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Why Physical Therapy Is Often the Better First Choice for Rotator Cuff Tears

Rotator Cuff Tear: Why Physical Therapy Is Often More Effective Than Surgery If you’ve been told you have a rotator cuff tear, your first thought was probably, “Do I need surgery?” It’s a fair question. Shoulder pain that lingers, especially pain that makes it hard to reach overhead, sleep on your side, or lift groceries,

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Dry Needling for Shoulder Pain: Does It Actually Work?

Dry Needling for Shoulder Pain: Does It Actually Work? Shoulder pain can make everyday life frustrating. Maybe reaching into a cabinet hurts. Maybe your shoulder aches after lifting weights. Maybe sleeping on your side has become impossible. Or maybe every time you throw a ball, swing a golf club, climb at Odyssey Climbing + Fitness,

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Climber’s Elbow: Why Rock Climbers Get Inner Elbow Pain (And How to Fix It)

If you’re a climber dealing with inner elbow pain, you’re not alone. Many climbers training at Odyssey Climbing + Fitness or other gyms in the Green Bay area experience what’s commonly known as climber’s elbow—a frustrating injury that can limit your strength, endurance, and time on the wall. You might notice: The good news?With the

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Finger Pain From Climbing: What Green Bay Climbers Should Know

If you climb regularly at Odyssey Climbing + Fitness or another climbing gym in the Green Bay area, you’ve probably experienced finger pain from climbing. Climbing places enormous stress on the small tendons and ligaments of the fingers—especially during: While mild soreness can be normal, persistent finger pain may indicate an overuse injury that shouldn’t

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Climbing With Shoulder Pain? What Green Bay Climbers Need to Know

Rock climbing is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, and the climbing community in Green Bay continues to grow thanks to gyms like Odyssey Climbing + Fitness. But as many climbers discover, the sport places intense demands on the shoulders. If you’re climbing with shoulder pain, you might notice: The good news: most

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Why Your Glutes Aren’t Activating — And How It Leads to Knee and Back Pain

You head out for a run, a hike, or a workout, and partway through your knee starts to ache or your low back tightens up. You stretch, foam roll, maybe change your shoes, but the pain keeps showing up and no one has really explained why your glutes are not activating and how it leads to knee and back pain.  

In this blog, we walk through why glutes shut down, how that puts extra stress on your knees and back, and what you can start doing to turn things around. You learn practical sports physical therapy based strategies you can plug into your training and daily routine without giving up the activities you love.  

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Dry Needling and Pneumothorax: What You Need to Know

When Dry Needling Makes Headlines: What T.J. Watt’s Injury Really Means You may have seen the headlines: NFL star T.J. Watt suffered a lung injury after a dry needling session. It’s a scary story that raises an important question for anyone considering this treatment — especially athletes with high performance goals. Is dry needling actually

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