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MAY 26, 2020
Webinar Recording | Support Your Sole – Foot Pain & Functional Treatment
We hosted a community webinar with Dr. Robert Conenello, sports podiatrist from Orangetown Podiatry and EXCEL Regional Director John Gallagher, PT, DPT, CEAS to discuss the causes of foot pain, different types of foot pain, and the things we can do to treat it.
Webinar: Riding Out the Pandemic: Cycling Injuries and Prevention
On May 14, 2020, we hosted a very special webinar to discuss common cycling injuries and what you can do to prevent them. EXCEL Regional Director and three time Ironman triathlete finisher Bryan Del Rio, PT was joined by Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon and avid...
Webinar: Shoulder Pain Demystified
On Thursday, May 7, 2020, we were joined by board certified orthopedic surgeon and shoulder specialist Dr. Eric Black, MD, FAOOS from Summit Medical Group to talk about shoulder pain. Dr. Black explained the common causes of shoulder pain for different types of...
Webinar: How Bad is Bad Enough? When to See Your Ortho
On Friday, May 1, 2020, Excel Physical Therapy President and Co-Founder Matt Gibble was joined by Rothman Orthopaedics Board Certified Physician Frank Alberta, MD, FAAOS to discuss what injuries and conditions warrant a trip to the doctor amidst our current COVID-19...
Webinar: What You ‘Kneed’ to Know About Knee Pain
On Friday, April 24, 2020, Excel Physical Therapy President and Co-Founder Matt Gibble was joined by Hackensack University Medical Center Board Certified Physician Dr. Yair Kissin to discuss knee pain, its causes, and a range of remedies from exercise all the way to...
PT to TR: Why Try TeleRehab?
What is TeleRehab? While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the daily lives of people around the globe, you may have observed the increased advertising and promotion of telehealth services from a number of medical providers and services. But what exactly is...
FORE! the Love of Golf
Herniated lumbar discs. Torn acetabular labrum. Meniscus tear. Hernia. This is NOT the injury report from the NFL, but rather, injuries sustained by high profile professional golfers over the past few years. You might think that a non-contact sport popular amongst the...
Fact or Fiction: Women’s Health Edition
On March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme of this year’s Women’s Day is #EachforEqual, with the IWD community stating, “We can actively choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate...
Excel Injury Report: MLB Spring Training Series – Pitchers
As MLB players begin to flock south and report for Spring Training, we thought this would be the perfect time to evaluate some of professional baseball’s star pitchers and the injuries that affected their 2019 season. We asked some of our own baseball experts, Mike...
Don’t Get Heartbroken: 5 Tips for Heart Health
This February, take some time to focus on your heart—and no, we’re not talking about today's Valentine's Day festivities. February is American Heart Month, which aims to raise awareness about heart health and urge those around you to prevent heart disease. Heart...
Excel Injury Report: Netflix’s “CHEER” (Explained by a Former Collegiate Cheerleader)
Have you watched Netflix’s new docuseries “Cheer” yet? If you haven’t, please stop reading this, block off your next six hours to binge watch, then come back and finish reading. (Spoilers ahead.) If you’ve already done yourself the favor of checking out “Cheer,” you...
Excel Injury Report: Super Bowl LIV
The Super Bowl. It’s the biggest game of a professional American football player’s life. In the case of players for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, it’s also the 19th game of the season. Considering the intense competition and punishment that these...
Blood Flow Restriction & Physical Therapy
Blood flow restriction (BFR) is one of many modalities that can be used in physical therapy treatment. During BFR treatment, a trained physical therapist uses a specialized inflatable device to apply pressure to an extremity during exercise in order to reduce blood...