Playing Multiple Sports Leads to Healthier Kids

March 16, 2022

By Mary Rose Strickland, PT, DPT, OCS In an era of specialization in sports involving athletes of all ages, most medical experts agree that young athletes generally remain mentally and physically healthier, achieve greater success, and learn to enjoy a lifetime of physical fitness when they opt to play multiple sports. In contrast, allowing youths

Don’t Confuse Soreness With Pain

March 16, 2022

By Jordan Hove, PT, OCS There’s soreness, and then there’s pain. It’s important to not confuse the two, says Jordan Hove, physical therapist at New Life Physical Therapy. To active people in general and athletes at all levels, the inability to recognize the differences between muscle soreness and pain can mean pushing your body –