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Jeff Hendra examines the wrist of Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga.

Jeff Hendra examines the wrist of Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga. Jeff Hendra is part of Physiofitness Associates who provide Physical Therapy, Fitness and Nutrition services to the PGA TOUR, Champions, and LPGA tours. They see players in mobile units weekly at each tournament.

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In the Swing of Things: ptinmotionmag.org

Although they spend a lot of time on the road, PTs who work with professional golfers experience unique rewards ... and challenges.

Champions Tour Players are Open to Conditioning: courier-journal.com

Kent Biggerstaff spent nearly 40 years as a professional baseball trainer before a year of boredom in retirement led him to become a trainer for the PGA Tour and Champions Tour seven years ago.

A Look inside the PGA Tour's Fitness Trailers: foxnews,charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NC- It’s a busy week at the Wells Fargo Champioship for PGA Tour golfers. And being at their best is the only way to leave the Quail Hollow Country Club with a win.

Tiger Woods withdraws from Players 2011 due to injuries: The Florida Times

Tiger Woods limped out of the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse to the parking lot, got into a waiting white Mercedes, and drove off.

Living The Dream

With 3rd heart and unlimited desire, Erik Compton shooting for PGA Tour card.

“The biggest problem right now is my stamina,” Compton said. “I haven’t got all my strength back. If I have to walk four rounds of a tournament and practice rounds, that’s going to be difficult.”

A review committee made up of three tour executives will rule on the request with the help of Dr. Tom Hospel, a tour medical adviser.

Allison Keller, the PGA Tour’s assistant general counsel, said a key is that an applicant show the Americans with Disabilities Act covers the disability, and that means the medical condition “substantially limits one or more major life activities.”

Details emerge on PGA TOUR steroids and doping policy

The Policy Board has approved the PGA TOUR’s Anti-Doping Program. The TOUR’s primary objective is to have a credible program that will aggressively deter the use of any prohibited substance. The key elements of the program include extensive player outreach and education; a comprehensive list of prohibited substances and methods; therapeutic use exemptions; a testing protocol and procedure; and guidelines governing sanctions and program administration. A summary of each of these significant elements follows.

Drug tests arrive on PGA Tour next year: USA Today

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Starting in July on the PGA Tour, players who register for a tournament could be given a locker, a tee time for their pro-am and a cup to submit a sample for their drug test.

Staying fit at each tour stop: philly.com

Nestled in a parking lot at Aronimink Golf Club, away from all the attention surrounding the AT&T National, are a pair of trailers as valuable to PGA players as anything they will encounter in their careers.

Cook takes lead in Monteal

BLAINVILLE, Que. - Consecutive rounds of 66 have given John Cook the lead, but it looks like it will be a shootout to decide the winner of the inaugural Montreal Championship.

PGA Tour Fitness Trailer hits road for 10th Season in 2010

Since 2001, Scott Riehl has set up shop in the Depuy Mitek mobile fitness trailers that travel with the PGA Tour, leading tour professionals through workouts custom-designed to help them reach their goals.

Senior Champion Tour Fitness Video

Fitness on the Champions Tour.

DePuy Mitek PGA Tour Mobile Fitness Unit

Traveling week to week with the PGA Tour is the DePuy Mitek Mobile Fitness Center and the Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Clinic. These two pimped out trailers house state of the art work-out equipment and top-notch staff therapists and chiropractors and in the case of a serious injury, the PGA Tour also has an on-call Orthopedic Surgeon.

Pros Learn to Workout on the Road

A hectic travel schedule through airports across the country could easily get in the way of professional golfers staying healthy and fit.

So to avoid injuries during the grind that is the PGA Tour schedule, DePuy Mitek’s mobile fitness and therapy centers serve as a mobile rehab facility where players can receive treatment for injuries and also act as an on-site fitness trailer where players can conduct a complete workout regimen.

ProFitness Training with Brad Faxon

Fitness Tips from the Physiofitness Team.

Athletic Trainer from Pittsburgh Named Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer

Kent Biggerstaff, ATC, has been selected as one of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2010 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer (MDAT) award recipients.

Fitness Follows Tour Everywhere it Goes

Stephen Leaney posted a 1-over-par 72 in the third round of the Verizon Heritage, but emerged from the fitness trailer located near the Harbour Town Golf Links as if he had fired a 65. A quick 10-minute stretch does that.

Fitness over fatness is the choice on tour

Ton Jenkins turns 62 in December. He hired a personal trainer for the first time in his career when he turned 50 and has seen the benefits. Winner of one event on the PGA Tour (in 1975), he credits his seven Champions Tour victories since 1999 to staying in shape.

Fit to be Tried, TOUR Trailer Helps Shape Careers

When 59-year-old Tom Watson nearly won the British Open in July, some argued it wasn’t necessarily good for the game.