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.

10/30/2025

I am weird. I do the breathing, the sensory resets, the nervous system work that makes people tilt their head and ask, “Wait… this is PT?” 🤔

But some of my patients are not weird, and that is okay. They still need their nervous system to calm down and communicate, they just do not want it to look like weird PT.

So I sneak it in through movement that looks totally normal.

Want to see how?

Comment Exercises below and I will send you my free guide that explains it all.

10/23/2025

“Should I stretch before lifting?” Asked a patient today. I thought, if he had this question more people probably did, so let’s clear this up.

Long static stretching before a strength session can:
• Decrease force output and joint stability
• Dull the nervous system’s readiness for load
• Disrupt the body’s pressure and coordination systems right before you need them most

Your muscles don’t need to be looser , they need to be ready.

✅ Instead of long holds, prep with:
• Dynamic mobility that mimics your lifts
• Breathing drills to organize your pressure system
• Nervous system activation : vision, balance, light plyos

Think of it as organizing your input before asking for output.

Save this for your next lift. Your nervous system will thank you.

10/22/2025

The more years I’ve been in this work (and let's be honest, there's a lot of them) the more I realize most of what matters can’t be taught in a weekend course.

It’s how you show up in the room.

Your tone. Your breath. The steadiness in your nervous system.

If you’re running on fumes, you can’t offer calm.
Regulate yourself first.

Don't know how, let's talk.

10/22/2025

Clinicians, tell me if this sounds familiar 👇

You thought you were signing up to treat patients… but now you’re also a business owner and a part-time content creator.

Same.

Between running a full clinic, managing the admin chaos, and trying to share what we actually do... it’s a lot.

But I love putting out educational content because this message matters. The world needs more clinicians who think beyond the orthopedic lens.

Anyone else living this double life?

10/21/2025

Clinicians, tell me if this sounds familiar 👇

You thought you were signing up to treat patients… but now you’re also a business owner and a part-time content creator.

Same. Same...

Between running a full clinic, managing the admin chaos, and trying to share what I actually do... it’s a lot.

But I love putting out educational content because this message matters. The world needs more clinicians who think beyond the orthopedic lens.

Anyone else living this double life?

10/20/2025

It’s not about stretching, massaging, or strengthening.

It’s about noticing what the system’s protecting.

The breath.
The pressure.
The nerves.
The lymph.

The stuff we were never taught but see every day.

Clinicians my upcoming course dives deep into this kind of work.

Sign up for the waitlist to get details and early access before everyone else.

Comment COURSE and I’ll send you the link.

10/18/2025

If your hamstrings stay tight no matter how much you stretch, it’s not a flexibility problem, it’s a nervous system one.

Your brain controls tone, not your muscles. Regulate first, move better after.

If you want my top 5 activities that hit multiple systems and help you touch your toes, comment GUIDE below 👇🏻

10/16/2025

Let’s be real. I’m not your average PT. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I use smell, cranial nerves, lymph flow, and breath mechanics right alongside the strength work.

If you’re a clinician who knows the musculoskeletal system doesn’t work in isolation, comment GUIDE and I’ll send my Top 5 favorite drills for unlocking better movement through nervous system inputs.

10/15/2025

😛⏩🍑...it’s one continuous system.

Fascia, nerves, digestion, breath… all part of the same chain.

When your tongue and jaw are tight, your breath gets shallow.

When your breath gets shallow, your diaphragm locks up.
And when that happens, your pelvic floor can’t do its job.

Your mouth and your pelvis are teammates.
So if you’re clenching up top, you’re gripping down below too.

Save this one, because everything really is connected.

I get asked about them all the time as a physical therapist and I get why. I wear a 20-pound one when I walk or hike, an...
10/14/2025

I get asked about them all the time as a physical therapist and I get why. I wear a 20-pound one when I walk or hike, and I love how it makes me feel. It helps me feel grounded, raises my heart rate a bit, and gives me that sense of strength and stability.

But it’s not a one-size-fits-all tool.

If your breathing feels tight, your posture is compensating, or you have pelvic pressure or leaking, that vest isn’t helping, it’s adding pressure to a system that’s already under strain.

The research shows there are real benefits: slight improvements in bone loading, cardiovascular demand, and strength when it’s used correctly.

But here’s the thing, it’s an accessory, not the foundation. You’ll get the biggest bone and strength benefits from resistance training, good movement mechanics, and consistent recovery.

So wear it if it serves you. Skip it if it doesn’t.

Like most things in the health world, it’s not the vest that’s the problem, it’s how and why you’re using it.

What are your thoughts?

10/12/2025

Chronic pain becomes its own ecosystem.
By the time it’s “persistent,” the nervous system, diaphragm, gut, lymphatics, and even your breathing patterns are part of the conversation.

That’s why the “stretch this one spot” or “strengthen your core” advice rarely works long-term.
You need a systems approach that calms the input, reorganizes the output, and helps your body feel safe moving again.

What’s the one thing that surprised you when you realized your pain wasn’t only mechanical? Drop it below. 👇

A follow-up to the reel I posted yesterday regarding what I treat first when dealing with patients who have chronic pain...
10/24/2023

A follow-up to the reel I posted yesterday regarding what I treat first when dealing with patients who have chronic pain.

Patients with chronic pain are known to have a low level of chronic inflammation. The inflammatory process creates more metabolic waste. It is imperative that the body's waste management systems are working optimally For patients with chronic pain to succeed.

Here are some systems that I look at:

💩The GI is clearly the biggest waste management system. Bowel movements should happen daily and they should be the consistency of a mushy banana. Rabbit pellets are not ideal and are indicative of constipation and slow gut motility. Collected waste contains hormones, chemicals, and toxins that don't serve the body anymore, however, if they're just hanging out in the colon, the body might reabsorb them. Which can in turn lead to a low-lying chronic inflammatory state. It's like a beta fish living in A dirty tank. Surviving, but not thriving

💨 Metabolic waste is also excreted in the water droplets when we exhale. Good breathing mechanics can help with this exchange as well as provide optimal pressure exchange and movement of the other expiratory organ

🩸 The lymphatic system is responsible for cellular metabolic waste. Its job is to move it, cleanse it, and put it back into the system. If it's congested, Cells are just being bathed in their own waste. Which can lead to an underlying inflammatory process because they're irritated.

🎽 Organs need to move To perform optimally. At the heart, they need physical movement of the body to do so. Especially the liver and the kidneys. One of the number one things that can help the organs move is breathing-the literal movement of the diaphragm, as well as thoracic mobility.

😐 Stress, when your body is in an upregulated fight or flight state, can affect all of these systems.

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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.