Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
Beating Plantar Fasciitis: A Performance Physical Therapist's Playbook for Denver Athletes
If you've ever taken your first steps out of bed and felt a stabbing pain in your heel, you already know what plantar fasciitis feels like. It's one of the most common complaints we see in the clinic, whether the person in front of me is a marathoner, a weekend pickleball warrior, or someone who just started a new walking routine.
The good news, it's also one of the most treatable conditions we work with, as long as we attack the cause and not just the symptoms.
Returning to Sport & High-Level Performance After Surgery
Every return-to-sport timeline depends on the individual and their goals, the specific procedure, surgeon protocol, and how the body responds to rehab. There's no universal framework that fits every knee, back, shoulder, hip, or ankle, but there are a few specific, trackable considerations that hold true for each region.
Here are our top considerations in post-surgical care of our patients to facilitate a successful recovery from early rehabilitation to high-level performance.
Why Your Achilles Tendinitis Isn't Getting Better
I think there’s a lot of people that rehab achilles tendinitis really well, but when I do treat runners that have tried and failed traditional physical therapy in the past, it usually comes down to one thing.
The Bane of Every New Runner’s Existence: Shin Splints
That pain that runs all along the inside of your shin and pings every new runner's step. Most everyone has heard of them, the answer is still a bit of a black box.
The Most Underloaded Muscle in Rehab
If you’ve ever injured your lower leg, be it an achilles injury, plantar fascitis, even a simple calf strain, you know how miserable it can be performing the countless calf raises during the rehab process. I’m here to tell you it's not enough!