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sports injuries hamstring strain, hamstring strengthening, muscle strain
One of the most common questions we receive in our Boulder Physical Therapy practice involves how much pain should be
sports injuries hamstring injury, hamstring strain, injury prevention, strengthening
Hamstring injuries are common and can occur in any sport with any athlete. The three muscles of the hamstring are
sports injuries exercise, knee pain, patellar tendinopathy, sports injuries, tendon pain
Patellar tendinopathy is one of the more common sports medicine conditions seen in our Boulder Physical Therapy clinic. This condition
sports injuries baseball, elbow pain, sports speci, youth sports
Early sport specialization where our youth athletes focus on a single sport year round has become more popular over the
headaches headaches, muscle pain, spinal manipulation, tension type headache
Tension-type headaches are headaches related to muscle trigger points or muscle tenderness in the head and neck and are the
general physical therapy concussion, neck pain
Concussions have received significant media and medical research attention over the last decade due to in part to the incidence
Hip Injuries FAI, hip impingement, hip pain, surgery
Hip impingement or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is common hip condition causing pain in the front of the hip and groin.
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As technology continues to advance more and more devices are coming forward with step tracking options including phones, pedometers, and
Arm Injuries physical therapy, rotator cuff tear, shoulder pain
Shoulder pain remains the 3rd most common reason, behind the common cold and low back pain, patients seek out the
Knee Injuries knee pain, patellofemoral pain, strengthening
Patellofemoral pain, or pain around the kneecap, is one of the most common types of knee pain we treat at
general physical therapy exercise, hamstring injury, stretching
Stretching either dynamically or statically has long been shown to create both short and long term improvements in flexibility, but
headaches headache, headaches, migraine, strengthening
According to the Global Health Burden studies, Migraine is the 3rd most prevalent disorder (14.7% of global population: 1 in
headaches exercise, headaches, manual therapy, neck pain, spinal manipulation
Headaches remain a significant source of pain and disability for patients in our country costing over $30 billion dollars each
Back Injuries direct access, low back pain, opioids, treatment
Low back pain, along with death and taxes, remains one of the certainties of life. This condition affects over 90%
general physical therapy strength training, surgery, tendon pain
Overuse tendon injuries can present as an acute inflammatory response (Tendinitis) or a chronic degeneration condition (tendinopathy).   These injuries result
general physical therapy exercise prescription, strength training, strengthening
Money and time is some of the finite resources in life. As our lives become busier with work, family, and
general physical therapy exercise, injury, rehabilitation
The acronym R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) has been utilized for decades in the clinical and self management of
general physical therapy muscle growth, muscle strength, strength training, strengthening
Strength training remains one of the most important components of your exercise program. Research supports its’ utilization for improving pain,
general physical therapy neck and arm pain, neck pain, spinal manipulation, thoracic manipulation
Thoracic manipulation by Physical Therapists has previously been shown to improve pain and function in patients with elbow, shoulder, and
general physical therapy exercise, health benefits, obesity
In America we face a energy crisis where the CDC reports 1 in 3 adults and shockingly 1 in 5
dry needling back pain, dry needling, neck pain, pain
Dry needling is a treatment provided by Physical Therapists to relieve a patient’s muscular pain and associated symptoms. This intervention
Arm Injuries physical therapy, rotator cuff tear, shoulder pain, strength training
Rotator cuff injuries span the spectrum from acute strains to chronic tendon pain (tendinopathy) and rotator cuff tears. Physical Therapy
Running Injury gait retraining, running injuries
Cadence, or the amount of steps taken each minute, is a common and effective running assessment. This assessment can be