True story. I recently saw some research which stated girls volleyball had higher amounts of strains/sprains in shoulders than boys football, wrestling, basketball, and baseball as well as girls basketball and softball. It also stated that negative effects of shoulder injury can range from a significant reduction in playing time to lifelong shoulder instability or shoulder degeneration and arthritis over time. That was for TEENS. Imagine us in our 30s and 40s! Ugh. Here’s my

Let’s address what I eluded to in my introductory blog: the PT identity crisis. Spoiler alert!! Conclusion: If you catch and treat movement issues early, it stops arthritis, and thus negates the need for surgery. The ultimate purpose of physical therapy is to save you from a preventable surgery. Now let’s work toward that grandiose and sweeping statement. It seems that in general, people in pain ignore it until it stops them from doing something they care about. When asked, w

Good morning! My name is Dr. Jesse Roles, Physical Therapist. As I sit here on this beautiful June day in Denver, Colorado, I'm excited to begin blogging about my profession and hopefully offer insight into the world of PT, how it can so greatly benefit you, the reader, and allow you to recover from pain and return to doing all the things you want and should be able to do. As I write on my website, I'm extremely passionate about my profession. Unfortunately, physical therapy