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By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS and Megan Davis, PT, DPT OCS Training for 26.2 in Lafayette, Colorado? Discover why ...
ACL injuries continue to rise prompting stakeholders to look more closely at injury prevention.  Athletes, parents, coaches, and Physical Therapists ...
By: Chelsey Vasquez, PT, DPT, PRPC In January 2026, The New York Times published an article highlighting what urologists wish ...
By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS CrossFit Open 26.1 places a significant metabolic demand on the lower body through repeated ...
Exercise has tremendous effects on our physical, mental, and emotional health.  It also remains one of our most powerful strategies ...
An ACL injury is a tear or severe sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament, one of the primary stabilizing ligaments ...
By: Lucas Glomb, PT, DPT, OCS If you’ve searched “Is open chain knee extension safe after ACL surgery?” or asked ...
By: Rani Helvey-Byers, PT, DPT, OCS and John Crawley, PT, DPT, OCS Warming up is one of the most important ...
By: Lucas Glomb, PT, DPT, OCS In this video you will see a variety of exercises targeted at the low ...
By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS If you’ve been training long enough, you know the feeling: the CrossFit Open is ...
By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS If you want your overhead squats, snatches, and handstand push-ups to feel effortless in ...
By: Maggie Gebhardt, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT For athletes eager to return to peak performance after injury, regaining muscle flexibility is ...
By: Maggie Gebhardt, PT, DPT, OCS Low back pain is one of the most common injuries in golfers, and according ...
Half of all individuals experience at least one headache a year and 15% of the population reports a headache on ...
Direct access physical therapy in Colorado allows patients to see a licensed physical therapist without first getting a doctor’s referral. ...
In Boulder, staying active is not just a hobby. It is a way of life. From trail running and cycling ...
In our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinics we commonly work with golfers who are limited by back ...
By: Megan Davis, PT, DPT, OCS Neck pain is one of the most common conditions we treat in our Lafayette ...
By: Ian Nay, PT, DPT, OCS CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, and powerlifting are highly effective for developing strength, power output, and ...
Ehlers‑Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of genetic connective tissue disorders that affect collagen formation—the protein that helps provide the ...
By: Megan Davis, PT, DPT, OCS A common question I get asked when I am working out at CrossFit or ...
Empowering Boulder and Lafayette’s Active Community with One-on-One, Evidence-Based Sports Performance Training Mend Colorado, a locally owned physical therapy and ...
Knee pain is a common issue for tennis players because the sport involves repetitive stopping, starting, and lateral movements that ...
By: John Crawley, PT, DPT, OCS Elbow pain is a common reason rock climbers in Boulder, Lafayette, and Longmont have ...