12/19/2025
Congrats to Caitlin for graduating PT! 🎉
Caitlin had undergone back surgery and completed physical therapy elsewhere where she passed their discharge criteria with flying colors, but still felt like she hadn’t gotten a proper chance to reintroduce heavier compound lifting.
Given that her initial injury was tied to deadlifting, we first worked up to loading her spine in a variety of planes before breaking out the barbells. But by our final weeks, Caitlin was doing deadlifts, hip thrusts, and squats with confidence again.
Her reintroducing heavy compound lifts again is a testament to resilience and the sentiment you don’t have to write off a form of exercise forever because of an injury. And additionally, that PT is more fun when it doesn’t stop at just getting you pain-fee, and instead bridges the gap between you and your goals! 🙌🏻