by Molly King | Jan 22, 2021
Ouch! You’ve sprained your ankle, tweaked your back, or twisted your knee and IT HURTS! Now what?!?!? Movement is Medicine! In the not too distant past, the standard treatment for a musculoskeletal injury was immobilization or bedrest. We now know that lack of...
by Kristina Swanson | Nov 5, 2020
Vitamin D As we start to approach the winter months, there are a few dietary changes that are important to recognize. With temperatures dropping and our natural source of vitamin from sunlight becoming less strong, our dietary sources are even more important than...
by Kristina Swanson | Jul 30, 2020
Nutrition and the foods you eat play an important role in preventing and recovering from injuries. Minimizing muscle loss during injury recovery can be impactly largely by the composition of your diet. Inflammation and weight management can also be attributed to the...
by Molly King | Apr 28, 2020
With the spread of COVID-19, many among us have shifted from “living my best life” to survival mode. Contrary to popular belief, surviving and thriving are not mutually exclusive. In fact, optimizing your health increases your chance of surviving an infection from...
by Molly King | Jan 23, 2020
Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries in athletes and physically active people. When working with patients who have an ankle sprain, it is important that clinicians work hard to get these individuals back on their feet and functioning normally as soon as...
by Molly King | Nov 27, 2019
It’s about that time of year where snow paints the branches of the trees, ice coats the lakes, and the cool winter air hits your face as you step outside each morning. To most people, you’d think it’s January, but here in the northland this is called your...
by Molly King | Oct 9, 2019
Recovery is a buzzword in the health, fitness, and sports worlds. Optimizing nutrition, sleep, gentle movement, and mental stress management techniques are important and effective, but many of us still struggle to get our nervous system in a true recovery state. Dry...
by Molly King | Sep 27, 2019
This morning, I laced up my shoes in the glow of the porch light, flipped on my flashlights and hit the pavement for a quick 3 mile run before work. If you are a runner in the northern latitudes, you spend a good portion of your year running in the dark. Are you...
by Grant Norland | Sep 12, 2019
There are many products and programs out there to improve your vertical jump. Some have merit, others do not. Isolated calf strengthening exercises aren’t likely to produce a drastic increase in your vertical. The biggest thing that will help you get above...
by Molly King | Jul 18, 2019
Physicians, physical therapists, and other healthcare providers have been using the clinical diagnostic method since the inception of medicine. Over the last hundred years, there has been a boom in medical technology, and thus a dramatic change in the way we...
