Spinning
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 outdoor running. What I also...
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 and theories...
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 many cases,...
Winter on the Treadmill Part II
It seems like it has been a rough winter in Colorado. I cannot tell if I am becoming more sensitive to the cold as I get older or if Fort Collins has transformed itself into a northern Siberian metropolis. It may be compounded by the fact that I am married to a woman...
Winter on the Treadmill
A winter deep freeze combined with persistent snow on the ground forces many runners to train inside on the treadmill. And, while treadmill designs have improved over the years, it is certainly not the same as running outside. Research suggests it changes your...
Feet
The feet are fascinating. They contain 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 little muscles, ligaments and tendons. Get sweaty feet? They also have over 250,000 sweat glands! They are one of the most sensitive structures in our body. Feedback from our feet provide...
Video Blog – Running Mechanics
If you are interested in improving your running form, performance and speed, check out this brief but informative video we put together for Altitude Running and learn some ways Rebound Sports & Physical Therapy might be able to improve your technique even if...
The Matrix
In the movie The Matrix the main character, Neo, is famously offered a choice between a red pill and a blue pill. If he takes the blue pill he forgets about learning about the Matrix and goes back to life as he has perceived it. If he takes the red pill, he joins the...
Who Needs to Rebound?
One of the great things about the people of Colorado is that they have serious passion for recreation, physical activities, and their health. Every day at Rebound we see patients, who by day work in various professions, but really have their personal identities firmly...
Paleo
The recent movements for the Paleo diet and barefoot running fascinate me. Not so much because I am a huge proponent of either (the correct footwear is very important, but that is a subject for a whole other blog) but rather because how they challenge us to evaluate...
Contrapposto
In Italian art, contrapposto is a term to describe a human figure that is typically standing on one leg with their upper body twisting off axis in another direction. The pose can give the figure a dynamic or a more relaxed appearance. Contrapposto can be used to...
Recovery from Downhill Running
Running a downhill race can create a tremendous amount of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) due to the increased eccentric muscle contractions, especially in the quadriceps muscles. So what are some tips on how best to recover from these downhill efforts? ...