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Shoulder pain with push-ups? Try this simple fix! shoulders Aug 01, 2025

Pain or pinching in the front of the shoulder with push-ups is a common complaint for for shoulder pain clients. 

Clinically, this can indicate that ...

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Are minimalist shoes for everyone? A guide to choosing shoes that promote healthier feet feet Jul 25, 2025

It's no secret that I am a huge proponent of 'minimalist footwear'. I haven't worn cushioned and supportive shoes in over a decade and my body thanks ...

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Body composition data is a useful metric when recovering from injury Jul 11, 2025

As a Physical Therapist for the military, body composition is something we must continuously monitor as soldiers are expected to maintain height/weigh...

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Use movement to get rid of knee joint swelling and inflammation knees Jul 09, 2025

Recently, I have been dealing with a massive knee arthritis flare up resulting in joint swelling and inflammation hindering my ability to do normal fi...

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The most important muscle to train for anterior knee pain knees Jun 18, 2025

Pain in the front of the knee with going down hill, down stairs, squatting, lunging etc.. can be caused from several structures getting irritated in t...

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My favorite hip warm-up before squatting hips Jun 10, 2025

I remember being 25 years old rolling straight up to the squat rack, loading the weight and knocking out my sets of squats. No warm-up. No prep. And h...

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Non Negotiable Habits to Help Your Body Heal Jun 09, 2025

As a Physical Therapist, I am obviously heavily leaning on movement and exercise to help clients recover from injury. But as part of my plan of care, ...

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Weak hips can wreak havoc on the body hips Jun 03, 2025

As a Physical Therapist, I see common movement deficiencies contributing to lower body pain and injury.

One of the most common deficiencies is weakne...

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3 Key Components of Low Back Rehab low back May 16, 2025

Low back pain is one of the injuries that I see most frequently in the clinic. Unfortunately, by the time most of these athletes make it to me, they h...

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Is it worth training your rotator cuff in isolation? shoulders Mar 01, 2025

I had a conversation with an athlete recently on whether or not I thought it was beneficial to do isolated rotator cuff work. I thought this might be ...

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How to optimize the health of your hips hips Mar 01, 2025

Hip pain and dysfunction can put a real damper on activities such as squatting, running, hiking etc...This is my guide to to optimizing hip joint heal...

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Are your hips and pelvis out of alignment? Myths, facts, and solutions.... hips low back si joint Feb 12, 2025

Hip, SI joint, and low back issues are often chalked up to be due to malalignment of the pelvis. Some medical professionals will swear this is a thing...

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Shoulder pain with overhead movement? Don't make these rehab mistakes shoulders Jan 18, 2025

Shoulder pain with overhead activity can really put a damper on things like crushing your upper body workout at the gym, throwing ball with the kiddo,...

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Make the upcoming year your healthiest year yet! fitness health mindset Dec 25, 2024

Hot take: As a Physical Therapist, I love the new year fitness and health buzz. I love seeing the gyms busy and listening to clients, friends and fami...

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What's the deal with toe spacers + when and how to use them feet foot injury foot mobility Sep 25, 2024

I am not big on buying 'recovery gadgets' but toe spacers are something that I think most people would benefit from using. 

Maybe you have seen them ...

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This is why high intensity cardio intervals should be part of your injury recovery training fitness injury recovery physical therapy Sep 15, 2024

Exercise is quite possibly the most potent drug on the planet. That's what I love most about the field of Physical Therapy. We get to use various form...

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Your workouts are likely missing these 4 things (and it may be contributing to pain and dysfunction) fitness injury prevention prehab Jul 13, 2024

Part of my evaluation process when working with new physical therapy patients is to take a look at their workout program. Essentially, I am looking fo...

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