Category: Physical Therapy’ Category

According to the CDC, 2.87 million TBI-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths occurred in the United States in 2014. Concussions are considered a type of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); while there is no structural damage, there is a temporary chemical imbalance/flux . The CDC further describes concussions as “any bump, blow, or […]

By Aaron Page, DPT Therapydia Denver Physical Therapist Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the medical providers for the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships in Vail, CO, just up the hill from our Denver clinic. Needless to say, this event brought many of its own unique and exciting […]

As a part of Therapydia’s Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Treatment, our physical therapists help patients to eliminate symptoms of pain and discomfort by strengthening weakened muscles and relaxing muscles that may be too tight. Along with manual therapy techniques, stretching, and patient education, custom exercises are prescribed to patients in order to increase hip and core […]

Part of the manual therapy umbrella, visceral mobilization (aka visceral manipulation) is a hands-on treatment technique used to mobilize the organs. When everything in your body is working properly, all of your organs should move and slide over each other smoothly. Unfortunately, strain, overuse or poor posture can cause organs like the kidneys, bladder and […]

Therapydia physical therapist Aaron Page, DPT gives us a couple of quick tips to alleviate neck and upper back pain. These simple exercises can be performed almost anywhere and can help you break out of that slouching position that is so easy to fall into. Sure, you may get a couple of odd looks in […]

At Therapydia Denver, every patient receives one-on-one hands-on treatments. Our PTs are certified in manual therapy and these techniques allow us to mobilize the joints and muscles as well as release trigger points. Trigger points are areas of adhesions within soft tissue resulting from trauma or overuse and can lead to ineffective movement and pain. […]

At Therapydia Denver, we enjoy having PT students shadow us to see what life is like in an outpatient physical therapy clinic. Last month, Taylor, a prospective PTA student, was at our clinic to shadow both Casey and Josh and here’s what her experience was like: “I’ve always wanted to have a job in the […]

One of the main reasons so many people who love to ski, snowshoe and ice skate move to Colorado is for our amazing winters. These winter sports are thrilling, relaxing and everything in between, but lower body muscle weakness, balance issues on slippery surfaces and poor flexibility can cause injuries and most commonly we tend […]