by Kevin Picardo, PT, DPT | Apr 4, 2024 | Golf
“If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.” – Bill Parcells When Bill Parcells said this, he was the coach of the New England Patriots. He was referring to how if the Patriots’ owner wanted him to be the...
by Joe Crawford, PT, DPT | Nov 13, 2023 | Football, Sports
Aaron Rodgers, the renowned NFL quarterback, faced a challenging setback when he underwent Achilles repair surgery on September 13, 2023, following an injury that occurred in the FIRST quarter of his FIRST game as a New York Jet. An Achilles tendon rupture (or more...
by EXCEL Staff | Aug 3, 2023 | Education, Injury Prevention, Soccer
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is saturated with some of the most talented female football (soccer) players we’ve ever seen. But this edition will be without five of the world’s top 16 ranked players as those athletes are still recovering from ACL injury...
by EXCEL Staff | Jul 14, 2023 | Sports
The Championships, more commonly known as Wimbledon, is widely considered the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. Since 1877, the contest has hosted the most talented professional tennis players and seen some of the most heated matches of all time. With...
by Debbie Dieter-Barker, PT, DPT | May 18, 2023 | Exercise, Injury Prevention, Sports
The Thrower’s Ten exercise program is designed to work out the major muscles necessary for throwing. The movements in the program are assigned to improve the strength, power and endurance of the entire shoulder complex and other connected arm and core musculature. The...
by Erin Ubriaco, PT, DPT | Dec 16, 2022 | Soccer
Well after 28 days and 62 matches, it’s France/Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final. This epic matchup will see the reigning WC champs and star French player, Kylian Mbappé, take on arguably the greatest of all time, Argentina’s Lionel Messi. THIS IS GOING TO BE...
