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Running Injuries running, running injury, training
Runners and endurance athletes are one of most common patients we treat in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical
dry needling dry needling, electrical stimulation, muscular pain, pain
Dry needling is an intervention commonly utilized by our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinicians to treat muscle
Chronic Pain chronic pain, exercise, nutrition, pain, sleep, stress
Chronic or persistent pain is defined by pain that extends beyond 12 weeks or the normal healing time for a
dry needling dry needling, electrical stimulation, muscular pain, myofascial pain
Dry needling is a common treatment intervention provided by Physical Therapists in our Boulder and Lafayette Physical Therapy clinics. When
Pelvic Health male pelvic health, pelvic health, pelvic pain
Yes men, you do have a pelvic floor. In fact, aside from different genitalia, all genders have the same pelvic
dry needling dry needling, muscular pain, myofascial pain, neck pain
Dry needling is a common treatment intervention utilized in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy offices. Evidence supports
Pelvic Health exercise during pregnancy, pelvic health, pregnancy
After waiting the seemingly longest 2 minutes of your life, the stick reads “pregnant.” It’s overwhelming joyful, shocking, and admittedly
Sports Performance cycling, emotional health, introspection, mental health, sports performance
Our brains create a remarkable and close to non stop dialogue in our heads throughout the day. Often this inner
Pelvic Health male pelvic health, pelvic health, pelvic pain
Receive a diagnosis of prostatitis for your pelvic pain or urinary dysfunction? Only 8-10% of cases of prostatitis are due
general physical therapy anxiety, depression, exercise, mindfulness, stress
Stress management is a critical skill for any individual including patients in our Boulder and Lafayette Physical Therapy practices. Stress
Uncategorized cardiovascular disease, diabetes, diet, nutrition, obesity, plant based
Nutrition is a key component of health and recovery from injury and disease. Due to strong evidence on this link
general physical therapy inflammation, pain, recovery, sleep
In our Boulder and Lafayette Physical Therapy practices, in addition to the injured tissue(s), we examine the total health behaviors
general physical therapy nutrition, obesity, weight loss
Nutrition, stress management, and sleep are the overlooked components of a patient’s recovery in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette
Knee Injuries exercise, knee pain, knee replacement, total knee replacement
Knee osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease world wide and one of the leading causes of disability. Thankfully this
Exercise chronic pain, exercise, pain, strength training
Exercise remains an essential intervention of any acute or chronic pain management program. The effects of aerobic exercise on pain
neck pain balance, dizziness, neck pain, vertigo, Vestibular
Our neck plays an important role in our ability to balance and maintain equilibrium within our environment. This region of
Exercise cardiovascular disease, diabetes, disease risk, walking
The percentage of Americans who obtain enough physical activity through their occupational activities continues to fall due to technological advances.
Knee Injuries exercise, knee pain, patellofemoral pain
Patellofemoral Pain, or pain around the knee cap, is the most common source of knee pain. Although common, patellofemoral pain
climbing rock climbing, Rock Climbing Elbow Pain, Rock Climbing Shoulder Pain
Tendon pain and injuries are very common in rock climbers because of the repetitive stress that is placed on our
climbing rock climbing, Rock Climbing Elbow Pain
Lateral elbow pain (aka lateral epicondylalgia, aka tennis elbow) is a very common condition experienced by rock climbers. The most
sports injuries balance, concussion, injury risk
Rates of concussion have increased in recent years likely secondary to both an increase in sports participation and better recognition
sports injuries ACL, ACL injury, ACL surgery, return to sport
ACL tears are one of the most common injuries in sports with between 100 to 200 thousand occurring in the