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Three 13 Minute Exercise Sessions Equivalent To Three 70 Minute Sessions Per Week For Strength Development

January 27, 2020

Strength and muscle hypertrophy (growth) are two separate benefits of strength training. In some participants these occur together, but in other participants (age, sex, training status, nutrition) strength gains often occur without significant increases in muscle size. This is an important point for individuals who refrain from weight training due to fear of “bulking up”...

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Hamstring Tendinopathy Exercises Can Improve Tendon Healing

January 23, 2020

Tendinopathies, the artist formally known as tendinitis, are common orthopedic and sports medicine conditions affecting both athletes and the general population. Repetitive overload (overuse) of these structures creates a reactive followed by degenerative process in the affected tendon. These injured tissues have not been shown to have significant numbers of inflammatory cells but rather show...

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How Long Should You Hold Shoulder Isometric Exercises?

January 23, 2020

Isometrics, muscle contractions without movement of a joint, have been utilized for many decades as a form of strength training and performance, but have recently been highlighted as an effective treatment for tendon pain. In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice, isometrics are helpful to initially load a tissue after surgery or injury, as well as,...

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Your Brain Is Often Your Worst Training Partner

January 20, 2020

One of the reasons our species reached the top of the food chain involves our ability to thrive under a variety of environments and circumstances. Our ability to conserve energy and resources during times of scarcity has ensured our survival, but in times of abundance these physiological mechanisms likely hold us back from our fitness...

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Most Static And Dynamic SI Joint Tests Are Worse Than A Coin Flip

January 18, 2020

Physical Therapists aim to utilize clinical objective tests to confirm their evolving hypotheses on the source of patient’s current symptoms. One of the most beneficial areas of our Physical Therapy and orthopedic research has involved the confirmation or refute of known clinical tests to identify patients with or without a given diagnosis such as an...

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40% Higher Muscle Activation Found In Barbell Squat vs. Smith Machine

January 18, 2020

If you only had time for one strength training exercise it would be hard to beat the squat due to its’ high recruitment of lower quarter muscles including the legs and core. Numerous variations of the squat including sit to stand, goblet squat, front squat, back squat, split squat, and zercher squats exist allowing individuals...

Arm Injuries

Can Physical Therapy Help With A Rotator Cuff Tear?

January 17, 2020

Rotator cuff tears are a common injury in middle to older aged adults. Tears can be gradual or degenerative in nature associated prior injury (tendinopathy) or acute and traumatic from a fall or sudden trauma to the shoulder. The severity of the injury including tear depth and size, as well as, the number of tears...

Foot and Ankle Injuries

Utilizing Manual Therapy With Exercise Improves Outcomes In Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability

January 15, 2020

Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries encountered by Physical Therapists working in sports medicine practices. Prior research has shown 85% of these injuries will involve the ligaments on the outside of the ankle. The severity of the sprain is graded on a 3 point scale which describes the degree of ligamentous injury....

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Using Supersets To Improve Your Gym Efficiency And Effectiveness

January 13, 2020

Resistance training is an essential part of any weekly workout program, but can become neglected when other activities compete for our time. On these shortened training days we should aim to improve our efficiency in the gym by utilizing methods which reduce our workout time but maintain its’ effectiveness. Supersets, performance of a set of...

Foot and Ankle Injuries

Ligament Laxity Not Found To Be Associated With Repeated Ankle Sprains

January 11, 2020

The stability of a joint is determined by 3 main categories including passive structures (anatomical bone congruency, ligamentous support), active structures (muscles and tendons), and our proprioception or balance system. Together they create a powerful system of stability to support a joint in both healthy and injured or sprained conditions. Importantly, an injury to one...

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Three 13 Minute Exercise Sessions Equivalent To Three 70 Minute Sessions Per Week For Strength Development

Hamstring Tendinopathy Exercises Can Improve Tendon Healing

How Long Should You Hold Shoulder Isometric Exercises?

Your Brain Is Often Your Worst Training Partner

Most Static And Dynamic SI Joint Tests Are Worse Than A Coin Flip

40% Higher Muscle Activation Found In Barbell Squat vs. Smith Machine

Can Physical Therapy Help With A Rotator Cuff Tear?

Utilizing Manual Therapy With Exercise Improves Outcomes In Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability

Using Supersets To Improve Your Gym Efficiency And Effectiveness

Ligament Laxity Not Found To Be Associated With Repeated Ankle Sprains

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