PHILADELPHIA, PA – We all know that visiting your physician for an annual physical is critical in maintaining long-term health, just as dental exams twice each year helps ensure oral health throughout a lifetime. But what about annual checkups with a physical therapist? According to Chris McKenzie, owner of McKenzie Sports Therapy in Philadelphia, annual … Read more
October is National Physical Therapy Month. And as medical professionals across the U.S. work together to expound the benefits of physical therapy, Philadelphia physical therapist Chris McKenzie is joining the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in highlighting a topic that affects the lives of millions: opioid awareness. More specifically, says McKenzie, owner of McKenzie Sports … Read more
Get the 567 Dad book (baseball edition) for FREE! I pride myself on building a strong foundation in the baseball player/pitcher so they can reach their full potential in velocity programs, strength and conditioning programs…and thus, on the baseball diamond. Paul Reddick cares about this too, but he’s achieving it from a different point of … Read more
It’s been said that too much of anything can be bad for you. And according to Philadelphia physical therapist Chris McKenzie, this theory holds true with sitting – or, pretty much any prolonged sedentary behavior, for that matter. In an age when more people find themselves sitting for hours at a time at home, in … Read more
Sign up for the RIP5k here! If you’re like most every runner that I’ve ever met, when you get aches and pains, you don’t stop. You push thru, hobble, maybe taking a few days to rest, and then return to running to find your pain not really any better. This is very true of runners … Read more
In the beginning, achilles pain won’t affect your running. Sure, it feels a little achy, a little tight, but then one you’re warmed up those sensations dissipate. Within a few minutes you’re running without a care. Just like the mythical Greek hero, Achilles was fine for quite some time, too. Fast foreward 6+ weeks from … Read more
With high school and college sports in full swing and the NFL dominating headlines, concussions are certain to ramp up within the mainstream consciousness. And while talk will often point to conventional wisdom which states that “time and rest” are the best and only options for recovery from concussion, Philadelphia physical therapist Chris McKenzie says … Read more
Do your knees hurt when you hike or run? Have you taken some time off hoping it would go away, but…it hasn’t? There’s some good Fall races coming up (including the RIP5k in the beautiful Laurel Hill Cemetery) and if you don’t want miss them, keep reading! Sometimes it’s a diffuse pain on the front … Read more
While tennis elbow and its sister ailment, golfer’s elbow, sound like the unfortunate results of overly active country club memberships, these repetitive use conditions affect more than just those who regularly hit the links or swing a racquet. In fact, tennis plays a factor in fewer than 5 percent of all tennis elbow diagnoses. But … Read more
As you may have gathered, the rotator cuff is responsible for rotating the shoulder, but its significance to a baseball player like yourself is much more crucial. The rotator cuff is made up of 4 muscles; 3 on the back of the shoulder and 1 on the front. As a baseball player when you get … Read more
