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Mend Physical Therapy Blog and Injury Information

CrossFit gets a bad reputation for having high rates of injury. I have heard many Physical Therapists and Orthopedic Surgeons say things such as “CrossFit keeps me in business.” This could not be further from the truth and is a lie the healthcare profession needs to stop propagating. My hypotheses for why people repeat ignorant...

Acute muscle strains and sprains remain one of the most common injuries we encounter at our Boulder Physical Therapy clinic.  In a previous blog post we summarized the findings of new research studies showing how early Physical Therapy accelerates a patient’s recovery after these injuries.  In addition, to exercise and sleep, nutrition also plays an...

Over the last 5-10 years ultra marathon running has grown in popularity with pavement and trail races popping up throughout the West.  Ultra trail running events are described as distances greater than a marathon, in mountainous terrain, and involving elevation changes.  Authors report a 5200% increase in these events between 1978 and 2008 (Hoffman et...

Last year an estimated 30 million people ran at least 50 days for exercise and health benefits (Running USA).    The fastest growing segment of the running community includes older adults who gain impressive cardiovascular, muscle, bone, and mental health benefits compared to their sedentary peers.   In addition, contrary to popular but incorrect old...

Basketball has one of the highest injury rates in sports with articles reporting up to 7-10 injuries per 1000 athlete exposures (Dick et al. J Athl Train. 2007).   As expected, the majority of these injuries occur in the lower extremity, in particular within the knee and ankle.  Authors report both overuse (tendinopathy) and traumatic (sprain,...