Tag Archives: return to sport

ACL Rehabilitation at Girl Fit

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Kate Hamilton

ACL Rehabilitation at Girl Fit   Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries and subsequent ACL reconstruction surgeries are a common and challenging injury sustained by many female athletes. Female athletes are up to 6x as likely to tear their ACL compared

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Newton North High School Women in STEM Day

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Kate Hamilton

Newton North High School Women in Stem Day: The Science of Physical Therapy Last week I had the pleasure of speaking virtually with students at Newton North High School during their Women in STEM Day.  The physical therapy profession has

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

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Kate Hamilton

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

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Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain (Knee Pain) in Female Athletes

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Kate Hamilton

What is patellofemoral pain? Did you just return from a visit with your child’s (or your) primary care, orthopedic, or sports medicine physician about knee pain with a fancy physical therapy prescription that says “Patellofemoral Pain”?  Half way through that

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Physical Therapy for Ankle Sprain or Fracture

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Kate Hamilton

Ankle sprains and fractures Should I get physical therapy? Every PT has an origin story about why they decided to become a physical therapist and many of those stories start with an injury.  My path to becoming a physical therapist

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