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RPE PT and Performance ▪️Sports-focused rehab
▪️Field, Court, & Combat Athletes
📍Inside of Diesel Sports Complex
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10/23/2026

There are certain conversations that I have with every single patient that comes in following a concussion that I make sure I don't miss 🧠

Expose-Recover is a lay term for habituation. This is basically retraining the brain and body to tolerate stimulation that was previously not provocative. This can be light, sound, physical activity (to an extent), cognitive tasks, and much more.

The Expose-Recover principle is one of many conversations that I ensure is discussed on Day 1 of concussion rehab.

Stay tuned for more Day 1 conversations!

*This is not medical advice. Please see medical care to guide your recovery.

10/16/2026

Concussion Rehab 🧠

Unfortunately people still think the best way to recover from a concussion is to sit in a dark room. It is actually the EXACT OPPOSITE!

Other than engaging in high risk activity, I would argue that sitting in a dark room is the next worst thing to do.

Movement is medicine and exposure is king. The dosage and volume is a hige piece, very similar to orthopedic rehab.

If you're suffering from a conussion and don't know what to do, send me a message!

10/12/2026

There is no such thing as a bad exercise 🏋‍♂️

Nearly any exercise can be modified to provide benefit to a multitude of different populations and presentations.

The circumstance, dosage, intensity, frequency, and progression matter much more than body type.

Don't get my wrong, prescribing "fascia-specific" exercise and giving clamshells to end-stage athletic ACLs is probably not providing the best juice for the squeeze. You should always ask "is there a better exercise for my intent?" Usually, a hinge, squat, push, and pull variation will always add benefit to a training program.

Check out a sample Perform Scorecard highlighting key metrics from our Athlete Performance Assessment 📝Every athlete who...
10/06/2026

Check out a sample Perform Scorecard highlighting key metrics from our Athlete Performance Assessment 📝

Every athlete who enrolls in performance training through RPE at Diesel Sports Complex starts with an objective assessment using VALD Performance technology to establish a baseline, identify areas for improvement, and track progress over time.

Our physical therapy athletes utilize the same technology to objectively assess strength, power, asymmetries, and other performance metrics throughout rehabilitation and as part of the return-to-sport process.

Recover. Perform. Excel.

Have you been told to strengthen your core for your low back pain? That's not a bad or incorrect recommendation but incr...
10/02/2026

Have you been told to strengthen your core for your low back pain?

That's not a bad or incorrect recommendation but increasing the strength of your core is probably not the full picture for low back pain rehab.

Pain, especially chronic or recurrent low back pain, is multi-factoral and can be influenced by mobility, outside stressors, systemic inflammation (although I hate that term as a catch-all), overall capacity, workload, previous bouts of pain, diet, hydration, sleep, core strength, and much more.

Core strength exercises can help low back simply by being an introductory point to exercise for someone that has not exercised before - that, alone, is enough to influence low back pain.

3x10 is a great starting point for many, whether that be on the rehab side of the continuum or the training side. Every ...
09/24/2026

3x10 is a great starting point for many, whether that be on the rehab side of the continuum or the training side.

Every individual should have an exercise prescription based on their needs and goals. 3x10 is often an appropriate starting point for many but needs to have some sort of progression/regression based on improvements and tolerance.

Don't feel bad for starting with the "generic" prescription. There's a reason it's so popular.

09/22/2026

Check out a portion of our return to acceleration session with a former Penn State receiver and current private training football coach 🦵🏼🏈

Stay to the end to see the brutal bruising immediately post-injury!

Interested in Performance Physical Therapy? Check out the link in our bio 🔗

Interested in private football training and camps/clinics? Reach out to Coach Colton through the linked profile!

Ice isn't a magic recovery tool 🧊There are specific instances when ice can be your friend but icing for "recovery" is mi...
09/11/2026

Ice isn't a magic recovery tool 🧊

There are specific instances when ice can be your friend but icing for "recovery" is misled.

In fact, I would recommend against an otherwise healthy athlete icing after every practice. Ice will help relieve pain but beware of what other issues you are masking and what that may lead to.

If you feel like you need to ice after every practice, take a look at your strength & conditioning program, load management strategies, and actual recovery modalities that move the needle.

If you need help assessing these, comment RECOVERY below and someone from our team will reach out to you.

We can't wait to see you there tomorrow!! Body By Design Chris Serrao Matt Diesel
09/11/2026

We can't wait to see you there tomorrow!!

Body By Design
Chris Serrao
Matt Diesel

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9043 Marshall Road, Cranberry Township
Butler County, PA
16066

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Tuesday 6am - 8pm
Wednesday 6am - 8pm
Thursday 6am - 8pm
Friday 6am - 4pm
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