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This Year Be Proactive About Your New Year's Resolution!

Believe it or not, New Year’s is just around the corner. Every year we get several patients who come to us having injured themselves while working out after making a New Year’s resolution to get in better shape. When we talk to these patients during their initial evaluation most report they have had some lingering pain, soreness, or tightness they were experiencing prior to their injury.

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Complete Game Physical Therapy Patient of the Month: Anthony

Complete Game Physical Therapy is excited to introduce our Patient of the Month, Anthony. Anthony is a right-handed pitcher for Georgetown University Hoyas baseball and came to us after developing pain. “Around three weeks into summer ball I started to develop elbow and foreman tightness which eventually led to pain,” Anthony explained, “After being diagnosed with tendonitis on both sides of the right elbow, I was shut down for the summer and was instructed to go rehab.”


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Complete Game: Treating All Ages and Levels

Here at Complete Game Physical Therapy, we are committed to helping all patients...all ages...all athletic levels.The three-generations of the family pictured above is a great example of this! We have actually treated four generations of the McGinty/ Michniewich family and each member found relief after their treatments.

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How To Stay Injury Free When Participating In Summer Sports Camps

Summer sports camps are a great way for kids to work on their sports skills and stay active during the summer. Some of my fondest memories growing up were going to sports camps, meeting new kids, and working to improve my game. Every year, however, we see kids who get injured at sports camps.

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Outdoor Exercise: Safety In the Sun

As life turns back to being more normal after restrictions are lifted, more people are heading outside for exercise, team sports, and recreation. But...with summer upon us, heat can be a big issue! Without careful planning heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and extreme dehydration can happen and even be life-threatening. We are sharing some tips to make summer exercise safe and enjoyable!

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Dancers: When and How to Stretch

Stretching is an essential part of the daily and weekly routine for dancers. We use stretching to warm-up, to cool down, to kill time, to improve flexibility, and to relieve stress. There is no doubt that stretching has always been and will continue to be an important element to becoming a better dancer. That said, I would encourage all dancers to think more critically about why and how they stretch.

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What To Do If Your Shoulder Is Sore After Receiving the COVID Vaccine

As the COVID vaccine becomes more widely available and more people are getting vaccinated (hooray!), some folks are experiencing mild side effects from the vaccine. The CDC notes that these side effects usually subside within a few days, but they can be annoying. One of the more common side effects is soreness in the shoulder of the arm that received the injection. The CDC recommends light exercise as a way to help reduce any pain and discomfort experienced after this vaccination. Here are a few gentle exercises that may help.


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