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Physical Therapy
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Relieve Holiday Back Pain With Spinal Decompression Therapy
December 03, 2025The holiday season is full of joy, but it’s also full of activities that can flare up back pain. Long drives, marathon shopping days, carrying packages, and hours spent sitting at gatherings can all add extra stress to your spine. If you’re feeling increased pressure, tightness, or nerve pain this time of year, spinal decompression therapy may help you get relief so you can enjoy the season comfortably.
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Winter Sports Prep: Injury Prevention for Skiing, Snowboarding & Ice Skating
November 28, 2025Colorado winter is here and so are the slopes, rinks, and trails! Whether you’re a seasoned skier, a weekend snowboarder, or someone who loves gliding around the ice, winter sports are an amazing way to stay active. But they also come with a higher risk of injuries, especially early in the season. A little preparation now can help you boost performance, prevent injury, and enjoy every run, glide, and jump safely.
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Surviving Holiday Travel: Spine-Safe Tips for Planes, Cars & Road Trips
November 15, 2025The holidays often mean long flights, road trips, and hours spent sitting in one position. While traveling is exciting, it can also take a toll on your spine, especially if you’re already dealing with back or neck discomfort. The good news? With a little preparation (and a few expert-backed habits), you can protect your spine and arrive at your destination feeling your best. Here are our top tips.
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Thankful for Movement: Gratitude Practices for a Healthier Body
November 03, 2025As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect on what we’re thankful for—especially our ability to move, stretch, and live active lives. Movement isn’t just about fitness; it’s one of the most powerful ways we connect with our bodies and support long-term health. At our clinic, we often remind patients that every step, stretch, and breath is something to be grateful for. Whether you’re walking the dog, raking leaves, or lifting your grandchild, movement is a celebration of what your body can do.
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Rake Smart, Not Hard: How to Prevent Injuries This Fall
October 14, 2025Raking leaves might seem like a simple autumn chore, but it’s actually a full-body workout that can put stress on your back, shoulders, and knees if done improperly. Each year, many people experience muscle strains, back pain, or even more serious injuries from raking. The good news? With a few simple techniques and body-awareness tips, you can keep your yard (and your body) in great shape.
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Spinal Manipulation Shows Lasting Benefits for Lumbar Radiculopathy
October 01, 2025Low back pain with leg pain (lumbar radiculopathy) can be one of the most debilitating conditions patients face. When nerve irritation or compression in the lower spine causes pain that radiates down the leg, everyday activities like walking, sitting, or even sleeping can feel impossible. While physical therapy is widely recommended, new research highlights how adding spinal manipulation can significantly improve recovery.
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What is Med-Pay and How Does It Work After a Car Accident?
September 01, 2025After a car accident, understanding Med-Pay, knowing when to involve an attorney, and asking the right questions about your care can save you stress, money, and time. With the right coverage and the right providers, you’ll be able to focus on what matters most-healing and getting back to your life.
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Celebrating National Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Month: How Our Team Supports Your Family's Health
October 01, 2024October is a special time of year for those in the wellness community—it’s National Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Month! This month is dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of physical therapy and chiropractic care for improving movement, reducing pain, and enhancing quality of life. At Arvada Sport and Spine Group, we’re proud to celebrate this month by highlighting the importance of these professions and the impact they have on families of all ages. Our team of experienced physical therapists and chiropractors are skilled in treating patients from children to seniors, ensuring that your whole family can live life in motion and free from pain.
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The Power of Physical Therapy: Benefits for All Ages
March 06, 2024Physical therapy is not just for athletes recovering from injuries or seniors seeking pain relief. It's a versatile and invaluable tool that offers a wide array of benefits for individuals of all ages. Whether you're a child, a young adult, or a senior, incorporating physical therapy into your wellness routine can lead to improved mobility, enhanced strength, and a better quality of life. Let's explore the many advantages of physical therapy across different age groups:
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What's Going on With My Knee?
August 24, 2022Knee pain is something that is commonly treated in our office. The pain can be located anywhere in or near the knee- the front, back, medially, and laterally. To better understand where our knee pain is coming from, I think that starting with the anatomy of the knee is beneficial!
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I have a rotator cuff tear. Now what?
April 12, 2021The rotator cuff is a bundle of tendons that surround the shoulder blade and attach to the shoulder. It is comprised of 4 tendons: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. These muscles stabilize the shoulder joint, rotate the shoulder and assist in elevating the arm. Common symptoms of a rotator cuff injury include:
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The Latest On Concussions
March 30, 2021We have come a long way in what we know about concussions. Concussions are no longer a “brush it off and go back out there” injury, but rather referred to as a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI).A concussion is the result of an acceleration-deceleration of the head. This can be caused by a direct hit in sports or from a fall. It is also nearly synonymous with whiplash having the same symptoms and same mechanism of injury.
