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HOW TO RESET YOUR PRIORITIES THIS NEW YEAR
Are you hoping to make this New Year the healthiest year of your life? At Rose City Physical Therapy, we can help you resolve your nagging aches and pains and work with you to develop a plan that works! As this new year approaches, it is common to want to assess...
THE TENNIS SHOULDER: WHAT SHOULD WE BE CONSIDERING?
Recreational tennis has often fallen behind many other sports in its physical preparation, sport-specific fitness, and injury prevention. Due to the high technical levels of skill required, many recreational and sub-elite programs focus the vast majority of their...
GET YOUR HEALTH BACK ON TRACK WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY
Happy October! Now that fall is here, it’s time to crack out the knives for pumpkin carving, put out bowls of candy for trick-or-treaters, and head to Sauvie Island for a corn maze challenge! Did you know that October is also National Physical Therapy Month? It’s...
JOINT NOISES: SNAP, CRACKLE, POP!
Snap, Crackle, Pop! Why do my joints sound like Rice Krispies? Is this normal? Is it a concern? What can I do about it? A question I get from patients multiple times per week. We’ve all experienced it at some point. A crunchy knee when standing up or sitting down....
YOU DON’T NEED OPIOIDS TO RELIEVE YOUR PAIN!
Relieve Your Pain the Natural Way, with Physical Therapy Remedies You have so many things you want or need to do today – but they’ll have to wait until you take your pills. Prescription opioids are powerful medications that can deaden pain for hours at a time....
THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT TENDON PAIN
It’s likely we’ve all experienced tendon pain at some point. That painful shoulder after a long day doing yard work or throwing a ball: rotator cuff tendon(s). The pain at the back of your heel after an ambitious hike or jumping rope too long the first time back at...
THE FEMALE & MALE ATHLETE: WHAT TO KNOW
Sasha Kolbeck, DPT, OCS, COMT The Female Athlete Triad is a continuum of interconnected health issues of low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction, and decreased bone health. An imbalance of nutritional fueling with increased exercise energy expenditure can...
UNIQUE CONSIDERATIONS WHEN TREATING THE OVERHEAD ATHLETE’S SHOULDER
The overhead athlete’s shoulder provides some unique challenges when it comes to shoulder injury rehabilitation. We are fundamentally all built from the same mold; however, some adaptive changes exist in the overhead athlete’s shoulder that is imperative for a...
FREQUENCY OF SPORTS VS. MILITARY CONCUSSIONS
How many concussions are due to sports vs. military? If you have ever had a concussion, you know that it is a serious matter. Many people think concussions only come from sports and activity, however, military personnel experience an astounding number of...
SPORTSMETRICS™ – INJURY REDUCTION & INCREASED PERFORMANCE
What is the Sportsmetrics™ program? It’s first important to know what it is used for. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are common and devastating for athletes. Most ACL injuries are non-contact injuries that occur in soccer, basketball, and skiing. The...