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Cupping is an intervention dating back at least 1000 years, but has experienced a resurgence in popularity due in part ...
Our understanding of low back (lumbar) disc injuries and their influence on a patient’s pain and function has grown tremendously ...
Spinal manipulation is one of the oldest forms of medical treatment dating to at least Hippocrates. Currently, three professions, including ...
Chronic low back pain is a common condition described as pain lasting longer than 3 months in duration. At this ...
Headaches are a universal experience, affecting millions worldwide. They come in various forms, from the dull ache of a tension ...
Interval cardiovascular training has been around at least since the 1930s when Swedish coaches introduced Fartlek training to their athletes. ...
Plantar heel pain, including plantar fasciitis and plantar fasciosis, is associated with pain along the heel and arch of the ...
It is rare to find a runner who has not experienced an injury in the past requiring them to miss ...
Low back pain is a common human experience affecting up to 90% of individuals at some point in their lifetimes. ...
Our immune system is one of the amazing cellular networks in our body. This system has come into direct focus ...
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in our country, costing billions of dollars per year, felt by ...
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a relatively common condition affecting older adults. Narrowing of the bony canals surrounding the spinal nerves ...
An estimated 40% of women and 13% of men over 50 years old will have at least one fracture due ...
Hamstring strains come in three grades of severity from a less severe strain to a complete tear. They often occur ...
Up until the COVID pandemic, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death for both men and women in our ...
Physical Therapy spinal and extremity joint mobilizations are slow passive movements applied to a patient’s joint surfaces. These interventions have ...
Authors estimate 1 in 10 Americans over age 60 report symptomatic, not to be confused with those who are pain ...
Americans who are overweight are at a higher risk of many diseases including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers. ...
MRI technology continues to improve benefiting clinicians searching for serious pathology, but at a cost of identifying non serious pathology ...
Boulder is one of our country’s hubs for endurance athletes including those training for one of the race distances in ...
The CDC reports over 2/3 of Americans are either overweight or obese with less than 1/3 reaching the recommended 150 ...
It is hard to walk through any health food aisle in the grocery store without coming across another food, drink, ...
The CDC estimates 10% of Americans have diabetes with close to 95% being diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Type II ...
As long as I have been in the profession, clinicians have continued to search for the next best thing to ...