Blog Archives - Union Physical Therapy

ACL Surgery Recovery

01.20.2022 0 Blog

How Do I Know When It Is Safe To Return To Sport After ACL Surgery? Coming back to activity and returning to your favorite sport following...

Top 5 Exercises to Prepare for Cross-Country Classic and Skate Skiing

12.21.2021 0 Blog, Ski & Snowboard Training, Skihab, Uncategorized

There are many ways to enjoy winter in a snowy place, but cross-country skiing, also known as nordic skiing, may arguably be one of the...

Common Climbing Elbow Injuries and How to Treat Them

10.25.2021 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

Why Won’t This Elbow Pain Just Go Away? Causes of climbing elbow injuries When we are climbing there are (typically) just two points of contact between the...

Common Climbing Shoulder Injuries and How to Treat Them

09.08.2021 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

4 Exercises to Get Your Shoulder Ready For Fall Common climbing shoulder injuries Our shoulders are a pretty amazing joint; they allow for movement in nearly any...

Knee Pain With Running and Three Exercises for Runner’s knee

06.25.2021 0 Blog

Who Gets It? If you have been running for any length of time there is a very good chance that you’ve faced some knee pain. This...

Calf Pain After Running and Three Exercises for Achilles

06.17.2021 0 Blog

Achilles Tendonitis & Achilles Tendinosis Tendons are the part of the muscle that attaches into the bone. They are made out of dense collagen fibers and...

Tech Neck

05.25.2021 0 Blog

Tech Neck What Is Tech Neck? As the name suggests, tech neck is a common name for pain in your neck, upper shoulders and back associated with...

Physical Therapy for Sciatica

05.07.2021 0 Blog

Physical Therapy for Sciatica in Seattle What Is Sciatica? Where is the sciatic nerve? The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body, arising from the...

Improving recovery from knee surgery using blood flow restriction training

03.17.2021 0 Blog

What is BFR? For a thorough introduction to BFR, please see our previous blog post: https://www.unionpt.com/blood-flow-restriction-training-physical-therapy/ In general, blood flow restriction training involves the use of a...

Best Collagen supplements for joints. Trendy craze or legitimate hype?

03.09.2021 0 Blog

Best Collagen supplements for joints. Trendy craze or legitimate hype? Collagen supplementation has received a plethora of publicity over the past few years. Is it just...