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Reducing ACL Injury Risk With Physical Therapy Exercise Programs
ACL injuries are one of the most common sports medicine injuries encountered in a Physical Therapy practice. These injuries can
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Increased Medical Risks of Chronic Pain and Mental Health Disorders Found After Elective Hip Surgery
Inherent risks, such as infection and blood clots, are associated with orthopedic surgeries and should be considered in decision making
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Dynamic Warm Up Improves Club Head Speed and Shot Quality in Golfers
Golf remains one a popular American pastime with around 25 million participants each year. Many of these golfers strive for
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Reducing Your Risk for Knee Pain
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is characterized by diffuse pain behind or around the patella or knee cap. It occurs when the
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Comparing Muscle Activation During Bilateral and Unilateral Squats
The squat, and its multiple variations, remains one the best overall exercises for strength and power development due to its’
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No long term benefits found with a 4 week foam rolling program
Foam rolling is an effective home exercise to improve muscular pain, flexibility, and performance. Our previous blog posts detailed the
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Identifying Causes of Patellar Tendon Pain Among Jumping Athletes
Patellar tendinopathy (tendonitis) is a common sports medicine overuse injury most commonly found in jumping (volleyball, basketball) athletes. This injury
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Identifying Soccer Players At Risk For Future Groin Injuries
Groin strains are the second most common muscle strain, behind the hamstring, among soccer players. The dynamic movements required by
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Reducing Neck Pain With Resistance Training
Neck pain is an area consistently under treated by clinicians. There are countless passive temporary remedies for neck pain including
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Short or Long Duration Isometrics Equally Effective For Patellar Tendinopathy
Patellar Tendon pain, also known as jumper's knee, is a painful condition most commonly seen in athlete's engaged in jumping
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Optimizing Glut Activation During Exercise
The glut muscle group, including the gluteus maximus and medius, are commonly weak among patients with lower quarter diagnoses including
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Nordic Hamstring Exercise Shown to More Evenly Recruit Hamstring Muscles
Photo Credit: Jospt.org Hamstring injuries are a common sports medicine injury treated in our Boulder Physical Therapy practice. These injuries
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Reducing Non Contact ACL Injuries
Non contact ACL injuries remain one of the most common traumatic injuries encountered in sports medicine. The most common mechanism
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What is the best way to reduce loading forces in runners?
In our previous blog posts we have discussed the variety of interventions available to reduce the high injury rates seen
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Should I add a lift in my running shoe to improve my symptoms?
One of the greatest misconceptions in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries is using interventions to create symmetry in the body
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IT band rolling NOT shown to improve flexibility
In a previous blog we wrote about why you should not spend your valuable exercise time rolling your iliiotibial (IT)
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Patients Are Interrupted 11 Seconds Into Their Physician Visit
In today's healthcare environment, providers are asked to do more with less resources and time. One area frequently cut by
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No Differences Found Between Operative and Non Operative Treatment of ACL Tears
ACL injuries continue to rise among our high school and collegiate athletes. In particular, among female athletes who are 6-8
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America's Energy Crisis and Today's Physical Therapist
The CDC reports 40% of American adults can be classified as obese. These individuals are at a significantly higher risk
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Eating for Recovery After Injury
Acute muscle strains and sprains remain one of the most common injuries we encounter at our Boulder Physical Therapy clinic.
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Addition of dry needling improves the effectiveness of Physical Therapy treatments for knee arthritis
Knee arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability and reduced activity in the United States. Physical Therapy interventions,
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Athletes With Hip Weakness Experience Twice As Many Ankle Sprains
Ankle sprains remain one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries treated by Physical Therapists. Our previous blog posts have highlighted
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Strength training focus optimizes recovery after total knee replacement
The first total knee replacement was performed in the late 1960s and the surgery has become one of the most
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Is running volume or intensity more to blame for injury?
Running injuries remain a common problem for the vast majority of runners. Many of these athletes report a loss of
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