Paul D. O’Brian, PT, CSCS is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his graduation from the Physical Therapy Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982. Collectively, the staff at Accelerate Physical Therapy, PC offers you over 80 years of clinical experience in Arvada. This is a staggering amount of knowledgeable...
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Are you drinking enough water?
Healthful self-hydration is very important to a fit lifestyle. Many times our patients suffer from muscular and spinal and joint pain, leg cramps and general malaise that could be an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes. We suggest drinking 2 glasses of water as soon as the discomfort begins. One should consume 1/2 oz. of...
Functional Stress for Tensile Tissue
When a therapist considers a patient’s rehab program several factors must be addressed. Beyond looking at individual strength levels and activity levels desired we must consider the severity of injury. We specify our programs to appropriately stress the injured tissue. Tendons and ligaments should be treated in the same manner by considering the mechanics...