Back in the game!

“On November 10th I injured my right shoulder during a tennis match: a torn rotator cuff, according to a DHMC orthopedic surgeon.

I worked with the DHMC re-hab staff for a month, and then I started working twice a week with Chris Poljacik, a Movement Training Specialist. Chris worked with me for five months, while he slowly added exercises to strengthen the area around the tear.
By early June my pain had diminished to where I was able to play golf, and I even began to play some low intensity tennis once again.

It has know been nearly nine months and I am pain free! I play golf five days per week and I play tennis each week with my regular group. I am still working weekly with Chris. He varies our workouts with strength training exercises that will keep my shoulder from re-injury and improve my total fitness. I can not emphasize enough the benefits of working with a personal trainer of Chris’s stature. His training and expertise in working with athletic-type injuries is a true asset to his clients.”

Antranig A. Boghosian

“When Andy came to me with a right rotator cuff tear, he had two goals: No surgery and a desire to get back to playing tennis and golf in the spring. I took him through a functional assessment in order to uncover the musculoskeletal imbalances that usually exist in such an injury. I also evaluated his tennis strokes to see his limitations there so that when Andy does return to playing, he will not re-injury his shoulder through a faulty movement pattern.

Based on these finding and continued re-evaluation, Andy and I developed a program that would treat his injury as well as condition him for tennis and golf.

It was a pleasure to work with Andy; for he did the work that it takes to make a program like this successful. He showed that with the right program and the right effort can accomplish any goal.

Andy is the perfect example of what a Movement Training Specialist can successfully treat. An MTS trainer specializes in both injury rehabilitation and sport conditioning. This example showcases that personal training is not just about weight loss anymore. As a Movement Training Specialist I have successfully treated hundreds of clients like Andy. Not only do they needed to recover from their injuries but also want to return to their sport moving better, feeling better and performing better.”

Chris Poljacik

Movement Training Specialist