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Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: From Patient to PT, Part II
Well after 28 days and 62 matches, it’s France/Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final. This epic matchup will see the reigning WC champs and star French player, Kylian Mbappé, take on arguably the greatest of all time, Argentina’s Lionel Messi. THIS IS GOING TO BE...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: No Pain for Gains
And then there were 4! Today kicks off the semifinals for the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world.This has been an incredible twenty-three days of soccer with plenty of upsets and excitement. But twenty-three days and five highly competitive games in, the...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Return to Sport
The USA may be out of the FIFA World Cup, but there is still a TON of awesome soccer to watch. The tournament has seen athletes exhibit the highest level of skill and competition. But with such aggressive battles, many teams have also seen their fair share of...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Goalie Edition
The US Men’s National Team has advanced out of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup. And that’s in large part, thanks to goalkeeper, Matt Turner. Turner has only allowed one goal through three games which came from a Gareth Bales penalty kick. In the sport of soccer,...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Heads Up!
Concussion management has become a priority across many sports in recent years, most notably in the progress seen in professional American football. But the original football, or as we Americans call it, “soccer”, has certainly made strides to protect their players as...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: From Patient to PT
With Team USA playing in their second group stage match of the World Cup today, the EXCEL team is continuing to share our soccer stories. While we typically associate soccer with ankle and knee injuries, there can be injury to the upper extremities as well. In this...
Team EXCEL Soccer Stories: Lemons into Lemonade
The sport of soccer, internationally known as football, is the most popular sport around the globe. There is no sport quite like soccer that spans the gaps of country, culture, and economic status to bring people together to play. This weekend kicks off the FIFA World...
EXCEL PT Spotlight: Debbie Dieter-Barker | Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Physical therapists everywhere celebrate October as National PT Month, but most of the population recognizes it as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. EXCEL is proud to share the story of our very own survivor, Debbie Dieter-Barker, PT, DPT.
Back to School Basics: Tips from the PT
EXCEL West Milford Clinic Director, Angela Lazarevska Choleski, PT, DPT, is sharing her expert PT tips on how to stay healthy through this school year. Read below to learn how you can combat the back to school blues.
5 Preseason Strengthening Exercises to Improve Your Cross Country Performance
EXCEL Marlton physical therapist, Brian Hawthorne, discusses how strength training can help improve your cross country performance.
EXCEL-ing Outside the Clinic: Tour de EXCEL
Excel Physical Therapy’s Glen Rock Clinic Director, Robert Egermayer, recently set forth to physically test himself in an unconventional way. Inspired by the legendary Tour de France bike race, Robert decided he would engage in his own cycling challenge – bike to all...
EXCEL-ing Outside the Clinic: Cosimo’s Cause
EXCEL Hackensack patients know Cosimo Carrieri as their physical therapist – the attentive, compassionate individual who provides treatment for their injuries and helps them on the road to recovery. Since his graduation from PT school at Rutgers and joining the Excel...
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