One of the biggest mistakes athletes make during recovery is assuming that being pain-free means they are ready to return to sport. In reality, relying on pain alone as your return-to-play criteria is one of the primary reasons athletes suffer re-injuries or fail to perform at the level they expect once they return.
Winter is here, and with it comes ski and snowboard season. After a fresh snowfall and a morning spent shoveling the driveway, I was reminded how quickly winter sports sneak up on us. I also thought back to a trip I took out west last year. It was an amazing experience, but I remember feeling more sore afterward than I had in years past.
If you watched NFL football 9 days ago, you probably saw the heartbreaking moment when Colts quarterback Daniel Jones ruptured his Achilles in what had been shaping up to be a breakout season. The kind of year that shapes a career in an instant.
If you’ve been inside our clinic recently, you’ve probably noticed that sports physical therapy today looks very different than it did just a few years ago. At Cohen Health & Performance, we combine expert clinical care with advanced performance technology to help athletes, runners, and active adults recover faster and return stronger.
If you are an athlete or the parent of a high school athlete, you already know that pain shows up sooner or later. Soreness, stiffness, and the occasional ache are all part of training hard. But knowing when to push through pain and when to stop is where many athletes get stuck.
If you’re an athlete in the McLean area recovering from an ACL injury, you already know how demanding the process can be. At our sports physical therapy clinic in McLean, Dr. Samuel Kinney takes a page from one of football’s greats, Vince Lombardi, to help athletes master the fundamentals that make the difference between average recovery and peak performance.
