Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
Return to Running After An Extended Break
Either influenced by medical advice, fear, or maybe an unresolved pain and injury, sometimes people hang up their running shoes for extended periods.
No matter what you’ve been told in the past, times are changing!
We’ve seen clients return to running after knee replacements, taking decades off after having children, achilles tendon repairs, and just about any lower body injury you can think of. It’s possible with the right approach.
Skiing and Snowboarding Specific Physical Therapy in Denver
While we may still be experiencing glimpses of hiking season, you can almost feel the powder under your board. So for this week, we're talking about the most common skiing and snowboarding injuries and how physical therapy can help.
Rehab Like an Athlete in Denver
One of the constant themes I drone on and on about, not just for skiers and snowboarders, but rock climbers, runners, and mountain bikers alike, is don’t rehab like a body builder, you need to rehab like an athlete.
The Spookiest Phrases I’ve Heard in the Clinic
We hope everyone has their costumes set, candy purchased, and ready for Halloween tomorrow night. In celebration of Halloween here’s some of the spookiest, the scariest, and most frightening phrases I've heard in the clinic.
Offseason Adventures
Traveling in the offseason can only lead to one of two outcomes. Either the weather is perfect and extraordinarily beautiful with markedly less people in a popular area. Or the weather is as expected and you end up with what we in our household have termed “offseason adventures.”
If we’re talking offseason adventures, it means we're talking snow. And if we’re talking snow, skiing and snowboarding is right around the corner. If you are a skier or snowboarder, here’s what you should be prioritizing right now in your lifting.
A Tribute to A Dear Friend
About 2 weeks ago, the Tundra Family lost someone special to us. A long time patient, turned dear friend, Jerry Newman. I will deeply miss my time with Jerry. One of the few people I could put country music on in the clinic that instead of ridiculing my selection, would reminisce about dancing to certain songs back in the day. Favorite movie was Urban Cowboy. Fluent in what his partner would call his Oklahoma Bullshit. And was one of the kindest individuals I’ve ever known. Not only was Jerry an amazing person, but his physical therapy story is an important one that I believe deserves a platform.