Optimal Movement

Optimal Movement Rehab and Performance

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

You may have been told to “squeeze your glutes,” but you can’t actually feel them firing. That missing mind-muscle conne...
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!

02/17/2026

What is a direct current device? Isn’t it just like my TENS unit or the Estim unit I’ve used at PT before? The answer is no.
Think of the Neubie as less like a TENS or Estim unit and more like a GPS for your nervous system.

Most rehab tools treat the muscle.
The Neubie treats the communication problem between your brain and the muscle.

After pain, surgery, or overuse:
Your brain basically says “That feels dangerous, I’m turning the power down.”

So even when the tissue heals:
muscles don’t fire right
you compensate
joints feel tight
strength won’t come back
pain keeps hanging around

You’re not weak, your wiring is confused.
But with direct current we can talk directly to the nerve controlling the muscle in a similar way to how your nervous system already works, we then re-educate and retrain the movement patterns and the brain learns that you can do these things safely again.

Your muscle or tendon didn’t heal instantly from direct current, but pain and function improve because your nervous system is no longer guarding against movement.

Book your evaluation through the link in our bio!

02/11/2026

Save this post! Perfect for desk workers, athletes working overhead positions, or anyone feeling tight through their shoulders. Consistency over intensity is key.

Need a personalized shoulder assessment? Book through the link in our bio!

02/09/2026

Can’t Cossack squat? Did you know this movement is hard for most people?

Usually people think “my hips are stiff” or “my adductors are tight” but difficulty with this movement can be due to a lot more than hip or adductor stiffness.

The real culprits? That’s tbd because every person is different! And that’s why as PT’s at Optimal Movement, we look at YOU and figure out how YOUR body moves to help YOU move better.

But in a pinch…and if what you’re doing now just isn’t working. Consider that there might be more to it that hips and adductors. You may have some weakness in the foot or ankle, might be stiff in the ankle joint or calf, or maybe your hip/quads, or core are weaker than they should be for the depth a Cossack requires.

You don’t have to avoid wide-stance training forever or skip if the WOD has Cossacks in it. Because with the right progressions, you can master your Cossack squat. So try these movements out and see if it helps, but if you’re still stuck? Come see us so we can get to the root of Your problem.

02/05/2026

Another win for Mandy!

We’ll have to do it again because that was a unfair round 😉

02/03/2026

Stop clawing the floor with your toes - it’s sabotaging your balance 🦶

If your toes grip the ground like claws during squats or single-leg stands, this is for you. That toe gripping isn’t helping - it’s creating imbalances throughout your entire body.

We focus on proper foot mechanics so you can move balanced, stable, and strong from the ground up.

🔗 Book your movement assessment through the link in our bio!

01/29/2026

Everyone with neck pain stretches it, massages it, rolls it out. Then wonders why it keeps coming back stronger.

Here’s what’s actually happening: Your neck muscles are weak and overworked. They’re trying to support your head all day, but they don’t have the strength to do it efficiently.

The solution isn’t more stretching - that makes weak muscles weaker. It’s building strength through progressive resistance training that teaches your neck to handle its job without breaking down.

🔗 Ready to build a bulletproof neck? Book through the link in our bio!

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Brentwood, MO
63144

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