climbing
Lateral elbow pain (aka lateral epicondylalgia, aka tennis elbow) is a very common condition experienced by rock climbers. The most
sports injuries
Rates of concussion have increased in recent years likely secondary to both an increase in sports participation and better recognition
sports injuries
ACL tears are one of the most common injuries in sports with between 100 to 200 thousand occurring in the
climbing
It may not seem obvious, but weakness in our hips can lead directly to shoulder pain while climbing. Because climbing
low back pain
The use of low back injections is often utilized for patients with low back pain and nerve pain (radicular pain)
cervical radiculopathy, general physical therapy, neck and arm pain, neck pain
We have seen countless cases in our Boulder and Lafayette physical therapy offices of clients presenting with reports of a
Pelvic Health, Women's Health
At Mend, we work with highly active women in Boulder County during pregnancy in our Boulder and Lafayette sports medicine
Exercise
At a fundamental level, all forms of exercise are designed to improve the current state of the participant. In our
Running Injuries
Death, taxes, low back pain, and injury if you are a runner. With over 90% of runners reporting an injury
Pelvic Health
At our Boulder pelvic physical therapy clinic, we often see the cause of a pelvic floor dysfunction being tension, not
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Knee Injuries
Arthroscopic surgery remains a common procedure for patients with knee arthritis and degenerative meniscal tears despite medical evidence questioning its’
Physical Therapy
The vast majority of musculoskeletal conditions and diagnoses are not life threatening or time sensitive and allow for conservative treatments,
climbing
Make sure you’re incorporating shoulder strengthening into your elbow rehabilitation!The elbow is one of the most common sites for pain
climbing
During the rehabilitation of rock climbers, many respond favorably to manual therapy techniques such as dry needling and joint mobilizations.Physical
climbing
Rock climbing requires extensive strength of the shoulder and scapular stabilizer muscles. Having good strength to these muscles not only
climbing
Self soft tissue mobilization using a foam roller or other device (stick, ball, etc) is a popular adjunct to training
CrossFit
When you see a CrossFit, weight training, or gym workout posted with overhead press, push press or jerks, and your
Sports Performance
In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice we commonly address areas of weakness in a patient or client’s body that is
shoulder pain
Physical Therapy has been shown to be equally effective to surgery for some types of rotator cuff tears up to
shoulder pain
Rotator cuff repair is a common surgical procedures for middle to older age adults who reports shoulder pain and significant
low back pain
Low back pain is a common problem and one of the most common areas we treat in our Boulder Physical
Exercise
It is not uncommon to have athletes present to our Boulder Physical Therapy practice who exceed the national guidelines on
climbing
The subscapularis is the largest and strongest of the rotator cuff muscles. Its primary function is shoulder internal rotation and
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