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Hiking Injury Prevention and Tips

Hiking Injury Prevention and Tips Are you a hiker experiencing pain?  Are you interested in hiking more, but would like stay injury free?  If so, Girl Fit Physical Therapy can help!  Our physical therapists can help treat injuries sustained from

Incontinence in Female Athletes

Urinary Incontinence and Young Female Athletes   Urinary incontinence in female athletes is common.  A recent study found that compared to sedentary women, athletes had a 177% higher risk of urinary incontinence. What is urinary incontinence?   Urinary incontinence is

Heel Pain in Kids – What is Sever’s Disease?

What is Sever’s disease?  Sever’s disease, also known as calcaneal apophysitis, is the most common cause of pediatric heel pain.1 The “calcaneus” is the heel bone and an “apophysis” is a growth plate.  Thus, you might have guessed that “calcaneal