In Motion Helps Injured Olympic Athlete Get Back On Track

About 10 days before his event in Monte Carlo, Track and Field Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist,  LaShawn Merrit  strained the semimembranosus portion of his hamstring.  As a 17 year old, LaShawn was the fastest in the world under 19 years of age.  And being from Portsmouth (an alumni of Wilson High School), he came to one of the Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy and Sports Performance clinics (at Chesapeake Square).  In Motion specializes in getting injured athletes back to a competitive level of performance. On his last day of Physical Therapy, LaShawn had these things to say about his rehabilitation and return to sport:

Q: How has In Motion helped you?

A: I have healed completely and am able to return to the highest level of competition for my events.  At 5 weeks post-MRI, I have no scar tissue or swelling.  The staff at In Motion took time with me, pampered me.  There was lots of laughing and they made me feel like family.

Q: What can you say about your Physical Therapist, Roland Butler?

A: It was great to be supervised by someone with such a knowledge about the body.  I came in about twice a week for exercises, stretching and a low level laser treatment on my thigh.   Roland is a great person who helped me with my whole body strength and off-season stretching and massage.

LaShawn’s muscle strain was healed and confirmed with an MRI.  He received a combination of low level laser therapy and micro-current electrical stimulation, as well as other techniques for pelvic mobility to aid in decreasing his hamstring tightness.   LaShawn competes in the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow on August 10-18 and we would like to wish him good luck and say what a joy it was to work with him!

If you are an injured athlete and need to return to competition please contact us at the location nearest you to receive the same great care that LaShawn received.