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20 More Reasons to See a PT
Yesterday to help commemorate National PT month I listed 20 reasons to see a physical therapist. There are so many, I couldn’t fit them all in. So, here are 20 more. Your doctor told you should stop running because you … Continue reading
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Tagged avon, back pain, beaver creek, Colorado, Health, injury, knee, mobility, neck pain, pain, Physical Therapy, shoulder, sports, Vail
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10 Reasons to Get PT 1st
Today is get PT 1st social media day. In honor of that here are 10 reasons to think about either getting PT first for your pain or injury problem, or using PT in conjunction with other treatment such as surgery, … Continue reading
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Tagged avon, Colorado, Eagle, Get pt 1st, injury, pain, Physical Therapy, Vail
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Ask a Pt: How do I know the difference between bad pain and good soreness?
An increase in physical activity is often accompanied with muscle soreness, which is a natural part of adaptation to new stresses and becoming stronger. Often referred to as “delayed-onset muscle soreness,” or “DOMS,” soreness is a result of microscopic tears … Continue reading
Exercise of the Week: Gastroc/soleus stretch
There are two primary muscles that make up the “calf.” These are called the gastrocnemius and the soleus. Both of these muscles insert into the heel through the achilles tendon, and when contracted, cause the toes to point. The gastroc … Continue reading
The 5 Best Physical Therapy Treatments
As a physical therapist people are rightfully asking us questions about what is the best treatment for their issue. Even after evaluating and explaining what our course of action will be, people will frequently say “my friend had this problem … Continue reading
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Tagged avon, CO, Eagle, injury, pain, Physical Therapy, Vail
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Ask a PT: I had knee surgery, shouldn’t I be doing leg extensions to strengthen my quad?
“Ask a PT” will be a weekly feature on Fridays in our blog, where we answer questions we get from our clients or posters on this site or our Facebook page. So if you have a question about some sort … Continue reading
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Tagged ACL reconstruction, avon, closed-chain, Eagle, injury, knee surgery, leg extension, open-chain, Physical Therapy, quad, quadriceps, rehab, strengthening, Vail
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Ask a PT….Where you can get advice on pain, injury, or fitness from a physcial therapist.
This will be a weekly feature on Fridays in our blog, where we answer questions we get from our clients or posters on this site or our Facebook page. So if you have a question about some sort of injury … Continue reading
Ski Conditioning Class
Ascent Physical Therapy will be teaming up with the Avon Recreation Center this fall to help you get the best out of your ski conditioning. Ascent PT will be doing Free Functional Movement Screens (FMS) starting 10/8/13 for participants in … Continue reading
What’s the Best Exercise For……..?
These are common questions I get as a physical therapist all the time. “I have insert body part pain what exercise should I do to fix it?” or “I am a runner/cyclist/tennis player/dancer/body builder or insert other activity what … Continue reading
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Tagged avon, CO, cyclist, Eagle, Exercise, fitness, injury, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, trainer
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5 Things You Should Know About Ski Conditioning
With our 1st snow of the season here in the Vail/Beaver Creek area all of a sudden all of us skiing locals begin to think about the powder days to come. And its a good thing. The mountains are scheduled … Continue reading
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Tagged avon, back, beaver creek, CO, conditioning, Eagle, injury, knee, pain, Physical Therapy, shoulder, ski, Vail
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