Joints in Motion Physical Therapy & Wellness

11/28/2025

Your hip is built like a ball-and-socket joint, designed to move smoothly whether you’re walking, squatting, or sprinting. But for adults with a condition called femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome, that motion becomes anything but smooth. FAI syndrome happens when the top of the thigh bon...

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

This weekend I was watching my daughter’s gymnastics meet, and it hit me how subjective scoring can feel.
It reminded me of physical therapy—sometimes your subjective exam says “I feel great!” while your objective exam says “Uhh… things aren’t moving like they should.” 😂

So what’s more important?
👉 How you FEEL (subjective)?
or
👉 What we MEASURE (objective)?

I’m genuinely curious—which one matters more to YOU?
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11/26/2025

Stiff Lower Back? Try These!

Lower back stiffness is common...especially during holidays. Try these simple mobility exercises to loosen up your back. Take them slow and easy. If you have any questions, let us know.
http://www.jimptw.com/library_nl_7360

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.

charlestonpt

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!