PT-guided personal training empowers Lafayette locals to build strength, prevent injury, and live fully in their active community. Mend Colorado’s Lafayette clinic has launched its updated personal training page, making doctor-led fitness programs more accessible to the community. The new resource highlights the clinic’s individualized approach, supporting Lafayette’s active community in building strength, improving mobility,...
By: Ian Nay, PT, DPT, OCS Mobility work is often emphasized for pain relief, injury prevention, and performance, but how much is truly necessary? Recent research suggests that strength training performed through full ranges of motion may provide many of the mobility benefits people seek, with targeted mobility work serving as a valuable supplement rather...
Empowering Boulder and Lafayette’s Active Community with One-on-One, Evidence-Based Sports Performance Training Mend Colorado, a locally owned physical therapy and performance clinic serving Boulder and Lafayette, has launched a revamped Sports Performance Training page. Unlike generic group fitness or personal training, Mend Colorado’s sports performance program is led exclusively by board-certified Doctors of Physical Therapy....
If you are wondering whether physical therapy actually works, you are not alone. Many people in Boulder ask this after experiencing rushed visits or generic care that did not solve the real problem. At Mend Colorado, we see this question every day. The short answer is yes, physical therapy works when it is delivered with...
By: Lucas Glomb, PT, DPT, OCS In this video you will see a variety of exercises targeted at the low back that build strength throughout a full range of motion. In physical therapy, I find that low back pain rehab is consistently and significantly under-dosed. In life, the lumbar spine is exposed to significant compressive,...
By: Erica Tran, PT, DPT, OCS If you’ve ever wondered “Is this soreness okay, or am I making things worse?” You’re not alone. This is one of the most common questions we hear in the clinic. The truth is, soreness isn’t inherently bad. In fact, it’s often part of the process when you’re rebuilding strength,...
Isometrics, muscle contractions without movement of a joint, have been utilized for many decades as a form of strength training and performance, but have recently been highlighted as an effective treatment for tendon pain. In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice, isometrics are helpful to initially load a tissue after surgery or injury, as well as,...
Arm Injuries in Throwers Throwing injuries among baseball players are on the rise with a 54% and 58% increase in disability and days missed, respectively, over a one year period.(5,6) Recent evidence suggests that up to 50% of professional pitchers and 47% of youth level players can expect an injury limiting their participation in baseball.(1,12)...
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure-Benjamin Franklin As warmer weather returns, many of us will increase our physical activity each week in an effort to improve our health, well-being, and physical performance. A common question asked in our clinic by our patients and clients recovering from an injury is “could...
ACL sprains and complete tears are of the most common injuries we encounter at Mend Physical Therapy. Prior posts in our blog have detailed many topics on ACL injury including prevention, treatment, and return to sport. As ski season approaches in Colorado some of our fellow skiers will injure their ACL contributing to an estimated 250,000...
