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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

Bringing the Best in Physical Therapy to Missoula

Alpine Physical Therapy is a pipeline for the newest and most effective physical therapy treatment approaches. Although Montana only requires 20 contact hours every two years of continuing education to maintain physical therapy licensure, our PTs far surpass that requirement every year.

The shear volume of advanced course work undertaken by our team of eight physical [...]

Remedies for Soccer Fever

It might not be as dangerous as commercial fishing in Alaska, but soccer has its share of players on the injured list. Knowing prevention strategies is vital to reducing injuries among soccer players. And if an injury should occur, knowing steps you can take toward recovery is paramount.

Join soccer enthusiast and sports physical therapist Leah [...]

Introducing the 1st Annual Coaches’ Clinic: Spring Performance

Featured Guest Speakers

Dr. Chris Price, MD, from Missoula Bone & Joint will present “The ‘Throwing Athlete’: Shoulder Anatomy and Common Injuries.”

Bob Botkin, PT, ATC, from Alpine Physical Therapy will present “High School Athletic Injuries: Prevention and Treatment.”

Interactive Breakout Sessions include the following:

On-field Assessment for Coaches
Current Testing & Training Concepts
Taping & Wrapping Techniques for Common Injuries
Athletic [...]