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Welcome to Health and Fitness 101, a blog for people who enjoy the Montana lifestyle.
The aim of our blog is to interpret, distill, and then deliver to you the threads that bind physical medicine with applicable health and fitness ideas and principles.
It's all about helping to connect the dots that foster optimal human function and, ultimately, superior performance. Feel better. Perform better.

Missoula Area Events

Low Back Pain in Pregnancy

With all the changes within the body that pregnancy brings, it’s no surprise that low back pain is common in pregnancy. Join Tara Mund, PT, to find out what physical therapy can do to help when low back pain occurs during or after pregnancy.

For more information, visit the Women’s Health section [...]

Pilates: Effective for Injury Rehabilitation

Most people all over North America are familiar with Pilates – it is still is one of the fastest growing exercises in the world. And millions more have experienced the physical fitness benefits of added strength, length, and agility that it provides. But few know that Pilates is rapidly rising in another area – rehabilitation [...]

The Side Effects of Exercise

I recently saw a commercial for a new drug that reduces bladder incontinence. The commercial ended with a litany of horrible and scary side effects. As a physical therapist I thought, “compare that drug with the side effects of pelvic floor strengthening.” Let me tell you in addition to improved bladder control you might experience [...]