Physical Therapy

This blog was written by Kelly Boutchyard, PT, DPT | Kelly_Boutchyard@bshsi.org. Cheerleading has been around since the late 1800’s.  Starting as mainly a sideline event full of chants and leg kicks, it has evolved over the years into a highly competitive sport of its own.  Cheerleading is now filled with stunts, jumps, dance, and gymnastics-style tumbling.  […]READ MORE

This blog was written by Lori Strobl, PT, DPT, PRC. When you are in our clinic at Watkins, you might see several patients doing some ‘strange’ exercises.  These exercises are techniques from Postural Restoration™.   With Postural Restoration™, we recognize fundamental asymmetries in the body, and attempt to get our clients into a state of “neutrality”. […]READ MORE

This blog was written by Robyn Lowry, PT, MSPT. Biofeedback is a fundamental tool for pelvic floor rehabilitation.   Biofeedback can be used for both strengthening weak pelvic floor muscles (up training) as well as training tight shortened overactive pelvic floor muscles to relax (down training).   Biofeedback is defined as “A training technique that enables an individual to […]READ MORE

This blog was written by Damien Howell, PT, DPT, OCS. Individuals strive to improve their physical performance by adjusting their training load, the frequency, duration, and intensity.  The aim is to increase the training load enough to improve physical fitness and performance but not to increase training load so high as to result in worse performance […]READ MORE

This blog was written by Sam Waagen, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. DN. Dry needling is the insertion of a thin monofilament needle within a variety of different sites within the neuromuscular system. Some examples include the belly of a muscle, within regions of peripheral nerves or neurovascular bundles, and teno-osseus insertion points. Dry needling differs from acupuncture […]READ MORE

The below is a testimonial of a runner with the Advanced 10k Training Team who is going through the run performance program at Bon Secours Physical Therapy and Sports Performance. “I started running again two years ago, and I’ve been lucky to not experience serious problems. When I learned about the gait analysis and performance […]READ MORE

This blog was written by Damien Howell, PT, DPT, OCS. How hard a walker or runner impacts the ground can be described with several different bio-mechanical terms, including vertical impact loading rate, braking impulse force, or shock.  Scientists have determined that it is not the magnitude of force, but rather the rate at which the force […]READ MORE

This blog was written by Lori Strobl, PT, DPT, PRC  Do you ever wonder why you might have pain on one side and not another?  Why your body’s muscles aren’t the same size from one side to another?  Why muscles on one side of your body might be tight and the other side loose and weak? […]READ MORE

Teenage girls have a greater risk of sustaining overuse injuries from playing high school sports than boys of the same age. Overuse injuries such as stress fractures, tendinitis and joint pain can occur when athletes repeatedly perform the same motion. Many high school athletes spend more than 18 hours a week participating in athletics. Some play […]READ MORE

We are beyond excited to announce the official opening of our third physical therapy and sports performance clinic! The location at the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center is now open for patients. We’re proud to offer our great physical therapy and sports performance services at our new clinic, conveniently located at 2401 W. Leigh Street, […]READ MORE