Rehabilitation & Performance Institute - Evansville

04/09/2026

It’s Master’s week ⛳️ so what better time to highlight our Titleist Performance Institute certified Physical Therapist- Alex Weinzapfel 🏌🏼
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Whether you are struggling with pain while golfing, or looking to take your golf game to the next level, Alex can help develop a plan to get you there 👊🏻 Reach out now to get your evaluation booked!
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04/02/2026

Still think lifting weights will make you too ‘bulky’? 👀 That myth is holding a lot of women back from getting stronger, healthier, and more confident. The truth might surprise you. Megan Gibson breaks this down on our latest blog post!

Read here:

I remember playing sports in middle school and high school and being afraid to lift weights because I didn’t want to “look manly.” I’d heard over and over again that girls who lifted would lose their figure and start to look like boys. As a physical therapist with a background in exercise sc...

03/27/2026

The Wendell Foster Half Marathon is tomorrow, and Adam has his running playlists ready! Check out what he will be running to this weekend, and wish him luck! 🎶🎧

03/19/2026

Should kids be strength training? 🤔 It’s one of the most common questions we get—and the answer might surprise you! Jenna Gourlay breaks down what’s safe, what’s not, and how to get your child started the right way 👇

Give it a read, and share with someone who may be asking the same question!

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“Is strength training safe for kids? As a Physical Therapist, I get this question from parents more than any other. Since I was a physical education teacher and coach in 2010, I’ve heard many concerns about strength training and children. Many still worry it could stunt growth or cause injury—...

03/17/2026

Think you’ve got the winning bracket this year? 🏀 Join our March Madness group and prove it. Click below to enter—let’s see who comes out on top!

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Women's: https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=278&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=9b18789f-bb02-48b0-b52d-f38a8281839f

03/11/2026

What's the best way to take care of patients? 🤔 Take care of the team first! This philosophy shapes everything we do at RPI. Patients feel the difference — and clinicians do too. Morgan Weinzapfel digs deeper into this on our latest blog post- check it out!

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In healthcare, you often hear the phrase “patients come first.” And of course they should. But at RPI, we believe something important comes before even that. Great patient care starts with taking care of the people providing it. Physical therapy is a relationship-based profession. It requires li...

03/04/2026

Youth baseball injuries are rising — but many are preventable. ⚾️🥎

In Part 2 of our series, Jake Sullivan, one of our PTs that specializes in baseball, breaks down three key ways to keep young athletes healthy and on the field this season.

If you’re a parent, coach, or player, this is a must-read‼️

Read it here 👇

If you missed Part 1, check it out here: https://rehabilitationperformance.com/how-to-keep-your-youth-baseball-player-healthy-part-1/ Part 1 focused primarily on avoiding overuse, which is likely the lowest-hanging fruit when it comes to youth baseball injuries. Now that we’ve covered that, let’...

02/24/2026

Happy Birthday, Melissa! 🎉

In the clinic, Melissa is our vestibular loving PT- if you are having any issues with motion sickness of dizziness, she is your gal! 😵‍💫 Outside of the clinic, Melissa enjoys spending time with her family and running for exercise. Melissa is super smart (will neither confirm nor deny getting a perfect score on the PT Board Exam), and always has a witty comeback for the others in the clinic.

Join us in wishing Melissa the happiest of birthdays!

02/18/2026

No one tells you that parenting might make you a better leader…But somewhere between the chaos and the bedtime routines, you start learning lessons that show up in every part of your work.

One of our PTs, Morgan Weinzapfel, wrote about the leadership skills parenting taught her—none of which came from PT school.

No one warns you that parenting might make you better at your job. They warn you about the sleep deprivation. The messes. The emotional breakdowns over the wrong snack or the wrong color cup. What they don’t mention is that somewhere between morning chaos and bedtime routines, you quietly start le...

02/13/2026

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