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Health & Performance Exercise, Strength Training
At a fundamental level, all forms of exercise are designed to improve the current state of the participant. In our
Sport Injuries Rehabilitation, Running
Death, taxes, low back pain, and injury if you are a runner. With over 90% of runners reporting an injury
Conditions Men's Health, Pelvic health, Women's health
At our Boulder pelvic physical therapy clinic, we often see the cause of a pelvic floor dysfunction being tension, not
Patient Resources
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Conditions Knee Pain
Arthroscopic surgery remains a common procedure for patients with knee arthritis and degenerative meniscal tears despite medical evidence questioning its’
Conditions Achilles Pain, ACL, Back Pain, Hip Pain, Knee Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
The vast majority of musculoskeletal conditions and diagnoses are not life threatening or time sensitive and allow for conservative treatments,
Conditions Climbing Injuries, Elbow Pain, Shoulder Pain, Strength Training
Make sure you’re incorporating shoulder strengthening into your elbow rehabilitation!The elbow is one of the most common sites for pain
Conditions Climbing Injuries, Hip Pain, Knee Pain, Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, Strength Training
During the rehabilitation of rock climbers, many respond favorably to manual therapy techniques such as dry needling and joint mobilizations.Physical
Conditions Climbing Injuries, Shoulder Pain
Rock climbing requires extensive strength of the shoulder and scapular stabilizer muscles. Having good strength to these muscles not only
Patient Resources Recovery
Self soft tissue mobilization using a foam roller or other device (stick, ball, etc) is a popular adjunct to training
Sport Injuries Back Pain, CrossFit
When you see a CrossFit, weight training, or gym workout posted with overhead press, push press or jerks, and your
Sport Injuries Injury Prevention, Sports Performance, Strength Training
In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice we commonly address areas of weakness in a patient or client’s body that is
Conditions Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy has been shown to be equally effective to surgery for some types of rotator cuff tears up to
Conditions Mobility, Physical Therapy, Shoulder Pain
Rotator cuff repair is a common surgical procedures for middle to older age adults who reports shoulder pain and significant
Conditions Back Pain, Physical Therapy
Low back pain is a common problem and one of the most common areas we treat in our Boulder Physical
Patient Resources Exercise, Nutrition
It is not uncommon to have athletes present to our Boulder Physical Therapy practice who exceed the national guidelines on
Conditions Climbing Injuries, Exercise, Shoulder Pain
The subscapularis is the largest and strongest of the rotator cuff muscles. Its primary function is shoulder internal rotation and
Conditions Back Pain
Is a picture worth 1000 words?When having low back pain, you may undergo an MRI or CT scan. As our
Sport Injuries Knee Pain, Pickleball
Knee arthritis remains one of the most common diagnoses in middle to older adults playing tennis and pickleball. Patients commonly
Sport Injuries CrossFit, Shoulder Pain
The overhead squat is challenging, to put it lightly. It requires both strength and mobility in abundance. It is essential
Health & Performance CrossFit, Strength Training
Dumbbells have long been viewed as a tool for traditional body building style exercise for muscle growth and strength training.
Patient Resources CrossFit, Mobility
CrossFit specific warm up and maintenance exercises created by the Doctors of Physical Therapy at Mend.Every week you get a
Health & Performance Running
Ready to run after having a baby but need a better plan on how much and how to progress your
Health & Performance Exercise, Sports Performance, Strength Training
In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice we often train the foundation of the body prior to moving to distal extremities.