Exercise: The Most Powerful Medication in the World
Medicine offers benefits, don’t get us wrong, but one remedy often overlooked is the most accessible, most effective, and comes with the least number of side effects: exercise.
Hurt Back Shoveling Snow? Here’s How motivPT Can Help You Recover from Lower Back Pain
Winter in the Midwest is no joke, and anyone who has spent time clearing snow off their driveway knows just how tough it can be—on your back. If you’ve found yourself clutching your lower back after a snow-shoveling session, you’re not alone.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail – And How to Succeed with Exercise Goals
research consistently shows that only around 8% of people actually achieve their resolutions. So why do so many people fail, and what can be done to ensure success—especially when it comes to exercise-related goals?
Pedal Your Way to a Healthier, Stronger You with motivPT
Through dedicated, personalized care, Barb was able to rediscover her strength and return to doing the things she loves most, like riding her bike. Her journey is a testament to the transformative power of taking that first step and putting your trust in the expertise and care of motivPT.
Stronger Steps: How Anita Overcame Pain and Improved Balance with Targeted Exercises
“My left leg has always been weaker since my first surgery in ‘89,” reflected Antia who felt lopsided when she walked. Now with a fused spine, Anita had accepted certain parts of her day weren’t going to go well, specifically stairs and getting to and from the floor. And they hadn’t been going well for years after her surgery.
Continue Hurting or Do Something About it?
“I had to make a choice,” reflects Jenny on her decision to pursue physical therapy. She wasn’t feeling good, and hadn’t been for a while. When you’re the Ballet Master of the Minnesota Ballet, your job has physical demands; when your hip is hurting, those demands get harder. But instead of ignoring it and letting things continue to worsen, Jenny did something about it.
Complications After Total Hip Surgery: Thriving with Online Physical Therapy—Deb’s Inspiring Recovery Journey
Deb woke from surgery with excruciating pain, “The worst I’ve ever had in my life,” said the mom of two adult children. While total hip replacements are fairly routine, a bone fracture during surgery is not. Yet, this was Deb’s reality.
Terri’s Transformation: How Virtual Physical Therapy Helped Her After Total Ankle Replacement
Terri’s story is one of resilience and determination. After years of debilitating pain, she found a path to recovery through a total ankle.
Hip and Knee: Pain and Weakness in Dancers
Follow motivPT’s Dr Alex Loch, a Dance-Specialist Physical Therapist, as he trains you how to strengthen your hips to achieve balance.
Is Physical Therapy Right For Me?
Physical therapy can often be the key to keeping minor injuries from becoming major ones.
Your Core Will Thank You
We all know having a strong core is important, but your core is more than just your 6-pack muscles.
Hello, Core and Hips!
Side planks are a great core exercise and one of the best ways to strengthen your hip abductors–those muscles on the sides of your hips.
Strengthen Your Way Out of Back Pain!
Being able to engage your deep core is important. Even more important is being able to sustain that engagement.
Jane Fonda Knows Her Stuff
Your hips have an important job! They help mobilize and stabilize the lower extremities. Side-Lying Clam Exercises are a great way to engage your hip external rotators.
How’s Your Core Stability?
Let’s put your core stability to the test because a stable core means a more stable spine, happier hips, and a stronger back.
motivPT was Transformational and Completely Changed My Motivation
Sarah was one of our first patients. She came to us with low back and hamstrings pain that wasn’t letting her run, hike or ski without terrible pain.
Technique Matters.
Technique matters. Too often, people push themselves into harder exercises without having a solid understanding of the techniques needed for that particular movement.
How to Bridge: Hip Strengthening Done Right!
Bridges are a common exercise, but they’re often done incorrectly! The main function of a bridge is to strengthen your glute muscles.
Side Plank Variations
Side planks are a great oblique exercise, but did you know they also really work your hip abductors (side butt).
Where’s Your Butt In That Chair?
