Accelerate Physical Therapy has been a proud professional corporation serving Arvada, Colorado for the past 35 years. After 42 years of service, Paul O’Brian, PT will be retiring from private practice at the end of the lease for this facility, where he has provided physical therapy for the past 26 years. We have appreciated your… Read More »
Lie in a dark or dimly lit room. Music can be very restful. Lie on your back with your knees elevated and your neck supported by pillows. Breathing is very important as well. Inhale when you tighten muscles and exhale through pursed or tightened lips. We are going to progress from your feet to your… Read More »
By: Barbara Fahmy, MS OTR MPA ClearLight Writing and Editing Services, LLC Human shoulders are an intricately designed combination of muscles, ligaments, bones and joints. We often take them for granted as they allow us to do amazing things such as pitch a fastball, lift our children up high, fix the overhead fan, and saw… Read More »
Does your heel hurt so much that the pain interferes with your daily activities? This debilitating heel pain might occur due to inflammation of the flexible band of tissue located under the foot’s sole called plantar fasciitis – a condition characterized by pain, stiffness, or burning sensation at the bottom of your foot. This tissue… Read More »
You have chronic back pain. You think medication will help, but your doctor recommends physical therapy. What is it, and can it really help you? Yes, it’s a high-benefit, low-risk solution to diagnose and treat many different conditions. Physical therapy helps people of all ages who have medical conditions, illnesses or injuries that limit their regular ability… Read More »
The participation of children in organized athletic activities raises many concerns in parents’ mind: At what age is my child ready to participate in organized athletics? What is the risk of significant injury? What sports carry the highest likelihood of injury? Are there specific injuries related to specific sports? In 2001, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports… Read More »
Contrast baths reduce swelling and aids recovery from painful lactic acid buildup caused by excessive exercise. At Accelerate Physical Therapy, we have developed an application of this technique that is easy to apply at home, and surprisingly effective in comparison to (an in addition to) every other modality we use clinically. We use it extensively… Read More »
By definition, strengthening of muscles takes 6 weeks or longer. Strength is defined by the extent to which muscles can exert force by contracting against resistance. Quick changes in strength can often be attributed to changes in neurological activation. Few physical therapist and patients have 6 weeks or more to reach strength goals. We have… Read More »
When treating cartilage injuries, stress-loading techniques are valuable as Physical Therapists encourage tissue healing. Lack of stress leads to poorly organized tissue growth. Progressing too fast, or too heavy can slow healing. Only when articular tissues begin the proliferative phase of healing should stress-loading techniques begin. Cartilage distributes body weight in the joint. In joint… Read More »
Tennis elbow is pain at the outside of the elbow (also called lateral epicondylitis), caused by stress on the tendons attaching muscles that extend the wrist and fingers. When tears occur, they inflame. Pain can radiate down the forearm. Pain increases with contraction of muscles used when shaking hands, turning doorknobs, picking up objects with… Read More »