David Stedjan 
“I pledge allegiance to the patients of Empire Sports Physical Therapy and to the values on which it stands. Many treatments for different injuries, comprehensive with effectiveness and individual care for all” I believe that the best way to be a Physical Therapist is to actually CARE FOR MY PATIENTS. I believe that is the … Read more
Physical therapy is one of the most misunderstood disciplines in all of healthcare. We, as Physical Therapists, are often confused with massage therapists, chiropractors, personal trainers, and occupational therapists. In the past few years, physical therapists have realized that we have a PR problem. The American Physical Therapy Association defines a physical therapist as “a … Read more
It feels like during just about every NFL or college football game that you watch lately there is a player going off to the sidelines for a concussion evaluation—the tent goes up and after a few minutes they come out and the player either goes to the locker room or back to the field. Most … Read more
I don’t know what happens in your house in August, but in mine we inevitably spend the majority of the last month of summer getting ready for the kids to go back to school. This includes clothes shopping, getting school supplies, and of course the kids’ annual check-up. The check-up always leads to the conversation … Read more
Heat effects the human body in many ways, not the least of which is the effect on what your body needs to do to allow you to exercise in the summer heat. You may have heard of the list of heat-related illnesses that can be caused by exercising in the heat. They can range from … Read more
Over the last 30 years, participation in youth sports have increased over threefold in the United States (from 18 million participants in 1987 to over 60 million in 2008 and growing). Unfortunately, the number of multisport athletes have dropped precipitously. Leading to vast quantities of kids to specialize in one sport at early ages as … Read more
Over the last decade, Golfers have begun to look more like a “typical athlete” than the stereotypical golfer of the previous decades. Tiger Woods has not only grown the game of golf to the masses; he has changed the perspective of what a golfer should look like. The new generation of golfers that includes Rory … Read more
Baseball has been played in some form since at least 1344, but the first recognized game was played on June 19, 1856 in Hoboken, NJ. Baseball has been played for 162 years, so why is it that all of a sudden there is an epidemic of kids with shoulder and elbow injuries from throwing a … Read more
Pain is the number ONE issue that causes people to think about going to see a physical therapist. We, as physical therapists, have continued to precipitate this emphasis by asking about pain, and performing techniques that are focused on pain relief, BUT we as therapists want to do so much more for our patients, and … Read more
For most of you, life calls for long days at a desk working on a computer, an art table, taking inventory or maybe routing calls and organizing files. You get up every couple of hours to stretch your legs or take a quick walk, but as the day wears on the gnawing ache in your … Read more