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Altus Performance Physical Therapy

Elevate your Performance
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11/26/2025

Because it will be BETTER 💪
That same body made, birthed, and nursed a human.
So while it may never look or feel the same, it will always be yours
It is up to you to fine tune your machine. After all, your baby depends on it 🤍

11/21/2025

Pelvic floor physical therapy is WAY more than just doing kegels, or a pelvic floor contraction.
💪 It’s being able to perform, maintain, sustain, and coordinate pelvic floor contractions appropriately to meet the capacity in which you are trying to work. Whether that be jogging, jumping, or even sneezing.

👉 So while we may start with simple kegels laying on your back. That is simply the BEGINNING.
Pelvic floor physical therapy needs to include your daily activities to ensure you can appropriately manage intra-abdominal pressure as it relates to continence.

Still p*eing yourself while you cough or squat?
Time to do something about it.
📱 DM us to set up a FREE 15 min consultation, in person or virtual.

11/17/2025

First, let’s bust a few myths...
1️⃣ The Transverse Abdominis (our good ole internal back brace) contracts INWARDS. To be appropriately bracing your abdomen, your belly button should be pulling in toward your spine. If you have a weightlifting belt on, your belly should be moving AWAY from the belt NOT into it.
2️⃣ Your back is NOT FRAGILE. It has several layers of muscles and is designed to move in all directions as well as lift heavy objects. Bringing us to…
3️⃣ Neutral spine is NOT always possible. While it IS the goal for heavier lifts, there will typically be some amount of flexion (forward bending) in the back. Bringing us to…
4️⃣ This emphasizes the importance of a good abdominal brace, and if necessary, a concurrent Valsalva maneuver. To help sustain intra-abdominal pressure while lifting so that you don’t overly flex the spine, herniate a disc, or even p*e yourself.

SO... all of that being said.
A 🦅🐶 Bird Dog is a beautiful “rest and reset” between deadlift sets to help keep your core brace, intra-abdominal pressure, and pelvic stability in check as you load it up with weight.

You can perform it either with knees down, or with knees up off the ground as I am demonstrating for a little extra 🌶️

Try it on your next Deadlift Day! 🦵

11/12/2025

🛫 Traveling can take a toll. Long hours of sitting, stale air, salty food, uncomfortable chairs.
Try these simple hacks to make your travel day easier on the body. So you arrive fresh & ready for your next adventure!

Pssst.. Not included but also recommended!
💦 LOTS of water
🧦 Compression socks
⚡️ For chronic pain or acute muscle spasm, wearing a TENS unit can be helpful (of course follow manufacturer & your providers guidelines for use)

11/10/2025

🐞 The Dead Bug is a popular intervention prescribed for people experiencing back pain. And for good reason! It’s a great exercise for strengthening the abdominal muscles while simultaneously working to stabilize the pelvis and rib cage.

🚨 But it’s really challenging to perform correctly, without compensations. Especially if you’re in a state of more flared up acute pain, or you have deconditioned core muscles.

So do we not do them? No way! We modify!
👏 Your body is resilient, it wants to move, it just needs to move in a way that does not exacerbate the problem.

Try out these 2 modifications and see if you don’t feel even 1% stronger 😉

11/09/2025

Life with littles is a circus we embrace.
Exercise isn’t the point. Getting out, meeting other new moms, and demonstrating the importance of health, wellness, & movement to our curious babies, IS 💪

NEXT Move Mama
🗓️ Dec 14
⏰ 1030-1130am

11/06/2025

‼️ Think twice before getting an MRI

Given the high number of abnormalities seen in MRIs for both symptomatic and asymptomatic people, we know that a defect does not equal dysfunction.

In this 2008 systematic review, researchers divided subjects into a blinded group (unaware of their findings) and an unblinded group (knew what abnormality their images showed). After 6 weeks of similar treatments, the groups showed similar outcomes yet the BLINDED group reported higher satisfaction and well-being.

Is ignorance bliss? Not necessarily. What is bliss is not letting a diagnosis define you or what you’re capable of. Instead of focusing on what’s broken, focus on what’s possible.

Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8118825/

11/04/2025

Whether you’re a skydiver, stay at home mom, CrossFit athlete, or simply looking to stay active & healthy as you age, you have a home at Altus Performance Physical Therapy 🪂
Because 📈 doesn’t have to mean achieving Olympic gold, it means living and feeling your best day in & day out. Whatever that may look like for you.
💪 It’s never too late to achieve your goals. Whether that means walking a quarter mile without pain or PRing an Ironman, we got you.
📱 DM to learn more.

10/31/2025

🔨 Fix your crappy posture

Sitting 8+ hours a day wreaks havoc on our whole system, but particularly the neck and shoulders. Try these 6 moves throughout the day (at least on the hour, every hour, set a timer!) to help reduce strain, tightness, and tension headaches and improve your posture.

1️⃣ Scap squeezes - bring your shoulder blades straight back & together (without hiking up the shoulders!)
2️⃣ SCM stretch - tilt your head to one side, then rotate and look up the opposite direction. Use your hand to create a little extra pressure and stretch.
3️⃣ Rotation isometrics - turn your head to the side, and use your hand and with light pressure press back into the head to resist.
4️⃣ Windmill - reach one arm up and around, turning your upper body and head as far as you can, return and repeat.
5️⃣ Side body stretch - time to get up! Step 1 foot back, and reach up and over with the same arm to feel a stretch from the front of the hip all the way up to your armpit. Yummy.
6️⃣ Dance - shake it off baby!

💃🏼 Try these to feel better & for an instant energy boost.

10/30/2025

This was Yoaquim’s 5th visit for shoulder & neck pain that has affecting his ability to do his job as a artist and hobby of for the last year.
💪 He has progressed tremendously, is fully back to his normal activities with little to no pain.
🗓️ In another month I will see him for one final visit to make sure the progression has continued without any setbacks, then it’s time for discharge & self management.

👋 Goodbye days of 2-3 visits a week for 6-8 weeks, waiting for insurance authorizations, and splitting your visits between 2-3 patients.
👋 Hello personalized, individualized, evidence-based health*care*

Ready to
📱 DM now

10/28/2025

Stop an injury before it stops you.
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Hear that DeLand? It’s time to

10/27/2025

Meet Miranda & Millie 👋
This mom & daughter duo have been to *every* Move Mama since its inception in July.

They inspire me & I hope they inspire you too!

We chatted yesterday about a few of our favorite things & our lives as mothers… here’s what Miranda had to say…

〰️ Favorite way to stay active?
Anything where I can submerge myself and family in nature.
〰️ Why it’s important to bring Millie to exercise
It means everything to me because it was and still is my healthy outlet and I want it to be for her too. I care about is that she does whatever brings her the most joy in this life! Skies the limit!

Address

216 N Woodland Boulevard
Deland, FL
32720

Telephone

+13863275284

Website

http://www.altuspt.com/

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