Calf Strain – 3 Minute Injury Report
What is happening? It is helpful to think of the anatomy of the calf in order to understand how it is strained. First, the calf is the muscle between the knee and the foot on the back of the leg. It is that nice meaty part of the lower leg and the strain means that...
Golfer’s Elbow – 3 Minute Injury Report
Who gets golfer's elbow? The first question many have about golfers elbow is this: do you have to be playing golf in order to have golfers’ elbow, or medial epicondylitis? Actually, you can get golfer’s elbow from a lot of different activities. Most commonly the elbow...
Knee Pain while hiking? – 3 Minute Injury Report
Have you always wanted to hike the Grand Canyon but you've never been able to, or never wanted to because of knee pain when you hike, especially while hiking downhill? Well, don't let that hold you back anymore. We want to help you with that knee pain, so let's talk...
Kinked Neck (Neck Strain) – 3 Minute Injury Report
What Causes a Kinked Neck (Neck Strain)? Besides being an awesome band name, a kinked neck can also be a pretty painful condition. Some of muscles that attach at the back of your skull go down into your shoulder and your shoulder blade area. These muscles can get...
Tennis Elbow – 3 Minute Injury Report
Who gets tennis elbow? The technical name for tennis elbow is lateral epicondylitis. You may be surprised to learn that you can get this from many activities, it’s not just reserved for tennis players. Most frequently we see tennis elbow when someone does a repetitive...
Upper Back Strain- 3 Minute Injury Report
Some of the reasons most people have upper back pain can be from being in a hunched over position for long periods. This can be from something like a long bike ride, or being hunched over at their office desk for the entire day. This position can strain the upper part...
3 Minute Injury Report- Snow Shoveling and Back Pain
For the blog post today we are going to talk about something near and dear to us, and that is shoveling snow. All of us have to do it up here in the high country, so we might as well do it safely to prevent injury. We are going to talk about how to correctly shovel...
3 Minute Injury Report: Spraining Your Wrist
You've Fallen on Your Wrist. What do you do now? Today’s 3-minute injury report is a little bit different; it is about wrist sprains when you have had a fall. Here at Proof Physical Therapy we see this pretty frequently when people have been snowboarding or skiing....
3 Minute Injury Report: Hamstring Strain
Hamstring Strain- Can you run or ride again? The 3 Best Exercises to Return to Activity. Pathology Today’s post is about something we see here in the clinic often, hamstring strains. The hamstring is the muscle at the back of your leg that bends your knee and also...
Want to work out, but it’s cold? Here’s how to bundle up.
Even when the ground is covered in snow and the thermometer says it’s well below freezing, there are still plenty of ways to get outside and do the activities you love.