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In the world of pregnancy and postpartum exercise, lack of available evidence has led to a fear-based model of avoiding ...
Knee meniscal tears are a common source of knee pain for patients in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical ...
Seeing GHD sit-ups on the whiteboard at the start of your CrossFit workout can be a make-or-break moment. It's a ...
The knee is subjected to the biomechanics of the adjacent hip and ankle due to its’ location between two long ...
ACL injuries are one of the most common sports injuries with estimates ranging from 100-200K tears per year. Female athletes ...
Femoroacetabular impingement (aka: FAI, hip impingement) is a common condition experienced by many rock climbers. It is characterized by pain ...
The movements inherent to rock climbing can put significant stress on the meniscus. High-stepping, heel hooking, drop-knees, and planting/twisting can ...
Bowel movements are a part of our normal routine, but painful bowel movements don’t have to be. A common cause ...
The majority of people with low back pain will demonstrate altered coordination and communication between the nervous system and muscles.  This ...
Depression is one of the most common causes of disability in the world. Authors estimate 1 in 5 individuals will ...
What are shin splits and who gets them? Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), aka shin splints, is a common injury ...
Manual therapy and exercise remain the key conservative treatment interventions for patients with knee arthritis. In our Boulder Physical Therapy ...
As pelvic physical therapists in Boulder County, functional constipation has been something treated in our clinics via various techniques. A ...
Total knee replacements are the final treatment for end stage, severe cases of knee arthritis. They remain one of the ...
Our imaging technologies have made tremendous improvements in their ability to detect abnormalities in our body that are often attributed ...
Pain in the elbow is very common among weightlifters and CrossFit. It often causes individuals to lower the lifting load ...
The front squat is a commonly programmed movement in the CrossFit community. It is seen for high repetitions at low ...
At Mend, we specialize in treating runners and endurance athletes in our Boulder and Lafayette clinics. We see numerous cases ...
Researchers estimate 1 in 5 adults will drop out of an exercise program. Time remains the most common reason for ...
Runners and endurance athletes are one of most common patients we treat in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical ...
Dry needling is an intervention commonly utilized by our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinicians to treat muscle ...
Chronic or persistent pain is defined by pain that extends beyond 12 weeks or the normal healing time for a ...
Dry needling is a common treatment intervention provided by Physical Therapists in our Boulder and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinics. When ...
Yes men, you do have a pelvic floor. In fact, aside from different genitalia, all genders have the same pelvic ...