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Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: No Pain for Gains
And then there were 4! Today kicks off the semifinals for the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world.This has been an incredible twenty-three days of soccer with plenty of upsets and excitement. But twenty-three days and five highly competitive games in, the...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Return to Sport
The USA may be out of the FIFA World Cup, but there is still a TON of awesome soccer to watch. The tournament has seen athletes exhibit the highest level of skill and competition. But with such aggressive battles, many teams have also seen their fair share of...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Goalie Edition
The US Men’s National Team has advanced out of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup. And that’s in large part, thanks to goalkeeper, Matt Turner. Turner has only allowed one goal through three games which came from a Gareth Bales penalty kick. In the sport of soccer,...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Heads Up!
Concussion management has become a priority across many sports in recent years, most notably in the progress seen in professional American football. But the original football, or as we Americans call it, “soccer”, has certainly made strides to protect their players as...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: From Patient to PT
With Team USA playing in their second group stage match of the World Cup today, the EXCEL team is continuing to share our soccer stories. While we typically associate soccer with ankle and knee injuries, there can be injury to the upper extremities as well. In this...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Lemons into Lemonade
The sport of soccer, internationally known as football, is the most popular sport around the globe. There is no sport quite like soccer that spans the gaps of country, culture, and economic status to bring people together to play. This weekend kicks off the FIFA World...
EXCEL PT Spotlight: Debbie Dieter-Barker | Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Physical therapists everywhere celebrate October as National PT Month, but most of the population recognizes it as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. EXCEL is proud to share the story of our very own survivor, Debbie Dieter-Barker, PT, DPT.
NFL Injury Spotlight Week 4: Javonte Williams, Denver Broncos
Week 4 was not kind to the NFL teams, as there were several significant injuries including that of Javonte Williams. The Denver Broncos running back sustained a knee injury when he was tackled by an opposing player.While reports confirm that Javonte tore his ACL, a...
NFL Injury Spotlight Week 3: Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings
It was another exciting week of professional football with many games coming down to the final 15 minutes. One of those nailbiters was the Minnesota – Detroit game, where the Vikings were able to scrap out a W. Unfortunately for the Vikes, they did not walk away from...
NFL Injury Spotlight Week 2: Trey Lance, San Francisco 49ers
It was a GOOD Sunday in Week 2 as we saw a Jets win AND a Giants win (and an Eagles win for our Marlton and West Deptford peeps!). While the NFL injury report was thankfully quiet for most, we did see a significant change in the San Francisco lineup when quarterback,...
NFL Injury Spotlight Week 1: Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker, TJ Watt, came off late in the team’s win against the Cincinnati Bengals. If you’re good at lip reading or read the reports, you’d know that TJ has a reported “pec tear”. Our experts are discussing the injury to last year’s Defensive Player of the Year and his prognosis for the upcoming season.
NFL Injury Spotlight Week 1: TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker, TJ Watt, came off late in the team’s win against the Cincinnati Bengals. If you’re good at lip reading or read the reports, you’d know that TJ has a reported “pec tear”. Our experts are discussing the injury to last year’s Defensive Player of the Year and his prognosis for the upcoming season.
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