will go away in the next mile or two.” And so, we keep running. But after two more...
by Impact Physical Therapy | Mar 13, 2020 | Pain Relief, Running, Sports
Race Season has Arrived Runners everywhere are taking to the streets logging their miles in order to get ready for upcoming races. But have you been warming up properly? If you haven’t been warming up at all, or just do a few static stretches you may be doing...
by Impact Physical Therapy | Feb 19, 2020 | Running, Sports
Myth: Runners don’t need to Strength Train.Fact: Strength Training is an Important Part of Training for Long Distance Runners There is research to suggest that strength training in runners can provide many benefits despite many myths about strength training when you...
