Navigating Athletic Groin Pain
Navigating Athletic Groin Pain As a Physical Therapist in Portland, Oregon, I see a fair share of athletic groin pain. Not surprising given the popularity of soccer, ultimate frisbee, rock climbing, and even rugby in the Pacific Northwest. Athletic Groin Pain Athletic groin pain is best understood as an umbrella term rather than a single diagnosis. It encompasses several overlapping [...]
Return to Performance Series Rest is Not the Answer
Return to Performance Series Discharge….. What happens next? A small study that highlighted a rehabilitation need with Evolution Healthcare and FItness now providing a solution. See end for details. The truth is…. you may leave, but you never graduate from physical therapy! This may seem a dramatic statement, but through your rehabilitation journey you should have learnt something about [...]
Return to Performance Series Rest is Not the Answer
Return to Performance Series Rest is Not the Answer As a PT at Evolution Healthcare and Fitness I would like to introduce you to my blog series: Return to Performance. I would like to share a few blog posts looking at what I consider are important yet often missed elements of Physical Therapy that hamper athlete’s progression in the weeks, months [...]
Personal Experience is the Best Education
Personal Experience is the Best Education Blog about a pro triathlete, physical therapist/coach’s return to run after a hip injury. Ouch, that didn’t feel awesome. Oof, that step wasn’t any better. Ummm, some help over here please? Let me introduce myself before we dive into the mistakes, hubris, and overarching issues that led to me not being able to bear [...]
Gourshetty Trip Report: NW Ridge of Argonaut Peak from Stuart Lakes Trailhead
Amanda and Shiv Gourshetty June 19-20 We started off from Stuart lake trailhead and made our way down the trail passing the Colchuck turn and continuing until Mountaineer’s creek. At first it seemed we found the trail but it quickly turned into a wetland and we escaped to the edge of the sloped forest. It’s likely this is all dried [...]
My journey back to the top of Mt Shasta via Avalanche Gulch on 6/20/22 by James Jula
Evolution Altitude Room Blog Entry My journey back to the top of Mt Shasta via Avalanche Gulch on 6/20/22 by James Jula It was 18 years ago this summer that I first attempted Mt. Shasta at a time when I was getting serious about climbing more significant peaks. I took a basic snow climbing course that taught me how to use an [...]