About Dr. Sarah Ceschin, PT, DPT
A Doctor of Physical Therapy from Wisconsin, Sarah is excited to bring her expertise in biomechanics, manual therapy, and sports medicine to her own practice in Boulder, Colorado.
“I started working in large physical therapy clinics right after graduate school. It was an eye-opening experience. As much as I loved my job, I was disheartened by the lack of quality healthcare in clinics that are controlled by insurance companies. There wasn’t enough time for manual therapy, and I lost the opportunity to educate my patients on proper movement through exercise - two aspects I find extremely valuable and helpful in my profession.
Why did I become a physical therapist? And why the sports medicine world?
Well, being a long distance runner myself, I have dealt with my fair share of overuse injuries - and - health complications of overtraining. Through musculoskeletal injuries, an eating disorder, and other personal health issues - I decided I wanted to help others overcome the injury process with a holistic perspective. By actively listening to my patients, I want give them a healthcare experience they deserve - where we treat your injuries right the first time. My hope is to remove the stigma of injury, teach the importance of quality over quantity of movement, and help my patients feel strong while confidently treating their own bodies in a healthier way.”
When she is not running or treating patients, you can find Sarah cooking, playing with her dog Sherman, reading a book, and spending as much time as she can with her friends and family. If you still can’t find Sarah, she is mostly likely cutting a major “rug” on the dance floor. She did win a Micheal Jackson moonwalking competition in 2014 - no big deal.
About Dr. Lindsey Mayer, DPT, OCS, COMT, ATC
Lindsey graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She is a Board-Certified Specialist in Orthopedics, as well as a certified orthopedic manual therapist.
Prior to living in Boulder, Lindsey worked in the outpatient orthopedic setting for Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin and Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance in the Nashville area. She has worked with a variety of collegiate athletes, high school athletes, military personnel, all forms of weekend warriors, and everyone in between. She utilizes joint mobilizations, soft tissue mobilization, and corrective exercise to develop an individualized program based on your needs. She is skilled in trigger point dry needling and dry needling with a neuroscience-based approach for pain management, prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement.
In her free time, Lindsey enjoys hiking, running, traveling, spending time with friends, and family, as well as playing around with her puppies, Ace and Allie.
$75
This session is only for established patients of Boulder Sports Physiotherapy. These sessions are typically 30 minutes and include only dry needling and manual therapy to 1-2 regions of the body with some soft tissue work if necessary.
$130
Follow up sessions include at least 2-3 types of interventions such as manual therapy, corrective exercises, dry needling, or mobility work. You can again expect to walk away feeling even better than before with the goal of obtaining a plan that allows you to manage your recovery independently by th...
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This is a 60 minute initial appointment for new patients or existing patients with a brand new injury never seen before by Boulder Sports Physiotherapy. The 60 minute session includes a full examination of the specific body region, treatment (i.e. dry needling, soft tissue work), and an exercise pro...
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It starts off as stiffness - an aggravating tightness and pain that can lead you to believe walking will never feel normal again. For the first few steps in the morning, it feels as if someone from above has just struck you with an arrow. You limp as if you just gained 30 years of age overnight and it takes you twice as long to get downstairs just for a cup of coffee. By the time you’ve finished the cup of coffee, eaten a bowl of cereal, and hobbled around the house to get ready for work - your pain is almost nonexistent. Whoever speared you with their arrow has now become bored or miraculously decided another is too cruel. Phew! You move on with your day by rushing to work, settling into your perfectly ergonomic desk chair, crossing your legs, and beginning the slow slump into bad posture and eye strain.
It’s been two and a half hours of working, and your body - like a coffee pot - has filtered all of your morning brew from your kidneys to your bladder. The pot is full, and nature calls. You uncross your legs, push the chair away from your desk and begin the adventure to the bathroom. AH! Another arrow has been shot into your ankle - maybe as a way to say “Hey, would you mind NOT crossing your legs for that long? Have you HEARD of a foot stool?”
Fast forward 5 hours to the end of your work day - when you finally arrive at the track for a tempo workout with your team. The ankle feels a little stiff, but warm up drills do not cause sharp pain and in fact it might be feeling better. You start the first mile at an easy pace and pain is minimal - nonexistent even. Conversation with friends distracts you from any symptoms lingering in the background and pace picks up at mile two to marathon pace. Still - no pain. Amazing! You’ve defeated the injury!
Hahahahha - ahhhhhhh. Wouldn’t that be nice.
