Proformance Physical Therapy

03/11/2026

AIDE SPOTLIGHT: Jackie Schelkopf

Jackie is from Geneva, Nebraska, where she graduated from Fillmore Central High School. During high school, she participated in softball, basketball, and track, and was also a member of the National Honor Society. She recently graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology.

In her free time, Jackie enjoys traveling, watching sports of any kind, and spending time with friends and family. She also loves being outdoors and staying active. Jackie is currently enjoying a gap year and making the most of the opportunities it provides.

In the future, Jackie plans to become a physical therapist and hopes to return to a rural community similar to the one she grew up in. She will begin physical therapy school in the fall at UNMC in Kearney and is excited to continue pursuing her career goals!

03/05/2026

Coaches of female athletes would be well served to consider the Sportsmetrics program to decrease the risk of ACL injuries in their female athletes. It doesn’t take much time at all.

Today's girls have a one in six chance of tearing their ACL and a one in three chance of re-tearing it if they are injured. Can we prevent this?

02/18/2026

AIDE SPOTLIGHT: Timmy Johnson

Timmy was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he would go on to attend Creighton Prep for high school. During his high school years, he played hockey and was involved in the National Honors Society.

Timmy is currently attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he is studying Nutrition, Health, and Exercise science. He is involved in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the letters of love club.

During Timmy’s free time he enjoys all things, health, and fitness. His favorite activities are snow skiing, working out and anything outdoors!

In the future, Timmy plans to attend PT school and become a licensed Physical Therapist.

01/27/2026

AIDE SPOTLIGHT: Madi Ruhga
Madi is originally from Omaha, NE where she graduated from Millard West High School. Up until Madi’s sophomore year of high school she was a competitive gymnast. She would later become a varsity cheerleader for her high school! Madi recently graduated from UNL with a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Science!

During her free time, you may find her golfing, participating in a Pilates class, hiking, traveling, or spending time with her friends and family! You may even find her with a thriller or romance novel in hand.

Did you know one of Madi’s dogs back home works for the Omaha fire department?

In the future Madi hopes to head back home to Omaha and attend UNMC or the College of Saint Mary to become a physical therapist. After she graduates, she would like to work in either pediatrics or sports rehab here in Nebraska!

01/06/2026

AIDE SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Bauer
Ryan is from Hastings, Nebraska. He attended Hastings High School and played football, Basketball, and Track. He was on the student council, a member of the National Honors Society, and the welcoming committee. Ryan is currently a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in exercise science

Ryan enjoys spending time with friends and family and doing things like hunting, going to the lake, skiing, and watching sports. He spends his free time weightlifting and going for runs or hikes in new places. During his time at UNL, he became a member of the Physical Therapy Club, a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and plays various intramural sports including football and basketball.

Ryan's goal is to become a physical therapist and continue to help people through his profession. He plans to attend physical therapy school after he graduates from UNL and wants to work in Nebraska near his family.

09/21/2022

AIDE SPOTLIGHT: Audrey Linzell

Audrey is from Lincoln, NE where she graduated from Lincoln East High School. She was on drum line, played soccer, and was an athletic trainer during her high school years. She is currently a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Science with minors in Chemistry and Psychology. She is also on the Pre-Physical Therapy track.
On campus, she is involved in Young Life, LAUNCH leadership, Chi Omega sorority, Pre-PT Club, and is part of the UNL honors program. Audrey is also a suite host during the Husker football games.
Audrey’s goal for the future is to go to PT school. In her free time, she enjoys being with friends and family, taking cycling classes, and cooking!

07/14/2022

AIDE SPOTLIGHT: NOAH THOMPSON

Noah is from Lincoln, NE where he attended school at Northeast High School. He graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a major in exercise science and a minor in psychology. During his time at NWU, he played basketball for a year.

When Noah has free time, he enjoys going to the gym and lifting weights. He has a passion for watching and playing basketball, as well as hanging out with friends and family.

Noah’s goal is to attend physical therapy school at UNMC. Once graduated, he would like to work for a sports team or become a therapist that works specifically with athletes.

06/01/2022

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05/12/2022

We all know the benefits of physical activity to our musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems but a recent systematic review and meta-analysis, which included 191,130 participants, shows how beneficial it is for our mental health, as well. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2790780

Depression and physical activity have an inverse curvilinear relationship, meaning the more active you are the lower your risk of depression. Even low levels of physical activity, public health recommends 2.5 hours/week, show significant mental health benefits.

The take away, start or be more physically active to decrease your chances of depression/mental health issues, at least 2.5 hours/week. Please contact Proformance Physical Therapy with any questions or how to start/progress a program.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examines data from published prospective studies of adults to gauge the dose-response association between physical activity and incident depression.

05/04/2022

The importance of sleep can not be overstated, as we've presented here before. But a recent study showed adolescents had improved sleep quality, quantity and reduction in sleep disturbances when participating in a strength training program.

The strength training consisted of 3x/week, 55 minute sessions, performing 3 sets of 10-12 reps with 1 minute rest between sets and exercises. This was compared to a control group that did not participate in strength training.

Here's the link to the abstract: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2022/05000/Effects_of_Strength_Training_on_Sleep_Parameters.8.aspx

Please contact Proformance Physical Therapy with any questions or if you need help setting up a strength training program.

ed to examine the effects of 12 weeks of strength training (ST) on sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in adolescents with sleep complaints. Thirty adolescents were randomly assigned to 2 groups: ST group (ST, n = 18) and control group (CG, n = 12). Anthropometric, body composition, one-repetition....

05/02/2022

Its May and time for another Proformance Spotlight! This month, Olivia R!

Olivia was born and raised in Omaha, NE and went to Marian High School where she played softball and basketball. She is currently heading into her senior year at the University of Nebraska -Lincoln where she majors in Nutrition and Exercise Health Sciences.
Whenever she has any free time, she enjoys going on runs, playing sports, and watching Netflix. She also values spending time with her friends, family, and two dogs, Vinnie and Tula.
Olivia’s goal after college is to attend physician assistant school somewhere in Nebraska. She has a desire to ultimately work in an orthopedic or dermatology setting, but really anywhere that she can build relationships with the patients she works with!

04/29/2022

Not only is fitness/physical activity important as we age, for many of the reasons we've stated on here before. But a new open access paper shows the link between physical activity and mental health in kids. The paper states, "60 minutes or more of physical activity for 6 days/week appeared optimal for overall mental well-being."

Here's link to article: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness/Fulltext/2022/05000/Heads_up__Effective_Strategies_for_Promoting.7.aspx?context=FeaturedArticles&collectionId=1

Please contact Proformance Physical Therapy if you have any questions or want to set up an appointment.

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