Arvada Physical Therapy Professionals

01/10/2026

Alleviating Knee Pain Due to Arthritis: Physical Therapy Insights

Are you struggling with knee pain due to arthritis? Learn about effective physical therapy techniques for knee pain management and relief!

01/08/2026

BPC-157 is a peptide that has become popular online for injury recovery and pain relief. Despite the attention, there are important facts patients should understand before considering it.

BPC-157 is not FDA approved and is not approved for human use in any form. There are no FDA-approved medications containing BPC-157, no approved indications, and no established dosing guidelines.

BPC-157 is not regulated as a pharmaceutical drug. Products sold online are typically labeled “research grade,” meaning they are not intended for human use. There are no enforceable standards ensuring sterility, purity, accurate dosing, or consistency.

At this time, there are no high-quality, large-scale human clinical trials showing that BPC-157 is safe or effective for treating musculoskeletal injuries, tendon pain, or joint conditions. Most available research is limited to animal and laboratory studies.

There is no validated dosing protocol for humans, and long-term safety, medication interactions, and potential side effects remain unknown. Injectable forms also carry additional risks related to contamination and improper handling.

Our clinical perspective in Arvada: While BPC-157 is biologically interesting, it does not meet the standards required for evidence-based medical recommendation. Its use represents personal experimentation rather than proven treatment.

For injury recovery, joint pain, and rehabilitation in Arvada, Colorado, we focus on treatments supported by human research and established safety standards.

12/20/2025

Car Accident Rehabilitation: Recovering from MVA Injuries with Expert Care

Are you dealing with an injury from an accident? Discover effective car accident rehabilitation at Arvada Physical Therapy!

12/10/2025

Understanding Work-Related Back Injuries: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention

Are you struggling with work-related back injury? Learn about effective physical therapy treatment for work-related back injuries!

12/04/2025

Why Your Warm Up Doesn’t Need To Be Complicated

Social media is full of elaborate warm up routines. Some influencers make it seem like you need ten minutes of stretching, foam rolling, band work, and mobility drills before you are allowed to move. The truth is much simpler and much more supported by research.

Warm ups do not need to be complex to be effective. Studies show that increasing muscle temperature and gently ramping up activity is what matters most. Basic movement like walking, light cycling, or simple activation drills prepares your body just as well as long routines filled with gadgets and steps.

Foam rolling and stretching can feel good, but they are not mandatory for performance or injury prevention. The best warm up is the one that matches the activity you are about to do. Raise your heart rate a little, activate the muscles you plan to use, and move through the pattern you are preparing for. Most people only need a couple of minutes to feel ready.

If your warm up is longer than your workout, it is probably more habit than necessity. Keep it simple and focus on getting your body moving.

If pain or stiffness makes it hard to warm up or feel ready for exercise, the Physical Therapists at Arvada Physical Therapy can help you understand what your body needs and create a plan that works for you.

11/20/2025

Pain Management After Surgery: How Post-Op Rehab Plays a Key Role

Are you struggling with pain after surgery? Learn about effective pain management techniques for after surgery!

11/10/2025

Desk Stretches: Quick Relief for Neck and Shoulder Pain

Are you dealing with discomfort from desk work? Discover personalized desk stretches for pain relief and stay comfortable.

11/04/2025

Do I Need to Fix My Posture to Get Rid of Pain?

Here’s the truth: posture isn’t a single thing you “fix.” It’s just the position your body happens to be in at a given moment. And we don’t stay still. We’re constantly shifting, settling, adjusting, leaning, reaching. Posture is dynamic, not frozen.

Where the confusion comes in is when someone is already injured, irritated, or moving in a protective way. In those cases, the position that normally feels natural (like how you sit in your car or at your desk) can start to feel uncomfortable. It’s not that the posture is “bad.” It’s that the tissue or system is already sensitive.

The other key part is how long you stay in one position. Sitting upright like a textbook won’t prevent pain if you hold it for hours. Same goes for slouching. Bodies like movement. Muscles, joints, and tissues respond best when they change positions regularly and are strong enough to tolerate the loads we place on them.

