Artemis Physical Therapy, PLLC

Artemis Physical Therapy, PLLC Move Well. Be Well. Experience the difference of expert, 1:1, patient-first care. Specializing in Orthopedics and Pelvic Health. Get back to what you love faster.

Experience the difference of patient-first, 1:1: care with physical therapy expert Dr. Sally Moores. Specializing in Orthopedics, Women's Health, Cancer Survivorship and Weakend Warriors.

02/02/2026

Vibration plates can be helpful for lymphatic work.
They can also be too much if you go straight to them.

I don’t recommend stepping on without prepping.

The Big Six: areas to influence before vibration:
• collarbones
• mastoid process
• sternum
• xiphoid process
• hip creases
• back of the knees

Move through them in that order with light input.

Questions? Pop them in the comments below.

01/31/2026

If your single-arm row lives only in your arm, you’re leaving a lot on the table.

Light up the anterior tib on the kneeling side and the whole system snaps on.

Hamstrings.
Hip flexors.
Abdominals.

The anterior tib is a gateway flexor. When it turns on, the rest of the flexor chain follows.

01/30/2026

If your neck tension turns into migraines, your neck may not be the problem. Your nervous system is most likely asking for better input.

These activities work because migraines thrive on poor sensory input, sloppy eye–neck coordination, and a nervous system stuck on high alert.

What you’re seeing:
👀Eyeball push-ups to improve visual control
👀Smooth pursuit to quiet threat signals
😝Tongue around the world to unload the front of the neck and jaw
👀Eyes then head to restore clean sequencing
🫨Accessory nerve glide to take the brakes off the neck and traps.

Give them a try and let me know what you think. Make sure to save or tag a friend that could use them.

01/28/2026

Tap behind your ear and your nervous system listens. (Pun totally intended 🤪)

Your ear has a direct line to the brainstem through a small branch of the vagus nerve. Sensory input from the outer ear influences breathing, heart rate, digestion, and threat response.

The mastoid sits just behind the ear in a dense cranial nerve neighborhood. Gentle tapping or vibration there gives the brainstem rhythmic, predictable input. The nervous system reads that as safe.

What people often notice
• easier breathing
• less jaw and neck tension
• reduced dizziness or ear pressure
• a general settling effect

01/27/2026

Yes, I’m doing this in a hockey parking lot.

This is the platysma roar. I use it to wake up cranial nerve 7 and get movement back into the front of the neck.

That area is loaded with nerves, vessels, and lymphatic tissue. When it gets stiff, drainage slows and your upper traps start doing everyone else’s job.

Most neck tension isn’t coming from the back of your neck.
It’s coming from the part you never touch.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

01/24/2026

The tongue is not just a mouth thing.

It is continuous with deep fascial lines that connect to the neck, rib cage, diaphragm, pelvic floor, and lumbar spine.

Tongue tension can change how the diaphragm descends.
That changes pressure.

Pressure changes how the pelvic floor and low back behave.

If the tongue stays rigid, the system often compensates with spinal stiffness or gripping through the pelvis.

Gentle tongue mobility can reduce global tone, improve breath mechanics, and make the low back feel less sticky before you even stand up.

Small input. Big system response.

01/22/2026

When my left side bend felt sticky, I didn’t stretch it. (Duh)
I went to the opposite joint.

The Hip and pelvis don’t operate in isolation.
They’re neurologically and fascially linked to the OPPOSITE shoulder and scapula.

So I worked the right upper quadrant instead.

Vibrating ball plus non linear movement: Circles, figure eights, letting the scapula move instead of locking it down.

The nervous system updates its map , tone changes, and suddenly the left side has more options.

This is opposing joints theory in real life.

Sometimes the fastest way to improve hip or pelvic movement is to give the shoulder better information.

If you keep hammering the “stuck” side and nothing changes, zoom out.

The answer may be on the other end of the chain.

01/20/2026

Everyone is sick right now. (Disclaimer for my husband.. I'm not sick, this is a reenactment 🤪)

Once the worst of the cold passes, congestion shifts. Ears feel full. Sinuses drip. Sneezing ramps up. Your neck feels tight and cranky. That’s the drainage phase.

It often feels alarming, like you’re getting sick all over again. You’re not, but...This is when gentle lymphatic work helps
• light neck movement
• easy ear traction
• relaxed breathing
• no aggressive stretching

Forcing it, bracing, or breath holding makes congestion linger longer.

Comment COLD and I’ll send you the lymphatic drainage video I use for this stage.

Quick note: I don’t automate this. It’s actually me sending it, so give me a little patience. I promise it’s coming. 🤩

You can also snag it in my bio.

01/13/2026

A lot of people hold their breath during very small tasks.

Tying shoes.
Reaching.
Standing up.

Breath holding is a signal to your nervous system that something big is about to happen.

That makes sense for heavy lifting or real effort.

When it shows up during everyday movement, your system stays revved for no reason.

That’s how simple tasks start to feel harder than they should.

If you catch yourself holding your breath, exhale first. Then move.

01/12/2026

How many tabs do you have open? How many can you close easily?

What do you think of this analogy? Do you have one you have to use?

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Move Well. Be Well. Get back to what you love faster. Experience the difference of patient-first, 1:1: care with physical therapy expert Dr. Sally Moores. Specializing in Orthopedics, Women's Health, Cancer Survivorship and Weekend Warriors.