Getting Enough Sleep is Vital Can you fall asleep easily at night? Do you stay asleep or are you waking multiple times per night? Not sleeping enough at night can negatively affect pain or recovery time after an injury. It can even contribute to acute pain turning...
When Your Achilles Tendon Becomes Your Achilles The most common source of heel pain comes from the Achilles tendon. There’s Achilles tears, full ruptures, tendinitis, tendinopathy, tenodesis, and more. While the type of Achilles injury can vary, the treatment plan...
The Sneaky Reason Why Recovery Seems Elusive: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) is a syndrome that is often seen in female (and sometimes male) athletes where there is a low energy availability (not enough calories...
The Dos, Do-Nots, and How-Tos for IT Band Syndrome IT band syndrome is typically – but not always – an active person injury. We see it a lot in runners, cyclists, and occasionally CrossFitters. It’s also more common in those that have hip pain. I (Dr....
Hip Flexors – Reversing Tightness to Ease Discomfort Tight hip flexors can be a royal pain in the butt (literally and figuratively). They can contribute to back pain, butt pain, hip pain, knee pain, and more. Because they span from the upper part of the lower...
Blood Flow Restriction Basics You’ve probably heard of dry needling, but have you heard of blood flow restriction? Most have not as it is relatively new and only being utilized by a small number of physical therapists. However, at Resilience RX, we’re all about being...
