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Optimal Movement

Rehab and Performance

04/02/2026

Don’t skip leg day 🤣

Current standings: JP - 1, Mandy - 3

03/30/2026

Recurring injuries are usually a sign the root cause was never addressed.

At Optimal Movement, you work one-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy every visit - no handoffs, no guesswork. We find out why it keeps happening and build a plan around you specifically, not a template.

Schedule your evaluation through the link in our bio.

03/24/2026

Most people with IT band pain or pain in the outside of their knee fear that they have done structural damage to their knee or hip and have to stop running or whatever activity they are having pain with. But here’s what’s really happening - usually it isn’t a joint issue or arthritis, or anything surgical at all. IT band related pain is most commonly an overuse injury and happens because other muscles aren’t pulling their weight and smaller muscles have tried to fill the gap they aren’t meant to fill.

IT Band pain could really mean that your glutes are weak or not firing properly, so muscles that connect to your IT band begin to pick up the slack and can eventually fool your body into thinking that way is good enough. OR maybe your foot doesn’t control movement efficiently and that dysfunction travels up the chain and creates tension where it shouldn’t exist.

Our goal at Optimal Movement isn’t just pain relief - it’s figuring out where the weak link is and teaching your body to move the way it’s designed to, so your IT band stops being the victim of poor movement mechanics. Schedule your evaluation through the link in our bio!

03/20/2026

Tennis elbow exercises that actually work - Part 2 🎾

These are the moves we use to rebuild your extensor tendons and get you back to pain-free gripping.

Eccentric strengthening rebuilds tendon capacity through controlled loading. Grip modifications reduce daily stress on inflamed tissue. Movement corrections fix the faulty patterns that caused the problem.

Not random internet exercises - targeted interventions that address root causes.

🔗 Schedule your evaluation through the link in our bio!

03/17/2026

Patellar tendonitis sidelining your season? Here’s how the Neubie targets the real problem.

That pain below your kneecap flares every time you plant and cut. Your patellar tendon is overloaded because your glutes aren’t firing and your quads are doing all the work during explosive movements.

The Neubie uses direct current to wake up those dormant glutes that should be absorbing force when you decelerate and change direction. It retrains your VMO (inner quad) to fire properly so your kneecap tracks correctly during cutting patterns.

The electrical stimulation forces proper muscle sequencing - glutes engage first to stabilize your pelvis, then quads fire to extend your knee without overloading the tendon. This teaches your nervous system the correct firing pattern for explosive football movements.

Plus, the direct current enhances blood flow to the inflamed tendon tissue, speeding actual healing while you’re actively retraining movement patterns. You’re not just resting and hoping - you’re actively fixing the dysfunction.

Combined with sport-specific loading progressions, the Neubie gets football players back to cutting and sprinting with confidence, not compensation.

Get back on the field through the link in our bio!

03/12/2026

Your movement tells us everything. Every compensation pattern, every muscle that’s not firing, every place your stability breaks down - it’s all data that guides how we get you back to peak performance.

Most PTs see you do an exercise and count reps. We see the story your body is telling. That hip shift during a squat? Your body is protecting something. The way you avoid certain ranges? That’s dysfunction we can fix.

We read those patterns like a roadmap. We know what leads to injury and what limits performance. We fix it before it becomes a bigger problem.

Stop settling for PTs who just watch. Come to someone who actually understands what they’re seeing.

🔗 Schedule your evaluation through the link in our bio!

03/10/2026

Tennis elbow isn’t just for tennis players, it’s for anyone with overworked extensor muscles 🎾

Tennis elbow can hit anyone doing repetitive motions like typing, lifting, or household tasks. Your forearm extensors are overworked and inflamed.

We use soft tissue release, Neubie stimulation, guided strengthening, and movement coaching to actually fix the root cause and not just treat symptoms.

Stop Googling your pain. Come see someone who knows how to fix it.

🔗 Schedule your evaluation through the link in our bio!

03/05/2026

Contrast therapy enhances circulation, reduces inflammation, and accelerates recovery better than heat or cold alone.

We see the difference in patients who add this to their PT sessions - better mobility, less soreness, faster healing between visits.

🔗 Book your recovery session through the link in our bio!

03/02/2026

5 stretches every soccer player needs to stay mobile ⚽

Soccer players put their bodies through constant cutting, sprinting, kicking, and contact. These stretches target the areas that take the help improve not just longevity on the field but performance

Hip flexors, hamstrings, ankles, and calves are some of the spots that get tight from explosive movements and long matches. Do these with consistency and you’ll be feeling great at the start of matches as well as the end.

We work with soccer players at every level. These movements are part of the daily routine that keeps our athletes healthy and performing at their peak.

🔗 Unlock your peak performance...book through the link in our bio!

02/26/2026

When you get an injury like a torn ACL, rotator cuff repair, or chronic low back pain, the journey can seem never-ending. The doubts and the setbacks keep you struggling to see the forest through the trees. However, recovery isn’t linear, but it is absolutely possible.

At Optimal Movement, seeing our patients move out of the desperation back to their normal self is what gets us up every morning. We’ve seen thousands of athletes who thought their story was over and felt hopeless at 3 months, but by 10 months the joy was returning and their return to sport was insight.

Your comeback story is waiting to be written and it would be our honor to be a part of it.

02/24/2026

This is what it looks like when your healthcare provider actually lives the lifestyle they’re asking you to embrace. They understand the mental game, the physical demands, and what it really takes because they do it themselves.

You deserve more than someone reading exercises from a manual. You deserve someone who’s been exactly where you’re trying to go.

🔗 Book through the link in our bio!

02/19/2026

You may have been told to “squeeze your glutes,” but you can’t actually feel them firing. That missing mind-muscle connection can contribute to a variety of issues like back pain, knee pain, or reduced level of performance.

Direct current helps to bridge that gap by retraining the neural pathways so you can actually feel your glutes and begin to correct timing and establish better movement patterns.

At Optimal Movement, we use the Neubie by to help you build that connection and teach your glutes to fire on command. When you can feel things working, everything changes. Then we can reload, progress without pain, and reach peak performance.

If this is you, come in for your free assessment! Book through the link in our bio!

Address

1410 Strassner Drive
Brentwood, MO
63144

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

Telephone

+13144723877

Website

https://optimalmovement.net/

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