Rose Armstrong, ATC, CSCS, CKTP Rose Armstrong is a highly experienced Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP) with over 30 years of expertise in sports medicine and rehabilitation. A native of Iowa, she earned her degree in Exercise Science from the University of Iowa, where she was both a student-athlete

Are your tight hips or achy back adding strokes to your round? Golf is one of the few sports people can play their entire lives. And Arizona is a golfer’s paradise. But golf can also take a toll on your body because, like many sports, the physical motions are repetitive and over time can lead to imbalances and ultimately, injury.

When I meet new people and they find out I’m a physical therapist, they nearly always work up to a story of a previous injury that is starting to affect their day to day life. Then, I hear ‘what are some stretches I can do to make it go away?’ If only the answer could be that simple! I typically

Oftentimes, when I introduce myself to patients for the first time, I see a flash of panic go across their faces…‘Wait, what was her name again? How am I ever going to remember that?’. Don’t worry, I don’t offend easily and it’s why most patients know me as ‘Dr. G’ or just ‘G’. The second thing they notice is the

Let me start with two scenarios I hear frequently from my patients. ‘I was kind of hoping it’d just go away with rest’ or ‘when I took some ibuprofen, that usually did the trick’. But here they were, 4-6 weeks later and not only had their symptoms continued, but now they’re getting worse and starting to interfere with their family

It’s finally happening! This has been a long time coming and something I’ve been dreaming about doing for the past 11 years. I’ve wanted to open my own physical therapy clinic since I graduated PT school, but the overly practical part of me said ‘you don’t know enough  __’ people, doctors, patients, etc; you fill in the blank. I thought