By Dr. Emily Fuller, PT, DPT Ankle sprains are a common injury among rock climbers, particularly when landing from a fall or jumping off a boulder. While most ankle sprains recover well, returning to bouldering after an ankle sprain requires more than being able to walk without pain or climb an easy problem. Eventually, you...
Most people expect a sprained ankle to settle on its own, and many do. But in a survey of 467 patients seen for an ankle sprain in a general clinic, 72.6% still reported symptoms 6 to 18 months later (Braun, 1999). Pain, giving way, and repeat sprains are the problems that bring people to us,...
By: Rani Helvey-Byers, PT, DPT, OCS Ribs are a commonly injured site among Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) athletes. Movements such as heavy crossfaces, body triangles, knee-on-belly, and explosive scrambles can wreak quite the havoc on your ribs. Grappling style also affects the risk of rib injury. One study found that athletes who primarily played a top...
By Dr. Emily Fuller, PT, DPT You feel great during your warm-up. The first few rounds of your workout are going smoothly. Then, somewhere between another set of deadlifts, a few minutes on the rower, and the next round of wall balls, you start to notice it: your low back feels tight, tired, or painful....
By Dr. Erica Tran, PT, DPT Pickleball looks gentle until your knees tell you otherwise. The quick split-steps, the lateral shuffles to cover the kitchen line, and the sudden stops and pivots on a hard court all add up to real demand on the knee joint. When a knee gets stiff, cranky, or just doesn’t...
The ACL is the most commonly injured ligament in the knee. ACL tears are one of the most common sports injuries and post operative conditions we see in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinics. This ligament can be injured during cutting, pivoting sports requiring high speed or high load movements across the...
We written many blog posts on ACL injuries as they continue to be a risk to our youth and amateur athletes in Boulder County. Thankfully, evidence shows we are able to screen athletes at risk for future injury as well as reduce their risk through Physical Therapy strength, balance, and conditioning programs. Another group at...
ACL tears are one of the most common sports injuries with over 100,000 ACL surgeries performed each year. In a given sport, females remain at a higher risk of injury than their male peers secondary to both non modifiable and non modifiable risk factors. Although Physical Therapy and conservative care have shown equivalent outcomes to...
ACL injuries are among the most common serious knee injuries in alpine skiing because the sport combines speed, uneven terrain, and sudden directional changes that place rotational stress on the knee. When a skier falls with the ski fixed in the snow as the body continues to rotate, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can tear....
Deceleration puts more stress on the ACL than jumping does. Here's why Mend prioritizes landing and force-absorption training in ACL rehab.
