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Aug
21

What is one thing you can do throughout the day, that doesn’t take a lot of time and will significantly improve your health (and decrease…

Aug
20

A stroke can be a major, life-changing event for you or a loved one.  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), stroke is a…

Aug
7

Most people think of heart rate or blood pressure when they think of vital signs. It is common to use numbers to quantify health and…

Jul
29

Most people spend a lot of time researching and weighing options for a large purchase or a decision like changing a job. When it comes…

Jul
19

Tennis elbow or lateral elbow tendinopathy is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions of the upper extremity (Day, Bush, Nitz, & Uhl, 2015). Tennis…

Jul
19

It can be hard to maintain good fitness as you age.  Unfortunately, with age comes loss of strength, flexibility, and balance.  The good news however,…

Jun
27

Recent research is showing that surgery might not be needed as often as we think. A large review estimates that 10% to 20% of surgeries…

Jun
21

At a physical therapy clinic, you’ll find health professionals trained in how to help your body function and perform its best. Whether addressing an old…

Jun
19

When I ask my clients what leg strengthening exercises they do, most say squats, lunges, leg press, and sometimes deadlift, leg extension and leg curl.…

Jun
19

As an cycling enthusiast with a firm belief that riding for general health makes living in Fort Collins quite pleasurable, it was one of the…

Jun
19

Balance is the ability to maintain a stable position, whether it be sitting, standing, walking, or moving around. We use our balance every day to…

May
17

Image by John Hain from Pixabay Do you know where pain comes from?  In this fourth article on how you can…