By Kathy Ryan-Ceisel, PT MHS Overhead Throwing Specialist Owner, Athletic Edge and Wellness Introduction The off-season phase presents a prime window to build athletic qualities, refine movement mechanics, and prepare for the upcoming competitive period. One often under-utilized tool in this phase is the medicine ball. In this blog we’ll explore why the medicine ball is a meaningful tool for off-season programming: the pros, the cons, key techniques, the research base, and practical exercise...

By Kathy Ryan-Ceisel, PT MHS Owner, Athletic Edge and Wellness Overhead Throwing Specialist 🏐 Volleyball is a sport built on power, precision, and agility. Every serve, spike, and dive demands explosive movement and coordination from the entire body — especially the shoulders, hips, and knees. To perform at your best and stay on the court all season long, your body needs more than just skill practice — it needs balance, strength, and recovery. That’s where physical therapy plays a key...

Kathy Ryan-Ceisel, PT MHS Owner, Athletic Edge and Wellness Overhead Throwing Specialist 💪 Shoulder pain in young baseball and softball players should never be dismissed as “just growing pains.” One of the most common overuse injuries in youth throwers is Little League Shoulder  — an inflammation or stress injury to the growth plate of the upper arm bone caused by repetitive throwing. This condition is most often seen in athletes between ages 9 and 16 , when bones are still developing and...