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What Should I Be Eating To Improve My Recovery?

A recent question we received in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette Physical Therapy practices was in regards to nutrition.  Are there foods, diets, and supplements that could accelerate their recoveries if used concurrently with Physical Therapy interventions.  An area of emerging research is on the relationship of high blood sugar levels, inflammation, cell damage,...

Should I Be Taking Supplements While In Physical Therapy?

Boulder is the healthiest place I have practiced as a Physical Therapist with a low prevalence of common chronic diagnoses, such as high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or medication use.  In contrast, supplement use is highly prevalent among our fellow Boulder County citizens.  A common question we receive in our Boulder Physical Therapy and Lafayette...

5 Easy Ways To Reduce Chronic Pain

Chronic or persistent pain is defined by pain that extends beyond 12 weeks or the normal healing time for a given injury/diagnosis despite treatment. Our medical system does a great job treating new or acute pain, but has struggled to be as effective with patients dealing with chronic pain. It is estimated 1 in 4...

Improving Obesity and Heart Health With A Plant Based Diet

Nutrition is a key component of health and recovery from injury and disease. Due to strong evidence on this link health care practitioners, including Physical Therapists, are being to prescribe adequate portions of fruits and vegetables in patients diets. In a previous blog post we described the beneficial effects of a lower processed diet compared...

We are often asked when is the best time to eat following a workout. Meal timing is an important strategy to take advantage of the “anabolic window” for enhancing muscular adaptations. A common strategy involves consuming protein less than an hour after exercise to increase hypertrophic muscular gains. Past literature has suggested Muscular Protein Synthesis...

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...