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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 ...
By: John Crawley, PT, DPT, OCS If you’ve undergone shoulder stabilization surgery, you know the "waiting game" is the hardest ...
Shoulder pain is a very common issue for rock climbers, largely because climbing places high and repetitive demands on the ...
Low back pain is a frequent challenge for athletes who place high demands on their bodies, especially gymnasts, CrossFit athletes, ...
Aerobic exercise continues to be our best intervention to improve cardiovascular fitness/VO2 max, metabolic health, and disease risk.  Over 20 ...
By: Lucas Glomb, PT, DPT, OCS High-quality ACL rehabilitation should be criterion-based, not time-based. Most people recovering from ACL surgery ...
By: John Crawley, PT, DPT, OCS A good functioning shoulder is essential to a climber's performance. When the shoulder is ...
By: John Crawley, PT, DPT, OCS In rock climbing, your "engine" is actually three separate systems working in concert. Whether ...
At 9 to 12 months out of ACL reconstruction surgery athletes begin to plan their return to competition.  The preceding ...
By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS Pelvic Physical Therapy in Lafayette Colorado | Women’s Strength Training for Perimenopause and Menopause ...
By: Lucas Glomb, PT, DPT, OCS If you've had ACL reconstruction or are preparing for surgery, graft choice plays a ...
By: Lucas Glomb, PT, DPT, OCS Returning to sport after ACL reconstruction is one of the most critical, and most ...
By: Rani Helvey-Byers, PT, DPT, OCS If you’ve been told you have osteopenia or osteoporosis, it’s natural to feel cautious ...
By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS Background For most of my life, osteoporosis felt like something I would deal with ...
By: Maggie Gebhardt, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Myofascial pain can mean a lot of things, but in essence it is ...
By: Maggie Gebhardt, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT As a new mom myself (I have an 18-month-old son), this topic/diagnosis has ...