MedGym PT

02/20/2026

THIS!

What a skate.

What a week.

What a decade for Alysa!

Resilience. Power. Taking hold of your self and your life. And the career that is YOURS. So many are on the road with you- coaches, Choreo, medical, peers, family, and more. But it is YOURS.

Rebuilding with purpose and fun. Setting the energy of fulfillment, enjoyment, passion not pressure, expectation and need.

Cheers to you! So proud!!!

Alysa you were magic out there! The way you so effortlessly showed us all what pure joy and passion looks like on the ice gave me goosebumps. I love how you are completely you on and off the ice- an inspiration to us all.

Welcome to the club! 🥇

02/19/2026

So…

I need to resurface this video (and probably update and do a Q and A, too?)

Way too many conversations with fellow medical providers and more about sBuilt by Borda that I seem to still have to teach people 🙄
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My amazing PT peer and friend Jen with Built by Borda just posted an amazing set of slides- and YES- why are we still so much? If your AT sticks you on Stim and ice, run far, far away…
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Find the problem
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Analyze the mechanics
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Let pain be the body’s way of communicating with you. Not just telling you- but you get to listen, too.
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Masking it to do it again is not medicine.
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It’s a long watch…. But worth it.

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02/19/2026

Well- a funny post! Sometimes, well, many times, I feel like wasting my breath when people ask sincerely what to do. And then don’t do even a lick of what we advise. Science-based actual advice. 25 years of doing this. Same convo, daily. Spine fractures. Not knowing how your shins have stress reactions when you run with pain for 8 weeks. Not getting how a torn muscle won’t heal if you keep tearing it. Concussions that cannot handle sunlight yet your kid fails tests when sent back to school too soon.

Most of you are thinking, “🤔 🙄 duh!”

Yep. Me, too.

Ask a don’t follow? Fine. I fired clients before so that your results from not listening are not attributed to me:)

My “I told you so” on repeat is in my head. (Well, most of the time.)

But when it is a kid- and you know better as a parent or a coach- and you still choose with knowledge to allow harm and risk, you and I now have issues 😃

Your ACT word of the day has been fun. They say use it three times a day and it will stick. Let me know how it goes!

02/03/2026

What a true statement.

Protocols- can be good, or garbage.

PTs, ATs, MDs? Can also be:) The smartest (book) but without adding in the brain- the psychology, caring for the whole picture- and nothing is finished.

The key is to always have them in equal priority.

Regular PT and elite sports PT are different. Maybe similar until 95%. But that last bit…. can’t happen without alignment.

Neuro reeducation. Watching body language. Listening to words used and inflection. Actually paying attention to what your patient is NOT saying, but means. Using data but allowing confidence (or a lack of) to always supersede.

01/27/2026

✨Meet Brooke✨

Our providers completed nearly 30 hours of coursework, an in-depth case study, and a final exam/interview process to become a Certified Gymnastics Sports Medicine Provider.  

This is not a light process; it is not just about being an athlete and cheering people on. It is clinical, research-based, knowledge-tested, holistic care. The entire body: physical diagnosis, body part mastery, flexibility, strength, periodization, anatomy, sport psychology, blood work, nutrition, sleep, recovery, health communication, medical team building, baseline testing, and more.  

Each provider brings a unique background and passion for supporting athletes in their health, recovery, and performance. We are proud of their hard work and dedication to treating and helping gymnasts.

DedicatedToExcellence EvidenceBasedPractice GymnasticsPerformance EmpoweringAthletes MeetYourProvider GymnasticsSportsMedicine MedGymCertified HealthyGymnasts AthleteCare GymnasticsPT SportsMedicine HolisticPerformance GymnasticsRehab SupportingGymnasts GymnasticsCommunity GymnasticsStrong TrainSmartRecoverStrong ProudMoment MedGymTeam

01/23/2026

✨Meet Candace✨

Our providers completed nearly 30 hours of coursework, an in-depth case study, and a final exam/interview process to become a Certified Gymnastics Sports Medicine Provider.  

This is not a light process; it is not just about being an athlete and cheering people on. It is clinical, research-based, knowledge-tested, holistic care. The entire body: physical diagnosis, body part mastery, flexibility, strength, periodization, anatomy, sport psychology, blood work, nutrition, sleep, recovery, health communication, medical team building, baseline testing, and more.  

