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Anterior cruciate ligament tears are one of the most detrimental injuries to occur in the sports world. An ACL tear…
What is diaphragmatic breathing? The diaphragm is a large muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities and it plays…
What is compression therapy? Compression therapy increases blood flow in a given area by applying controlled pressure. Pressure can be…
Graston Technique is a form of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization or better known as IASTM. It is the utilization…
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Tim is a Cal State Long Beach student majoring in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Science. As a kinesiology student, he plans to enroll in a DPT program in the near future, with the ultimate goal of working with a sports team. He was born and raised in Orange County, specifically Santa Ana.
His favorite hobbies include snowboarding, basketball, and volleyball. During the snowboarding season, his friends and him drive up to Big Bear almost weekly. However, when the snowboarding season is over, he likes to play pickup basketball at the park and volleyball at the recreation center.