So instead of “fixing posture,” the real solution looks more like:

Understanding which tissues are irritated

Restoring natural movement and load tolerance

Adding variety and strength over time

Posture doesn’t need to be perfect. It needs to be adaptable.

If something you’re doing consistently is uncomfortable, that’s a signal worth exploring. Not to “correct” you, but to help your body move and tolerate life better.

If you want help figuring out what’s driving your discomfort and how to change it in a lasting way, the PTs at Arvada Physical Therapy are here to help. Just reach out and we’ll walk through it together.

11/03/2025

My X-Ray Says I Have Arthritis. So Why Does My Pain Change Day to Day?

A lot of people are surprised when their X-ray shows arthritis, but some days they feel pretty good and other days the pain flares. If arthritis is “wear and tear,” shouldn’t it hurt the same all the time? Not necessarily.

X-rays show structure. They do not show sensitivity, irritation, swelling, muscle guarding, or how your body is distributing movement. Arthritis alone does not determine pain levels. What changes day to day is how much stress or load that joint is handling and how well the surrounding muscles are supporting it.

If the tissues around the joint are irritated or not activating well, the joint has to absorb more stress and pain increases. On days when the muscles are working better and the joint is moving smoothly, pain can be minimal even though the X-ray hasn’t changed at all.

So the goal is not to “fix” what your X-ray shows. The goal is to improve how the joint tolerates load, restore good muscle activation, and reduce irritability in the surrounding tissues. When we do that, the joint often becomes less sensitive and movement becomes easier.

The Physical Therapists at Arvada Physical Therapy can help you understand what’s driving your symptoms and guide you toward lasting relief and better daily function.

10/30/2025

Why Your Pain Keeps Coming Back (Even After It Gets Better for a While)

It’s common for pain to improve, go away, and then suddenly return weeks or months later. This doesn’t mean you “did something wrong” or that the injury never healed. In most cases, pain comes back because the underlying tissue or movement issue was never fully addressed.

When tissue gets irritated or injured, your body naturally changes how you move to protect the area. Muscles may become inhibited, other muscles start doing extra work, and your movement patterns shift. Even after the pain fades, those compensations often stay in place.

If the tissue never regains its full load tolerance (meaning its ability to handle stress) that area becomes more sensitive and easier to flare up again. The pain returns not because the damage returned, but because the tissue wasn’t fully retrained to handle normal forces.

This is why simply “resting until it feels better” rarely leads to lasting results. The real solution is guided loading, restoring muscle activation, and rebuilding the way your body distributes movement and force.

If your pain keeps coming back, it’s not your fault. You just need the right plan to help the tissue do its job again.

The Physical Therapists at Arvada Physical Therapy can help you figure out what didn’t heal fully and guide you toward lasting relief, not just temporary improvement.

10/23/2025

Why Your MRI Might Not Tell the Whole Story

It’s common for patients to show up with an MRI that lists all kinds of findings including disc bulges, partial tears, degenerative changes, and more. But here’s the truth: imaging often shows what’s normal for age, not necessarily what’s causing pain.

Many studies show that people without pain often have similar MRI results. That’s because MRI captures anatomy, not function. It can’t measure muscle inhibition, joint control, compensations, or the way your body moves and protects an injured area. The challenge is that all of those things can be the real source of symptoms.

At Arvada Physical Therapy, we take the time to interpret your MRI in context by combining it with movement testing, tissue evaluation, and clinical reasoning to find what’s actually driving your pain or limitation.

Your MRI is one piece of the puzzle, but not the whole picture.

The physical therapists at Arvada Physical Therapy are here to help you make sense of your results and get you back to moving confidently again.

10/20/2025

Post-Op Rehab After Joint Replacement: Key Strategies for Success

Are you recovering from joint replacement surgery? Learn about effective post-op rehab for joint replacement at Arvada Physical Therapy!