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Elbow Injuries in Throwing Athletes

October 15, 2021

Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete: What You Need to Know Over the years, we have begun to set aside more and more time for sports. With many opportunities to play indoors during the off-season, young throwing athletes spend less time resting their arms after a long season and more time playing year-round in travel […]

Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy Opens New Pelvic Rehabilitation Center

October 5, 2021

We’re excited to announce that we opened a second Pelvic Rehabilitation Center on October 5, 2021. Our new clinic is located at 1621 44th Street SW, Suite 300, Wyoming, Michigan. This clinic is right down the road from our traditional clinic in Wyoming and marks 19 convenient locations for Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy in the […]

What to Expect at Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

September 16, 2021

Hi, my name is Brooke Case and I am a pelvic floor physical therapist. Treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction may seem daunting. I am here to inform you more about what to expect to help decrease any anxiety and stress that may come with attending that initial appointment and any subsequent visits. I promise it […]

Tech to Physical Therapist Journey

September 3, 2021

Just a tech. That was my expectation when starting my part-time job after graduating with my bachelor’s degree in my pursuit of physical therapy school. Little did I know, Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy would have a company culture that would make me stick around for my entire journey as a physical therapist. Like most of […]

Concussion Myths

August 23, 2021

With the start of the upcoming school year approaching, so is the beginning of contact sports seasons, such as football and soccer. An influx in sports seasons creates greater susceptibility in sustaining a concussion. These days, most schools and sports programs provide appropriate baseline testing and education, but sometimes the facts regarding concussions are misunderstood. […]

Overhead Athlete Injury Prevention

August 6, 2021

Here at Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy, we see a lot of overhead athletes who are recovering from an injury and looking to return to their sport. Who is considered to be an overhead athlete? This group includes (but not limited to) baseball, softball, soccer goalkeepers, quarterbacks, volleyball, swimmers, tennis, shotput/discus throwers, and CrossFit athletes. This […]

Sprains and Strains – What’s the Difference?

July 26, 2021

In my years as an athletic trainer I’ve heard the terms sprain and strain used interchangeably to describe an injury. While the two seem similar, or even the same, they actually mean two entirely different things! A sprain is damage to a ligament that connects bone to bone. These areas make up what we call […]

Temperature Therapy: When to Use Ice vs. Heat

July 8, 2021

Temperature therapy, or therapeutic use of heat or cold, is often the first response we turn to when our bodies are experiencing pain. Treating pain with hot and cold therapy can be extremely effective for a number of different conditions and injuries. Using temperature therapy is a safe self-treatment option that everyone can utilize. The […]

Everyone Poops!

June 10, 2021

Bowel Movements and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles that sit like a hammock in your pelvis. The pelvic floor needs to properly relax to allow for a bowel movement. It also needs to contract to stop an unwanted bowel movement. When the pelvic floor is working well, we […]

Making Exercise Work For You

June 8, 2021

Staying active can be hard. Most of us want to do more, but where can we find the time? Jobs, kids, volunteer opportunities, cooking, cleaning the house, school activities, and more draw on our time, and a little time for leisure would be nice, too, right? Adding exercise in is hard. Do you ever hear […]