Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
The 3 Injuries We See Spike Every December (And How to Avoid Them)
December is one of the months when we see a very predictable spike in certain injuries.
Not because people are doing “something wrong,” but because training loads, recovery, and life stress all collide at once. Here are the three injuries we see most often this time of year, and what you can do to stay healthy through this holiday season.
Milestones & New Expectations
I had a recent conversation with a patient this past week who we’ve been training and working with over the past year+ and he casually mentioned something that initially caught me off guard but once I processed the information, I was ecstatic for him.
Have You Ever Thrown Your Back Out?
If you’ve ever thrown your back out, whether awkwardly picking something up from the floor or maybe after a long day's yard work, you probably heard the same old advice: “Just rest until it feels better.”
Active People in Denver Require Active Solutions
Whether you are a runner trying to get back into racing, a climber trying to get back to the crag, or a weightlifter working their way back to competing or the training floor. Active people require active solutions. That's where tailored, performance physical therapy comes into play.
Top Cues for Your Back Pain and Deadlifting
Back pain is one of the most common injuries in the US, affecting 80% of people in their lifetime and 26% of people in the US at any given time.
As performance physical therapists, we treat an awful lot of back pain at our clinic.
As a result, we prescribe and dose out deadlifts frequently. Deadlifts are and will forever be one of my favorite movements for not only back pain but the self advocacy and empowerment that comes with it.
From Years of Back Pain to Supple Tactician
One of my favorite people that I have had the pleasure to meet this year is Josh. He’s retired military, now working as a corporate strategist who enjoys hiking, traveling, and time on the gun range. From years of abuse training in the military to gradual deconditioning, Josh subsequently developed a herniated disc and chronic back pain, amongst shoulder, knee, pain and stiffness alike.