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Is Your PT ACTUALLY Assessing Your Strength?
A typical component of a physical therapy examination is the assessment of “muscle strength”, but what is strength? Typically, you’ll see strength defined as the ability to exert force on an...
How to Stay Active During the Holidays
The holidays are often a hectic time. Planning activities, decorating, and buying gifts can take up so much energy that staying active often seems like a far-off dream. It doesn’t have to be that...
Do I Need An MRI For My Back Pain?
“Do I need an MRI to figure out what’s wrong, or before I come into physical therapy?” This is a very common question that we at Barbell Physical Therapy and Performance get asked by people who are...
Now You’re Speaking My Language
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re an avid CrossFitter whose favorite time of the day is hearing the words “3…2…1…GO!”. You’ve been training hard since the end of this past year’s CrossFit Open...
How Andin Went From Low Back Pain to Squatting and Deadlifting Again!
Andin is an avid lifter who came to Barbell Physical Therapy and Performance after dealing with low back pain that’s been limiting her from doing things like squats and deadlifts in the gym for...
Should I Rest My Injury?
One of the most common things that we hear when talking with our new patients during their first appointments is that they have seen a bunch of other physicians, chiropractors, and physical...
4 Drills To Transform Your Front Rack
Today’s blog post is all about the front rack position, and 4 of our favorite drills that you can use to improve your front rack position for your front squats, cleans, and thrusters!When we’re...
How To Solve Back Pain With Deadlifts
When most people experience back pain, whether it’s from a disc bulge, sciatica, a facet joint injury, or any other cause, they’re usually told things such as: “You shouldn’t lift while dealing with...
The Top 3 Mistakes Lifters Make When Dealing With Shoulder Pain
What’s up, my name is Ryan and today I’m going to show you the top three mistakes that people make when dealing with shoulder pain. Mistake number one is to completely stop training shoulders when...
3 Exercises For Achilles Tendon Pain
In this video we discuss: Common causes of Achilles pain in lifters and runners 3 easy exercises that you can start doing to alleviate Achilles tendon pain Transcription of the video: What’s going...