Evan Mazur, DPT, McKenzie Certified (Examination pending), Certified Dry Needling, Certified Owens Blood Flow Restriction Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer, ACSM

Evan was born in Syracuse, NY where he played high school football, ran track, and spontaneously joined the swim team his senior year (although he did not know how to swim).

He graduated Purdue University from the school of Health and Kinesiology. There he worked as a certified personal trainer and became accredited from the American College of Sports Medicine. After some time spent in both the school of engineering and school of pharmacy, Evan found the perfect balance of the two in the world of physical therapy.

He then pursued his doctorate from Daemen College in Buffalo, NY. At Daemen, Evan was introduced to the McKenzie Method which allowed him to treat spine patients in ways that promote function and mobility. He has since learned how to utilize CrossFit techniques in physical therapy through the ICE (Institute of Clinical Excellence) as well as use Blood Flow Restriction Therapy in rehabilitation.

In 2015, Evan began his work in El Paso, Texas where he communicated to patients in English and when necessary, in Spanish. He eventually found his way to Denver, CO. Evan has fallen in love with Colorado's active lifestyle and enjoys hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and fishing.

Outside of work Evan enjoys creating unique dishes in the kitchen and venturing forth to new places to experience new cultures and music.

February 2017 Newsletter – How to correctly get up from a chair without placing extra stress on your back

In order to be able to stand up from a chair without placing extra stress on your back, you need strong abdominal, gluteal (buttocks) and leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps (muscles in the front part of your thighs). As we age, the simple process of getting out of a chair that we took for granted when we were younger gets more difficult. We start compensating for muscles that have lost strength by using our backs to lift us out of our chairs instead of the muscles we should be using.