On my last blog I discussed the effects of running on a treadmill to log our late winter running miles during to this abnormally artic Colorado winter. This encompassed some ideas to stay healthy while running indoors to prepare for
Spring Cleaning – Beware of Low Back Pain
Spring is right around the corner, and that means cleaning garages, planting gardens and flower beds, yard work and other projects. This can be the “perfect storm” for a lower back injury. In physical therapy there are numerous methodologies
Recovery Concerns: Lower Body Casts, Boots, and Braces
Many foot, ankle and lower body injuries require a period of immobilization in casts, walking boots or semi-rigid braces. This “off-loading” of forces allows the body to conduct its repair work on bone, tendon, ligament and muscle tissue. Unfortunately in