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Physical Therapy

28 03, 2024

Delayed Milestones – When Should You Be Concerned?

2024-03-28T12:12:19-07:00

By: Stephanie Gilboy, PT, DPT, Cert. VRS

When should you be concerned when your child is not hitting those age- appropriate milestones? (Link to dania’s blog here) What is important to remember when looking at your child’s milestones is there is a difference between “normal” and “typical.”

Normal can be defined by “textbook.” This essentially means […]

Delayed Milestones – When Should You Be Concerned?2024-03-28T12:12:19-07:00
21 03, 2024

Milestones for Your Child

2024-03-28T12:12:42-07:00

By: Dania Amaya, PT, DPT

Milestones are incredibly important. They are set in place to help you, as a parent, know how your child is growing and progressing as well as identify if there are any disorders that your child may have. Even if no other symptoms are present, missing a movement milestone can be […]

Milestones for Your Child2024-03-28T12:12:42-07:00
14 03, 2024

Warming Up the Overhead Athlete

2024-03-14T16:15:19-07:00

By: Brian Bettner, PT, DPT, and Tanner Chitwood, PT, DPT

Between the time restrictions and demands of practices and competitions, finding a couple of minutes to fit in a true total body pre sport warm-up can seem impossible. Today’s athletes are taking on an incredible amount of load through their bodies- head to toe- […]

Warming Up the Overhead Athlete2024-03-14T16:15:19-07:00
7 03, 2024

PT for Skateboarding

2024-03-07T14:44:53-07:00

By: Ryan Bell, PTA, FAFS

I’ve been fortunate to spend my life skateboarding on and off. I got my first skateboard as a child, and, to this day, I still share the same passion about skateboarding.

It’s great going to the skateparks and seeing groups of skaters sending it and trying these big, new, innovative tricks. […]

PT for Skateboarding2024-03-07T14:44:53-07:00
29 02, 2024

What is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT)?

2024-02-29T12:38:22-07:00

By: Nick Sutton, PT, DPT, CFMT

A Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) places a heavy emphasis on the manual therapy (hands-on) portion of treatment. It presents a structured order to treat each body part and certain conditions.

The individuals who developed these techniques and procedures have spent years determining the most effective order of treatment to […]

What is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT)?2024-02-29T12:38:22-07:00
15 02, 2024

Be Prepared this Soccer Season

2024-02-15T14:54:30-07:00

By: Phillip Montoure, PT, DPT, CSCS

The uniqueness of soccer comes from the combination of needing the ability for long duration endurance and quick, high effort sprints while responding to how the game unfolds. Some sports are primarily sprinting or primarily sustained running, but soccer is both!

There are times of low-intensity, sustained running, while you […]

Be Prepared this Soccer Season2024-02-15T14:54:30-07:00
8 02, 2024

Do You Have Patellar Tendonitis?

2024-02-21T13:48:22-07:00

By: Tanner Caughey, PT, DPT

Your knee is a complex joint comprised of many tendons that take on a great deal of impact with activity. At the very front of your knee, you have your kneecap, or your patella. You have a tendon- called the patellar tendon- that connects your kneecap to your tibia- aka […]

Do You Have Patellar Tendonitis?2024-02-21T13:48:22-07:00
1 02, 2024

Road to CHT

2024-02-01T08:55:46-07:00

By: Samantha Kogler, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

A Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) goes through countless hours of treating and studying upper extremity injuries and dysfunctions to be able to help their patients move and feel their best. We talked to Samantha Kogler, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, about her experience of becoming a CHT:

Before I was […]

Road to CHT2024-02-01T08:55:46-07:00
25 01, 2024

Do You Have Arthritis?

2024-01-25T09:49:04-07:00

By: Peter Gorman, PT, DPT, CSCS

You can treat several different types of arthritis through physical therapy. Osteoarthritis (OA), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Gout are all different types of arthritis that affect the body differently and result in different types of pain. Physical therapists are movement specialists who can treat a range of […]

Do You Have Arthritis?2024-01-25T09:49:04-07:00
18 01, 2024

Weightlift with a PT on Your Team

2024-02-21T13:51:01-07:00

By: Kaitlyn Keyser, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS

In a PT setting, weightlifting is how we help you get back to what you want to do.

Are you post-op and need to combat atrophy? Are you recovering from an injury and want to return to sport? Do you need to get back to lifting 80 pounds […]

Weightlift with a PT on Your Team2024-02-21T13:51:01-07:00

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