Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
The Runners Guide to ITB Syndrome
If you’ve ever dealt with ITB syndrome or been chasing it for months, the most common recommendation for management seen online is foam rolling until you cry, stretch it til it snaps, and take time off. You’ve done this, the pain is better….. but then you start running again and at mile three you feel it again. No you are not alone and no you are not unlucky.
You have been treating the smoke, not the fire.
Why Are You Making Me Jump? The Benefits of Plyometric Training
There has recently been a huge influx of popularity regarding plyometric training. Plyometrics, which include jumping, hopping, and bounding, are a method of training that has been used in sport for decades. But what do they do? And why are they important?
Today we’re breaking down what plyometrics are, how they work, and why they are important not only for overall joint health, but for athletic performance.
Stop Protecting Your Back. Start Training It.
Pallof presses and side planks are safe. They’re protective. And people with chronic back pain like safe and protective. We stay in our lane, we know what “works,” and we stop training harder in the spine.
Here’s 4 exercises that we like to use as progressions for lateral trunk strengthening in treating low back pain.
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.
Bursitis Isn’t Real (JK…Kinda)
People typically receive a diagnosis of bursitis from a primary care physician with non-specific joint pain without a specific mechanism of injury. If you’ve ever been to the doctor and complained of joint pain, it’s likely they’ve blamed bursitis as the culprit. And if you’ve never been diagnosed with it, I bet you know someone who has.
Bursitis is often a “blanket diagnosis” that is given to joint pain without thorough assessment and consideration of signs, symptoms, and clinical presentation.
The Graft Guide: Navigating ACL Graft Options for Denver Athletes
Whether you went down on the ski slopes, tweaked your knee on the soccer field, or pushed too hard during a trail run in the foothills, an ACL tear is one of the most common, and most dreaded, injuries for Denver athletes. The good news? ACL reconstructions have come a long way, and with the right graft choice and rehab plan, most athletes return to full sport.