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1. Can you tell us a little bit about what go you into running?  After winning the district cross country championships, in both 5th and 6th grades, my PE teacher sent me to my hometown’s Track and Field after school program; where I basically began my running career. It was not running specific in the...

Running is one of the most popular sports in Boulder, Colorado with many individuals taking advantage of our many trail options.  In general, run workouts can focus on short duration, higher intensity sprints performed as intervals or longer duration, sustained low to moderate intensity distance runs.  Each training option promotes beneficial changes in the body...

There are disagreements on how to best manage acute low back pain, see our prior blog post on physical therapy low back pain management (http://bit.ly/1JQDVfh), but one thing we all agree on is the harmful effects of bed rest on acute low back pain.  Research has documented patients who rest have a higher degree of...

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)...

Low Back Pain Background Information Low back pain is a common disorder affecting up to 90% of people in the lifetime and is the 2nd most common reason people seek medical attention(1,2). Our health care system spends an average of over $90 billion dollars on low back pain largely from increases in surgical procedures, injections,...