Core ReaXion, a new class from Mike

Friday, October 28th, 2011 At 9:00 pm

Core Reaxion’s mobility class was designed specifically to address mobility issues that Mike and Scott were seeing in their patients and athletes. This class will focus on increasing the mobility of each of the major joints of the body, as well as, focusing on the causations of immobility.

This progressive four week program is specifically designed to incorporate a total body approach that addresses all the elements that limit the body’s fluid natural movement. Some of the key elements to be addressed are soft tissue/joint capsule restriction, muscle imbalance issues, and how these factors lead to immobility and dysfunctional movement patterns.

This class will provide the participants with the tools they need to revitalize their total body energy dynamic. Join Mike and Scott for this four week course and rediscover what happy and healthy feels like. 

Classes to begin on November 14, 2011.  Call Capitol Rehab at 540-665-4444.

Our Newest Physical Therapist

Saturday, September 11th, 2010 At 5:12 pm

Welcome Dr. Rose Schmieg

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome our newest Physical Therapist Rose Schmieg. Rose Schmieg graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education with a concentration in athletic training from West Chester University in 1985. She became an ATC that same year. She received a Master of Science degree in physical therapy in 1987. In 2004, she earned the Doctorate of Health Science Degree (DHSc) from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

After five years of employment in a sports medicine facility, Dr. Schmieg obtained her first teaching appointment in 1992 at the Howard University Program in Physical Therapy. In 1995, Dr. Schmieg became an Assistant Professor at Shenandoah University in the Program of Physical Therapy and was the Program’s primary orthopedics instructor until the summer of 2000. In 2001, Dr. Schmieg was appointed as the Program Director of the Division of Athletic Training. In 2005, Dr. Schmieg was appointed the position of Program Director of the Division of Physical Therapy. She is currently directing athletic training program.

Her additional credentials include being a Certified Manual Therapist through the Institute of Physical Therapy, an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) given by the American Board of Physical Therapy, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

With such an accomplished resume we are very excited to have Rose on board. Welcome Rose.

Feeling tight?

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 At 7:02 pm

By Mike Gerometta, MS, ATC/L, CSCS

As a Titleist Performance Institute Fitness Professional, many golfers ask me, “What is the #1 golf stretch, so that I can get more flexible?” I reply, there is none. Let me explain.

have come to an understanding that having a good consistent golf swing is all about proper kinematic sequence. A consistent golf swing requires full rotational capacity of nearly every joint involved in the body and must be done – efficiently – easily – explosively – and more importantly, repeatedly. Many swing faults are directly attributable to poor joint mobility, stability, and resulting in soft-tissue restrictions, therefore the feeling of muscular “tightness” creeps in.

Stretching is often not enough to release these restrictions. Even individuals such as professional golfers who are constantly stretching find it difficult to release soft-tissue adhesions. This is why so many professional and amateur golfers are turning to myofascial releases, Graston Technique and Massage to release and to remove these restrictions.

Often muscle groups will literally adhere to each other, preventing the sliding necessary for full mobility. During normal stretching, the first tissue that elongates may not be the scar tissue, but the normal healthy tissue. After the restriction has been removed an effective program of stretching will help stop the restrictions from returning.

Here at Capitol Rehab we provide you with a means to enhance your Golf performance by identifying and releasing restrictions that reduces your golf performance and to prevent further injuries.

We implement our Dynamic Golf Analysis with our golfers. During this analysis we determine which structures are affected along the golfer’s kinetic chain through the Titleist Performance’s Screening, a comprehensive physical screening system, to help identify one’s physical limitations.

By addressing the physical limitations by means of joint manipulation, manual therapy and corrective exercise, the result is almost always an improvement in Golf performance. Using this process has helped many of our golfers achieve their goals and prevent numerous injuries from occurring.