sports performance Archives - Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates

Baseball Pitchers – Shutdown or De-load?

jennaadmin | October 14, 2025

Baseball Pitchers - Shutdown or De-Load? By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC As baseball season winds down, pitchers face an important decision: should they take a complete break (“shutdown”) or follow a gradual “de-load” period to protect their arm health and maintain performance? Research over the past decade has begun to reshape [...]

Sports Performance Nutrition: How important is protein in my training?

jennaadmin | May 19, 2023

Sports Performance Nutrition: How important is protein in my training? By Dr. John Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Building powerful explosive lean muscle can be a game-changer in optimizing sports performance and injury prevention. To optimize muscle growth and development specific training relative to sport is needed, however, exercise alone is not enough. Nutrition and [...]

Golf Sports Performance: The “Quiet Eye” to Improve Your Golf Game!

Teresa Stockton | January 27, 2023

By Dr. John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC The ability to be a great golfer is multifaceted; however, it minimally takes countless hours (10,000 or more) of tedious, high-quality, perfect rehearsal to create great swing mechanics. Possibly, the most underrated aspect of golf mechanics is the eyes, which are the most important organ of sense. […]