Movement Quality Testing Before Sport Re-Entry: Why It Matters You’ve rehabbed the injury. The pain is gone. Strength is coming back. You’re finally cleared to train again… but are you really ready to return to sport? At APEX PWR, we know that being “cleared” by a doctor or physical therapist isn’t the finish line and […]

Achilles Ruptures in Athletes: What Comes After the Snap? This year’s NBA playoffs have been filled with drama, heartbreak, and incredible performances—but also a worrying trend: Achilles injuries. Three major stars—Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard, and Tyrese Haliburton—all sustained Achilles-related issues during the postseason, sparking concern across the league and sports medicine community. While it’s impossible

It’s More Than Physical Therapy at APEX PWR in Tigard, OR When most people think of physical therapy, they imagine stretching bands, post-surgery exercises, and basic injury recovery in a small room or even just laying on a table. And while those are certainly pieces of the puzzle for some cases, at APEX PWR in

Steph Curry’s Hamstring Rehab vs. Yours: What Everyday Athletes Need to Know When Steph Curry suffered a hamstring strain last week in the 2025 playoffs, the basketball world held its breath. Could one of the game’s greatest shooters recover in time to continue the Warriors’s playoff run? While Curry is still sidelined and undergoing hamstring

Why Youth Athletes Should Play More Than One Sport Youth sports are meant to be fun. But over the years, early specialization — focusing on just one sport from a young age — has become more common, and more concerning. At APEX PWR, our physical therapy team sees the consequences of this trend every day:

Arm Care for Baseball — Pitching Smarter to Stay in the Game When it comes to youth baseball, there’s one word that keeps coming up: arm care. With young athletes playing longer seasons and competing across multiple leagues, it’s never been more important to monitor throwing volume, recovery, and injury risk. That’s why APEX PWR’s

What Is Rehab? And a Few Things It’s Not At APEX PWR, we believe great physical therapy means educating our clients just as much as it means treating them. This week, we’re spotlighting a recent Instagram post by one of our PTs, Dr. Josh Davis, DPT, that breaks down a powerful — and sometimes misunderstood

Lessons from Paige Bueckers for JuJu Watkins: ACL Injuries at APEX PWR and the Science of a Smart Comeback There’s a reason we say ACL injuries can be career-defining. Some of the brightest stars in women’s college basketball—like Paige Bueckers of newly minted national champion UConn and JuJu Watkins of USC—have recently felt the weight

Less Weight, Healthier Joints —The Overlooked Connection If you’ve been struggling with knee, hip, or lower back pain, you might assume it’s a structural issue, an old injury flaring up, or just a sign of aging. While that can be true for some, there are other solutions that can provide relief—solutions that go beyond physical

Expert Soccer Injury Rehab in Tigard & Beaverton, OR: Returning to Play After Knee Surgery At APEX PWR, we understand the challenges soccer athletes face when returning to play after knee surgery. Our sports physical therapy team in Tigard and Beaverton, OR is dedicated to guiding male and female soccer players—from youth to professional levels—through