Athlete push hard-- sometimes a little too hard. When you love your sport, it’s easy to push your body hard — sometimes a little too hard. Training volume increases, competition season gets intense, or you skip recovery days… and suddenly that minor ache becomes a big problem. That’s the story behind most overuse injuries  — conditions caused by repetitive stress on muscles, tendons, and joints without enough time to properly recover. At CT Sports Recovery , we help athletes break that cycle,...

By CT Sports Recovery | Dr. Betler, DO woman with neck pain Neck and back pain are among the most common reasons people come to our office — especially athletes and active individuals. Whether it’s stiffness after a workout, tension from long hours at a desk, or lingering pain from an old injury, these issues can interfere with performance, focus, and quality of life. At CT Sports Recovery , one of the most effective, hands-on treatments we use to help our patients find relief is Osteopathic...

We're all guilty of it at some point -- jumping straight into a workout or training without stretching first. Maybe there isn't a big consequence to skipping stretch... Or is there? In this blog, I'm going dive into why not stretching is actually hurting your athletic performance. What stretching actually does to our bodies Stretching is the act of lengthening muscles and tendons to improve flexibility and range of motion. There are two main types: static and dynamic stretching. Static...