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Rock Climbing Injuries in Denver: Preventing and Treating Finger, Elbow, and Shoulder Pain
Denver and Boulder sit at the center of one of the best climbing regions in the country. Between Clear Creek Canyon, Boulder Canyon, Eldorado Canyon State Park, Red Rocks bouldering, and gyms like Movement and Denver Bouldering Club, climbers here train and send...
Shoulder Impingement: Why Your Shoulder Pinches and How to Fix It
Shoulder impingement is pain that happens when the tendons of your rotator cuff get compressed and irritated as you raise your arm, and in most cases improve with the right strengthening and movement changes. You usually feel it as a pinch or ache on the front or side...
Shin Splints: Why They Happen and How to Run Pain Free
Shin splints are pain and inflammation along the inner edge of your shin bone, usually from too much training load too soon, and most cases settle with smart load management and targeted strengthening. You feel them as an ache or tenderness along the front or inside...
Conquer Anterior Ankle Impingement: A Runner And Athlete’s Guide To Pain Free Performance
You drive into a squat, push through the floor, and right as your knees track forward, that sharp, annoying pinch returns in the front of your ankle. Anterior ankle impingement turns a simple squat, lunge, or uphill run into something you have to think about and work...
Pinching Pain in Hip? What Active Adults and Athletes Need to Know Before Pushing Through
You feel that sharp, pinching pain in your hip at the bottom of a squat, halfway through a run, or stepping up onto a rock on the trail, and it throws you off. Part of you wants to push through, and part of you worries that one more rep or one more mile might tip it...
How to Exercise With a Hurt Knee: Smart Training Tips for Active Adults and Athletes
You tweak your knee on a run, during a heavy squat, or halfway down a steep trail, and suddenly you are searching for how to exercise with a hurt knee. You worry that if you stop training, you will lose all your hard earned progress and momentum. You do not have to...
Back Pain When Doing Sit Ups: What Active Adults and Athletes Need to Know
Back pain when doing sit ups can feel frustrating, especially when you are trying to get stronger and protect your spine. You show up, put in the work, and your back lights up before your abs ever get a chance. If that sounds familiar, you are not broken and you are...
Knee Pain When Squatting: What You Need to Know
You feel that familiar sting of knee pain when squatting, and suddenly every workout feels a little risky. It might show up in heavy back squats, on the trail when you drop into a rock step, or during wall balls in a tough workout. If you are an active adult or...
Shoulder Blade Pain Stretches and Exercises
If you train hard and stay active, shoulder blade pain stretches and exercises can be the difference between grinding through every session and actually feeling strong again. That nagging ache between your shoulder blades or along the inside edge of your scapula is...
The Back Of My Knee Hurts When I Bend It And Straighten It: Insights You Need
When you say, “the back of my knee hurts when I bend it and straighten it,” you are not alone. As a Sports PT, this is something that comes up all the time with active adults, runners, lifters, and weekend athletes in the clinic. That pain can sneak up during squats,...