Author: Dr. Leslie Desrosiers
Leslie founded Elite Concepts Physical Therapy and Performance in North County San Diego to provide a premier concierge physical therapy experience. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Orthopedic Specialist. She treats a variety of musculoskeletal injuries and specializes in working with athletes, particularly soccer players from youth to professional levels. Leslie is an expert in her field and provides an exemplary service that is top-of-the-line and truly the future of Physical Therapy. Learn more here: http://www.eliteconceptspt.com/
3 Ways to Protect Your Players’ Knees in 3 Minutes
In this series, I’ve put together 3 exercises showing 3 different components of training that will help to strengthen your legs and protect your knees ...
An Injury Prevention and Performance Secret Revealed
You have 60 SECONDS before the most competitive event of your life… What do you do to optimize performance and safe execution?
In the final minute ...
Why You Should Strengthen Your Hip Muscles
Have you ever wondered why you need to strengthen your hip muscles? Hips were the forgotten link for a long time, but now we put a lot of focus on the ...
What exactly is a pulled hip flexor?
Chances are, that pain is probably not from a pulled hip flexor.
Hip impingement, also known as femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (or FAI), is ...
5 Tips on the Art of Preventing Ankle Sprains
Ankles are anatomically stabilized passively with ligaments and actively with muscles that cross the ankle complex. An ankle sprain occurs when the jo ...
ACL Injuries – Get to Know the Risk Factors
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament, commonly referred to as the ACL, is a dense band of tissue that provides stability to the knee. Fibers of the ACL can ...
Common Causes of Anterior Knee Pain in Youth Athletes – Part II
In Part I of this article, I presented four causes of anterior knee pain that youth athletes may suffer from, including how they differ and what might ...
Common Causes of Anterior Knee Pain in Youth Athletes – Part I
Knee pain is one of the most common areas of complaint in youth athletics. If you haven’t experienced knee pain yourself, then you probably know some ...
Achilles Tendonopathy in Soccer
If you are a soccer player, then you may have experienced pain or swelling in the back of your heel, over the thick cord-like structure, called your A ...
Ankle Sprains in Soccer: What to Know About Prevention and Rehabilitation – Part II
In Part I of this article, various types of ankle sprains that soccer athletes experience are described as well as tips for prevention. These injuries ...
