By Matt Browning

Caden Croomes of North was chosen as the Advanced Physical Therapy Athlete of the Month for March. Croomes, who is a football player for the Redskins, had surgery to repair his torn ACL and lateral meniscus.

Croomes injured his knee in a game last season against East.

“The part of therapy that helped the most was quad sets while straightening, because it targeted the hardest part of therapy for me which was straightening and helped me build my quad muscle back up,” Croomes said.

Advanced PT was especially impressive to Croomes because they did whatever it took for him to get back to 100 percent.

“The staff at Advanced PT is amazing, because they are willing to do everything in their power to make sure you get better, and if you work really hard sometimes, they give a little reward,” Croomes said. “They all work together as well, if one therapist needs help they work together as a team, whether or not it is their patient or not. I recommend anyone who needs physical therapy to go to Advanced, because they truly care about their patients getting better.”

Croomes not only participates in football at North, but also runs the 100-meter, 200 meter, hurdles and is part of the 4×100 relay team.

“I hope to get a track and field scholarship in college and to then go to medical school afterwards to become a cardiothoracic surgeon,” Croomes said.