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Dr. Gifford's, son EASTON GIFFORD has been nominated for Springfield area ATHLETE of the WEEK for football!

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Happy Birthday, Matt!
Enjoy your special day!

praying for you buddy! Strongest kid I know! We will be praying for you and your recovery man! 41:10

Travel baseball isn’t a bad thing until you don’t take time off from throwing especially pitchers. If your child pitched last night in a game, they should probably not throw the next day. UCL rates are sky rocketing and it isn’t because UCLs just tear randomly. There’s a trend. When all we preach is about velocity at 10 years old what do you expect? When your kid plays 2-5 games a week, it’s a recipe for disaster. If your child has elbow pain, this should especially be concerning. That UCL tears by death of a million cuts. I have some advice for all parents. Let your kid play other sports or take at least two months of from throwing and playing baseball. The research points to a reduced injury rate with the more sports you play. They’re 10 years old. No college scouts are out looking for your 10 year old. Let them be a kid because they are only a kid once. Remember that.

“Do Hard Things”. passed her boards exam and is now set to start working as a certified athletic trainer in Italy! Thank you for being a student of the profession and having a desire to learn more to better serve the people we see!

Congrats Alex! You have put the work in and you’re dedicated to the cause! Evangel couldn’t have picked up a better runner! Good job Alex, you deserve to run at the next level! Proud of you buddy!! “Stay the Path”.

We apologize in advance, but we are having technical difficulties with our billing company. If you just received a text about your bill, please give the clinic a call within the next week and we can get everything taken care of for you.

We truly apologize for any inconvenience and we appreciate your patience as we get everything sorted out.

ACL tears in southwest MO range up from 45,000$ and up. In 20 years the numbers of ACL tears haven’t really budged. We aren’t preventing any ACLs from occurring and it would be hard to say we could as a health/fitness professionals. So what do we do about all of these ACL tears?

1. Move more. - that includes you and your son or daughter. They look up to you and mimic what you do. If you are stagnant , on your phones, relaxing in a recliner, they most likely will do the same. Get up and lead an active lifestyle like you’re supposed to as a human.

2. Get off the phone and play with them. Actually parent your kid. Teach them new things, build things with your hands, have them do chores - what??? Yeah make them work with their hands. Be present and be a parent. Go play outside! Explore the woods. Let them play with the “not creepy” neighbor.

3. Stop sitting. Sitting for long periods of time in school isn’t a great thing for your kids movement literacy or for you as an adult. Standing would be a much greater option. Sitting is killing our joints slowly. PE teachers- make kids do the old school things- do push ups, pull ups, jumping jacks, air squats ect. Make kids be active. They need to be!! I can’t tell you how many kids I assess that can’t do a push up even up to the age of 18! We are devolving and going the wrong way. We wonder why we have so many health issues.. more movement in our day would most likely help with a lot of these health issues we see!

Really the solution is reverse what we have caused as a society. We are the ones who have caused this convenient and sedentary lifestyle in pursuit of a “comfortable” lifestyle. There is no such thing.

I will leave you with a quote parents, teachers and coaches.

“If you’re unwilling to be taught, you’re unworthy to teach”.

Step one . Realize we aren’t doing a good job. Kids are actually getting WORSE. I spend most of my clinical time with kids teach them the basics which should of been taught in grade school. We have to do better but if you’re unwilling to learn, we will get absolutely no where.

It is your duty as a parent, teacher and coach to direct these kids in a positive way. It’s your choice whether you will or not.

UPDATE: We are now Open!! We are delaying the start of clinic today due to treacherous road conditions. Please do not try to drive to the office to make an appointment right now. We don't need you to hurt yourself or your vehicle. That includes all of our staff. We will try to make phone calls to notify everyone that had a scheduled appointment of the delayed start. Be safe. Don't bust your butt.

Age doesn’t matter. Longevity matters. This is a bottom up squat. It’s just an exercise, what’s more important is the intent behind the exercise. Intent matters. I am quite proud of this pickle baller, mother and staple in our community! Get to Movin!

This is how you first learned how to squat as a human.. from the ground up not from standing down to the bottom of the squat. It’s important to interact with the ground often a especially as we get older. Karan is an absolute perfect example of how we need to keep moving and interacting with our environment.

I refuse to say “try these three exercises to help you low back pain “ like every other fitness/healthcare guru out there on the dark web. Everyone’s different, has a past medical history , experiences that have shaped how they move. Know why you’re doing what you’re doing with someone. It’s ALL about intent!