Hesperia High senior and wrestling champion, Collin Zeerip shares his experience with Sports Rehab at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial.

Going to Occupational therapy for twelve weeks helped me immensely. When I first started out I didn’t even have full range of motion. By the end of therapy I almost had complete range of motion and a lot more strength.

I worked on gaining range first and my strength second. Little by little my elbows improved and I knew it would take some time. I hurt them in a wrestling match about a quarter of the way through the session. I was in a lot of pain and my elbows felt weak. I knew that I had to do something about my strength and my range of motion in order to maintain my success on the mat.

Towards the end of therapy I definitely felt like I was getting stronger and I could feel the results. Going into the state finals my number one priority was winning my third state title and the ninth for my family. I wanted to be dominant but I felt a win was a wine and I had to take my elbows into consideration. In my state finals match my elbows didn’t hurt or bother me. I felt like they were strong.

My decision to continue therapy for that amount of time paid off. I ended my career on top and I couldn’t be happier with my performance. I attribute some of success to my occupational therapy sessions and therapists Julie Chilson and Edmond Anthony at Tamarac.
-Collin Zeerip
March 12, 2010