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How to Shovel Snow Without Injury
March 16, 2021Over the weekend we got the fourth highest snowfall ever recorded in the Denver metro area. While the snow is gorgeous and means lots of great powder for skiing and snowboarding, most of us had to face the harsh reality of shoveling our driveway on Monday morning. Improper form while shoveling snow can lead to injury, with a 2011 study showing that over 50% of injuries sustained while shoveling snow were soft tissue related. Here are some tips to remember when you are out there shoveling:
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Blood Flow Restriction Training
March 09, 2021The goal is to improve muscular strength and size. Classically to increase muscle hypertrophy and strength you are required to use high-loads. After an injury or surgery these high loads are not recommended and often not tolerated. BFR gives us a way to get the muscle strength needed without the pain or exacerbation that occurs with high-load lifting. Besides increased strength and hypertrophy research has found other potential benefits from BFR training, including:
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Does Cold Weather Make Chronic Pain Worse?
March 02, 2021Given the frigid temperatures that we just recently experienced, I for one am grateful that temperatures sub-zero are not the norm here in the Denver metro area. And with the drop in temperature, we see a lot more people coming in with flare ups of their chronic condition, especially those that suffer from arthritis, sciatica, and fibromyalgia. Here are some reasons as to why:
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Cervical Radiculopathy
March 01, 2021What is it? Impingement or irritation of nerves in the cervical spine causing symptoms down the arm.This can be pain, numbness/tingling or weakness. Can be due to a cervical disc injury or arthritis in the joints. Could be due to a specific injury or degeneration over time. How can physical therapy and chiropractic help?
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Cervical Fusion
March 01, 2021Reasons one might have a cervical fusion: Cervical radiculopathy Stenosis Degenerative Disc Disease How can physical therapy help post-surgery?
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Activate Your Glutes
February 23, 2021When it comes to movement, our bodies are masters at compensating. If we are weak, immobile, or dysfunctional in one muscle, joint, or region, chances are your body has found a new way to continue moving. It just might not be the correct way and it may lead to pain, injury, or premature degeneration. Pain is a great indication something in the system is not working the way it should. The dysfunction may indeed be at the site of pain or it might be coming from somewhere else. Limited glute activation is common with those who compensate in their movement.
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Give A Little Love to your Heart
February 14, 2021Heart health is critical to healthy bones and muscles! This Valentine’s Day weekend pledge your love to your heart by taking these simple steps to improve your heart health:
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Morning Backaches: Is It My Bed?
December 07, 2020If you are one of those people who wake up every morning with back pain and stiffness that wasn’t present when you went to bed…..you are definitely not alone. This is a subject that has been researched by chiropractors, physical therapists, occupational therapists as well as other physical medicine specialists for years. If we are waking up in the morning tired and with a sore back, this could be a sign that (a) we are not sleeping on a mattress suitable for our body type, (b) we are not sleeping in a good “neutral” position for our spine and neck, or (c) there could be a mechanical issue in the back that has developed which needs some attention by a healthcare provider.
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Should I see a Physical Therapist or a Chiropractor?
October 26, 2020Physical therapy and Chiropractic care are not just for those injured and in pain. Both treatments are helpful and powerful to AVOID and PREVENT pain and injury. Enjoy the benefits of both as you keep your spine aligned and your muscles and joints stretched and moving! Let's talk more about the difference and help you decide who you should see.
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Vestibular Hypofunction
October 05, 20201/3 of all patients referred to physical therapy for vertigo are due to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. So… what about the other 2/3?
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Home Office Ergonomics
August 17, 2020Many of you have found yourselves working from home for awhile now. How is your body holding up? Feeling any low back pain? Having headaches? Elbow or wrist pain? The prolonged change in your work environment may be to blame. Here is a quick check list to make sure you are working in the best position for your body.
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Are You Dizzy and You Don’t Know Why?
August 03, 2020The vestibular symptom is a sensory system that tell us if we are moving, where our head is positioned and gives us spatial orientation. This is important for us to keep our balance and posture, particularly while we are moving. The vestibular system is comprised of fluid filled canals and organs in our inner ear. Crystals located in the inner ear, which are normally held in place, may become loose and dislodged into one of the canals. When there is a change in fluid density or change in the flow of the fluid within the canals, we will experience things like dizziness, nausea and unsteadiness with head movement in a particular direction. You will often hear the term vertigo to describe this sensation.
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T-spine, A Major Player
June 29, 2020Sometimes your source of pain is indeed where you feel it. There was probable tissue trauma from a specific event you can recall and there now resides pain and inflammation where the damage happened. These are easier cases to understand. What about that ongoing nagging pain you have that came out of nowhere? You didn’t “injure” your shoulder specifically that you can recall. Does that mean your shoulder pain stems from a shoulder dysfunction? Maybe. Maybe not.