In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice we still hear old wives tales on the harmful effects of exercise in patient’s ...
Very few evidence based treatments for musculoskeletal pain require the utilization of electricity. One notable exception is the utilization of ...
Pain on the front of the knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome) is the most common diagnosis behind knee pain and one ...
Bone density loss is most commonly associated with diagnoses including osteopenia and osteoporosis where affected individuals fall below the mean ...
One of the milestones of return to sport or recreational activities after injury is the restoration of strength often measured ...
Healthcare demonstrates significant swings of the pendulum in examination and treatment trends. Thankfully the medical evidence helps balance these swings ...
Imaging technologies, including MRI, continue to improve providing valuable insight into the human body. These advancements have made MRI scans ...
Neck pain will affect up to 70% of the population at some point in their lifetimes. Thankfully the vast majority ...
Plantar heel pain, including pain along the plantar fascia, is one the most common diagnoses in the foot. Individuals often ...
Knee pain remains one of the most common reasons patients seek care from a primary care physician and Physical Therapist. ...
Early access to Physical Therapy services (direct access) has been previously shown to reduce a patient’s cost of care by ...
Static stretching, involving holding a muscle at end of its’ length for a sustained period of time, is a common ...
Achilles tendinopathy is the most common tendon injuries seen in our Boulder Physical Therapy practice. Patients often present with pain ...
An important shift has taken place in medicine away from the old paternalistic model of care toward the development of ...
Headaches are a common source of pain and disability with total costs estimated over 30 billion dollars per year. Patients’ ...
Hip impingement or femoroacetabular impingement is a diagnosis consistent with bony enlargement of the hip joint, abnormal contact between the ...
Strength training is an essential part of any workout program. Participants should aim for 2 to 3 workouts per week ...
Hip arthritis is a painful condition causing pain, loss of range of motion, and lost function in many middle to ...
Spinal manipulation is one of the oldest medical treatments dating back to Hippocrates and the ancient Egyptians. Theories behind its’ ...
With access to miles of paths and acres of open space running remains one of the most popular outdoor activities ...
Hip impingement (FAI) is one of the fastest growing orthopedic surgeries, but much of this growth has outpaced our current ...
Despite the fact that bones respond favorably to high impact exercise and high-intensity resistance training these types of exercise are ...
photo credit: radiopaedia.org Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal pain has long been known to find various pathologies, including herniated disks, ...
The basics of sleep, hydration, and nutrition are the low hanging fruits of performance. Easy to access, albeit hard to ...
