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ACL injuries are one of the most common sports medicine injuries encountered in a Physical Therapy practice. These injuries can ...
Inherent risks, such as infection and blood clots, are associated with orthopedic surgeries and should be considered in decision making ...
Golf remains one a popular American pastime with around 25 million participants each year. Many of these golfers strive for ...
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is characterized by diffuse pain behind or around the patella or knee cap. It occurs when the ...
The squat, and its multiple variations, remains one the best overall exercises for strength and power development due to its’ ...
Foam rolling is an effective home exercise to improve muscular pain, flexibility, and performance. Our previous blog posts detailed the ...
Patellar tendinopathy (tendonitis) is a common sports medicine overuse injury most commonly found in jumping (volleyball, basketball) athletes.  This injury ...
Groin strains are the second most common muscle strain, behind the hamstring, among soccer players.  The dynamic movements required by ...
Neck pain is an area consistently under treated by clinicians.  There are countless passive temporary remedies for neck pain including ...
Patellar Tendon pain, also known as jumper's knee, is a painful condition most commonly seen in athlete's engaged in jumping ...
The glut muscle group, including the gluteus maximus and medius, are commonly weak among patients with lower quarter diagnoses including ...
Photo Credit: Jospt.org Hamstring injuries are a common sports medicine injury treated in our Boulder Physical Therapy practice.  These injuries ...
Non contact ACL injuries remain one of the most common traumatic injuries encountered in sports medicine.  The most common mechanism ...
In our previous blog posts we have discussed the variety of interventions available to reduce the high injury rates seen ...
One of the greatest misconceptions in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries is using interventions to create symmetry in the body ...
In a previous blog we wrote about why you should not spend your valuable exercise time rolling your iliiotibial (IT) ...
In today's healthcare environment, providers are asked to do more with less resources and time.  One area frequently cut by ...
ACL injuries continue to rise among our high school and collegiate athletes.  In particular, among female athletes who are 6-8 ...
The CDC reports 40% of American adults can be classified as obese.  These individuals are at a significantly higher risk ...
Acute muscle strains and sprains remain one of the most common injuries we encounter at our Boulder Physical Therapy clinic.  ...
Knee arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability and reduced activity in the United States.  Physical Therapy interventions, ...
Ankle sprains remain one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries treated by Physical Therapists.  Our previous blog posts have highlighted ...
The first total knee replacement was performed in the late 1960s and the surgery has become one of the most ...
Running injuries remain a common problem for the vast majority of runners.  Many of these athletes report a loss of ...