Notes on Injury, Recovery and Return to Sport
Most of what shows up in a physical therapy clinic isn't a torn structure. It's a tissue being asked to do more than it can currently handle — a swimmer's shoulder in the third month of a season, a knee that hurts on landing, a back that only complains after eighteen holes.
These posts cover what actually drives those problems and what resolves them: strength training for young athletes, why rest alone tends not to work, when dry needling helps, and how the cash-pay model changes what a visit can accomplish.
Written by Ethan Sherman, PT, DPT, who treats middle school, high school and adult athletes across Greater Richmond at The Athlete's Physical Therapist. No referral is needed in Virginia — you can book an evaluation directly.
What Age Can Kids Start Weightlifting?
Around seven or eight, as soon as a child can follow instruction and hold their attention. It doesn’t stunt growth, and the belief that it does traces back to decades-old research on unsupervised maximal lifting.
Cash-Based vs Insurance Physical Therapy: What It Actually Costs
More per visit, less in total. Six to eight hour-long sessions usually resolve what takes twenty-four rushed ones — and you know the price before you book. The arithmetic, including the case where insurance still wins.