Treating Top Athletes: New PT Solutions Clinic

Recently, I opened a new clinic in Dalton, GA with PT Solutions. On our first day of operations, I had a very special guest. Kyle Buckingham, a 2x Ironman and Ironman 70.3 Champion and professional triathlete from South Africa, was in the area for the weekend’s upcoming Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga. Kyle reached out to me through his host housing regarding some knee pain. I invited him down to see what I could help with.

Kyle went on to finish 9^th at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga and two weeks later finished 5^th at Ironman 70.3 Raleigh.

Here is what Kyle had to say about his physical therapy treatment:

“I saw Matt 4 days before Chattanooga 70.3 after I had travelled 30 hours on the plane for an issue I was having while riding my bike on the outside of my knee. Matt did a thorough assessment making me do stability/core exercises, after the assessment was done I had dry needling to my right hip, glute and knee area as well as left QL and surrounding areas.

Race day came and I had no original knee pain at all, what a relief! It has been now 2 weeks after the race and the pain has still not returned. I am keeping up with my stretches and stability/core exercises he recommended.

Thank you so much to Matt who found and released the source of my pain and extreme tightness.”

Kyle’s website can be found here: http://www.kylebuckingham.co.za/

If you're experiencing pain or aches during your training or competitions, reach out or stop by for a free screen to see how physical therapy can help you perform at your best. 

Kyle and I in the new Dalton clinic.

Dry needling treatment for Kyle.

Kyle finishing Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga

Triaging some minor injuries

Therapy Blog 2: Returning to Running

This is part two of my last blog pertaining to running and overuse injuries. Check it out at my company's website at the link below.

http://ptsolutions.com/overcoming-running-overuse-injuries/

Therapy Blog: Running Overuse Injuries

Check out the blog post I wrote for my company on running overuse injuries at the below link.

http://ptsolutions.com/running-and-overuse-injuries/


Citations for the report:

1.      Wilder B. On the run: a physician's perspective. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014;44:731-2.

2.      Nielsen RØ, Parner ET, Nohr EA, Sørensen H, Lind M, Rasmussen S. Excessive progression in weekly running distance and risk of running-related injuries: an association which varies according to type of injury. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014;44:739-47. 

                Enjoy and look forward to some more scientific blog posts.

Lots of Missed Time

So this post (and the several to follow) are long overdue. I have left out way too many things that have happened in my life. A quick recap is as follows:

1) Got a serious girlfriend
2) Study for boards examination
3) Took my CSCS examination
4) Graduated Physical Therapy School with my Doctorate
5) Took my boards exam for my PT License
6) Had to switch my PT License to the state of Georgia from Tennessee
7) Went on vacation
8) Took the Georgia Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination
9) Went to Colombia, South America for 32 days and volunteered at a school for disabled children
10) Moved to Georgia
11) Moved within Georgia because my first place was uninhabitable
12) Started my career with PT Solutions
13) Began the residency program with PT Solutions
14) Got up to speed on how to treat patients
15) Moved to our Chatsworth clinic with PT Solutions
16) Got promoted to clinic director with PT Solutions
17) Business boomed with the clinic
18) Racing boomed with my new team as a Cat 3
19) I crashed in a very cold and rainy race
20) I raced again and won a very big race at Sunny King
21) I crashed again when someone made a mistake and took me out
22) I'm learning to walk again after that crash tore multiple ligaments in my left knee
23) I've hired 2 new clinicians to come on and help me at my new position
24) I'm waiting on and MRI and discussions on possible surgery and the route we might be able to take without surgery.

I think that very quickly gets everyone up to speed without any real details. I will be writing again (right now) on explaining things in more details and bringing the blog back up to speed. Wanted to get this out there though.