Each provider brings a unique background and passion for supporting athletes in their health, recovery, and performance. We are proud of their hard work and dedication to treating and helping gymnasts.

If you are interested in working with Candace, please visit our Practitioner Directory on the MedGym website.

DedicatedToExcellence EvidenceBasedPractice GymnasticsPerformance EmpoweringAthletes MeetYourProvider GymnasticsSportsMedicine MedGymCertified HealthyGymnasts AthleteCare GymnasticsPT SportsMedicine HolisticPerformance GymnasticsRehab SupportingGymnasts GymnasticsCommunity GymnasticsStrong TrainSmartRecoverStrong ProudMoment MedGymTeam

01/19/2026

2016- a DECADE ago ⏰

Growth is not for the faint of heart.
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Treating. FaceTime. Nassar. Lawyers. Advocacy. OLY trials. Olympics (THREE!). Writing. Publishing. Podcasts. Presenting. Treating. Book chapters. Broadway shows. Coaching. My course from scratch. Congress lectures. Travel. Missing first days of school in every Aug (IYKYK).

And yet…
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Joy. Friendship. Love. Success. Gratitude. Scholarships. Helping to change laws protecting our kids. Teaching. Mentoring. Smiling. Seeing new continents and countries. Making a difference in the lives of not only OUR MedGym athletes but ALL. Guiding athlete transition to retirement. Finding medical staff who equally are educated and care (wow that’s hard but rewarding!)

To be a part of ALL of this?

Priceless.

We have lived a lifetime in a decade.

GROW WITH US even more in the next 😉

The movers and shakers of the world don’t sit idle, don’t nod and say yes. They don’t agree just to keep the title. They don’t stay neutral, the choose and stand tall.

Bring it on, to the next decade- to 2036!!!

01/05/2026

Thank you .rachelselman for reminding those of us who value our knowledge and professions and educational pathway (long, arduous, actually based in science) how to respond with a tip of a hat, a dash of snark and truth. Don’t argue with me about why you have a spondy. Please don’t listen to your gymnastics coach on a diagnosis. Don’t let your athlete’s parents’ neighbor who is a derm give you ankle sprain advice. And please, check your own Google or social sources. The truth is sometimes NOT what you want to hear, but what you need to. And if you are a minor, what your supposedly protective guardians are ignoring for their best interest. Feel free to find the answer you want instead of the answer you need. I’ll be here ((still)) and ((again)) when you are ready 😊🙄👏

12/11/2025

What a wonderful outline of TRUTH bases in science. 🧬 Strength training is amazing for all humans- young and old, athlete or observer! The benefits to bone heath, metabolism, fitness, resting heart rate, and more are impactful! Mae sure you are finding a qualified professional to clear you to train (medical, license based please!) and a qualified guide for your programming (not YouTube videos 😂). Attitude shift for society should be that proactively maintaining health is as important and holds as much water as the stress when diagnosed with something that could be prevented! (you know, if you p**p- and everybody p**ps- you need to squat 😉)

12/09/2025

✨Meet Annmarie✨

Our providers completed nearly 30 hours of coursework, an in-depth case study, and a final exam/interview process to become a Certified Gymnastics Sports Medicine Provider.  

This is not a light process; it is not just about being an athlete and cheering people on. It is clinical, research-based, knowledge-tested, holistic care. The entire body: physical diagnosis, body part mastery, flexibility, strength, periodization, anatomy, sport psychology, blood work, nutrition, sleep, recovery, health communication, medical team building, baseline testing, and more.  

Each provider brings a unique background and passion for supporting athletes in their health, recovery, and performance. We are proud of their hard work and dedication to treating and helping gymnasts.

If you are interested in working with Annmarie, please visit our Practitioner Directory on the MedGym website.

12/01/2025

Thank you, for this reminder. Sports medicine professionals can feel the same way. Burnout. Loving what they do but also wanting a patient that may just be them… no team of people… the psychologist, trainer, nutritionist, coaches, parents, private lesson directors, travel coordinations, NGB staff and more. Stick with it… it’s worth it 💙

11/19/2025

There IS a difference. And, it is never unclear. Do you want your athletes to be healthy no matter what, or are you just interested in it as long as it doesn’t stop a relationship, a marketing effort, a community climb? Are you committed to progress with kindness and complete care always, or just when you have time to send the text to the medical team or encourage uncomfortable conversation? Are you in it for you or for them? I know where we stand. 100%. Every time. All the time.