Respire Physical Therapy

12/01/2025

🤳Patient Exercise Spotlight!✨
▪️This patient presented to Respire Physical Therapy with shoulder pain💥 and weakness that made it difficult for activities of daily living.

▪️ In this video📹, the patient is performing prone shoulder spreads to improve her scapular control to support the rotator cuff during overhead movement.
This exercise:
✅ Improves Scapular Stability
✅ Strengthens the Serratus Anterior and Trapezius Musculature
✅ Encourages Proper Overhead Reach Mechanics

Congratulations🏆⭐️ on all your progress and thank you for your dedication to physical therapy!

11/27/2025

🧡 Happy Thanksgiving from Respire Physical Therapy! 🦃🍁
We are so grateful for our amazing patients, community, and team. Thank you for all the continuous love and support. We wish you and your loved ones a joyful and happy holiday weekend! 🙏💙

11/17/2025

💬Heel 👣💥 pain is a common and often debilitating condition that can significantly impact daily activities and quality✨ of life. Whether it’s a sharp stab with the first steps in the morning or a persistent ache 🤕 throughout the day, heel pain can make even simple tasks feel monumental.

https://respirept.com/unlocking-relief-how-physical-therapy-addresses-heel-pain/

Heel pain is a common and often debilitating condition that can significantly impact daily activities and quality of life. Whether it's a sharp stab with the first steps in the morning or a persistent ache throughout the day, heel pain can make even simple tasks feel monumental. This blog post…

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 We wish you all a Happy Veterans Day! 🎖️
Thank you to all the brave veterans for your service. 🙏
We recognize, honor, and appreciate your sacrifices. ❤️🤍💙

11/10/2025

📢Dear Respire PT Family,
We hope this message finds you well and filled with gratitude this season 🙏🍂. We are excited to announce our Thanksgiving Food Drive, in partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank (https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/)🥫.

From 🗓️November 11th through November 26th, we’ll be collecting non-perishable food items at our clinics 🏡 to support local families in need, including federal employees and contractors impacted by the government shutdown ❤️.

We invite you to join us in this meaningful cause by dropping off your donations during our regular business hours ⏰. Every contribution, big or small helps make a difference and brings hope to those who need it most 🌟.

Thank you for your continued kindness and generosity 💕. Together, let’s make this Thanksgiving a season of giving and gratitude for everyone in our community 🦃🤝.

💌With appreciation,�
The Respire PT Team 🌻

11/07/2025

🤳Patient Success Story✨
▫️This patient was experiencing neck and shoulder pain🙋‍♂️💥 that prevented him from turning his head while driving🚘 or sleeping comfortably🛌. The evaluation📝 noted severe tenderness and tightness on his upper trapezius muscles and levator scapulae muscles.

▫️ In this video📹, he is performing an upper trapezius stretch to improve👍 his neck range of motion📏, lengthen his upper trapezius muscle, and decrease his neck/shoulder pain. After working hard💪, we are happy 🥳to share that this patient is able to turn his head for driving and sleep without any neck pain👏👏! ⭐️Congratulations on all your success🏆!

11/04/2025

💬The elbow🙋‍♂️ is one of the most complex joints🦴 in the human body. It is responsible for allowing us to lift, throw🏈, push, and perform countless daily tasks🧺🚿🔧. In this article📖, we will break down the anatomy of the elbow joint, 🧐explain how dislocations occur, and explore other common elbow problems that can benefit✨ from physical therapy.

https://respirept.com/understanding-the-elbow-joint-anatomy-dislocations-and-common-elbow-problems/

The elbow is one of the most complex joints in the human body. It is responsible for allowing us to lift, throw, push, and perform countless daily tasks. Because of its structure and high mobility, the elbow is also vulnerable to injuries such as dislocations, fractures, and chronic overuse conditio...

11/03/2025

🎃We are incredibly grateful for our amazing team! 🙌
Every day, this group brings passion 💪, teamwork 🤝, and positive energy ✨to our patients.

We had such a fun time at our Halloween team outing 👻🕸️! Thank you to our amazing community for the continuous love ❤️ and support!

10/31/2025

🎃Happy Halloween from the Respire Physical Therapy team! 🧡💪
We hope you all have a wonderful day filled with treats🍬and happiness! 👻

10/27/2025

💬If you are experiencing wrist🤏💥 pain that is affecting your ability to work🔧🔨, type🖥️⌨️, lift📦, or enjoy your favorite activities🍳🪏🪴, you are not alone. Wrist pain is one of the most common🧐 complaints we see in physical therapy. This article📖 will go over the most common causes of wrist pain and how physical therapy can help you recover✨ and prevent it from coming back.

https://respirept.com/common-causes-of-wrist-pain/

If you are experiencing wrist pain that is affecting your ability to work, type, lift, or enjoy your favorite activities, you are not alone. Wrist pain is one of the most common complaints we see in physical therapy. It can come from a variety of causes including overuse injuries to…

10/23/2025

🤳Patient Exercise Spotlight!✨
▪️This patient presented to Respire Physical Therapy with knee instability 🦵💥and pain that made it difficult for activities of daily living.

▪️ In this video📹,the patient is performing resisted terminal knee extension with electrical stimulation⚡️. This exercise:
✅Strengthens💪 Quadriceps (Especially Vastus Medialis Oblique)
✅Improves Knee Stability during walking🚶🏻‍♀️, squatting, stair negotiation
✅Enhances Neuromuscular Recruitment of Quadriceps during sport specific activities
✅Promotes👍 Proper Knee Alignment during movement
✅Reduces Knee Pain associated with patellar tracking impairments

Congratulations 🎉🏆on all your progress and thank you🤍 for your dedication to physical therapy!

10/20/2025

💬Vestibular neuritis is a disorder characterized by inflammation💥 of the vestibular nerve, which is responsible for transmitting balance-related signals 📶 from the inner ear👂 to the brain🧠. Treatment📝 usually involves medications to manage symptoms initially, such as antiemetics and vestibular suppressants, followed by vestibular rehabilitation exercises to help restore balance⚖️ and function🚶‍♂️‍➡️.

https://respirept.com/understanding-vestibular-neuritis-and-the-role-of-physical-therapy-in-recovery/