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The Reason Your Shoulder Still Hurts

“I was told that if I strengthen my rotator cuff, I should be fine. And I have been doing the rotator cuff exercises faithfully, but I still keep tweaking my shoulder. I hurt it two months ago, and it’s still painful just reaching back to put on my seat belt. I want to get back to

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Secrets of a Stiff Thoracic Spine

Secrets of a Stiff Thoracic Spine

Steph’s back keeps hurting. She lifts something into the overhead cupboard, and wham, her neck is sore. She twists around to grab something in the back seat of the car and shazam, her lower back is in spasm. Then, she reaches her arm back to put on a coat, and she tweaks her shoulder. Really??

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5 Big Mistakes People With Incontinence Make

The Trouble With Toilets

If every day from the time you were two, you squatted down low to “do your business”, you would have a felt sense of the value of using those strong, stable hips to do the work of bending. For better or worse (mostly better!) we started using toilets, and we stopped squatting as part of

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5 Big Mistakes People With Incontinence Make

5 Big Mistakes People With Incontinence Make

It started her senior year in high school – just a little bit of leaking during volleyball practice – but by the time she sought help, incontinence was impacting her whole life. She was miserable and she was not alone. Although urinary incontinence is a widespread problem,  sufferers are reticent to seek treatment. On average, people

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Solving Your Over Use Injury

Solving Your Over Use Injury

By Ross Bodine, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT You’re running along just fine and your right knee starts to hurt – just a little – and it keeps on hurting – just a little bit more. You’ve been hitting it pretty hard lately and start to wonder if you’re  over training. But think about it: Why does the right

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Winter Exercise – Five Surprising Benefits

Winter Exercise – Five Surprising Benefits

My road bike has been “tucked in” for the winter. Even with the unusually warm weather in Boulder, I have switched to gym workouts and weekend hikes. And I’m not the only one. Have you tried to find an open treadmill on Monday morning? But, compelling information about the benefits of cold weather exercise is

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