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

Shoulder pain and injuries are not uncommon. This is especially true given lots of people are working at a computer and falling into some poor posture habits. Rounded shoulders set a person up for injury. Then, suddenly you’re having pain when lifting something overhead, reaching into the back seat of the car, or pulling a gallon of milk out of the fridge. But rotator cuff injuries aren’t exclusive to those with desk jobs. Gym goers also tend to ignore the important stabili

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 external rotation, and get some inner thigh and low back stretch—but if you’re starting in the wrong position, you’re not getting the full benefits. The issue is how much flexibility you’re starting with, and some folks can’t easily position their hips to get the full benefits of this stretch. Check out the “Problem” photo: Hips tipped backwa

From hurting on neighborhood walks to boundary waters hiking and portaging—Dawn made incredible improvements with MOTIV Physical Therapy! How she Started ➡️ Ended: Hip pain: 6/10 ➡️ 0/10 Hip strength: C- ➡️ A- Core strength: D- ➡️ B 🚶‍♀️Walking: limited and painful ➡️ Boundary Waters portaging without pain 😴 Sleeping: interrupt due to pain ➡️ Sleeping through the night Here’s what we did: Dawn came to us with reports of lateral and anterior hip pain. We met camera to camer

Your rotator cuff (not cup, btw) is comprised of 4 small--but important--muscles that start at your shoulder blade and connect to different