When sitting, your hip position in your chair can make a big difference on your lower back. This is especially true for folks with disc bulges or herniations…
Working Your Core Without Wrecking Your Hips and Back
When doing an abdominal or core exercise, have you ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”
Strengthen the Muscles that Protect Your Shoulder
Your scapula (a.k.a. your shoulder blade) is the foundation from which many shoulder muscles connect, including your rotator cuff.
Spice Up Your Hip Bridge
Bridges are a great glute strengthener, which we’ve mentioned before in our How to Bridge video.
How to Manage and Relieve Hip to Knee Pain: Elyse’s Journey with motivPT
Pain that keeps you up at night…it’s really the worst. It’s also an excellent sign it’s time to do something about it.
Emily’s Triumph Over Chronic Back Pain: A Mother’s Victory
Emily’s back pain prevented her from picking up her daughter. With motivPT, Emily improved! She has returned to biking and jogging.
3 Years of Motivation: Celebrating motivPT’s Birthday!
Can you believe it’s been three whole years since motivPT was born? Time sure flies when you’re shaking up the world of physical therapy! We
What Was Causing Molly’s Hip Pain?
Molly was a puzzle. She could run several miles and her legs were strong. We found her area of weakness, and it wasn’t her hip flexors!
Step by Step: How Physical Therapy Helped Darlene Overcome a Stroke and Severe Arthritis
Darlene was slowing down, and her adult daughters were noticing. Taking the stairs in and out of the house was challenging; she was starting
How Dr. Alex’s Mom Improved Her Hip Pain from a 10 Minute Walk to 24,000 Steps Per Day
No one likes hurting when they walk, so the typical response to pain is decreasing how much walking we do. While that might be okay at…
The Importance of Strength Training for Dancers to Prevent Injuries
Dancers get hurt, and it happens often. Dance movements can require an extreme range of motion and flexibility demands.
Get Back on Your Feet: How Physical Therapy Helped a Senior’s Recovery After a Broken Leg
Breaking your hip is scary–not just the incident itself but also the threat of losing your independence in the following months and years.
From Achilles Pain to the London Marathon, Here’s How Charlie Did It!
After a bad reaction to a November half marathon, Charlie began working with motivPT in January 2023. We are so proud of Charlie’s progress!
Back pain can really get in the way of life!
Back pain was getting in the way for Doris, who is a professional dancer and dance professor. But Doris knew motivPT worked with dancers,…
Keep Progressing, Even on Vacation
Your physical therapy and movement progress don’t have to stop because you go on vacation!
I love traveling, and so do many of my patients
Back Pain? Get Results NOW!
Meet Soren. He is a construction worker who has struggled with low back and leg pain for years. See how motivPT worked for him!
Online Physical Therapy from Your Home
Meet Mary Bridget. She’s a senior athlete who loves biking, tennis, and cross-country skiing.
Virtual Physical Therapy for Back Pain
There are a lot of reasons people feel low back pain, but it’s important to know you don’t need to live with the discomfort. At motivPT, Dr.
Wrist or Elbow Pain At Work? Try This!
Today, we have two strategies to combat this wrist tightness and fatigue. At motivPT, we’ll get you moving in a healthy way.
For Strong Feet
At motivPT, we’ll get you moving in a healthy way. If you have pain, weakness, or imbalance, consider booking with us for an online Physical
Rotator Cuff Strengthening for Long-Term Shoulder Health
Shoulder pain and injuries are not uncommon. This is especially true given lots of people are working at a computer and falling into some…
Pain with stretching? Try this.
Feeling your butterfly stretch at the front of your hips? That’s a problem. A butterfly stretch is a nice way to open the hips, work on…
Dawn Did It!
From hurting on neighborhood walks to boundary waters hiking and portaging—Dawn made incredible improvements with MOTIV Physical Therapy!…
For Painful Shoulders and Rotator Cuff Issues
Your rotator cuff (not cup, btw) is comprised of 4 small–but important–muscles that start at your shoulder blade and connect to different
