Orthobiotic and Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is characterized as a degenerative joint disease. This means there is a progressive destruction of the articular cartilage. It is a slow and gradual onset, which [...]
Beetroot Supplementation Can Help Increase Power and Velocity
In a recent study done by Jose Manuel Jurado-Castro et al., a beetroot juice supplement was given to a group of physically active women. The participants were asked to perform a countermovement jump and a [...]
BREAKING NEWS IN RETURN TO SPORT AFTER COVID
Just published in Current Sports Medicine Reports: If you have had a Covid-19 infection and play sports, we need to talk about new medical evidence. First, and this is important, you need to have [...]
Targeting
Did you ever wonder if the targeting penalty in football is really necessary? It turns out that it is not only necessary, it is really important. A study was just published in the American Orthopaedic [...]
Importance of Posture and Spine Alignment and its Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life
Importance of Posture and Spine Alignment and Its Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life Healthcare has established normal values for many health parameters such as blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose levels, body competition, [...]
Why Do We Focus on Injury Prevention?
Why Do We Focus on Injury Prevention? When I was an Orthopaedic Surgery resident doing a rotation in a major metropolitan (before I committed to Sports Medicine instead of surgery), I asked one of the [...]
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Osteoarthritis, one of the most common conditions we see and treat at Integrative Sports Medicine, affects millions of people in the U.S. Osteoarthritis [...]
Do You Have to Be an Athlete to See a Sports Medicine Physician?
A Sports Medicine Physician is a specialist in the non-operative treatment of orthopedic injuries. Nearly 90% of musculoskeletal injuries are non-surgical. ' As a Sports Medicine physician, Dr. Brad is highly trained to treat [...]
Integrative Sports Medicine out of the office and on the field!
Integrative Sports Medicine out of the office and on the field! Dr. Brad just finished up the season with the Preston Pumas as their football team physician. He donated his time on [...]
Sleep and Injury Recovery
We’ve all been told to “get enough sleep”, but what does this mean, particularly when it comes to middle school aged athletes with injuries, and to aid in recovery? It is recommended that adolescent [...]
Youth Sports Injuries
Participation in youth sports is rapidly growing and with that comes a rise in overspecialization leading to an increased risk of injury. Overspecialization is typically seen as those playing a single sport more than [...]
What is Integrative Medicine?
We often get asked, “What is integrative medicine?”. It’s a good question, especially with the variety of practices focused on improving patient health. Having practiced in a more conventional medical setting for most of his [...]
When Your Hips Hurt…
When Your Hips Hurt... Is one hip hurting? Or both? Hip pain, a common complaint we see with patients, generally originates in three areas near and around the hip joint itself. Once we establish the [...]
How to Prepare for a Marathon
Is running a marathon on your bucket list? Once you’ve decided that you are ready to take on the challenge of 26.2 miles, you want to make sure you prepare and complete your marathon in [...]
What We Know: ACL Injury Prevention Programs
Over 200,000 injuries to the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) occur in the U.S. each year. A tear to the ACL puts most people out of commission for quite some time. In fact, recovery from [...]
How to Diagnose and Treat a Rotator Cuff Tear without Surgery
To first, diagnose whether or not your rotator cuff has been torn, a targeted examination takes place. This exam works to determine what part of the shoulder is hurt. Often when a diagnosis becomes clear [...]
Nutrition for Concussion Recovery
A concussion (also known as a mild traumatic brain injury) is caused by a hit to the head or body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull. [...]
Stem Cell Therapy: The REAL thing and the NOT REAL thing
Many orthopedic conditions benefit from stem cell treatment. A growing body of research supports these claims (see links below). Stem cell therapy has been shown to improve pain and function in: Osteoarthritis of the [...]
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Rotator Cuff Partial Tears
Platelet-Rich Plasma works for rotator cuff partial tears. At Integrative Sports Medicine, we know from experience treating carefully-selected patients that PRP can work well in getting the rotator cuff to heal, and now we have [...]
Skiing in Colorado – How to Prevent Ski Injuries
Many say that Colorado is home to some of the world's best skiing and snowboarding, which also means our state sees a tremendous amount of ski injuries. Heavy snowfall and a vast variety of [...]
Is Bursitis a Real Diagnosis? A Functional and Integrative Medicine Approach
Diagnosis is the first step in getting better treatment plans. A Functional approach assesses the whole patient, considering underlying causes in a serious way. Functional medical thinking refuses to accept the presenting symptom as [...]
Did my 9-year-old throw his shoulder out playing baseball?
Did my 9-year-old throw his shoulder out playing baseball? A baseball parent recently came into our clinic with his son. The 9 yr-old pitcher was experiencing shoulder pain in the top and back [...]
Diagnostic Ultrasound – Saving Money
"I think I need an MRI for my shoulder" A female in her mid-twenties recently visited my office, presenting with right shoulder pain. She works as a painter and fabricator, a pretty physical job, and [...]
Tendinitis, tendinosis, tendinopathy, tenosynovitis… Which is it?
Tendinitis, tendinosis, tendinopathy, tenosynovitis… Which is it? Tendons are specialized tissues that connect muscle to bone. They transmit the forces generated by muscle to bone as they cross a joint, resulting in joint movement. Basically, [...]