Speed continues to increase and by mile 6 you play with 5K pace. You can feel the presence of another arrow being aimed at you as your achilles begins to slowly sting. Shoot. You bring down the pace to enter an early cool down and that seems to diminish the pain. The workout ends, you say your goodbyes (which last for at least 10 minutes - or more if you are from the midwest), and as you begin to walk to the car the pain returns. BUT, it isn’t until you get home and step out of your car that the final arrow strikes your achilles as you try to walk to your front door. Now, your ankle is angry, and concern fills your thoughts. Why won’t this go away? What am I doing wrong? Will it ever get better?
Yes - it will get better, it will go away, and the powers above will stop aiming their arrows at you someday. But when? How?
How Does This Happen?
Injury to the Achilles tendon can happen for a variety of reasons; however, in runners it is likely due to overuse, over training, poor shoes or old shoes, and weaknesses in the muscles surrounding the tendon as well as above the chain.
Side bar - the “chain” refers to your lower extremity. So, up the chain means closer to your waist, down the chain means closer to your ankles. End side bar.
AND - let’s be honest - it is typically a combination of the reasons listed above. Am I right?? We overtrain in old shoes and are too tired to do our “band exercises” in addition to high mileage weeks. I get it. Just because I am a physical therapist doesn’t mean I am doing exercises all day - or every day! Don’t get it twisted my friend. I much, like you, prefer to end my nights with the ol’ Netflix and Chill. I’ll get to my exercises “later.”
First of all, I want you all to know that this injury is extremely common especially for runners. According to the latest research, achilles tendonitis occurs in 1 of every 20 runners. Although Achilles tendinopathy affects both active and inactive individuals, 24% of athletes develop the condition, and an estimated 50% of runners will experience Achilles tendon pain in their running careers (1).
WHHAATT???? That’s quite a bit. So, if you’re running group has twenty people in it, you better start rolling your calves and doing heel raises - because it is coming for one of you…….
What Does it Feel Like?
Everyone will describe their aches, pains, and injuries somewhat differently because pain is so multifaceted and often attached to emotions. BUT - here is a list of fairly common symptoms those with achilles tendonitis will report:
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Sarah is the best!
If you need any PT care for your running ailments, Sarah is one of the best. She is attentive, spends plenty of time with you, and always asks for your input. She provides a variety of services including manual therapy, dry needling, and strength training protocols. I always leave Sarah with more knowledge about what's going on with my niggle and how to approach it. Most of all, she cares deeply about all of her patients and is a joy to be around.Nov 27 2022
About Dr. Sarah Ceschin, PT, DPT
A Doctor of Physical Therapy from Wisconsin, Sarah is excited to bring her expertise in biomechanics, manual therapy, and sports medicine to her own practice in Boulder, Colorado.
“I started working in large physical therapy clinics right after graduate school. It was an eye-opening experience. As much as I loved my job, I was disheartened by the lack of quality healthcare in clinics that are controlled by insurance companies. There wasn’t enough time for manual therapy, and I lost the opportunity to educate my patients on proper movement through exercise - two aspects I find extremely valuable and helpful in my profession.
Why did I become a physical therapist? And why the sports medicine world?
Well, being a long distance runner myself, I have dealt with my fair share of overuse injuries - and - health complications of overtraining. Through musculoskeletal injuries, an eating disorder, and other personal health issues - I decided I wanted to help others overcome the injury process with a holistic perspective. By actively listening to my patients, I want give them a healthcare experience they deserve - where we treat your injuries right the first time. My hope is to remove the stigma of injury, teach the importance of quality over quantity of movement, and help my patients feel strong while confidently treating their own bodies in a healthier way.”
When she is not running or treating patients, you can find Sarah cooking, playing with her dog Sherman, reading a book, and spending as much time as she can with her friends and family. If you still can’t find Sarah, she is mostly likely cutting a major “rug” on the dance floor. She did win a Micheal Jackson moonwalking competition in 2014 - no big deal.
About Dr. Lindsey Mayer, DPT, OCS, COMT, ATC
Lindsey graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She is a Board-Certified Specialist in Orthopedics, as well as a certified orthopedic manual therapist.
Prior to living in Boulder, Lindsey worked in the outpatient orthopedic setting for Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin and Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance in the Nashville area. She has worked with a variety of collegiate athletes, high school athletes, military personnel, all forms of weekend warriors, and everyone in between. She utilizes joint mobilizations, soft tissue mobilization, and corrective exercise to develop an individualized program based on your needs. She is skilled in trigger point dry needling and dry needling with a neuroscience-based approach for pain management, prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement.
In her free time, Lindsey enjoys hiking, running, traveling, spending time with friends, and family, as well as playing around with her puppies, Ace and Allie.
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