Jordan Rogers Athletic Therapy

Happy Athletic Therapy and Training day!! I’m super grateful to be apart of such an amazing and emerging profession that has given me great opportunities! I am so excited to be furthering my education with research that will hopefully positively impact this field!

Last slide is a special shoutout to for officially becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer!! Started as coworkers in our part time highschool job and now we will be colleagues for life☺️☺️

Research Participants Needed!

We are looking for participants to complete a study exploring the effects of electrical stimulation on balance!

The study involves a single session, approx 1.5-2 hours in length. You will receive a form of pain-free electrical stimulation and be asked to perform strength and balance tests.

Who do we need?
👤18-30 year old healthy and active males and females.
No chronic injuries or medical conditions effecting balance.

📩If interested, please contact Jordan Rogers via direct message or email [email protected]
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicole Chimera, [email protected]

*this study has been approved by Brock University Research Ethics Board. REB File #25-165

summer football season in full swing

📍Burlington!

Now booking Athletic Therapy appointments at Progressive Sports Medicine
(Inside of Elite Performance Center on Mainway)

Please use the link in my bio or DM me for more information!

Keeping you moving this long weekend! 💪

I am booking appointments on Family Day from 11 AM - 7 PM. Whether you're recovering, rehabbing, or staying ahead of injuries, we’ve got you covered.

📍 See you Monday!

🔗 Booking link in bio

Starting next Monday I will be offering appointments from 11am-7pm!

(upcoming Monday is already filling up, don't wait to book!)

Please feel free to DM me or email me at [email protected] with any questions!

Two Weeks Post-Op ORIF

This past week I’ve seen great improvements in my mobility with some declines in strength and size. I’ve ditched my walker around the house and have started *slowly* walking on the treadmill since I’m not allowed outside due to all of the ice and snow. Today I clocked 16 minutes of walking at 1.5 speed.

I’ve also incorporated upper body “workouts” on days that I feel up to trekking down my stairs into what used to be my covid home gym set up. Since I’m not cleared to train at any sort of intensity, I’m very careful with my heart rate during these activities.

The atrophy I’vebeen experiencing is a completely normal part of the healing process. Muscles and nerves have been damaged and stressed making it difficult to safely and effectively contract the affected tissues. While extremely discouraging to see years of strength appear to just disappear, it’s important to keep in mind that it will take little time to start progressing back to baseline again. Depending on activity levels and strength before injury or surgery, everyone will see changes and make progress at different rates.

As per my next steps, I am working towards opening my availability up next Monday and hope to continue once a week until I’m able to drive again. At that time my hours will be back to normal!

Please DM me or email me at [email protected] with any questions!

Keep an eye out for updated hours!

Happy New Year!🎉

With a new year comes new hours and I'm super excited to have expanded my availability.

Use the link in my bio to book or learn more!

Let's talk about x-rays!

🔍What can they tell us?
X-rays are a great tool for examining bony structures of the body. They are used to diagnose fractures, dislocations, and many other conditions.

🚩What can they miss?
Although there are a variety of conditions that X-rays cannot detect (i.e. sprains/strains), I am going to focus on a specific case, which just so happens to be my own.

After experiencing almost 2 months of right-sided groin and hip pain, I was sent for an x-ray as a stepping stone to be referred for an MRI.

The third slide is the results of the x-ray... Notice anything strange? (This x-ray was taken from the front while I was standing)

While the report indicated "normal alignment", it is anything BUT that. In case you missed it, the right side of my pelvis is higher than the left. So why does this matter?

Although the report said everything was normal, I had been receiving a variety of treatments and was assessed by another Athletic Therapist who flagged a leg length discrepancy (where one leg is longer than another). This finding led to further imaging to confirm the structural difference between my right and left leg.

This diagnosis has led me to modify my footwear (inserting a 2cm lift in my left shoe) as well as the activities I choose to do barefoot or without my lift.

❗️The bottom line of this post: while x-rays are a great tool to visualize bony structures, it is important to have a well-rounded approach to injury assessment and rehabilitation.

DISCLAIMER!!! I am in no way a radiology expert and do not claim to be. This is not medical advice and should not be taken as such

I am super excited to be offering a hip and shoulder workshop!

When: December 14th, 2024 @2:30-3:30pm
Where: Iron Performance Center (423 Lakeshore Rd. Unit 5)
Who: anyone looking to improve strength and mobility, or interested in what Athletic Therapy has to offer.
Cost: $5

To begin, I will briefly cover some important concepts pertaining to WHY strength through ranges of motion are so important for these particularly "unstable" joints.
For the remainder of the workshop, we will work on different exercises/stretches that relate to what was discussed at the beginning of the session.
At the end, I will be available to answer any questions or go over anything covered during the workshop.

Please DM me for more info, or visit the link in my bio to sign up through my booking portal!