Joints in Motion Physical Therapy & Wellness

11/21/2025

FAQ Friday

Give us a call to learn how Physical Therapy could reduce your pain without surgery!

11/20/2025

When someone receives a cancer diagnosis, their primary focus is typically on treating the disease itself with interventions like surgery, chemotherapy, radiation. But what many might not realize is how cancer can affect the mind in addition to the body. Survivors frequently face emotional challenge...

11/19/2025

Wellness Wednesday

Did you know about these helpful greens?

11/19/2025

Stop waiting for perfect.
Stop fearing every tiny mistake.
In physical therapy — and in life — perfect is NOT the goal. Progress is.

Your body is resilient.
You train so you can handle the messy, unpredictable, not-so-perfect movements of real life.

Do we want you to move well? Of course.
But you don’t need flawless form to get better.
You need consistency, awareness, and confidence.

Don’t let the fear of “doing it wrong” stop you from doing it at all.
Your body is built to adapt. Start moving. 🙌

11/17/2025

Her neck pain wasn’t coming from her neck…”

Sometimes physical therapy is complex — strength deficits, mobility issues, biomechanics, posture, training loads.

But sometimes… it’s just good observation.

I once evaluated a woman whose head stayed side-bent to the right the entire time she talked. At first I was thinking upper trapezius, cervical facet, SCM, maybe nerve tension.

Nope.

Her bangs were covering her left eye, and she unconsciously tilted her head all day to see better.

Her “treatment plan”?
👉 A hair clip.
👉 Or a different haircut.

She came back a week later… better.

Here’s the point:
PT isn’t just exercises. It’s understanding what people do all day and finding the tiny adjustment that changes everything.

Little things matter.
Great care notices them.

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11/16/2025

Shoulder surgery doesn’t just affect workouts — it affects everything… even deodorant.

I couldn’t lift my arm at all after my pec repair, so I had to invent the bend-and-dangle method 😂

PT Perspective:
Early rehab is about staying safe, staying active, and finding creative ways to get through the day.

Your PT should help you problem-solve real life — not just exercises!

11/14/2025

Manual therapy and hands-on care are not the same thing — and the difference matters.

🔹 Manual therapy = passive care
Soft tissue work, joint mobilizations, stretching.
Great for reducing pain and improving motion — and yes, we pride ourselves on being excellent manual therapists.

🔹 Hands-on care = active guidance
This means putting our hands on you during exercise to:
✔️ Activate the right muscles
✔️ Inhibit the wrong ones
✔️ Improve movement patterns
✔️ Prevent compensation
✔️ Help your body learn to move correctly

Hands-on care isn’t just working on a patient…
It’s working with a patient to create lasting, sustainable results.

If you’re tired of passive treatments that don’t stick, come see the difference one-on-one hands-on care can make.

💬 DM us anytime — we’d love to help you move better.

11/14/2025

FAQ Friday

Want to improve your golf swing? We can help!

11/13/2025

🔥 What Quality PT REALLY Looks Like (Soapbox Alert)
I’m stepping up on my soapbox for a minute… because this matters.
Too many people settle for physical therapy that looks like an assembly line.
You deserve better.

Your PT should:
✔️ Treat you one-on-one
✔️ Understand your goals, not just your diagnosis
✔️ Adjust your plan based on how your body responds
✔️ Give you their full attention — not bounce between 3–4 tables

And whether a clinic is insurance-based or cash-based, the model doesn’t guarantee quality.
The standards do.
In our clinics, we choose the harder path:
➡️ 1-on-1 care
➡️ Hands-on treatment
➡️ Doing things the way WE would want to be treated

Be your own best advocate.
You only get one body — don’t settle for care that treats you like a number.

11/13/2025

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint problems in the world, affecting millions of people globally. It’s a condition in which the cartilage—the smooth, protective tissue covering the ends of bones in your knee—starts to break down. This leads to pain, stiffness, swelling, an...

11/12/2025

Wellness Wednesday

Hydration is essential for maintaining proper bodily functions, regulating temperature, transporting nutrients, detoxifying the body, and supporting overall health and well-being!

11/12/2025